Monthly Recording Challenge 62 - "What Are You Working On?"

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

been working Day Tripper from Song Hits... added the solo in B ,, just hacking at the fingering.. maybe some day.. it will be "listenable"

p.s. sorry I messed up the solo so badly

(rhythm Epiphone Sheraton, Lead Fender strat)

just my phone next to the amp

 

Edited November 29, 2018 by Eracer_Team-DougH

[UncleHammy]

Sounds great @Eracer_Team-DougH thanks for sharing.

 

[NeilES335]

Well, seeing as this is "What are you working on month"  and no-one minds something a little rough around the edges, here's my humble submission (my first on this forum I believe).

This short jazz fingerstyle tune is something I wrote a while back (still a work in progress... Ive since lengthened it ); played unplugged on my Godin archtop. (1 take recorded on my cellphone so I apologize for the low quality) 

Thanks for listening.

A Tune for Judy.m4a

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

you're on the board @NeilES335 .. that's one small step for .. guitar-kind.. 

gazing into my crystal ball I see a new mixer and mic on the horizon..

(actually I should get a new one as well.. but I hardly ever use my DAW and mixer as it is)

yeah I know hard to post with such other 'polished' sources of music,,, 

hopefully my "chainsaw" approach will help others post their recordings as well.

[Texaspackerfan]

10 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

been working Day Tripper from Song Hits... added the solo in B ,, just hacking at the fingering.. maybe some day.. it will be "listenable"

(rhythm Epiphone Sheraton, Lead Fender strat)

just my phone next to the amp

 

Way to go Doug, you are coming along really well. Great Job

Danny

[Texaspackerfan]

6 hours ago, NeilES335 said:

Well, seeing as this is "What are you working on month"  and no-one minds something a little rough around the edges, here's my humble submission (my first on this forum I believe).

This short jazz fingerstyle tune is something I wrote a while back (still a work in progress... Ive since lengthened it ); played unplugged on my Godin archtop. (1 take recorded on my cellphone so I apologize for the low quality) 

Thanks for listening.

A Tune for Judy.m4a

Excellent job Neil, Keep'em coming. I really enjoyed that!

Danny

[Nutty 1]

I am loving it @IanD a nice soft start and a great build. I too look forward to the finished piece.

[UncleHammy]

@NeilES335 that has great bones, keep working on it I think you have the beginnings of something great.

Thanks for sharing.  The first one is always the hardest.

 

[Nutty 1]

Well played @Eracer_Team-DougH it is great to see you posting here.

[Nutty 1]

That is lovely @NeilES335 very enjoyable. It is great to see you posting here too!

[Nutty 1]

Here is my training this month. I have attempted to do a cover version of "Eagle" by ABBA. It is pretty bad but I believe that I have learnt a lot by trying to do it!?

I tried to sing it but my singing was absolutely dreadful ?so I have done the melody using an acoustic guitar through a GarageBand amp. It is heaps better than my singing but it is still not all that good. I am wondering if I made a mistake in the chord progression. 

Cover of ABBA's "Eagle"

[Wim VD1]

@Eracer_Team-DougH,

It's good to see you posting your work in progress and I hope many will follow your example!

 If I may give some feedback on your work: you are playing the right notes, and now the next step is to focus more on the right timing.

Well done,

Wim.

[Wim VD1]

14 hours ago, NeilES335 said:

Well, seeing as this is "What are you working on month"  and no-one minds something a little rough around the edges, here's my humble submission (my first on this forum I believe).

This short jazz fingerstyle tune is something I wrote a while back (still a work in progress... Ive since lengthened it ); played unplugged on my Godin archtop. (1 take recorded on my cellphone so I apologize for the low quality) 

Thanks for listening.

A Tune for Judy.m4a

Hi Neil,

I can't play m4a formats on my iPhone or iPad. I'll try on a Windows PC tomorrow.

Wim.

[Wim VD1]

@Nutty 1

Hi Mandy,

I enjoyed your cover a lot. The tone is great. What Garageband amp and effects did you use?

If I may, I would also advise to you to focus on the right timing more , now that you have the notes and the tone right.

Great piece of work.

Wim.

