Recording vintage rock music using just my second-hand junk & an SM58.
Final boss level for all my gear collected from car boot sales, pawn shops, gumtree, eBay and many more places over the years. Stream the final song here: https://share.amuse.io/JhsXvl0G6Q5Q
My latest addition to the collection is this Fender guitar amp which I got from a Christmas market. Was fun stepping away from Acoustic music for a bit. The G&L Electric Guitar is the only thing that I actually bought brand new from a real shop.
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I recorded most things on the Tascam 688 cassette recorder, but then I wanted to go a bit over the top (as opposed to my normal, minimal philosophy) so started layering things through the Tascam preamp on top of the final bounce, digitally.
The track itself started off as a melody/riff on the guitar and the very first thing that jumped out at me was that super 70s, slapback drum sound that you hear on everything from Life on Mars by Bowie through Metal Guru by T-Rex and ending at Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop.
So that’s really the whole connection between my track and ‘Krautrock’/‘Glam Rock’, the drums. A different beat and it’d have gone in a totally different direction, which is why music is fun.
Then I decided to enjoy my new amp for a bit. The main guitar has effects on it, reverb and phaser (I think) and then the 2nd tone had to be the classic rock tone that I’ve not used for ages, and then lastly we went to ‘Metal 2000s’ tone and ‘American 80s’ tone. I feel like the full palette has been used well on this one! No fuzz pedals this time though…
Then we have vocals, which I wrote pretty quickly and then we move to the percussion, random 2015 synth and surprise bass guitar appearance, made possible by a kind friend.
If you have any questions, leave them in the comments. I’ve lost direction and purpose in my typing!
If anyone read this far and has any idea how I can get a career mixing/recording music for other people, please let me know.
If anyone read even farther still, please find me a millionaire donor. Thanks.
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Originally posted by UCFDCJOkHmgky1alqWyP75Pw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ComQ3M3md48
What’s that guitar if you don’t mind me asking? Really cool tune, congrats!! (subscribing!)
loved the vibe and the finished result! thanks
Nice song!
Really cool!
I think you out-American'd me with that solo!
Cool
Really great tune. Inspiring process and capture ????
What an inspiring process. Thank you. Loving the song ????
Thanks for sharing this cool journey. Spirit of the music is shining here.
Nice mate ,cool psychedelic tune
sweet! would make a great tv show intro or a podcast intro/theme song ????
Great track! love the percussion and drum sounds
So Damn cool ????????????????????
Hey, great song- very Marc Bolan. Well done. I have never seen any of your videos before (this one just popped up randomly), but I really enjoyed it.
I have been trying for years to de-mystify the recording process for my wife, as she was never present when my own band or any of our friends were recording. This video was extremely helpful in that regard; thank you!!!
really cool video, always interesting to see how people put songs together…..I dont really think the 80s lead suited the song, I have a Mustang 3 and there are some great tones to be coaxed out of that amp. Thank you
This is really inspiring stuff, great songwriting and arrangement choices, my dude
now for the drums.. do u use a actual drum machine or sampler? or do u use a daw and then rec into the tascam? anyways love ur videos man keep it up
you have real talent, lovely tune
Billy Idol meets Rolling Stones meets Dirty Beaches meets Thom Yorke meets John Frusciante (especially that 80's american setting with your particular guitar)
Very cool! I was surprised how the distorted tracks, which in isolation are w/e but in the context of the mix, really make the track shine.
Awesome, totally rocks when the distorted guitar kicks in!
Track is ????
Great groove and tune.
Awesome tune, those guitar tone names are pretty spot on . The framboise connection is a bit unclear lol. Like a cameo
Very nice job! The title drew me in, the building of the song kept me watching.
Your creativity is crazy dude
LITTLE BIT LIKE SOME ( rude kettle ) tunes.
like it !!
Love both, attitude and song
Grossartig! Awesome video and I like to mood of the song