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Points: 1305 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2008 at 23:56
Kansas may not have been the first, but there are plenty of Kansas songs with dual lead that Maiden seem to have been heavily influenced by (though they probably wouldn't admit it).
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Points: 10750 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2008 at 23:48
The first person to release albums with double tracked guitars was Les Paul.

As far as rock bands with two leads go, along with the ones already mentioned there is also Big Brother and the Holding Company and Fleetwood Mac.

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Originally posted by Castroph Castroph wrote:

I've heard Allman Brothers also had twin lead guitars, but I want to know the roots of it.
 
This was the group that first leaped to mind with me, but I don't think they were the first.
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Points: 65980 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2008 at 23:21
Originally posted by Garion81 Garion81 wrote:

My first knowledge of it was a late 60's (67-69) San Franciso group called Quicksilver Messanger Service who had Gary Duncan and John Cippolina on lead guitar.  Not as heavy as some others later but that was the first one I knew aobut.  Maybe there were others before? 
 
 


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Points: 824 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2008 at 23:18
I think the Allman's had to be one of the first... after all, "lead guitar" as we know it didn't really exist until the mid 60's. Thin Lizzy also employed twin leads very effectively I might add.
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I've heard Allman Brothers also had twin lead guitars, but I want to know the roots of it.
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Points: 4338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2008 at 23:06
My first knowledge of it was a late 60's (67-69) San Franciso group called Quicksilver Messanger Service who had Gary Duncan and John Cippolina on lead guitar.  Not as heavy as some others later but that was the first one I knew aobut.  Maybe there were others before? 
 
 


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Points: 65980 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2008 at 23:05
where's Certif1ed when you need him..

overdubbing of lead guitar goes way back..  twin guitars I'm not sure about
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I was interested in knowing where the twin guitar sound was first used/made up. The only bands that I've known that do that are Wishbone Ash and Iron Maiden.  Anyone care to explain the history behind this? 
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