[IanD]

Well done @Eracer_Team-DougH, I enjoyed listening a lot. I hope you'll post up recordings of your progress more often, I'm sure it will help you and I'm sure we'd all love to hear it.

Ian

[Nutty 1]

11 hours ago, Wim VD1 said:

@Nutty 1

Hi Mandy,

I enjoyed your cover a lot. The tone is great. What Garageband amp and effects did you use?

If I may, I would also advise to you to focus on the right timing more , now that you have the notes and the tone right.

Great piece of work.

Wim.

Thank you for your kind comments @Wim VD1, yes I will work more on my timing, it is dreadful!

For the lead guitar I used "Surfing' in Stereo" amp with "Guitar Sweetener" EQ

and "Surfing' in Stereo" with "Clean up guitar" EQ for one rhythm channel and "Brit and Clean" amp with "Classic Guitar Improve" EQ for the other rhythm track.

The Bass guitar was "Modern Stack" amp with "E-Bass EQ"EQ

[Wim VD1]

@NeilES335,

That are some beautiful jazzy chords that you are playing, Neil. I also like the combination of bass notes and chords. Makes me think of bossa nova.

Thanks for sharing,

 

Wim.

 

[NeilES335]

2 hours ago, Wim VD1 said:

@NeilES335,

That are some beautiful jazzy chords that you are playing, Neil. I also like the combination of bass notes and chords. Makes me think of bossa nova.

Thanks for sharing,

 

Wim.

 

Thanks @Wim VD1 Wim; I was actually thinking Bossa Nova when I played that ? One of my guitar heros is Joe Pass, who often played a bass line with his chord melody (which I tried to throwi n a line or two as well) so I sort of had that in mind too.

Basically (as I read it) it's a 1 - 2 (with passing tones)  - 5 in Gmaj. 

 Solo jazz guitar is real art... just you and your guitar and your expression.

I plan to record that again in a more professional amplified manner (like your's I hope) in the near future. This was just a shortened version.

In case you're wondering,some of the chords are (not necessarily in order) 

Gmaj7, Bm7,Bbm7Am7, D13, G9  Cmaj7,  Gm7  Am7 Cmaj7/B , Bbmaj7, Amaj7

[UncleHammy]

@Nutty 1 I was just now able to listen to your post.

I have never heard the original but your cover has an interesting vibe.  Thanks for sharing. 

 

[IanD]

Neil, Congratulations on posting your first recording! That is a really nice piece, with a very sophisticated sound. All of the chords rang out very cleanly, well played!

Ian

[IanD]

Mandy, you've created and captured a great tone there, your recording skills have come on a lot! Keep 'em coming.

Ian

[Randy120]

@Eracer_Team-DougH Well done! I have been playing the main riff and the rhythm part for a while now, but you are ahead of me with the lead.

@NeilES335 Nice! It has a sweet gentle sound to it. I would recommend some compression to bring up the soft parts.

@Nutty 1 Good one! I haven't heard this song before. Now all you need is the multi-part harmonies.

[NeilES335]

2 hours ago, Randy120 said:

@Eracer_Team-DougH Well done! I have been playing the main riff and the rhythm part for a while now, but you are ahead of me with the lead.

@NeilES335 Nice! It has a sweet gentle sound to it. I would recommend some compression to bring up the soft parts.

@Nutty 1 Good one! I haven't heard this song before. Now all you need is the multi-part harmonies.

@Randy120 Thanks for the suggestion Randy... this recording was just a cell phone on my lap, so when my recording gear arrives and I figure out the DAW I'll record it again with compression as you suggested.

[Nutty 1]

On 12/1/2018 at 6:23 AM, IanD said:

Mandy, you've created and captured a great tone there, your recording skills have come on a lot! Keep 'em coming.

Ian

Thank you Ian, I am really trying to get my mixes less muddy and trying to produce the desired sound whilst delving a lot deeper into GarageBand. 

[Nutty 1]

21 hours ago, Randy120 said:

@Nutty 1 Good one! I haven't heard this song before. Now all you need is the multi-part harmonies.

Thank you Randy. There were some guitar harmonies in the sheet music, you are right, I should have a go at adding them in.