My Music - Heavy Wah
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:49 pm
I'm going to start posting some of my music. I'll try to include some descriptions about equipment, work flow and of course caveats about quality.
This song was recording in my garage with a Tascam tape 4-track recorder. If I remember correctly (I always recorded while drinking back then) I used my Fender Telecaster with a Sans Amp GT2 through a Digitech RP-6.
The drums were provided with a Boss DR-550.
Typically I would play a repeating drum rhythm (no fills or changes) and see if I could find a riff that I liked. This song started as no different.
Also once I found a riff I liked I would start to record and play variations and/or play new, different riffs as I was inspired. Again, this song was no different.
The trouble is that when I try to add a second guitar or bass line then I sometimes get lost because the song doesn't exactly follow a 'normal' structure.
I also remember coming up with the wah part for adding the feedback. I was using a $200 home stereo for a monitor system and had turned it up louder than I usually would. I was noodling trying to come up with a solo with the wah and when it started to feedback I found the part that I liked.
Obligatory caveat about quality: This song was one of the first songs I ever recorded. It was done in primitive conditions, both 'studio'-wise and me personally because I used to drink heavily. I didn't really care too much about production values because I was so excited just to be creating and multi-track recording my own music. My naivete was extreme and my 'mix' was rather bass heavy.
With that information in hand, I do look forward to your comments though. I hope you enjoy.
Heavy Wah
I've got more that I'll post as I have free time.
This song was recording in my garage with a Tascam tape 4-track recorder. If I remember correctly (I always recorded while drinking back then) I used my Fender Telecaster with a Sans Amp GT2 through a Digitech RP-6.
The drums were provided with a Boss DR-550.
Typically I would play a repeating drum rhythm (no fills or changes) and see if I could find a riff that I liked. This song started as no different.
Also once I found a riff I liked I would start to record and play variations and/or play new, different riffs as I was inspired. Again, this song was no different.
The trouble is that when I try to add a second guitar or bass line then I sometimes get lost because the song doesn't exactly follow a 'normal' structure.
I also remember coming up with the wah part for adding the feedback. I was using a $200 home stereo for a monitor system and had turned it up louder than I usually would. I was noodling trying to come up with a solo with the wah and when it started to feedback I found the part that I liked.
Obligatory caveat about quality: This song was one of the first songs I ever recorded. It was done in primitive conditions, both 'studio'-wise and me personally because I used to drink heavily. I didn't really care too much about production values because I was so excited just to be creating and multi-track recording my own music. My naivete was extreme and my 'mix' was rather bass heavy.
With that information in hand, I do look forward to your comments though. I hope you enjoy.
Heavy Wah
I've got more that I'll post as I have free time.
