marcos69
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New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13194076 New song I just finished. Comments welcome. For the gear heads: Recorded with '62 Stratocaster into Marshall JCM 800, miked with SM-58. Edit: 8-23-2015 new version uploaded with lower lead volumes.
post edited by marcos69 - 2015/08/23 11:55:07
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/22 23:17:46
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I really liked that lead that comes in about a minute...nice job man!
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/22 23:50:15
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Thanks Shawn. I really appreciate that.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 05:37:57
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Mark.
Good GTR work-out you have here. The drums have appropriate bollocks. My only crit is that the lead(s) seems a bit loud. But that may be a matter of personal taste.
Hot stuff,
Bert
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 11:49:08
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Mark.
Good GTR work-out you have here. The drums have appropriate bollocks. My only crit is that the lead(s) seems a bit loud. But that may be a matter of personal taste.
Hot stuff,
Bert
Hey Bert. Thanks for the listen. I agree about the lead being too loud. I just uploaded a new version with that (I hope) corrected.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 12:15:03
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Excellent playing! I like the panning effect with the delay. Cool tune!
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 12:26:12
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Really great guitar leads, love the harmonies, and all of your guitar tones are clear, and meaty! Sounds really good!
I'd take a look at your drums, I think they are coming in a little early on the beat, particularly in the first minute or so? Could be my morning coffee playing tricks on my ears . . .
Your bass tone is definitely a throwback, which is quite nice! I thought I noticed just a couple of bass timing issues. However you may not want this thing "locked to a grid" and I get that. I'm going to have some more coffee and get back to you on that :)
thanks for the share, really great job!
cheers,
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 12:26:22
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Stunning musicianship and composition as always Mark.
I must agree with Clint, the delay/reverb really works well with the arrangement.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 12:43:15
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Excellent playing! I like the panning effect with the delay. Cool tune!
Thanks Clint. That's my go to delay setup. Sonitus fx delay set to same bpm as project. Left channel delay factor of 1. Right channel delay factor of 1/2. Both channels: feedback 22, crossfeed 12, mix 20. I vary these numbers depending on the song. Really gives guitar depth and smooths out small flubs.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 12:51:05
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Really great guitar leads, love the harmonies, and all of your guitar tones are clear, and meaty! Sounds really good!
I'd take a look at your drums, I think they are coming in a little early on the beat, particularly in the first minute or so? Could be my morning coffee playing tricks on my ears . . .
Your bass tone is definitely a throwback, which is quite nice! I thought I noticed just a couple of bass timing issues. However you may not want this thing "locked to a grid" and I get that. I'm going to have some more coffee and get back to you on that :)
thanks for the share, really great job!
cheers,
-Tom
Thanks Tom. All the lead was triple tracked, in other words I play my main lead and pan center, then play it again for each channel and pan right and left respectively. The panned versions are pulled way back in volume, but just enough so I get some comb filtering/phasiness. In case of the harmony guitars, main lead panned left and right and each side tracked again and pulled back in volume. Gives a much fuller sound to the guitar. I can pull this off when my leads are thought out note for note like this song. Not so when I'm just improvising. I've tried just copying the lead track but actually playing it multiple times just works better IMO. Can't beat a Fender P-bass for the basics. Timing may be a bit off. I changed it at the last minute and just played it all the way through one take. The drums are loops so not alot I can do about editing their timing.
post edited by marcos69 - 2015/08/23 13:03:21
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 12:51:48
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SteveStrummerUK
Stunning musicianship and composition as always Mark.
I must agree with Clint, the delay/reverb really works well with the arrangement.
Steve, my man, great to see you. Thanks for the comments.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/23 20:13:43
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Masterful playing and tone. Delightful instrumental.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 09:11:38
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Great guitar leads, as always. I could stand to hear a little less reverb on the drums and bass, personally.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 13:52:54
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Good stuff there Mark (as always).....enjoyed it on my cans!!
