Hey Gabi - I checked it out and they say it's momentarily out I'll keep an eye on it tho...

Indeed guys, there are a few days left! Who else is in!! ??

Hope to have mine up over the weekend!

This is my work in progress so far. There's a opening in the beginning and a end solo.

https://soundcloud.com/jeroen-van-der-put/gmc-up-the-irons-collab-take-2-jeroen

I like where you are going with your bits! However, I think your guitar may be either out of tune or in need of intonation?



P.S. I FORGOT TO MENTION THE LIGHTING DESIGN!

*The secret sauce to making your vids pop!

I'm using a "Two Tone" lighting scheme to make things look a bit less flat. Using monochromatic lights (e.g. just white fill light) can sometimes give off the vibe of a news cast or infomercial. So I'm always playing around lights/colors etc.

I"m using a very COOL hue on the background that is accentuated by the little red LED lights on the pedals and a very warm hue in the foreground on the guitar to bring out the red.

I'm using very very very cheap LED light bulb that change color and come with a remote control. They are about $5 U.S. each. You can get them anywhere online that you'd buy light bulbs. If you are not already, try playing with your lighting design!


WHAT NOT TO DO!!!
*Here is an example of REALLY BAD lighting.
-Flat
-Dim
-shadows
-uggh.


Often, having a well light/interesting still frame is what will determine if folks click on your vid or not So hit em hard!





This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jun 27 2014, 04:19 AM

I want to join as well!

Here is what I have so far , I"m also working on a intro. What do you guys think about the tone and the solo?

This post has been edited by Alisson da Silva: Jun 27 2014, 05:11 AM

Congrats! Very spiff riffage The tone works just fine as well. What did you use for the tone? I gather you were going for a fairly dry, minimally distorted plexi/rock tone?

Awesome mate! Looking forward to it! If you have some work in progress and you would like assistance, please do share it with us and we'll make sure to give you feedback!



Hey mate, it looks like there's something wrong with the track - it doesn't play when I push the button and Soundcloud shows an error when I am trying to access it in the link as well.. Can you please check and see what's going on? Thank you!

This post has been edited by Cosmin Lupu: Jun 27 2014, 10:44 AM

Don't know what's going on. It works

Hey mate! I like the tone as well - it sounds nothing like Maiden! Originality is always best, especially when it fits the track you are playing. If you allow me to make a suggestion, I think that you need to involve a bit more dynamic in the take, by implementing a few runs/licks more towards the end of the actual take (in that way, the direction and structure will have a natural flow - less notes growing into more notes ), based on some techniques that the guys in Iron Maiden are using. I think you can draw some inspiration if you follow this lesson:

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...-maiden-lesson/

The licks in here are not too difficult and they involve a little bit of usage of 16th note runs which would spice up your take Looking forward to the next version, Alisson!

Intonation is good. Checked it right away. I think it was slightly out of tune, I'm going to record a new version anyway.

Good idea Looking forward to it! Once you get it tracked, give it a careful listen to see if you hear any bits that sound a pinch "off". Sometimes, after hearing a track/take over and over, it's tough to give it a final listen before posting, but it's always a good idea

P.S. How are you checking your intonation? I'd be curious to hear how everybody checks theirs? I'm sure methods vary




This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jun 27 2014, 07:43 PM

The way I check intonation is: tune the guitar. Then play a natural harmonic on the 12th fret and check on the tuner if it's in tune.

Hi Jeroen, I also hear the tuning issues that appear here and there in your take. It's a pity because the musical idea is really good!




Great take Alisson! Thanks for joining! Remember to send us the only guitar take and video (or pics).

Today I'm taking the time to record it again along with my video camera running! Wish me luck

A fine technique!! I'd also throw in, try just a simple 1 and 5 two note power chord on the fifth fret then on the 15th fret for each pair of strings. I've seen guitars intonate to the 12th fret then fail the chord test. I"ve actually got a couple of guitars that just won't intonate properly

Good luck with that mate! The ideas are very nice, just make sure the axe is in fine tuning and also, there's a little note at the end of the first part - around 0:19 - which is a bit off in respect to timing. Will you develop more or are you planning on recording the exact ideas presented in the Soundcloud link?

I'm recording the ideas as in the soundcloud link. Maybe little changes, but no new stuff

Ok guys, what do you think?

https://soundcloud.com/jeroen-van-der-put/gmc-up-the-irons-collab-take-3-jeroen

Gabriel, Cosmin,

Here's an intro that you can use to start the collab, if you like.



Download link: https://app.box.com/s/vzi9fcxgmb5461ne2t43

Digging it But it still sounds a bit out of tune? Do you guys hear it? I'm not sure if the notes are simply a bit out of key or if the tuning is a bit flat? Sometimes just adding some vibrato can smooth things out. Maybe try using vibrato on all the notes that are held?



This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jun 28 2014, 06:18 PM