Recording challenge #2 (Theme Song Cover)

[JD01]

You and me both man. I can find every reason under the sun to not post anything up becasue nothing is ever good enough for me and i hate that about myself. Or if i am not picking myself apart i am finding a new way of doing something so then i gotta try it and it doesn;t work and thne everything sucks and i just sit and spin my tires on stuff for actual years. No lie. The "simple cover song" i started working on to make a reaper template out of in like 2014 is still a work in progress. Total bullshit and no one to blame but myself. it's not like i have drummer or an arrogant cocky singer to blame becasue he didn't show up for recording sessions HaHa!

You aren't alone man. i think these recording challenges are going to be a really good thing for me. to keep the motivation and drive going with a purpose.

I think I've heard the whole WJ work in progress collection and there's a whole album of really good 90s style emo/punk there! I'm yet to hear a finished song in about 5 years of chatting to you though!

[WhiskeyJack]

You and me both man. I can find every reason under the sun to not post anything up becasue nothing is ever good enough for me and i hate that about myself. Or if i am not picking myself apart i am finding a new way of doing something so then i gotta try it and it doesn;t work and thne everything sucks and i just sit and spin my tires on stuff for actual years. No lie. The "simple cover song" i started working on to make a reaper template out of in like 2014 is still a work in progress. Total bullshit and no one to blame but myself. it's not like i have drummer or an arrogant cocky singer to blame becasue he didn't show up for recording sessions HaHa!

You aren't alone man. i think these recording challenges are going to be a really good thing for me. to keep the motivation and drive going with a purpose.

I think I've heard the whole WJ work in progress collection and there's a whole album of really good 90s style emo/punk there! I'm yet to hear a finished song in about 5 years of chatting to you though!

lol. i am the worst. I'll get to them. i have to. there is a few gooders there.

[Greg_L]

Lol. You guys are nuts. Just do it. Knock something out. You're overthinking it.

You get to to a point where you're not going to make it better. Just blast it out. Be confident and do it.

[WhiskeyJack]

Lol. You guys are nuts. Just do it. Knock something out. You're overthinking it.

You get to to a point where you're not going to make it better. Just blast it out. Be confident and do it.

This is my plan. Don't overthink just do it. Just had another chat with JD, and my biggest hang up is truly my ownself. I gotta get over all that.

[Greg_L]

This is my plan. Don't overthink just do it. Just had another chat with JD, and my biggest hang up is truly my ownself. I gotta get over all that.

[Greg_L]

This wasn't one of my original choices, but with the passing of the late great Dick Dale, it follows the theme of the thread.

From Dick Dale in 1962....and Pulp Fiction in 1994....and Greg in 2019. My surfpunk version of Misirlou.

Misirlou.mp3

[Tadpui]

This wasn't one of my original choices, but with the passing of the late great Dick Dale, it follows the theme of the thread.

From Dick Dale in 1962....and Pulp Fiction in 1994....and Greg in 2019. My surfpunk version of Misirlou.

Misirlou.mp3

Searing guitar tone on that one! I assume that's the Mosrite clone? Love the hoots and hollers

[Greg_L]

Searing guitar tone on that one! I assume that's the Mosrite clone? Love the hoots and hollers

Ha yeah. Thanks. The Hallmark Mosrite clone and my home-build Deluxe Reverb cranked till it can't go no more.

[Minerman]

This wasn't one of my original choices, but with the passing of the late great Dick Dale, it follows the theme of the thread.

From Dick Dale in 1962....and Pulp Fiction in 1994....and Greg in 2019. My surfpunk version of Misirlou.

Misirlou.mp3

Well, it's official, I suck & haven't even finished my song yet...

But, holy fuck man you've got Greg playing drums & that's not fuckin' fair....Oh yeah, you are Greg...

[rayc]

But, holy fuck man you've got Greg playing drums & that's not fuckin' fair....Oh yeah, you are Greg...

That.
It is a complete package Greg.
Bloody Unrool.

[SweetDan]

I may throw my hat in this ring...

[JD01]

This wasn't one of my original choices, but with the passing of the late great Dick Dale, it follows the theme of the thread.

From Dick Dale in 1962....and Pulp Fiction in 1994....and Greg in 2019. My surfpunk version of Misirlou.

Misirlou.mp3

This sounds pretty fucking amazing, mate. Really enjoyed that (at home today so listening on a proper system). Your amp sounded like it was sweating a bit!

On the first listen through I kinda forgot it was you and I was expecting the trumpets to come in!

[Greg_L]

Well, it's official, I suck & haven't even finished my song yet...

But, holy fuck man you've got Greg playing drums & that's not fuckin' fair....Oh yeah, you are Greg...

That.
It is a complete package Greg.
Bloody Unrool.

This sounds pretty fucking amazing, mate. Really enjoyed that (at home today so listening on a proper system). Your amp sounded like it was sweating a bit!

On the first listen through I kinda forgot it was you and I was expecting the trumpets to come in!

