Hello friends!! Welcome to this new "post-quarantine"? (not here in my city, we are still on quarantine!) Collab!

This one is based on this amazing new lesson: Futuristic Blues.

Backing track: Click to view attachment

You can play over the whole backing, or just a part of it.

This is an only audio collaboration. Please record your solo over this backing track, share your only guitar and mix audio files!

Key: C minor
Tempo: 90 bpm


Who is in?


FINAL MIX: DOWNLOAD




Participants:

Klasaine (00:02 to 00:50)
Steve Gilfield (00:50 to 01:38)
Monkeydathos (01:38 to 02:26)
Anese (02:26 to 03:14)
Degroot (03:14 to 04:02)
Todd Simpson (04:02 to 04:50)
Gabriel Leopardi (04:50 to 05:38)
Sensible Jones (05:38 to end)

I'll see if I can come up with something playing over the top of the neck, might have to be atmospheric though

Excellent, I want to jam over this one as well (the solo in the lesson was written)!

L.A. is back in quarantine so I'm gonna do a wah-wah rhythm part and big Gilmourish slide part with delay.

trying to download the backing, but a window keeps popping up that just plays it, first timer to a collab. using a MAC

Try right clicking on it (if you can) and a download/save file box should come up.
Or possibly in your prefs (mac and/or browser) change the downloads setting to "ask" where.

Count me in!!

Todd

Awesome ideas here, can’t wait to hear your takes!

Great guys!! This one is very promising! Looking forward your solos!

Here's mine.

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Wow Ken, that's great, the slide somehow reminds me possibly of a RHCP track, I think, can't quite place it though.

If so, it is purely coincidental as I don't own even one Chili Peppers record . I know they're 'local boys' but I was never really into them.

I was going for a Pink Floyd/David Gilmour thing.

That's beautiful klasaine!! I can really hear those Gimourish vibes here. This makes me think: Do you have an instrumental album? if not.. when is it coming???




Yeah, for any reason, this song came to mind before Ken's solo started:






Is it possible to live in Los Angeles without listening to RHCP???

No
Obviously I 'hear' them all the time and have also been to several shows. *A few before they even had a record deal. I'm just not that into them. I do like some of their songs.

I went into preferences, allowed download, turned off content blockers, and allowed pop up windows. I've tried right clicking, just brings up mini mirror image of the page it opens. im stumped, bummer

I'm in Gab!!

Have you tried using a different browser? (chrome, firefox, safari)

I have also uploaded via dropbox, maybe this links works better?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m67g1y9do3wxc8t/F...Collab.mp3?dl=0




Killer lines Ken, gave me both futurist and classic vibes. Kinda like 'going back to the future' 😎. Sound is amazing!

thank you. dropbox worked.
in the future (no pun intended, lol) ill probably need to use a different browser like you pointed out

hahaha. Yeah, they are a great rock band.





Welcome!!

hehe I can see you are in a futuristic mood - perfect!

On safari / mac - if I right click and choose "download linked file" - the file downloads immediately to the folder called "downloads" without giving you the option to choose download location. Maybe that is what is confusing?

Not very futuristic but I gave shot.

I was going to be in and then had a little play around and realised how bad i am at one chord jams.

Sounds great man! Very musical. Nice tone and phrases. Thanks a lot!!



This is a good excuse to practice! The key is to experiment with rhythm, but you can also try other ideas.

For example the concept covered here:

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/superi...ng_pentatonics/

Yeah man, just go for a 1 or 2 note repetitive rhythmic thing. Maybe put a weird effect on it.
This is how we learn.
I'm learning how to use a daw.
I haven't done home recording on my own since the days of cassette multi-tracks.

I am coming up with some ideas, I need to work on the timing a bit, and the tapping at the end is off, but I wanted to upload my idea cause I don't know if you close this post and when. i wanted you to see where I was going with it it
https://soundcloud.com/hi-world-406368485/futureblues

Very cool solo. Great note choices and killer ending lick!

