batsbrew
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The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
The Road to Tabriz https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/the-road-to-tabriz a rock instrumental, one of my favorites to date. my first instrumental to mix since installing the IK arc2 software (room correction) The Road to Tabriz, a possible location of the Garden of Eden, hey, lets go there.
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/17 21:44:45
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Well, as always you never cease to amaze with your volcanic guitar work. This sounded really good and I'm with you on the road to Tabriz, let's go there- The Garden of Eden!! Oh yah!! Nice guitar work and a great sounding mix.
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/18 10:39:18
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Great stuff Gonzo, really interesting, playful instrumental, love it. Got a strong Guthrie Govan vibe from this - I can give no higher compliment! 
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/18 13:46:33
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Question, just how many fingers do you have on each of your four arms? Nice as always Gonzo thanks for sharing 
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/18 14:26:49
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My kinda music! Now I feel like playing! This makes me feel like recording again. I repeat Now I feel like playing! Let's see; Jimi, Steve Morse, Frank Gambale, Pat Metheny, and Gonzo! OH YEAH!
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/19 07:51:48
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Yay, I smiled all the way through this song. Makes me wish I had practiced my guitar playing more when I was younger (a lot younger). Great mix, very polished.
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batsbrew
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/20 12:48:27
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the guitar playerthanks man, kind words jamesgappreciate that 'govan' comp.... LOL but comparing to HIM, no way, man, guthrie is an alien. i'm just a southern boy. wookiemr wookie, i have the typical 5 per, and only two of.LOL again.... you know, it's funny, but practical i guess, the older i get, the slower i get (speed playing wise).. you should hear how fast i played when i was younger, it's ridiculous. bayoubillthanks for listening, glad you dig it. now go PLAY! rebel007glad youre smiling man...... i DID practice a lot when i was young.. but doing 6 years of fulltime road work, will really hone your chops. thank you for listening
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/20 19:20:52
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you got your own thing going on …dare I say you sound smoking Kenny
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/21 17:22:02
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Great guitar song and nice tone. I really like the bass too. The mix sounds PRO level to me.
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/21 19:04:31
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The phrasing reminds me a bit of Stevie Ray Vaughn. Fun piece.
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batsbrew
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/22 16:58:12
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kenny
hey, thanks for checking this one out.
clintmartin
appreciate the review.
the bass was really fun to track...
a fairly aggressive bass tone is always fun to rock on.
jsaras
thanks for listening..
that opening bit of riffing, has definitely got that texas-style blues riffage vibe happening....
that was a bit intentional, as it immediately changes to another style, then another style, it just keeps morphing......
the idea, is the song title: "the road to tabriz"
basically, you are a westerner, heading to the far east...
your journey starts on your home ground, but then you are somewhere new and strange, and you begin your final trip towards tabriz, then when you get there, you are overwhelmed and humbled.
somptin' like that.
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/22 20:45:54
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I too got a bit of a SRV feel from this number but wow the style changes are quite something. The guitar playing is outstanding and the piece itself demonstrates some real creativity.
Excellent stuff!!
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/23 11:23:56
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thanks freddy... the arrangement came from a sort of 'free-form' jam.... i guess the first part of the song was just a jam riff based on a typical pseudo-shuffle feel superimposed on a straight groove.... but the center section (the part with the multiple unison and harmony lines) was all worked out for that semi-prog feeling. in fact, it took me a while to get the timing down of that 'walk-down' out of the fast section to the slow part. i had to count it. LOL if this is right: (4) measures of 3/4 with (1) at 4/4
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Lynn
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/23 13:18:34
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Bat, this is brilliant stuff, as usual. Your mixes lately seem to have benefited from the ARC software. I'm tempted to spring for one of these. Great job!
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/23 13:50:13
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Damn...it's over!!!! That was awesome. Love it.
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Wayne Joseph Kington
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/23 19:50:04
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This is cool and groovy.
Nice work. I thought the mix very good.
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Bert Guy
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/25 23:37:10
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Bat,
Really hot guitar number. Great pace with great licks. I like the way you have contrasting sections, each with a different rhythmic feel.
A real burner, if you ask me.
Cheers,
Bert
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/26 11:00:45
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Smokin'!!! Somebody get the fire extinguisher!!! Somebody said Steve Morse, I'll go with that. I like the little written transitional parts, they sound Zappaesque. Two listens are mandatory!!
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/26 14:29:07
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Yessierree! This was a pure joy to listen to. Thanks for sharing your blessings with us once again!
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/26 15:08:27
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Nuffing rong whiff dis Juan batz.
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/26 18:55:23
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lynn
thanks man.......
still getting used to the arc, but i do believe it's a very useful tool
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/27 09:08:04
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Now THAT, is some sweet picking. Nice sounding mix..... loved so many aspects of it..... from the guitar playing to the fat full wirey sounding bass, and of course all the changes that flowed from one to the next effortlessly.
Great job.
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Re: The Road to Tabriz (instrumental)
2014/01/27 17:35:47
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bluzdogthanks rocky, i'm glad you enjoyed it wayneappreciate the listen, it IS supposed to be groovy, glad that came across berti'm happy you got those contrasts, it's hard to do it and not make it too obvious... like forcing it or something. i tried to make it flow. ralphsteve morse is a real hero of mine, that said, i can't play a single lick of anything he's ever done... i just enjoy listening to him, never was a style influence.... zappa, on the other hand, i spent some time studying. it's easy to make it tricky, it's another to make it groovy with a little extra spice on it. scottythanks scotty, i appreciate it baputhanks for listening! guitarhackerthat fat wiry bass, as you call it... that's one of my favorite bass tones, yet, and i don't have a clue how i did it. LOL no sh!t, i couldn't reproduce it right now if i tried.  i should take better notes.
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