For me it was revolution in my mind,not just what was he played but effects that they were used...for guitar & drums.
Here's the song:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLsVYH1MlG0[/youtube]
John's solo start at:06:37 min
"Thanks to the then-new wonders of noise gate technology, Jack DeJohnette’s drums and cymbals flit back and forth rapidly from left to right in the mix. With each switch, the guitar’s volume blasts in and out, over and over again, during McLaughlin’s relentlessly acidic solo"


I'm wondering is there a pedal with kill switch,fade in/out and splitter for making similar sound ??