I will try and contribute something as well.

Yeah!! I love that futuristic bend at 00:14 and the outro idea. Well done!



Amazing stuff - from 00:20 is extremely groovy and fresh, I would be very proud of this take! The tone is super spacey as well.



I have re-listened to this one on better monitors - and since I know you are improving your recording chops urgently I wanted to add a comment.

Sound is great here but time based effect need more work. I am guessing this is not a priority of yours since you are probably sending dry files to your customers. But basically I can only hear a small room reverb whereas the backing calls for something larger and brighter/ice:er - esp the rhythm guitar sounds dry to me.

My tip would be to listen to what "room/spacial" impression you get from the backing using headphones with fresh ears in the morning - and then try to dial in something similar. Take a 5 minute pause, and then see if your take blends better with the backing.



Cool mate, can't wait to hear your take!

I've actually wanted do someting like space cowboy using the vibrato bar for some spacy sounds.
But I am terrible with it.

Looking foward for your guys takes

Thanks Kris. Yeah, nobody wants me to 'print' fx
I do have a pretty big and medium long delay on the slide part - ?
The wah-wah part I want bone dry as a reaction to the processed backing track. I would also place it off to one side in the stereo field. Maybe a little room reverb would be cool. Gab, can you add a touch of reverb to the wah part?

*I downloaded mp3s from my forum post and I do hear my printed effects. Is there a chance/reason that what you guys are getting is completely dry?

This sounds great man! I like the overall feel of your solo. The tone, and ambience fit great with the backing track!

I'll let this one open at least another week to see if we have more takes!




Yes! I can add some room reverb! I hear the wah version completely dry, and the other one with some delay.

So let me ask you this, the "slide" part mp3 that I uploaded here in this thread - is there no delay on that part?

The slide part has delay.

i threw some old fashioned blues boxes with a futuristic Gilmour tone
i hope i didn't mess up your jam
thanks

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That's great Anese! Nice vibes, phrases and tone!! It sounds futuristic and gives an uncertain feel, I love it!

Thanks for your take!!

I'm glad you liked it Gab, thanks for the kind words

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Wou! Great lines mate! You sound very comfortable over this backing track! Nice tone as well! Thanks!!!

YEAH! Lovely tone and vibrato - also I love that ending run.



I got exotic, mysterious vibes from this - very cool!



Yes, it does have delay.

We should probably all skip reverb, and then Gab would add the same reverb on all takes. However many people want to choose their own reverb as part of their tone.

Understood. Skip all time based fx during export.

Thanks much for feedback... enjoyed playing over this track. If you would like me to send a “dry” guitar track for final mix, then please let me know.

BTW put a spiff picture with your take guys and I'll do a string out so we can make a video and put it up on youtube!


Todd

I don't really think it's a necessity though - we are not trying to hide the fact that we are lots of different guitar players recording over this track. We are certainly not in the same room in these times of social distancing!

YEAH!!!




totally agree!

not trying to hide anything to be sure. Just thought I'd try to put a video version together like I did last time. I could use a performance video probably just as easily if it's a string out type of edit, one player after another.





Try right clicking on this link Then "save link as"
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...st&id=50493

I think Kris was referencing our use of effects i.e., not trying to hide the fact that it's a bunch of different guitar players recording remotely.

Ahh Yes, not trying to hide that either Just a bunch of guys trying to make some spiff guitar stuff!!

So I thought I'd add a lick from one of my fave Yngwie tunes in there. It actually kinda worked!
https://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/project-72020-406-am

and without time based fx or chorus etc. just gain
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and thu patch
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Amazing Todd !!!
Fast licks, large vibrato and long notes, all is so tasty

Oh man I missed the initial post!

Gab is it too late for a submission?

That's epic Todd!!! I can recognize Trilogy's lick there!! Your take and tone are great mate!!




Not too late! Go for it!