A little weekend fun

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Check this out! My brother and his 12 y.o. son, Jack, came over to play in Uncle Strat's studio today. They both play guitar and I guess my little dungeon is a bit of a playground to them.

Anyway, thought we'd have some fun and do some tracking with Jack. We picked some drum loops and he did Before I Forget by... (okay, here's my age--I already forgot! I'd never heard the song before).

He likes the challenge of double tracking--and the result of hearing his guitar sound so big. I'm not sure, but I think it was the first time he played bass. We just drop tuned it to D, and he mirrored the guitar part.

We had a blast and it turned out alright (If it gets a little monotonous, at least skip to the end--he had fun doing the big rock star ending.)

Before I Forget
 
Sounds great (your guitars always do). Great to get the young ones involved like this. I'll bet he had a blast.
 
Thanks Zero! Y'know, I thought the guitars sounded good too and later in the evening after they left--I got jealous. I love recording other folks but I wanted to record my guitar! So I tracked a bit. Mostly it sucked. Maybe it's easier to be detached and make someone else sound good. Oh well today I was a producer and not a performer.

Bottom line: you're right, he had a blast. And I had a blast "producing" him. That's enough for me! :D
 
If this is the 12 yo then I'm giving up on guitar... I'm impressed!
 
Wow! 12 years old. That sounds real good, I wish I could play like that at 12 (or even 32 for that matter). One thing for sure uncle strat is gonna have a hard time keeping the nephew out of the studio from now on. :D
 
trumpino1 said:
Wow! 12 years old. That sounds real good, I wish I could play like that at 12 (or even 32 for that matter). One thing for sure uncle strat is gonna have a hard time keeping the nephew out of the studio from now on. :D
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Same here. I started at 12--and it took me forever to get anywhere. Assuming it continues to hold his attention, the sky could be the limit for a kid like that.

But until he hits the big time, he's welcome to call my studio home base.
 
I just got through cutting the strings off all my guitars...:D


He can call his first CD..*Uncle Strat's House*
 
true-eurt said:
I just got through cutting the strings off all my guitars...:D


He can call his first CD..*Uncle Strat's House*
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Uncle Strat's House...has a nice ring to it!

The creative burst we were talking about--that I hoped would coincide with a weekend of opportunity? Didn't happen so much. I did get a burst of energy, and did a some cleaning, some dirt moving (hey--I love to drive the tractor!) and yes--even if wasn't my own stuff--I did get to spend some time in studio.

Guess I can't complain! :)
 
WhiteStrat said:
Uncle Strat's House...has a nice ring to it!

The creative burst we were talking about--that I hoped would coincide with a weekend of opportunity? Didn't happen so much. I did get a burst of energy, and did a some cleaning, some dirt moving (hey--I love to drive the tractor!) and yes--even if wasn't my own stuff--I did get to spend some time in studio.

Guess I can't complain! :)
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Strat is a great word to play with...pardon the pun..I just couldn't help myself!:D

Ya know what?..I forsee a time coming, that will be full of coinciding..when you least expect it..and look out, Uncle Strat's house will rock down..no pod..but that ear blaster Carvin thingy you have.:eek:

Tractor! That is one metal monster I've not tried to master...just how huge a tractor are we talking here..Lawnboy or John Deer size?

I have vowed to myself, that before the year is up, a new PC for recording only will be in use..and..that I will take time to master the old Tascam with knobs, sliders, pushbuttons and lights!!
 
Very cool for a 12 year old. OK the double tracking could be tighter. But geez it's a 12 year old.
 
true-eurt said:
Strat is a great word to play with...pardon the pun..I just couldn't help myself!:D

Ya know what?..I forsee a time coming, that will be full of coinciding..when you least expect it..and look out, Uncle Strat's house will rock down..no pod..but that ear blaster Carvin thingy you have.:eek:

Tractor! That is one metal monster I've not tried to master...just how huge a tractor are we talking here..Lawnboy or John Deer size?

I have vowed to myself, that before the year is up, a new PC for recording only will be in use..and..that I will take time to master the old Tascam with knobs, sliders, pushbuttons and lights!!
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Forgive the hijacking, but it's my thread--so what the heck. Besides, I love my tractor. (My son loves it even more!) It's a "real" tractor, as opposed to a lawn boy, but "real" tractors run the gammut of sizes--and mine's not that big: 30 hp, 3 cyl diesel--but it is 4 wheel drive. It's got a bucket on the front and we mount various implements on the back as well.

I'm gonna try to upload a pic bit I'm posting from my phone, and I'm not sure how to do that.
 

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Looks like that worked. BTW--that's not mine, just a pic of the same model (Kubota B2710) that I found online.

Tractor talk now over. :D
 
Holy crap! That was kick arse! Ok, that kid as got talent! I'm OK at guitar now (I'm 17 if you don't already know) but when I started out (I believe I was maybe one year younger) Oh god I sucked. I played horribly for like 5 years after that. Maybe longer. I'm still not that great. You did a really good job with the production, and he did a really good job playing.

-Adam.
 
Pretty good feel for a 12 year old!
Yeah, sounds like Slipknot's Before I forget...love the original.
Now if Uncle Strat starts to teach some soloing scales, he's well on his way....!:D
Wonderful guitar sound by the way.
 
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