Yeah,...
The Road Kill's minimum setting is rather gritty, & you've determined correctly that this is sans-amp sound. I record most electric guitar & bass tracks with a combination of a DI line-in and close-mic sound. It's a technique I use regularly. You can dial in almost any sound, IMO. I hardly ever use an amp when recording, except on a few occasions. I don't play out anymore, play in a band or have raucus jam sessions that would lend itself to recording that way. Just me & my gear going solo. The amps are handy if I'm really looking for that sound, ATM.
On these particular guitar tracks, in retrospect I feel I got too much line sound & maybe not enough mic sound, but it's a minor difference & the guitar sounds are passable (& in-yo-face).
I'd not made the (this song) & Revolution track (guitar sound) connection, but I definitely hear what you're saying!
I'm not an add-reverb-y person, for the most part, but I'm agreeable to boosting the mic preamp gain & backing up the mic a bit. My vocal (mic distance/delivery technique) varies a lot from time to time. You've also correctly determined that this is a relatively close-mic vocal sound. Maybe 8~12 inches distance, IIRC. Often times I've recorded vocal tracks with very high gain and at arm's length distance from the mic, (for open/room sound). However, this time it was (kinda) like a quickie-vocal, so (I can't recall) I think I was not feeling well & didn't want to put too much effort into it. That night I was low energy. However, I'd done a previous version of this song, too, with higher energy and acoustic guitars! Execution-wise (overall) this version 2 is much better, though. Trust me!
It's such a simple song, but I needed something simple!
Still, I've never like the Blues or have been particularly good at it,... perhaps evidenced here!
My tape decks and tape-less decks are treating me well, indeed! I flat out sleep with my Tascams, and I love it! I could live, breathe and eat this stuff, if it weren't for more trivial stuff like
work!
Thanx, aye!
