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  • "Batsbrew", the song (p.3)
2013/06/12 02:33:23
Reboagni
Wow. Great guitar work and the vocals sound great. I'm curious as to how you did the harmony. Did you just use separate tracks of your vocals, or is it an effect? Maybe a stupid question.
2013/06/12 11:16:19
batsbrew
sailor55
thanks man, even if you don't like hot sauces, you gave it a shot!
heheh
 
1:12 eh.....
hm.
i gotta go back and listen to see what you are talking about now.....

ah, you are talking about the quick little double stop slide, the two notes that follow the chord change from E down to C.....
so, that's two rhythm guitar tracks playing 7th chords, one full, one partial, and the solo guitar following with the 3rd......
 
appreciate the comments!
 
2013/06/12 11:19:03
batsbrew
serious
thanks bobby...
thank you for checking it out.
 
little bat says thank you

2013/06/12 11:23:51
batsbrew
reboagni
hey, appreciate the kind words.
 
harmonies,
are dirt simple,
i just sing along and overdub backups on top of my lead vocal.
 
 
every once in a while, i'll actually track the backgrounds FIRST....
if it's a very strict arrangement.
then, i'll sing the lead vox around whatever the backups do...

@ss-backwards of the norm.
 
but, more often than not, i track the lead, and go back and literally make up the first harmony on the spot....
really loosy goosy, almost like jamming with myself.

then learn it, sing it again, and do two more harmony parts, doubling the performance for each one
(3 part harmony would be 6 performances)
 
on this one song in particular, the harmonies are simple single passes.
it didn't sound as good with the vocals stacked.
and it's mostly two-part harmonies anyway, on this one.
a few spots where it goes to 3 part.
 
thanks for the interest!
2013/06/12 12:07:07
Lynn
I'll take a case of this!  Very cool!
2013/06/13 06:35:51
Scottytunes
Love that VH pickin' style!
2013/06/13 18:41:38
notnat
You have such a unique & distinctive style/sound... there is no doubt, you are in a league of your own around here... This may be an older piece, but it is way beyond just impressive... Your production skills are 2nd to none on this forum, and your guitar & vocal skills are wildly developed... my hat's off to you... this is knocked out... truly HOT...
2013/06/14 07:41:56
munmun
Great stuff!  
2013/06/14 16:54:20
batsbrew
lynn
thanks so much, your bottle is on the way!!
heheh
 

scottytunes
hehe, VH, well, i don't know about that, but thanks all the same!


Notnat
appreciate the kind words there tanton...
seriously, thanks.
 

munmun
thanks!
that's the sound of a loud cranked tube amp thru a cab, captured with a sm57 on it (references your other post about recording)
- i tried to approximate that sound with a pod XT for a while, and just couldn't get to it, and gave up.
most folks don't hear the difference, but you can really feel the difference when doing it!
just some food for thought....
2013/06/14 16:55:22
batsbrew
here's a better shot of the sauce bottle, and the lyric kinda matches the scene on the bottle


 
 
Bat's Brew (Melange de la chauve-souris)
Bat flyin' high overhead
In the heart of the walking dead
The fire breathes from it's mouth
Melange de la chauve-souris
Hotter and hotter it will get,
No, it's not ready, do not fret
Your journey will go far south
Melange de la chauve-souris
The moon is full, the water dark
Tree limbs evil, missing bark
Makes twisted fingers for the sky
In the bat's brew you shall fry
Melange de la chauve-souris
If you partake of the brew
The Moon grows red in front of you
Just a drop is all you can do
Melange de la chauve-souris

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