I just skimed the thread but with soundboards ,equalizers etc etc.
each one of us could get a diffrent sound from the same abba song.

abba is a long ways from death metal.you go from one exstream to another.

not that I think of abba but guitars just don't cross my mind when I hear the word abba.

the old rock bands really did not have a lot of recording tricks at their disposal.
iron butterfly - in a gadda da vida single version.
Humble Pie-30 Days In The Hole .

but Disco was all tricks & synthesizer no skill needed.

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