RIG-TALK.COM GUITAR SOLO SONG!

[Joeytpg]

awesome job James!!


you guys are great!!

 

[MARK1970]

Great job James. There is some serious talent here. Excellent playing gentlement. Hopefully this can become an annual thing. I would love to participate, but have no recording equipment. What is the cheapest way to record? All I have is SM57 mikes and a Dell running Windows 7.

 

[Kaleiwahea]

I think it sounds fantastic - thank you James for going to all that trouble! It must have been a ton of work but it came out great

Great playing by all!

i loved your solo!

Well thank you! Yours and that Billy Bogner guys' were the tops for me!

Ha! BillyBogner! Now THAT"S old school!!! But, thanks none the less

 

[jkdsteve]

That was way too much fun to listen to...great job on the playing to all and James be the man for bringing it to us!

I have a couple of favourites but really, all outstanding

 

[RV8guy]

That was Awesome! Any chance of a live version?

 

[dawnofdreamx97]

HELL YEA! LIVE VERSION!

NOW YOU'RE TALKING!!!

 

[droptrd]

Im pissed at myself for not taking part in this. That ruled! Great job everybody! And mega props to you James!

 

[rupe]

Thanks James!!! This is cool as hell!

Like some others, my track is a bit "off" from the way I recorded it but I appreciate the work that you put into this...a big thumbs up from me (just wish that you hadn't yelled "9" over my final sweep )

Rig Talk definitely has some great players on board...a refreshing change from the "collector" mentality that I see on so many other forums.

Wasn't your track the .wma? The conversion probably altered it slightly.

Uhhh, yeah, I'm the dummy That's probably the issue...good call.

 

[glassjaw7]

Wanted to give a quick review of the tune. I have listened through this several times now. Awesome!!!

1. Muudrock The perfect start to the solo section. Great pick attack.
2. bds9487 I like the run at the end of the first measure. Good job!
3. messageinblood Really like the use of the harmony. Sounds great.
4. Dawnofdreamx97 Awesome beginning!! The octave lick was cool too.
5. Tonmazz I really like the intro of your lead and the third measure.
6. Superunknown Great guitar tone! Great lead.
7. glassjaw7 I like the doubling you did. Headcutting duel with yourself.
8. Rupe Nice shred at the end. Very cool.
9. Rufus Leaking I love your choice of notes with some cool unique phrasing.
10. sah5150 Great controlled playing with some cool tapping. I like the tone as well. Great lead Steve!
11. Habuman Good job on your lead!
12. danyeo What can I say, awesome!! Great doubling and smooth playing. Glad I wasn't after you!! Cali mod sounded great!
13. Isaac Nice shred at the beginning and run about mid way. Very cool doubling as well.
14. 70Strathead Yngwie "70Strathead" Malmsteen!! Holy sh*t!! Serious you sounded just like him!
15. Chubtone Most unique tone on the clip. I didn't realize how great of a player you are. Awesome!
16. guitarguylp Cool, restrained melodic playing!
17. Ultron One of two Lynch players here. Great chops for sure. I remember your take back on DropthisD's clip from a few years ago. Awesome!
18. gibson5413 I won't comment on mine but I just tried to keep it balanced. I recorded two takes on the fly and chose the one I liked best. All improvised.
19. vinceh I like the playing in the first and second measure. Nice and smooth licks.
20. Joeytpg Good job Joey. Really shows where you are at in your playing style right now.
21. Sam Hill Mark is the other Lynch influence. Seriously awesome! I love the second measure phrasing. The end is dead on Lynch flavor.
22. dstroud Freaking awesome! The tone and playing was awesome!!!!
23. Kaleiwahea I don't know you but really liked it. Loved your choice of notes in the whole first measure!
24. Mick Cool and unique intro. I like it when you changed pickups as well. Good job!
25. degenero Ed is the man! Great as per usual from Mr Degenero!
26. Song Hunter Great solo! Fit really well!
27. Splawner Nice finger tapping!
Last track: Original solo by my guitarist Dan McMains Perfect ending to a monster song!!


James, thanks again for such a cool effort!! It was my pleasure to be a part of such a cool project! Seriously, not one dud anywhere on this tune. I am proud to be a part of it and this forum. You all rock!!!

