Tag: Recording

Guitar, Babie

So the rule for April is rhythm guitar is my SG with the boost side of the D&M Drive. Leads are the Les Paul through the drive side of the D&M Drive.

Tonight was the first Leads night of the month.

Musical Lessons

I learned two things while singing in the car this morning.

First, I am still a terrible singer.  If you were thinking I would have magically learned how to be awesome over the last two weeks then I’m sorry to disappoint you.  I still suck.

Second, I am still terrified of having people hear me.  Oh look at that guy walking his dog.  He’s two football fields away from me.  I better wait the 20 minutes for him to walk by because he might hear me.

“Studio”

I recorded the rhythm parts for one song this morning before work. Here’s a little behind the scenes glimpse into my April RPM recording “studio” which will henceforth be referred to as “The RPM Nook.”

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I Lied

My plan from the moment I woke up this morning was to put in a solid day’s work, then have dinner with the family, then hang out with the family for a little while, then record guitars.

By the time I made it to dinner I was dead tired.  I thought the rest of the night was going to be a fail.

It wasn’t.

There are only two songs in progress right now but as of a few minutes ago they both have all of the rhythm guitars.  I planned on using my little Fuzz Face pedal for all of the guitars.  That lasted about 12 bars into the first take of the first song.  I guess I am not going to re-fall in love with the Fuzz Face.  Instead I broke out my Keeley D&M Drive.  That’ll be my one pedal for April.

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RPM Challenge – April Edition – Day 1/31

Two songs underway. Both with a full song form. Both just bass and drums. One song has the bass riff in 7/4 time over drums in 4/4. Zaniness ensues.

The guitar gear plan is either the Les Paul or the SG into the Bassbreaker 15, just like the March project. This time I’m allowing one pedal, the Fuzz Face Mini. I also might mess around with two mics on the amp. We will see if that plan sticks or not.