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Title: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: tafka on April 02, 2009, 09:38:45 AM

i think the backing track is the live version.
Comp Lead patch used again for this.

Tony J

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Geir on April 02, 2009, 09:55:27 AM

Wow .. great work Tony!!! I could have sworn it was Mike Oldfield!! Great tone !!

G.

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Flash Harry on April 02, 2009, 11:42:25 AM

one of my favourites. Nice one Tony

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on April 02, 2009, 11:50:30 AM

Beautifully done, and played with real emotion. It's just right on so many levels :)

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: tafka on April 02, 2009, 12:55:07 PM

thanks Flash one of my favs too. thanks T.G.
Geir said it sounded like Mike Oldfield so i decided to do it again on my PRS-SAS.

Tony J.

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: BossMicroBRew on April 02, 2009, 04:39:21 PM

I remember a desire posted a few weeks ago for some Dire Straits. Nice work. The tone you get on the MBR is always impressive. What a post, man.

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: The Reverend 48 on April 03, 2009, 05:35:13 AM

What a great post...the playing on both guitars is exquisite..I spent last night going from to the other listening to all the little nuances
I am slightly in favour of the Strat cos it seems to suit this better
having said that "ole blue swampy" is always impressive in Tony's hands......

Then I had a brainwave why not compare them side by side.....
Hope you don't mind Tony....But here is "twice the hero" 8) 8)

IT IS AWESOME 8)
maybe I should become a sound engineer ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Geir on April 03, 2009, 06:01:41 AM

Man Tony ... you're the king of good tone in my ears just now. I think I loved the PRS version even better than the strat. Think it suited the song better and you managed to bring through your great tone even with the more distorted tone. Now you sound like ... what can I say : Tony ....

This is a song i like very much !!!
This is a song that goes straight to the iPod !!!!
:) :) :)

G.

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Wiley on April 03, 2009, 07:15:51 AM

Holy crap that was good. I liked both versions. Then I listened to 48's mix Wow that is so neat. Great job Tony. going on my player for sure.

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Jim1970 on April 03, 2009, 07:46:43 AM

Ipod music for sure.

Great tone!!

Jim from Jersey

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: tafka on April 03, 2009, 11:16:53 AM

bloody hell Mike what a fantastic supprise you re-mix was.
brilliant......now why didn't i think of it DOH! ;D

Tony J

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Bluesberry on April 03, 2009, 12:54:04 PM

What is amazing to me is how similiar the two versions are when listening one in each ear. Really great playing and phrasing and timing there Tony. It sounds perfect, like it was meant top be listened to this way. This is an incredible idea 48 your re-mix, I must try something like this myself one day.

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: Ferryman_1957 on April 09, 2009, 09:19:33 AM

Great job all round, nice idea for the remix but I have to say I prefer the PRS version. Just a fantastic sound on that one. Great playing on both.

Cheers,

Nigel

Title: Re: Local Hero (Dire Straits Cover)
Post by: shiggity on April 09, 2009, 09:32:46 AM

awesome, great job!! on all the posts.

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