'sup, guys ?
Some news. I took a break from programming new sounds because after so much time spent on updating the existing presets for the III and FM3, I really needed to get back to "normal" guitar playing time - playing for the love of it. Updating presets requires me to repeat the same riffs and licks over and over (to check dynamics, frequency response etc. - palm mutes for the heavy rhythm tones etc.)
So recently I wanted to record a few videos, and the last one is almost ready - it's a two parts song, I already released a video for the first part (at the time, I wasn't sure I would record the second one). I'm going to redo the first part with a guest solo from a friend, so the final version will be for next week. In the meantime, I want to share with you the temporary version ; it's unlisted and will be taken down when the final one is online. The second (and most fun) part starts around 3:50
Unfortunately, while recording this, I hurt my neck and right now my arms and hands are painful, so no guitar for a few days. I also have to wear a neck brace... That's what happen when you try to re-record a 1993 original song with the fingers of 2021
And the tempo is much slower than the original version... I was much faster at 27
Anyway, I'm pleased with the result. This was also an opportunity to use all my electric guitars in this one (there are 12 question/answers solos in it).
Again, the video is unlisted, final version next week. One thing I'm proud of is that all the tones used in the lead parts didn't need any EQ, they work straight in the mix, except the solo with the Epiphone les Paul, on which I slightly bumped the mids. So, there's almost no EQ in this DAW project ! Here's a list of the presets used for the question/answer part :
solo 1 (Tom Anderson Angel) : "The Quest" (my main lead tone from "
Fremen's Picks")
Solo 2 (Epiphone Les Paul) : "TDR Brit 800 5" scene 4 (with Enhancer off) (
Amp Pack preset)
Solo 3 (TA Tele) : "Friedman Raygun + ring mod" scene 3 ("
Fremen's Picks")
Solo 4 (Ibanez RGR5220) : "The Story of gravity" scene 2 ("
Rock & Metal 1" pack)
Solo 5 (Majesty) : "John P JP2C" scene 4 ("
Rock & Metal 1" pack)
Solo 6 (Vigier Excalibur) : "TDR CA 11 Triptik Mdn" scene 4 (with Enhancer off) (
Amp Pack preset)
Solo 7 (Jackson) : "5153 Red 3" scene 4 ("
Rock & Metal 1" pack)
Solo 8 : "TDR Mark IV 11" scene 3 (
Amp Pack preset)
Solo 9 (Variax) : "Fat Herbie" scene 4 ("
Rock & Metal 1" pack) (
Amp Pack preset)
Solo 10 (Shecter) : "TDR PVH 13 6160+ Lead" scene 4 (with Enhancer off)
Solo 11 (TA Strat) : "Archon 101" scene 4 ("
Rock & Metal 1" pack)
Solo 12 (PRS & Epiphone SG) : "Savage 2" scene 4 (Enhancer off) ("
Rock & Metal 1" pack)
On all these presets, I bypassed the delay/reverb, and use the same Tape Delay settings for all the tracks.
Even if I can't play right now, I'm going to use the DI tracks from this song to resume work on my "Rock & Metal 2" pack. This one will be released before the blues-Fusion pack.