Hello Gmc friends,
I have been really busy lately, doing an internship in politics and working part time on the weekend. I have worked 60 hours per week for the last 3 months. I finally finished my internship last friday and I found out that my guitar skills had decreased and that my guitar really need to be fix since it buzz almost everywhere.
Yesterday, the weather was terrible (perfect time to play the blues
)one of my friend and I start jamming with a few beers and we decided to record something. The lyrics and the lead part where pretty much improvised. The rythm guitar was written in 2 minutes and it was just jammed, without a metronome or a click, plain feeling.
The lyrics are in french (with a strong slang from where I live)We did a few comp here and there and I think the result is ok. It is not perfect but it was a hell lot of fun. Furthermore, it was the first time that I recorded a tube amp instead of digital modeling. It sounds great but it is hard to modify your sound at the end. I found that I didn't like the rythm guitar sound in the first part, it seems to lack some tone.
Anyway here is the link, I'm waiting for some feedback on this but don't expect anything professional only plain fun while jamming.
There is 2 parts. The second one is in B minor and the first one ..... well I don't know I just jammed in E blues
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No_time_blues.mp3 ( 2.43MB )
Number of downloads: 1048The gear:
Epiphone Sherraton
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Blues Junior
SM57
Everything was recorded in Logic and the only effect that were used are in the DAW.
The lyrics aren't important since we do not say anything important, just messing around.
In the middle of the two parts here is the dialogue translated
- No time to live in B minor
- Can we play in E instead ?
- Man, man. Just play !
- Allright then
IMO, a few things are bugging in the track. The rythm guitar lack a lot of mid, wich the eq on the amp wasn't adjust properly. The lead guitar was also done on my stratocaster wich have dead notes, buzz and some bends get cut. Had trouble mixing the vocals also. Another thing is that since the wall in my appartment are thick has paper we couldn't crank the amp at all so I found that the lead lack of sustain in some parts.
I will like to hear your comments and advice on this !!!
Thanks and enjoy the No time Blues
Edit: Forgot to mention that I play the lead part and my friend the rythm and vocal