I know I've said it before, but I'm returning to you guys soon Christmas, New Years Eve, some home studio upgrades and some upgrades around the house kinda stole most of my time, but most is set up now - just a few things in the living room missing.

I decided to invest some time, effort and money into improving my home and my home studio. That will mean better workflow in every day tasks, so they don't take up as much energy or time - and most importantly leaves me more time and energy for music. The few upgrades to my home studio will also help improve workflow

Today I have a small trip with my mom soon and then a meeting (let's just call it that) later for about 1-1½ hour, but after that I think I'm almost back to normal procedures again after the crazy December

I hope you are all doing well and I hope you can forgive me for the slow (or only few) replies during the past couple of weeks. Let's bring this thread and collab a bit more alive again. I'll do my best to help with that

This post has been edited by Caelumamittendum: Jan 4 2022, 09:37 AM

Hi There, Hi Cael

I haven't been here for a few weeks.
I am focused on other projects.
Are you waiting for something else from me ?

Time to get back in the saddle

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Wow, I hear a lot of improvement, Phil!







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I'm really proud of everyone who has participated in this collaboration so far You're all GREAT!

This post has been edited by Caelumamittendum: Jan 14 2022, 09:18 PM

Hi Happy new year,

I hope you had a good break too.

thanks for you comments, I think your vibrato suggestion is spot on in the second half especially I think there are a few spots where I can play with it for sure, will fine tune this a little this week end I hope.

The guitar is the Ibanez QX52 BKF, got it pretty recently.
Really happy with it, I bought it because lately I traveled quite bit and this is so light that i can take it with me pretty effortless so I get to play and practice a bit more. It plays like if not better than my other guitars, it is very comfortable, worth trying one if you can.

cheers

Some fantastic takes here and killer feedback by Cael!

This is such an amazing song idea - can't wait to hear how it sounds when put together 🤩😎👌

Yeah, I've seen some amazing progress even just from take to take. It's really been a joy so far! I do hope we can wrap it up at some point. Just need a few more final takes in my opinion. A last push and we're there

I'll work on my take adding reverb and delay this evening all being well

See what you think of this, I don't really know much about utilising effects, I usually leave things how they are in the patch that I find. This is a John Mayer patch that had no delay in it so I put a digital delay in there. It is a rack style delay and I don't fully understand the controls.

By the way, I didn't realise that I was playing on the offbeat, I just played it how I felt it. Interesting that you spotted it

Thanks for showing me/your setup! That was probably so fun setting up. Did you say that you use a midi controller to switch cameras and fx and cabs? I had no idea… that would be amazing to get.

I’m not sure I’ll make a new take but have a dry version of my best take if you want it and add some sparkle to it… just a thought

Yes this is the absolute best way to learn: work towards an end goal which is an actual production.

I am doing the exact same thing in this moment but with programming, as I am trying to up my skills. Just reading about it is worthless, you have to sit down and actually do it!

Same with theory, as I'm only just coming to understand, you need to take a small chunk and apply it in a practical way.

Student: Steve, why can't I play like you?

Steve Vai: Have you read all of my books?

Student: Yes

Steve Vai: Have you watched all of my DVDs?

Student: Yes, many times.

Steve Vai: Have you watched all of my You Tube videos?

Student: Yes

Steve Vai: That's why you can't play like me, you need to start practising.

This may not be verbatim but you get the drift

It's been a lot of fun to set up, but also a bit frustrating at times - and still some small tweaks needed There's a bit more in depth in this thread: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...st&p=795455

If you have a dry version that is cool too - I'd love to have both



I think it's great, Phil I'm a sucker for reverb and delay, and I probably overdo it at times myself, but I can see a sprinkle more of both being fine too. But it already sounds great



Yeah, and it's been fun so far for everyone I hope - to see the development and progress in their playing too. I've been wildly impressed



Sounds about right! Experience is invaluable in the end - but having some knowledge beforehand is great too!

I think this is going to be my last take, I don't want it to end up being like Chinese Democracy



I have the guitar only files both wet and dry if you want to use them.

Cheers

Sounds good! I like it a lot! If you have both wet and dry takes you can send both to me and I'll definitely be able to use those

Wait... @JimS. I gave you the wrong vid!

I wonder what happened!

For JimS

Very sorry, here's the right one:



This post has been edited by Caelumamittendum: Jan 14 2022, 09:16 PM

Here it is with no Gem Mod on the guitar.



The stems below all start on beat one of the backing.

Wet guitar with Gem Mod
 Solo_guitar_with_Gem_Mod.mp3 ( 1.19MB ) Number of downloads: 36


Wet guitar without Gem Mod
 Solo_guitar_without_Gem_Mod.mp3 ( 1.19MB ) Number of downloads: 28


Dry guitar
 Solo_guitar_DRY.mp3 ( 1.19MB ) Number of downloads: 30

Awesome, Phil! Thanks!

sounding good! A bit of time based effects can really add a new dimension. Are you digging the tone as well?

I think I prefer the one without the Gem Mod, I didn't manipulate the Gem Mod, I just switched it on. Tweaking tone can be a total rabbit hole



This post has been edited by Phil66: Jan 15 2022, 09:27 PM

Hi Cael,

worked on adding a some vibrato on the take, was definitively a good exercise and I think it has improved a bit too.
If you are happy with it, I can add the files.

cheers,

Agreed I like the gem mod, but it's a big heavy handed on this patch.