Collective Soul - Shine (Official Video)

[Uncle Joe]

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Fun Fact On This Song

The heavy guitar that is in the part after the verse has a unique, heavy sound.
That's because it was played on a Fender Subsonic. It's a 27.5 inch scale guitar with a nut cut for .12 to .66 strings.
It's tuned down to a B, so it's a baritone instrument, not a tenor.
The heavy strings and long scale give a unique set of resonant frequencies so the guitar sounds big & growls.
They still make a cheap version of this guitar, but the original American made versions were nearly 2 grand.
The Fender dealer brochures even mentioned this song back in the mid 90s. I used to get the brochure every year but they stopped sending them to me 5 or 6 years ago.

[highplainsdem]

3. Thanks, Professor! Very cool detail!

[Uncle Joe]

4. Thanks for the additional info ProfessorGAC

[highplainsdem]

2. Have always loved this...

[ProfessorGAC]

5. A Hook For Me...

...is at the end of that heavy riff I mentioned he does that muffled "Yeah".
That grabs my ear every time.

[highplainsdem]

6. I love that, too. But I'm hooked by 7 or 8 seconds in.