"Funkafied"

Hi BB, very nice very funky, needs more guitar. Fun to play along.
 
Rik

Hey B.B. It does sure work as an instrumental. Loved the guitar tones. And great bass stuff. I'm really curious what lyric/melody you might fit over this. Gonna be interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Nice cool southern-ish funk going on here...  This groove has pockets.  And while some of the guitar parts are a bit "experimental" I think it works. 
 

theguitarplayer
thanks man.yes, funky. 
i dig funky clean stuff like this as much as the heavier stuff, and the acoustic stuff.
if i just had more time..... i could crank out a hundred of these things,
so many ideas floating around in the membrane.

Bat,
 
Funky, cool song.   Really good vibe you have going.   The guitar layers are very well done.   I like Rik's jam over the top too.  It works as an instrumental, it could work equally as well with Vox.   I would say you have a lot of options with this track.   To me the layers of clean guitar are very reminiscent of Steve Vai, i.e Boston Rain Melody, mellow parts of The Riddle, etc...  Not that it sounds like a Vai song but I can hear some similarities in the execution.   Very nice track.
 
Regards

markno999
appreciate the comments on the funkafied tune,
i like vai's stuff, for sure....
it never occurs to me that there is any similarity.
still, i think it's cool to have elements that trigger memories of favorites......
the riddle, i DO know of that one, that's a cool tune.
i guess i DO tend to orchestrate guitar parts a good bit, and of course, sir vai is one of the best at that.
my background for thinking that way, goes all the way back to learning piano (classical music) church choir, and reading music..
and realizing that the sum of the parts are more important than the individual pieces....

stevec
i often imagine things!
LOL
improvised...
yes, sometimes it does feel like improvise,
but usually not.
i mostly work out the ideas in advance, and want the sections that 'feel' like improvised,
to go in a specific direction.
i try to introduce little mini melodies, and some counterpoint,
so it does feel a bit off the cuff, and there are no strict rules,
but it's mostly worked out.

Very fun!

I downloaded this the other day and have only just had a chance to give it the listen it deserves.
 
My ears likey
 
Thanks Gonzo nice stuff as always

Love the funk. Love the Southr'n feel too. 
A lot of delay happening.

Bat, another classic from you!  I want to personally thank you for inspiring me to invest in the ARC 2 system.  It has made a world of difference in my mixes and taken my room out of the equation.  All the best, my friend.

This sounds great man!!!! Very funky, it should be the background music for the next Grand Theft Auto game. And I mean that as a compliment.
 
Thanks for the listen!! Excellent tune!
 

guitarpima
appreciate the comments....
rotosound, yep, i have a 2nd bass, i've been thinking about setting it up like that, just for those kinds of bass tones.
 
 
the idea of the multiple guitars (there are actually 4 active guitar parts, and a 5th for chord filler, and a 6th for ambient) doing different things, but have it all come together, was always the plan...

and it's harder to do than it seems.
well, harder to do and make it actually work.....

some of the parts are improvisation, so i REALLY HAVE TO LISTEN...
but it's easy to empathize a part, when you already did the first part.

 
i mean, i can actually HEAR multiple parts at once in my head,
so the trick is just to actually execute it.

then, i edit myself as i go along,
if i play something and i know it didn't gel,
i'll go back, erase the whole thing, and start over, til i get one good pass all the way thru that actually works.
it may take me twenty passes, but by the time i do the last one, that part will be dialed in.
 

and doing it without punching in, gives it that 'off the cuff' feel, almost like the whole thing was improvised.
the arranging of those parts, is what makes it work for a 'stereo' effect.
all the effects are mono effects, but panned in different places.

Top notch Bat.  Great funky sound and I love that bass sound.
 

Bats,
 This is great dude,  I love the bass tone & the air that seems to be around the Synths & Guitars is gorgeous.  Nice job here man.