Dave Edmunds/Rockpile - I Hear You Knockin' - covered by FJ and friends

[Farrell Jackson]

I had my former bandmates over and we did some recordings of covers and drank some beer. This is recorded on the Foxtex VF160 all in one go. I used some panels for isolation but there was still plenty of bleed over to deal with. I had three mics on the drums, one overhead, one snare and one kick. A mic on each guitar amp and the bass went direct. The vocals are what would normally be the scratch tracks. They seemed workable so no need to redo. The line up is Kurt Huhn drums. Dave Mercer bass and backing vocal. Steve Zakel Strat, right guitar. Farrell Jackson lead vocal and Tele, left guitar. I love playing this kind of rock!

Farrell

[Willie Wendon]

Hi Farrell, that sounded like a load of fun, great cover.............Willie

[Mojo1961]

Well done Farrell. I haven't heard this the 70's. Good sounding production, the mic'ing captures this performance nicely. The guitars sound great, awesome tone.



Martin

[facemask93]

I love this song , and i really love this cover , you just cannot beat live music , and listening to this cover proves it without a doubt , out of interest Farrell , where do you set up to play like this , do you have a dedicated room or garage , you get great sound , well done guys

Rob

[Farrell Jackson]

I love this song , and i really love this cover , you just cannot beat live music , and listening to this cover proves it without a doubt , out of interest Farrell , where do you set up to play like this , do you have a dedicated room or garage , you get great sound , well done guys

Rob

Thanks Rob, Martin, and Willie!

Rob, I do have a dedicated room but it does triple duty. About 35% is studio equipment and recording desk, 55% music/rehearsal room, and 10% office...all in a 14'x14' space. I do have a bay window that juts out on one wall that I'm not counting in the 14'x14' area but it is part of the room. That's where my office desk and file cabinets go.

I place the drums in a corner where I've hung sound absorption (heavy moving blankets) on two walls of the corner. I also place small makeshift items like blankets draped over chairs etc for further isolation. I do have heavy Indian blankets on most of the remaining wall spaces. They do the job and are much more colorful than a grey moving blanket.

I've never properly analyzed with meters or treated my room's sound. I just clapped my hands and yelled (lol),  using with my ears, to decide how many and where to place the blankets to minimize the room reverberation and other unwanted sounds.  It does get tight when you have 4 or 5 musician's in there at once but I always manage to get things recorded and with enough isolation to do a passable mix.

It's really just a guerrilla sound treatment and recording but it works for me and it didn't cost much at all.

I'm going to try attaching a picture of my studio. That's about it...here goes.

Farrell

[Tony H]

Man this is a perfect mix for a live recording. Well done and very well played. Cool room full of nice toys!

[Farrell Jackson]

Thanks Tony! I've since moved in my amps from the garage, added more racks of processors, and hung some guitars on the walls. I've got about 10 guitar hangers around the room and most have a guitar hung on them. That way  they are just a reach away when the recording bug hits. Here's a picture of three sunbursts on one wall. Since your a guitar player I figured you might enjoy this pic.

Farrell

[groundy]

Hey Farrel this is great man, always liked this number, top shelf material , thanks for sharing.....Alex

[Tony H]

Hey Farrell. Here's a picture of my babies all lined up.


From left to right
My Yamaha P120, my Bongos, my 25 year old Takamine, my home made 12 string (not so good), my Fender American Deluxe HSS, my Evette Buffet Champion Alto Sax (Student model. Could use an upgrade), my Selmer La-Voix II Tenor Sax (Ya baby). In front my Yamaha 225SII flute (Old tarnished Student but works OK) and all my Hohner Blues Harps G, A,C,D, and E.

And don't forget my darling BR800 on the coffee table.

Not quite a studio but cozy as heck. I spend a lot of time in this room lately.

[fenderbender]

Hey Farrell
this is a killer recording
keep music live-(well whenever possible )
you got a grea linup of musicians there -
a great version -
love all your gear 

[Farrell Jackson]

Hey Farrell. Here's a picture of my babies all lined up.


From left to right
My Yamaha P120, my Bongos, my 25 year old Takamine, my home made 12 string (not so good), my Fender American Deluxe HSS, my Evette Buffet Champion Alto Sax (Student model. Could use an upgrade), my Selmer La-Voix II Tenor Sax (Ya baby). In front my Yamaha 225SII flute (Old tarnished Student but works OK) and all my Hohner Blues Harps G, A,C,D, and E.

And don't forget my darling BR800 on the coffee table.

Not quite a studio but cozy as heck. I spend a lot of time in this room lately.

Nice set up Tony and it looks real comfortable. I bet that couch absorbs a lot of the room bounce....nice guitars! I've got one of those 30 year old Takamines also but mine doesn't have the cut away....those old Takas just sound better and better with age.

Farrell

[Farrell Jackson]

Thanks groundy and fenderbender!

Farrell

[groundy]

Back for another listen, Brill.........Alex

[Tony H]

those old Takas just sound better and better with age.

Ya, the old Tak. has been a faithfull old freind. The finger board is worn and it needs new fretts but still does the job.

[SwanSong]

ONE WORD FANTASTIC....CHEERS NEIL.!