Jam Sessions - Backing Track Solo #1

[SuperSwede]

Nice one Matt!

I liked your spacey guitar tone, what equipment did you use?

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Nice addition Matt..thanks for stepping up to the plate... Hey, what was your gear setup? I heard a bit of Carlos Santana Hiding in the background there...

 

[Robert]

Cool sound Matt, good job!

 

[Katastrophe]

Okay, I just figured out how to download this stuff (Save FIRST, then open, duh!). Very tasty contributions from both Swede and Matt, from two different points of view. Matt, love the tones you were getting... very cool. And it was great listening to the Squiers in action!

And Matt, don't worry about soloing only in minor pentatonics... Watch Eric Johnson play sometime!

Now, I just gotta figure out this computer thing to make my own contribution... Gonna need some help with that.

 

[Matt]

Well i have a confession to make- I didnt use my '51. I had left it at my drummers house, and so I had to make do with my VS6 SG copy. I put it through my Zoom GFX1 on BG Drive with a healthy amount of gain and added some delay for good measure, as well as having reverb on my amp. I simply put a mic next to my amp and recorded using audacity (nice free recording/mixing software).

Thanks for all the compliments

Matt

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Computer back...so I guess I need to add sumptin... I wont say sorry for the bad playing..nuff of that stuff.... I'll just close my eyes and enjoy what I can do...

this was done thru adobe audition software... trying to just stay inside a blues C scale with fender MIM 60's strat with Neck and middle pickups, tones turned to 7... output thru a Cyber-Champ set on stock preset named Stadium Rock.. suppose to imitate a High Gain Brit Combo but umm I turned the Gain down quite a bit.. 300 ms Tape Delay and Arena Reverb... from there into a Behringer MIC connected to a Berhinger Mic200 preamp and back to the soundblaster card.. no wonder my last puter blew...heh... best finish this..if I don't hurry I wont have the nerve to upload it..

:R

 

[Guitar-Chris]

Haven't had the time to record to the posted backing, but here is one Solo i recorded a few weeks ago:

http://www.jvdl.de/Blue_Jam.mp3

I will try to record something to the posted backing this weekend.

Christian

 

[Nelskie]

Hey Justa - Cool track - has a real Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) feel to it, maybe even a little early Santana. I may have to session on this a bit later today. Your Cyber Champ sounds really good on this clip. Now that you've had the amp for a month or so, it would be interesting to hear what your take is on it. You've been one of the few to resist the lure of the Vox ADVT series amps.

 

[Matt]

Wow, justaguy and guitar chris: both awesome tracks. Both pretty mellow and sound great. Guitar Chris, was this done on the Vox? if so im definately going to have to get one

regards

Matt

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Thanks guys... Nelskie as far as the Cyber-Champ.. Im still on the honey moon.. Im in awe of this amp.. I'll never play as good as it sounds.. Had a player come over and think he is now getting one also.. and he is a pedal/tube guy.. It's better for me to listen to someone play this then me actually playing... I may have missed the boat as far as the VOX goes but I found the Ship IMHO... I'm still thinking of getting that new DA5 Vox though.. why?haven't a clue... I guess it's getting into the blood..heh.. I know I have a winner here in the Cyber-Champ plus a couple of great guitars... its up to me now to practice practice practice...and just enjoy it!

 

[Guitar-Chris]

Wow, justaguy and guitar chris: both awesome tracks. Both pretty mellow and sound great. Guitar Chris, was this done on the Vox? if so im definately going to have to get one

To be honest, no this track was played with the Digitech GNX1, but the Vox even sounds better

When recording this track i was just playing around a bit. And suddenly there were two "first take" tracks. I put them together - ready. There was no cutting or so, so you hear all the mistakes i made, but i think, that mistakes are well done


I will record something on the vox this weekend. In the moment i am testing with recording via line out and recording via microphone. Let's see what the next session will bring.

 

[Guitar-Chris]

So here's my backingtrack with the "Vox-Solo"

View attachment 59

There are three different settings i tried:

1. Tweed-Model, Telecaster, neck-pickup, no EQ, reverb from Vox
2. AC30TB Modell, Telecaster, full volume, but very low gain, reverb from Vox, a little delay from recording software
3. UK80s Model, Dean Vendetta, Bridge pickup, Reverb from Vox, Delay from Recording Software.

All recorded via line-out into a Behringer UB802 mixer, then into an audiophile 2496 recording card.

I wanted to test recording via microphone, but my 3 children were to loud :R .

In my opinion the UK80s is problematic via linout. If you connect the lineout to the vox, speakers are turned off, so you only hear it from my monitor boxes ore headphones. And i don't like set sound over this way.

I think, for overdriven sounds, less is more, and miking will be better.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Now thats another good example of the VOX for me to hear... gave the backing a nice feeling.. thanks chris...

 

[SuperSwede]

Justaguy & Guitar Chris, Great recordings guys. Two more different approaches to the same backing track.

 

[marnold]

First Backing Track.. Simple.. 2 minutes.. Cm-Fm-Gm-Cm.mp3

I just wanted to thank you for posting this. I've been enjoying noodling over it. I'm no SRV or anything, but you can actually tell that I'm trying to play something bluesy. My fingertips hurt now--but in a good way. As soon as I can figure out this recording business I'll post something.

 

[marnold]

In my opinion the UK80s is problematic via linout. If you connect the lineout to the vox, speakers are turned off, so you only hear it from my monitor boxes ore headphones. And i don't like set sound over this way.

I think, for overdriven sounds, less is more, and miking will be better.

When going through the line out, beside bypassing the speaker it also bypasses the tube power amp. All you are hearing is the solid state preamp.

Can I just add that this is, in fact, my 100th post?