Thank you for the compliment sir I know I didn't have the greatest tone (as was pointed out on the other overview thread ) so I appreciate the kind words.
I really dug yours too, as well as everyone's solos. It is cool to hear everyone's different styles of playing. Great job everyone! And James, you rock as well!

 

[Superunknown]

KILLER KILLER KILLER!!!!

Bunch of amazing solos in there! I've listened to it twice and my favs were #'s 1, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 ,21, 22, 23, 25 and 26


#1 is the winner for me though. Not the fastest or flashiest but really captured the essence of the song/groove. 70's strathead/Sam Hill were tied for my second fav...

Thanks for the props! Where were you on this?? We could have used you here!

Hell yeah!!!! Going to listen to this right now. Huge props to James for doing this with all that is going on. Talk about a busy guy!!


Best music forum on the net!!!!

HAHA, i like your little Satch lick in the middle there, i knew that would be you.

Seriously, your lead was killer. I always enjoy listening to your lead playing. I remember your take on DropthisD's (Phil) metal jam a few years ago too. IMO, it was the best on that clip.

Ha! You notcied that huh? I am a poor mans version of Satriani, no question!

I am blown away by the talent that lets me hang around here!!!!! Thank you James for doing this, can't wait to download it when you have that sorted out.

Good to see fast Eddie D. let loose in an 80s context

Scott, we could have used some more Cali mod in there. You definitely have the chops to keep up with anyone here.

Sounds awesome guys! These tracks kick the shit out of the Hear-N-Aid solo's...

Thank you James!

What happened to Cornfordcrunch's solo?

Yeah, Corfordcrunch had a killer lead. I really liked yours!

Thanks Bro! I really liked your solo as well...very nice playing! Looks like you and I are the only players who used EBMM guitars in the tune ....

 

[squealie]

Wow.

Some really killer, KILLER playing on that. The final solo was tremendous. You guys kick copious booty.

Another ? for the absence of CornfordCrunch.???

I was actually working on a part for this thing until I heard his take. I decided it was better to not get smoked off the Internet by that bastard.

Great job guys. James, you are the man.

 

[dawnofdreamx97]

Awsome job everyone! and James thanks so much for taking the time to do this.

 

[Chubtone]

My vote for best "stand alone" tone is Chubtone. When I was watching the videos of "J-Luge" (that's my pet name for him)editing this thing, Chub's part was one that was solo'd and I thought "Holy Crap, that is a great tone!!". Unfortunately, that is a great example of a tone that sounds stellar by itself, but gets a little lost in the mix. I don't mean any offense by that Chub, and I wouldn't have brought it up if you hadn't asked about it. In a recording session for your cd that you should be doing , it could easily be post eq'd to stand out more and it could sound in the mix very similar to what it sounds like by itself - like I said, it's an awesome tone; best one on there, imo. I just see an opportunity here for us all to learn a little bit, that's all.

Mark,
My CD is done man. It's been done for 6 months but I haven't put the artwork together to "release" it. I've been trying to do it myself and failing and lagging on it. I should try and find someone to help me.

Your post is exactly what I'm looking for. I was also laying in bed last night wondering if there were 26 other guitarists that played on that thinking "everyone else is loud enough but I should be louder". And I'm wondering if the woofiness of the low strings when I'm muffling send the track level up high but makes it get lost in the mix. You said lost in the mix but James said my level is the same as other guys so that tells me I need to learn to EQ better to get something to sit right. Also my monitors might make it goofy since they're what I mixed on and they may have a frequency present that better quality ones don't and I mix for these?

Did you listen to my solo at the Soundclick link I posted?

https://www.soundclick.com/util/getplaye ... 82798&q=hi

In that it doesn't seem to get as lost but still doesn't jump out. When you listen to my link, what should I do differently? Thanks to Mark or anyone else in advance!

 

[aeroic]

Lots of great players here definitely!!!!! For me...muudrock's was my favorite solo. Damn man you got some serious chops...but still retain a lot of good melody!!!

 

[Meathead]

My vote for best "stand alone" tone is Chubtone. When I was watching the videos of "J-Luge" (that's my pet name for him)editing this thing, Chub's part was one that was solo'd and I thought "Holy Crap, that is a great tone!!". Unfortunately, that is a great example of a tone that sounds stellar by itself, but gets a little lost in the mix. I don't mean any offense by that Chub, and I wouldn't have brought it up if you hadn't asked about it. In a recording session for your cd that you should be doing , it could easily be post eq'd to stand out more and it could sound in the mix very similar to what it sounds like by itself - like I said, it's an awesome tone; best one on there, imo. I just see an opportunity here for us all to learn a little bit, that's all.

