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Post by wannaplayblues on Aug 26, 2014 15:06:43 GMT -6
Worked *hard* on this one. Found changing from chords to single notes and back a little hard at times. Glad when I started getting up to tempo. I also tried to add some dynamics, so certain bits are played "harder" and others "softer" for more emotional feeling (I hope) Thoughts and comments welcome. soundcloud.com/wannalearnguitar/bycu-13-more-minor-blues |
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Post by bluesbruce on Aug 26, 2014 16:56:26 GMT -6
Great job, wpb! That was definitely very expressive. Beautiful tone, beautiful bends, great timing. Your blues is comin' along nicely! I think your hard work is definitely paying off.
Bruce
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Post by cunningr on Aug 26, 2014 23:25:32 GMT -6
That sounded very good, the bends all,sounded good as well. I am still struggling with bending the blues, broke string interrupted practice last night. Anyway my point is your bends are sounding good, keep up the work.
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 27, 2014 5:53:02 GMT -6
Really good job on that WPB! I think your bends are excellent as well. Seems like you're getting them to the proper pitch nicely. I also like the way you play parts of it softly and other parts more loudly; this song really cries out for that. About the only thing I'd mention - and it's more a matter of taste than anything else - is that it's a very gentle and delicate song, and having a fair bit of distortion, sometimes when you give a chord a good hard strum it can sound kind of harsh. Strat's can make some beautiful, silky smooth music with a clean sound - you should give it a try  But like I say, that's just a matter of taste and not a criticism. Overall that was a really good rendition, it's a surprisingly hard song to play and you did an excellent job. Like Bruce says, your hard work is definitely paying off |
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Post by Phil on Aug 27, 2014 13:48:09 GMT -6
Well done, WPB. That's a sensitive, emotional tune and you played it with a nice touch. I agree with Jack on the distortion, but playing comes 1st and tone 2nd.
I'm sure you were joking in a previous post about feeling like giving up. Don't! You are making real progress. Maybe you can't detect it, but the rest of us certainly can.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Aug 28, 2014 15:15:23 GMT -6
Another excellent job, yes you can really see / hear the practice time you are putting in. I reckon we will see you graduate BYCU pretty soon, stick with it you are really getting there  . |
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Post by wannaplayblues on Aug 29, 2014 2:56:21 GMT -6
Thanks for all the positive responses! I should also have said it was the first time recording with a Jazz III 1.35mm pick following the pick thread. I quite like the thicker pick now  The points about the tone and too-much-drive are valid. The amp sounds far nicer "live" than recorded via direct in - it's got a valve in it so has some awesome real-warmth. I'd love to try recording with a mic in front of it, but the house is never quite enough for that  Will look at the settings and see what I can do. I'm glad people were able to hear the feeling I was trying to put into it. I don't know what @johng had in mind when he wrote it, but to help me play with feeling all I could picture was this scene: "Guy sat at the kitchen table feeling terrible after a huge argument with his girl, ending in her saying "it's over" and leaving... while sitting there he can't do anything but rethink the arguments, the shouting and feel awful about it all. He's lost the love of his life..." In my head the "harder/louder" bits are the guy shouting his arguments and the softer bits are the girl with tears in her voice as she responds. (call and response feeling maybe?) With that in mind - what do you guys picture as you hear it? |
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Post by joachim on Aug 29, 2014 3:12:02 GMT -6
that sounded great, wpb! What amp are you recording through? I used to record via the USB interface on a Fender Super Champ x2, and I noticed exactly the same things as you mention.
Based on suggestions on this forum, I picked up a cheap Focusrite 2i2 audio interface, and now I record using it together with Reaper and Amplitube, and it's a very easy way to get a good sound on your recordings. I normally play at night, so I use that setup with headphones, and with Amplitube I can change to any kind of amp sound I'd like (in real-time). I actually think it sounds any bit as good as my Fender Super Champ practice amp - and when I play the sound through a couple of inexspensive M-Audio monitors connected to my Focusrite card, it's virtually impossible to tell that I am using a "virtual PC amp" and not a real and expensive tube amp.
