BeatlesFest "Wait" Geir covers Beatles

[Geir]

I've been dabbling with this for some days. Yesterday I scratched it all and started over, using a midifile as the basis for the drums. Had to do a bit of editing in Sonar and in BR800 rhythm editor to get what I wanted. Made a guitarpatch using the "slow-gear" modulation effect for the swelling guitar in the right channel. Guitars and vocals more or less first take (with some punch-ins) as I had played through it all some times already. Was too lazy to get my bass and listen again to how macca plays it so I did my best faking it using the guitar through the "tight bass" guitar-to-bass effect.

Listening in my car on way to work today the bass is probably a bit to prominent in the mix, but some may like that

Wait

w/m: Lennon&McCartney
Performed and recorded by Geir on Boss BR800
Instruments used:
Ibanez ST300 Electric guitar (doubling as bass)
BR800 drums adapted from a midi file
egg-shaker through built-in mics
Vox through Astel dynamic mic

[Bluesberry]

Leave the bass as it is Geir, I like it punchy like that.  Fantastic job.  Sounds like this one stretched your vocal chords a bit.  You do a great job on the vocals but that chorus is a bit out of your comfort zone isn't it.  One thing I have learned from this fest  is the sheer vocal range of those guys, there is a lot of high singing that they pull off so wonderfully,  I never realized how high some of those vocals are.

[cuthbert]

Whoa!!  Great cover of this song, Geir!

I love the guitar swells (this song and 'I Need You' from Help are the only two Beatles tracks I can think of that feature George working the volume pedal), the egg shaker sounds excellent, the bass sim sounds great & punchy, and of course your vocals are outstanding.

I especially like the way you did the bridge - it rocks! I know this isn't an easy song to do because there are so many parts to it. I also think that it's a highly underrated Beatles track - not many know this one! One of my faves. 

And that leaves just two songs left to wrap up Rubber Soul, I think... 

Love this Beatlesfest!

[launched]

Yes!! It's all working great for me.

The vocals are pure gold!

Mark

[Ferryman_1957]

Bass too prominent? How can that happen? I would turn it up even more, it doesn't appear overpowering on the quality monitors I am now listening through!

I enjoyed this Geir, you did a great job on the harmonies. It does push you a bit but I think you carried it off well. Nice use of those BR 800 effects!

Cheers,

Nigel

[Oldrottenhead]

me wanna touch your 800 maybe soon

[Blooby]

me wanna touch your 800 maybe soon

You dirty bird, you.

Geir, an excellent post. I think the bass sits nicely in the mix.

Blooby

[Tony W]

This is an every level song. It works on them all. Outstanding Geir.

[lg]

Geir, you are the long lost Beatle, aren't you?
Your musicianship is incredible, but the thing that really
wraps it all up, is your production skills!
Bravo

LG

[Kenneth]

Top notch Geir.

I'm amazed at how many Beatles songs you have covered, and with quality work too, which really shows the scope of your talents.

Very fine bro!