Mark,
My CD is done man. It's been done for 6 months but I haven't put the artwork together to "release" it. I've been trying to do it myself and failing and lagging on it. I should try and find someone to help me.

Your post is exactly what I'm looking for. I was also laying in bed last night wondering if there were 26 other guitarists that played on that thinking "everyone else is loud enough but I should be louder". And I'm wondering if the woofiness of the low strings when I'm muffling send the track level up high but makes it get lost in the mix. You said lost in the mix but James said my level is the same as other guys so that tells me I need to learn to EQ better to get something to sit right. Also my monitors might make it goofy since they're what I mixed on and they may have a frequency present that better quality ones don't and I mix for these?

Did you listen to my solo at the Soundclick link I posted?

https://www.soundclick.com/util/getplaye ... 82798&q=hi

In that it doesn't seem to get as lost but still doesn't jump out. When you listen to my link, what should I do differently? Thanks to Mark or anyone else in advance!

Your solo sounds great, it just sounds like mic placement to me. There is some boominess on some notes, moving the mic back another inch could reduce the proximity effect.

 

[hunter]

This thing is stuck in my head, replayed/rerecorded my solo today (kind of) with the XTC, Variac Mode, Old Mode, very different flavour but it felt great to play. Here's the clip:

 

[Isaac]

Not a big deal James. It's really cool that you took the time to do this at all. Thank you!

 

[mixohoytian]

Chubtone,
can't wait to hear the album
get my friend to help you, can hire him for less than the big companies
https://www.myspace.com/smokeyerselfthin
he's gonna help me, I'm in the same boat, just mastered 1 project finally ...and no money to package...

but I will be getting him to assemble artwork on a few projects
he also is an artist, so if u have no artwork at all, he can help with that too possibly

 

[Kaleiwahea]

My vote for best "stand alone" tone is Chubtone. When I was watching the videos of "J-Luge" (that's my pet name for him)editing this thing, Chub's part was one that was solo'd and I thought "Holy Crap, that is a great tone!!". Unfortunately, that is a great example of a tone that sounds stellar by itself, but gets a little lost in the mix. I don't mean any offense by that Chub, and I wouldn't have brought it up if you hadn't asked about it. In a recording session for your cd that you should be doing , it could easily be post eq'd to stand out more and it could sound in the mix very similar to what it sounds like by itself - like I said, it's an awesome tone; best one on there, imo. I just see an opportunity here for us all to learn a little bit, that's all.

Mark,
My CD is done man. It's been done for 6 months but I haven't put the artwork together to "release" it. I've been trying to do it myself and failing and lagging on it. I should try and find someone to help me.

Your post is exactly what I'm looking for. I was also laying in bed last night wondering if there were 26 other guitarists that played on that thinking "everyone else is loud enough but I should be louder". And I'm wondering if the woofiness of the low strings when I'm muffling send the track level up high but makes it get lost in the mix. You said lost in the mix but James said my level is the same as other guys so that tells me I need to learn to EQ better to get something to sit right. Also my monitors might make it goofy since they're what I mixed on and they may have a frequency present that better quality ones don't and I mix for these?

Did you listen to my solo at the Soundclick link I posted?

https://www.soundclick.com/util/getplaye ... 82798&q=hi

In that it doesn't seem to get as lost but still doesn't jump out. When you listen to my link, what should I do differently? Thanks to Mark or anyone else in advance!

1st off, that sounds frickin killer! Now, to me, it just sounds louder with a little 3K added in your mix compared to the mass solo version. I think the tone on teh mass solo version is better - I'm not a fan of 3K...
But I think you are right when you stated that teh low end on your track (which gets lost in a mix) is making your overall level on a meter show hot. I wouldn't change much of what you're doing, I think it sounds awesome. Between you and 70strathead (?), you guys have got that tone dialed!!!!!

 

[muudrock]

Lots of great players here definitely!!!!! For me...muudrock's was my favorite solo. Damn man you got some serious chops...but still retain a lot of good melody!!!

Thank you my brotha~! Considering the amount of talented players on this, I'm honored.