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 14:11:41
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Sounds good Mark. Fun tune and a little bit airier than tunes I have heard from you in the past. Not a bad thing just an observation. Great playing as usual. Nice job!
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 21:25:10
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Masterful playing and tone. Delightful instrumental.
Thanks Grant. I appreciate the listen.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 21:25:45
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Walt Collins
Great guitar leads, as always. I could stand to hear a little less reverb on the drums and bass, personally.
Thanks Walt. I appreciate the comments.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 21:26:30
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Good stuff there Mark (as always).....enjoyed it on my cans!!
Thanks Mesh. Good to see you.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/24 21:27:14
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Sounds good Mark. Fun tune and a little bit airier than tunes I have heard from you in the past. Not a bad thing just an observation. Great playing as usual. Nice job!
Thanks Tony, glad you like it.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/25 00:02:02
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I love that tone on the guitars! The bass needs a tad more volume In the mix IMHO. Great job Mark! Keep em' coming
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/25 04:23:20
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Hi, Mark, I missed the first mix of this, but you've got another stunning rock instrumental with dynamite playing, rich sounding guitar tone and tasty melodies and harmonies! That Strat sure sounds sweet and the early 60's necks were truly a pleasure to play. Killer job, Mark, another stellar addition to your catalog!  Bob
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/25 19:58:06
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I love that tone on the guitars! The bass needs a tad more volume In the mix IMHO. Great job Mark! Keep em' coming
Bayoubill, good to see you. Thanks for the listen. I'm glad you like it. Bob Oister
Hi, Mark,
I missed the first mix of this, but you've got another stunning rock instrumental with dynamite playing, rich sounding guitar tone and tasty melodies and harmonies!
That Strat sure sounds sweet and the early 60's necks were truly a pleasure to play.
Killer job, Mark, another stellar addition to your catalog!
Bob
Hey Bob, hope you're doing well. I love playing this strat. I've got a newer one too, but I much prefer playing this old classic.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/26 22:43:28
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Mark, This is really some great stuff and I like the miked Marshall sound. Awesome guitar work as usual. Fly by ending was nice, as well.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/27 06:27:32
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Hi Mark, nice one, really rocks. Turn up those guitars , you can barely hear them ; )
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/28 08:54:35
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Hiya Mark, I'm having difficulty in disagreeing with any/all of the comments above! Your axe wielding skills are top notch dood  Great tune too cheers andy
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/28 14:23:56
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Oh yeah, another terrific track Mark, very well arranged and executed. That harmony section at 1:15 is superb. Love the bass line nailing everything down. Drums sound really nice and 'live'.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/08/29 19:05:45
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theguitarplayer
Mark, This is really some great stuff and I like the miked Marshall sound. Awesome guitar work as usual. Fly by ending was nice, as well.
Peace and Blessings, John
Hi John, hope you're doing well. Thanks for the comments. Rikkie
Hi Mark, nice one, really rocks. Turn up those guitars , you can barely hear them ; )
Rik
Rik, glad you like it. synkrotron
Hiya Mark,
I'm having difficulty in disagreeing with any/all of the comments above! Your axe wielding skills are top notch dood
Great tune too
cheers
andy
Thanks Andy, I'm glad you like the playing. jamesg1213
Oh yeah, another terrific track Mark, very well arranged and executed. That harmony section at 1:15 is superb. Love the bass line nailing everything down. Drums sound really nice and 'live'.
Hey James, great to see you. I really enjoyed doing that harmony part.
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Re: New Rock Instrumental - The Last Test Flight
2015/09/02 14:38:03
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Yeah.... love the lead guitar! I might do something similar if I had the technique.  Love the tone too... For the drums... If you have SPlat I'd try Drum Replacer to pull out the kick and snare and overlay with samples or maybe drag the MIDI to a drum VSTi track. Otherwise, perhaps a send to a room reverb for just a little more space around them? The tune deserves it IMO.
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