fprod: That's way cool you noticed that thing about the guitar sound when it's struck harder. I noticed it too after I recorded it and I thought it sounded kinda cool too. And thanks for the Rube Waddell reminder. I'm gonna check them out today.
Strat: I hear you about the "meandering". This tune has gone through many incarnations - it used to be a pop song (with a disgusting catchy hook) if you can imagine that. But when I settled on the current version I left out everything but the story - since it's already WAAAY too freakin' long!
WATYF: Thanks much, man. No compression, although I did so much manual gain riding on this one that I really should have just cheated and used compression and saved 4 or 5 hours.
chris: damn, it's pretty cool to hear that "bona fide fan" thing coming back at me from a guy whose entire damn Nowhereradio catalog is on my hard drive.
But the remark that made my day was the guitar comment. A tele? Through a fender? (pause, while I laugh hysterically).
Actually, the guitar is a piece of shit strat knock-off that doesn't even have a brand. Just s small sticker that says "made in China". I kid you not. Got it in a pawn shop in Oakland 5 years ago for $25.
I ran my beloved piece of shit through the amp modeling in
my Boss BR532 (with which I do all my tracking). My initial impression of COSM modeling was to consider returning the thing to the store. But after extensive fiddling I can coax some decent sounds out of the thing.
Oh, and I'm unemployed.
thanks for the comments guys,
Chris