Thanks dudes. I almost used the Strat for it out of respect to Mr Dick Dale, cuz you know, I love Dick Dale.

But I hate Strats.

The trumpets...I really wanted to do something like that and give it the "full treatment", but once I got the bones of it down I just liked the way it sounded at it's most bare minimum. It's just one guitar track, one bass track, and drums. That's it. Oh, and the hoots and hollers. It's almost a mono mix.

[WhiskeyJack]

This wasn't one of my original choices, but with the passing of the late great Dick Dale, it follows the theme of the thread.

From Dick Dale in 1962....and Pulp Fiction in 1994....and Greg in 2019. My surfpunk version of Misirlou.

Misirlou.mp3

That's a gooder man. Bang up job! Of the cuff, I was going to comment it needed a bit more verb and wondered why there wasn't more coming from you. but then i remembered, it is coming form you I agree with what tad said the sound you got is searing and i would say the same and toss in "chimey as fuck". It lends itself really nicely to crossover from your style to his. this is dope. I think i'm gonna DL and add it my phone lol.


Which reminds, [mention]liv_rong[/mention] one of your 2 chord songs versions came up on my phone last night on the drive home and my wife really liked it. Good job. Again.

[musicturtle]

This wasn't one of my original choices, but with the passing of the late great Dick Dale, it follows the theme of the thread.

From Dick Dale in 1962....and Pulp Fiction in 1994....and Greg in 2019. My surfpunk version of Misirlou.

Nice work Greg. Great tone, great playing.

[Greg_L]

That's a gooder man. Bang up job! Of the cuff, I was going to comment it needed a bit more verb and wondered why there wasn't more coming from you. but then i remembered, it is coming form you I agree with what tad said the sound you got is searing and i would say the same and toss in "chimey as fuck". It lends itself really nicely to crossover from your style to his. this is dope. I think i'm gonna DL and add it my phone lol.

Thanks dude. The reverb is weird. I noticed it myself when I was playing it. I think...just speculating...that the loudness, speed of the riff, and close miking kind of mashed the reverb from the amp into submission. The reverb was actually pretty high on the amp but it seems like it never really had time to "present" itself or give any definition. It was in a constant state of "wtf is going on here?" And the amp truly had nothing left in it. It was maxed out. If I did slower single notes it'd be drowning in reverb. You can kind of hear it with the dumb slide thing I do at 2:27. The reverb is there, I think it just gets beaten up by the rest of the riff, which is pretty interesting to me.

Dick Dale, and most surf/rockabilly dudes back in the day, used standalone reverb units in front of the amp. I guess I'm gonna have to build me one of those things.

Nice work Greg. Great tone, great playing.

Thanks man.

[WhiskeyJack]

Thanks dude. The reverb is weird. I noticed it myself when I was playing it. I think...just speculating...that the loudness, speed of the riff, and close miking kind of mashed the reverb from the amp into submission. The reverb was actually pretty high on the amp but it seems like it never really had time to "present" itself or give any definition. It was in a constant state of "wtf is going on here?" And the amp truly had nothing left in it. It was maxed out. If I did slower single notes it'd be drowning in reverb. You can kind of hear it with the dumb slide thing I do at 2:27. The reverb is there, I think it just gets beaten up by the rest of the riff, which is pretty interesting to me.

Dick Dale, and most surf/rockabilly dudes back in the day, used standalone reverb units in front of the amp. I guess I'm gonna have to build me one of those things.

I'd say you are right in all of that. i think it was just an onslaught that little amps reverb never saw coming HaHa! Shit you are also right i forgot entirely that he had a standalone thing.

I mean you could build one, but there are some decent pedals out there too. I have the little mini holy grail and i really like it and i'd like to get the big daddy Holy Grail. none of my amps have a reverb unit on it so it was an easy fix and semi convincing.

[Greg_L]

I'd say you are right in all of that. i think it was just an onslaught that little amps reverb never saw coming HaHa! Shit you are also right i forgot entirely that he had a standalone thing.

I mean you could build one, but there are some decent pedals out there too. I have the little mini holy grail and i really like it and i'd like to get the big daddy Holy Grail. none of my amps have a reverb unit on it so it was an easy fix and semi convincing.

Yeah the difference is those tube reverbs in front are in the signal before it even gets to the amp. Like a pedal would be. On mine, the signal splits off inside the amp, gets the reverb, and gets blended back into the dry signal. The reverb signal runs in parallel. The massive compression from the amp being cranked just mashed it all together. That's my theory anyway.

I have been kicking around the idea of building an old school Fender reverb unit. I think it'd be awesome....and pretty easy. It's like a small amp with the reverb tank being the speaker load.

[WhiskeyJack]

it would be way cooler to have the handbuilt unit for the handbuilt amp.

[Greg_L]

it would be way cooler to have the handbuilt unit for the handbuilt amp.

I've been looking at kits. Weber has one for around $500.

They're about the size of a small amp head.