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1978 Strat [fitted with Hotmail at the bridge [the other pups are standard] and a Floyd Rose
Axe-FX II mkI
- amp: Diesel Herbert ch2-
- Fender 1x10 Princeton
all 5 guitar tracks use the same preset
the differences in tone are created via pup choices and technique [pick, fingers]
the soloing tone is the same preset, I just turned up the gain a little
Great stuff!
@vasselmeyer I can't play slide... so all the slide stuff is a combination of Floyd Rose trickery and regular bending techniques
the hard part is keeping it all under control cos you're working the Floyd whilst picking strings..
which is obviously all done with the same hand..
it's a frustrating thing to figure out how to do.. but highly satisfying when it works..
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
As always mate, it's great ... honestly you make me sick, you bastard ... really nice to hear you so laid back, really suits you.
Now, back to getting all those notes into a single bar, if you please!
Crumbs! Analogue/digital MIDI converters have really come along if Clarky has one that convert notes into text! He'll really clean up with his words-per-minute rate on the London typist temping circuit!
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a few years back when I was developing the technique I did experiment with open G and open D tunings..
in some ways they worked but in others they were restrictive because you and up with too many fingers on the same fret..
Also I felt that if I ever wanted to do this live, I'd be forced into having another guitar tune specifically for that technique.. which is also restrictive..
so I worked on nailing it with a standard tuning...
if people are assuming that it's real slide playing.. then my little mission is working... lol...
I remember the first time I did this in front of Doug [Black Machine] he smiled when he heard the playing [he loves the blues]..
then looked at me playing.. saw no slide and looked a bit "wtf??"
then saw the Floyd stuff going on and his eyes almost popped out.. lol..
he was like.. "now that is really fkn cool"
even if the outcome is far from how you'd like it to be, it can still lead to something interesting
there are performance characteristics that go with a soprano opera singer that I'm tried many times to emulate and failed miserably... lol.. but every once in a while I'll have a little brain wave and try again...
that said, one failed attempt at this lead to an idea that became a lick in a song on the latest DC Band album..
the moral of the story...
experimentation really is worthwhile.. even if you fail to hit the target..
because you are flexing creative muscle in trying to solve a musical puzzle..
Yeah, Firkins is great at that, drawing influence from harmonica and fiddle licks in his solos, as well as the faux-slide playing.
I like to try and copy vocalists, it can be frustrating, but it makes one realise how rubbish lots of guitar playing is from a melodic perspective and pushes towards something more meaningful than pentatonic (here comes that word) drivel.
@RandallFlagg
in that blues piece, the bend at 1:25 is one that was directly influenced by listening to blues harp players in my teens
it's a bend I've been doing for decades, but not one I've heard many other guitarists do..
over the years I've probably spent almost as much time studying / emulating the music of other instruments as I have learning the playing styles of my guitar heroes..
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