The title of this one is the product of yet another vain attempt to come up with a "meaningful" name for an idea that just fell out of my fingers whilst idly noodling in front of the TV. It has no significance other than it just appealed to me. If you live outside the UK & didn't live through the 1970s, then you probably won't recognise the cultural reference in the title... just Google it – it'll make you laugh!
Anyway... the cast:
Cakewalk SI Drums
No-name Bass
Harley Benton Acoustic
Self-built Tele (rhythm parts)
"Blackie" (the new Harley Benton humbucker tele) – Lead & Harmony parts.
And... The Vox Tonelab ST
Thanks for listening :)
Ouch this is blistering good
John you make your guitars talk 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Super tune -super well mixed recording and I love the drums
Overall------ brilliant John
Tommy
Quote from: fenderbender on February 26, 2017, 05:20:56 AMOuch this is blistering good
John you make your guitars talk 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Super tune -super well mixed recording and I love the drums
Overall------ brilliant John
Tommy
Yes they talk, sing and wail. John you have something special here,
love those dual leads and drum breaks near the end.
I survived the 70's but don't know Pike so I watched some on YouTube. We had a comedy in the US with something similar called "Hogan's Heroes." Bob Crane (Hogan) use to hang around a famous Naval bar (Trader Jon's) where we use to play live in Pensacola.
Mach
Wow man, you are so feckin talented! It blows my mind brother, and this is a great composition.
Quote from: Mach on February 26, 2017, 06:03:02 AMQuote from: fenderbender on February 26, 2017, 05:20:56 AMOuch this is blistering good
John you make your guitars talk 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Super tune -super well mixed recording and I love the drums
Overall------ brilliant John
Tommy
We had a comedy in the US with something similar called "Hogan's Heroes." Bob Crane (Hogan) use to hang around a famous Naval bar (Trader Jon's) where we use to play live in Pensacola.
Mach
You played for Hogan! Very cool.
Rock on!
Crikey, JR, that's something. I spent a lot of time in my twenties and thirties trying to play like that, never got close.
The title did bring a smile too.
Nick
:)
Man you know how to make that guitar scream! Pure energy, love it!
Mark
Love those harmonized runs. I love Thin Lizzy and The Allman Brothers but never think to put them in my own recordings. Really nice playing throughout.
Back to the woodshed I go.
Blooby
Extremely melodic despite being technically perfect. Beautiful playing John, and a very cool tune.
Quote from: Kenneth on February 26, 2017, 02:13:53 PMExtremely melodic despite being technically perfect. Beautiful playing John, and a very cool tune.
That says it all Kenneth,
Really well done John, just had to look as soon as I saw the title, I was expecting a Dad's Army tune... ;D
Top class my friend.
GUITAR FOR SALE.... :'(
Alex
Listened to this earlier on my lunchtime walk (its a great way to listen). Great guitar Johnny and a fun piece. I remember 70's comedy, some of it wasn't so good, but I still love Dad's army :-) Don panic and all that! Well no need to panic on this, super playing as always from you.
B
Excellent guitar song! Some very fine playing and tone. The harmony guitars puts it over the top for me! "Blackie", with its new pickups, sounds fantastic! I also need to mention how good the drums sound....they have a realism to them. Nice one!
Farrell
That is a stone cool groove filled with fantastic guitar playing. The fullness of those riffs and the harmonic guitars
reveal that you must eat guitar for breakfast.
This is a great over all record from concept to execution. You've come up with some rolling chord changes perfectly
accompanied by superb lead guitar and set to a drum groove that is the very best I've ever heard from a well
programmed drum machine with some unique drum sounds.
Way to go Johnny!
Ron
Wow! Amazing playing and the outro is icing on the cake!
This works - as always!
What a great upbeat instrumental. Fine playing.
Paul
Brilliant stuff mate,that new guitar is sounding awesome.
You realy do get a lovely sweet Fluent tone from your guitar.
A lot of guitarists notes get muddy and lost in fast runs but with your playing you hear every note.
Bravo.
Thanks for the kind words, one & all. It means a lot to me that you chaps are so supportive of someone who can't sing to save his life. Instrumental guitar music can be a bit "niche" so I always strive to make what I do as melodic & accessible as possible. It's great to know that I'm doing (apparently) something right :)
Quote from: kenny mac on March 02, 2017, 04:41:29 AMA lot of guitarists notes get muddy and lost in fast runs but with your playing you hear every note.
The secret is to not use too much gain, mate. I only have the "filth control" set at about 4... it gets too fizzy beyond that.
Thanks again everyone :)
smokin....
Pike was also a Admiral in the "Star Trek" adventures....interesting stuff..
great guitarist Mr. Robbo is
the rhythm sounds actually somewhat similar to later Rush stuff..I really like that...
and some of the leads, especially toward the end is very Steve Morse like... and that dude is on another level
Fabulous musicianship, played at the level most of us can only dream of. Willie