Hi BB, nice, very nice. Guitar could be a bit louder from 3:00 onwards or add a second lead, call and answer style. Fun tune to jam to  : )
 
Rik

backstory on song:
not only is it about getting first tracks in the winter backcountry or off piste,
it was also the very first song i recorded after i finished my custom strat build:
USACG, vintage white, alder body, bill lawrence electronics, hipshot bridge,
custom nitro paint, gibson scale length, tiltback headstock, contoured heel,
pau ferro fretboard, graduated locking tuners, master vol-tone, some cool pieces/parts.
just an all around fantastic playing and feeling guitar.
snow strat


Headstock front and tilt


headstock back


body shot


cutaway

That tune is hot bro! I like your guitar work and nice guitar as well! 

Sounds great as always!

wookie
no alcohol, that's ok....
the world is full of natural stimulents.... one being the subject matter of the song.

i tried to mix the drums 'hot', but with the big room sound, there is blur.
i find that if i push drum levels too much on this one, it can swamp everything else.
seems like a balance or battle between the drums and the vox.
mid transition, i'll see what i can do to Un-confuse the middle transition.
the wav, is always the better way to listen...
especially if you can bring it into your DAW and listen thru a typical monitor setup.
my previous questions about translations thru systems, was a means to get to this point, so hearing clinical reviews is pretty cool right now..
thanks for listening. and comb that ear fur.
 
 
 
leadfoot
glad you dig it. i'll post the lyrics soon, FWIW
 
 

rikkie
thanks for listening rik.
you want the solo (slower, 2nd half) guitar up a bit?
i was wondering about that,
i've had it louder, and believe it or not, softer.....

and yes, the half step tuning, i've been doing it for so long now, when i tune to standard pitch, it feels weird.
i guess that's the hendrix influence..... i believe VH, SRV, a bunch of others prefer(ed) the lower pitch as well.
 

Hi BB, guitar should Always be louder : ) Seriously, I would make the guitar a bit louder before the vocals come back in. There's  a good 30 sec to  turn it to 11 ; )  
 
Nice guitar, great pickups. I modified a Tokai strat in de '80s with 2 obl500's and a obl250 in the middle.
 
Rik

Great song, great production, and great subject matter!
 
Seriously, I only listened to this on my laptop speakers but I really enjoyed it - the transition at 2:10 (or thereabouts) just makes me dream of smoothly sliding over that smooth soft snow - I'm in heaven!
 
Cheers,
Terry.

bigJ
thanks for listening
glad you dig it
 

scotty
thank you scott



rikkie
ok, remixed last night, tweaked all the hot/cold spots.
i brightened up the 2nd half guitar part (that is all played on the neck pickup of my strat) and that helped it sit better as well.
 
OBL's........
basically that 500 you mention is the predecessor to the one i have in the brige on that white strat, the one i used in this recording.
 
just FYI
In 1986 Bill Lawrence(Willi Lorenz Stich) started making and selling the L-500 and other guitar pickups under his new company name OBL, located in West Germany. These pickups would also feature flat blades although wider and longer. The original L-500s were made with only Gibson guitar string spacing in mind. These new 2.225 inch blades would allow the L-500's to be used effectively in guitars with Fender string spacing as well. 
 
 
 

I like it, the guitar stands out more .
 
Those 500's were very nice especially through a fuzz pedal I built with Germanium transistors.

Sweet looking pickup! I'll bet its a real screamer with some growl available. Great axe too. Does your trem bar screw in, or just pop in like my new Dlx. Strat?