HevyD47Ca – Thanks for the compliment on the vocal
. I suppose I ought to give the writers credit
. This was a co-write between Crawdad & me. Man – I wish I could play like him though
. That’s ok…every time I take a crack at this part, the stumbles & clams become less and less. Some year I may actually get a keepable take
. Yes this is my new sweetheart. I’m trying not to make my wife jealous though
. I am and will continue to enjoy the new guitfiddle
. Thanks again.
MC Gitarz – Thanks man!!:
I listened to this in the car on the way to work this morning & yeah, there is still some boom there. That’s even after a low cut
(can’t remember where – I just did it very quickly). I probably will need to tweak the eq a bit more.
The Baggs doesn’t have a 3 band. It does have what I guess is a sweepable low cut knob to adjust, within a certain range, where you want to cut. I just got it yesterday so I don’t know all that much about it yet. What you heard is a 50/50 (both turned up all the way) blend of the under the saddle pickup and the internal condenser. They also have the option of running each signal out separately. I will probably play with this a bit soon. That way you could eq each signal separately and then blend. I think that could be quite useful in a live situation. Baggs also has the Para D.I. which give a lot more control over the signal (eq, phase, notch) which might be something I would look at if I really started playing out more. But I’ll tell ya, those lows were music to my ears after struggling with getting a good sound out of my old Ovation Celebrity all this time. I think I can actually hear wood in this thing
.
Yeah…the voice is scratch (although I’ll admit it turned out pretty good), and the guitar picking is even more scratch
. The vocals are really the only thing left that I’m really proficient at. The guitar picking is getting a little stronger, but I have a long way to go yet.
I have a funny story about that vocal take. I was recording it during my daughter’s nap time (she’s 3). She woke up and heard Daddy singing so she came in right around the bridge of the song. She saw me singing in the mic with the cans on. This was kind of a new sight for her. She had never seen me record before. She walked over and sat down Indian style and stared up at me wide eyed. She made a little noise, but it didn’t come through too much on the track. I just kept singing and I got to the last verse, I was looking at her, looking at me and a wellspring of emotion just bubbled over. I actually can hear a slight crack and waver somewhere in the last verse when this happened. I held it together and finished the song anyway. I think I will always keep this vocal track, even if it is just for my listening pleasure
. I already know I am successful in music from moments like this. She is definitely becoming “infected” with the music bug already and it warms my heart. Sorry for rambling
(wait…no I’m not
)
And yes…I do like to stare at this new beauty. I like to play it even more
. I love the sound of it. My wife (who is not musically inclined in the least) can even hear the difference in my playing with the new axe. She even said I sing better when I’m playing it
.
Erland – Thanks for listening man
. As I stated above, this was a co-write between Crawdad and me. I’m just not gonna listen to the guitar/vocal demo of his that I have sitting around yet. It will just be depressing (I need to practice, practice practice…). Thanks again. I appreciate the spins
.
joro – Yep DI
. I’m pretty happy with that system on first pass. I think I have a lot of fiddling to do to get it just right, but I think it will work great. Can’t wait to go do some songwriter’s nights here in Nashville with this. I want to see how it sounds live
. Again…props to Crawdad too on the co-write.
Signal chain for vox is
AKG C535EB mic > Audio Buddy > Delta 1010lt @ 24/44.1. Guitar is the same if I mic it, but this was DI.
Thanks for the listen man & the kind words.
lynx – Thanks for the listen & kind words. I appreciate it. I was surprised as I listened in the car this morning how decent the mix was. I really slapped it together quickly last night, and listened on puter speakers (the only monitors I have
). Thanks for the listen