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Post by wannaplayblues on Aug 29, 2014 3:27:01 GMT -6
All my playing is through my beloved VOX VT40+ (http://www.voxamps.com/vt40+). For this recording I used the VOX AC30 Amp model emulation. Preferred it to the "US 2x12" (that's the Fender Blackface Twin emulation IIRC). Perhaps I'll try some other amp models. Just found a nice pic detailing all the models it supports (for anyone who's interested):  |
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 29, 2014 5:16:49 GMT -6
Wow lot of nice amp models on there, I want to hear what the Bruno Cowtipper sounds like LOL. I'll probably get the Fender Amplitube thing eventually; Pod Farm is okay but I'd like to try some other stuff too. I always miss my old Zoom multi-effects pedalboard and the Digitech Distortion Factory I'd run through it - I'd set that thing for stereo output and oh my gawd, that was the most huge guitar sound ever. Pod Farm sounds like a little mouse in comparison In fact I think I'll get that Distortion Factory out today and see what it sounds like through my Pod Studio. I don't really picture a scenario for the songs, except maybe once in a while with a mellow rhythm piece I'll see myself sitting on a back porch overlooking the bayou at sunset with a big orange sky. Kind of puts me in the mood. |
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Post by joachim on Aug 29, 2014 5:24:57 GMT -6
Wow lot of nice amp models on there, I want to hear what the Bruno Cowtipper sounds like LOL. I'll probably get the Fender Amplitube thing eventually; Jack, from everything I've read, Amplitube 3 is a better choice than Amplitube Fender. Amplitube Fender is based on an earlier version of the Amplitube algorithms - and the Fender package is generally only recommended if it's important to have a close replica of an old Fender amp, for example for recreating an authentic cover versions of an old song. The Amplitube 3 package is very versatile and have loads of excellent different amp styles - they just have generic names such as "American Vintage Tube - Bluesy Combo". |
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Post by Phil on Aug 29, 2014 6:17:05 GMT -6
All my playing is through my beloved VOX VT40+ (http://www.voxamps.com/vt40+). For this recording I used the VOX AC30 Amp model emulation. Preferred it to the "US 2x12" (that's the Fender Blackface Twin emulation IIRC). Perhaps I'll try some other amp models. Just found a nice pic detailing all the models it supports (for anyone who's interested): I use a Behringer Guitar Link as my interface and it came with a full license for Native Instrument's "AC Combo" modeling software. I never knew what amp it was modeling until now. I see that Vox names their amps AC. Anyway, since that is what I have, I've learned to use it and I really like it. I also have watered down versions of Amplitude that came with my Fender Mustang I amp, but I've never been able to get a sound I like with Amplitude and I would have to buy the plug-ins. I don't get mental pictures while listening to music, but it does effect my mood. If I find myself getting sleepy on my long commutes to and from work I'll blast some Rage Against the Machine or something and I'll be wide awake. Nothing like hearing "F--- you, I won't do what you tell me" repeated a couple of dozen times before getting to work to put me in the proper frame of mind to deal with my boss. |
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 29, 2014 7:57:25 GMT -6
Wow lot of nice amp models on there, I want to hear what the Bruno Cowtipper sounds like LOL. I'll probably get the Fender Amplitube thing eventually; Jack, from everything I've read, Amplitube 3 is a better choice than Amplitube Fender. Amplitube Fender is based on an earlier version of the Amplitube algorithms - and the Fender package is generally only recommended if it's important to have a close replica of an old Fender amp, for example for recreating an authentic cover versions of an old song. The Amplitube 3 package is very versatile and have loads of excellent different amp styles - they just have generic names such as "American Vintage Tube - Bluesy Combo". Thanks for the advice Joachim, I see that Amplitube 3 isn't much more expensive than the Fender-only version, I'll definitely get that one instead when I eventually get around to that project. |
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But like I say, that's just a matter of taste and not a criticism. 
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Will look at the settings and see what I can do.
