Sharing an experience, and a recording....

[dragonshade]

Hello everyone... don't really know where to post this, so I'm going with here.

I had an interesting experience yesterday..... one that most all of you guys have had, but was new to me. It is kinda silly I know lol.

Anyway yesterday I had big plans.... I was gonna work on some of the other guitar parts to my "fade to black cover", start working on another cover song I've been dying to do, maybe some more of "until it sleeps" which I did some of last week, etc.

Some background on me... I have been playing guitar (some) since age 13 (smoke on the water with my thumbs, etc.), I am now 39. For MANY of those years I would put down guitar for 2, 3, sometimes 4 years at a clip. Then I'd play for a few months, put it down again. I have never been a fantastic player, and I've always had limited equipment.

That said I had never recorded anything, or had a way to. Many many times I would hear a riff in my head.... or been just playing and hit a neat riff, and think... wow, that'd make a cool song. The problem was as hard as I'd try to remember I would lose it. If not the chords or notes, then the melody.

So now I have my MBR, and have been going nuts doing covers... being able to build songs and record my own versions....how DAMN cool! ... not to mention REALLY seeing how the songs are constructed.... a better understanding.

Yesterday I'm warming up to begin doing some tracks, and I hit this simple, cool riff so I start a new song on the MBR. The first real chance I have to "remember" one now. Lol.... for like 3 hours I sit there working, thinking, listening, and playing. It's not great, but it's cool, and best yet it is original. I laid in a another guitar, then a simple double harmony..... and realized THIS is how songs are born.

Needless to say I got precious little done on the other things.... have no idea how I'll use this.... or if I ever will.... but the experience (being a first) was worth it. It's only a 1 minute clip but I hope you like it.

Sorry to be so long-winded, but I wanted to explain why I am posting this. As a side note if anyone wants to add anything (vocals, bass, etc), or has something in mind feel free.

Ray

[Bluesberry]

Yesterday I'm warming up to begin doing some tracks, and I hit this simple, cool riff so I start a new song on the MBR. The first real chance I have to "remember" one now. Lol.... for like 3 hours I sit there working, thinking, listening, and playing. It's not great, but it's cool, and best yet it is original. I laid in a another guitar, then a simple double harmony..... and realized THIS is how songs are born.

This is a great feeling when your doodling starts to take on the shape of an actual song.  I really like starting from scratch and creating something this way, all my own playing, all original.  I never get tired of that thrill when it suddenly comes together and you see where it is going.  Great playing, keep working on this one.

[Guitar-Maniac]

dude! that is way too short! just about to get started and it finishes!
this reminds me of something 'Omen' would have done.

-Stay Proud, Stay Loud!
Rock on fellow Metalhead!

[holdempok]

Ray,

Great Playing! I hope to hear more. Now you have entered into this world where there is no escaping. I think we finally have a device that captures a part of our soul or spirt to live forever.

Rock on.

[RevHeadRaZ]

Hey man, I can relate to ur story... How good is the BR!!!! Just makes ya wanna play more and more.

Good sound on this one dude, BR effects?
Did u do this one to a metronome? Easy to add drums if ya did...

[dragonshade]

Hey thanks for the encouragement you guys, this group rocks. Such great positive motivators.

Bluesberry....  YES, it is awesome. To pull something out of my head, and be able to record it... rework it.... how cool. Thanks

Guitar-Maniac....  Lol, your comments always make me smile. Thanks for the support. I almost feel like a lone soul at times... everyone is doing "clean", jazz, and blues. I seem like the only one going really heavy. Anyway I like it  Never heard of Omen, I added some more to this, I'd like to hear your thoughts.

holdempok....  Always great to hear your input dude, I really respect what you do musically. And yes..... forever, one day our grandchildren may listen to these recordings we are doing, and in that be able to "touch" a part of us.

RevHeadRaZ.... Hey thanks for looking in. The BR is AWESOME, I cannot express how glad I am to have decided on it (and there in also finding this group). I have played more in the last month than I have in the last 7 years, no question. Playing once in awhile alone gets old, this is SUCH a whole different level. To your question.... yes. Everything I have done to date is my guitar plugged straight into the MBR. I'm posting a new version of this (sounds even heavier because of a mistake), let me know what you think of that sound. I'm using mainly 2 sounds on this... I wish I could remember the preset I based the patch off of, but I do know it's "metal-D" I think on the preamp, MS speaker model. The second heavy guitar is basiclly the same patch, but with JC-120 as speaker model (this is thinner, but more overdriven). At the end of the new version (in the newly added section) the first guitar that drops out is the JC-120, the one that holds a touch longer is the MS. That will give you an idea of the tonality difference. (of course you can only hear it clearly with headphones). Nope.... no metronome.... still haven't figured out how to turn it on lol. I really tried to stay in time, so maybe I still could try to add drums?? (have no idea how though)



Update-

Ok.... so you guys kept me motivated and when I got home last night I played with this some more. I had something in mind to pickup from what I had, and once I started playing I didn't use it at all, but came up something else instead. Also I added another harmony (over the double).... I guess creating a triple harmony? I took this new harmony section then and doubled it, (in effect adding it in stereo to both left and right). The catch (and mistake I had mentioned) is that when I bounced (twice) I forgot to redeuce the reverb on the "core" tracks when I bounced. For some reason my MBR was re-adding more and more reverb to the "core" on each bounce. As a result the base riff the whole thing is constructed from sounds much heavier, and over-produced. Thing is.... except for the volume difference (which I now cannot adjust) is "sounds" better... heavier. The 3rd harmony works well, (but is little loud), and I do like what's coming after also. I am for sure gonna develop this.

Thanks for putting up with me, and with luck they'll be more to come. Again... if anyone would like to throw some drums or bass (or vocal idea).... guitar solo... at this pls feel free.



 

[Guitar-Maniac]

Hell Yes! Thats a Riff and a Half bro! i can just hear the drums pounding away! shit me, be headbangin!

Must add, this sounds very 80's, just the way i like it!

[hewhoiscalledj]

Just wanted to add... THAT ROCKED!!! Next step is to add a heavy drum beat, and a bass line. Then perhaps get Ozzy to lay a vocal track for ya!

[Greeny]

This sounds a bit like the theme from Doctor Who gone 'metal' to me (...not to mention mental, lol). Great riffing - and you're definitely warming up to a complete, mind-blowing song with this. Don't worry about this style of music not being appreciated on here - anyone who plays guitar should connect with this, even if it's not what they play themselves. And there's already a few people on here who will be headbanging in the aisles to this track!

[Bluesberry]

Don't worry about this style of music not being appreciated on here - anyone who plays guitar should connect with this, even if it's not what they play themselves.

That is what makes this site so great , all musical styles under the sun on here, everbody listening and grooving to each others music, lots of encouragement.  Everbody wins.  Keep posting that kicking heavy guitar music, a well played guitar is a well played guitar, no matter what style it is played in.