audition track....

getbent · August 30th, 2008, 05:06 PM

An acquaintance of mine (who I've backed up before) is forming some people to do some recording and suggested me to some people who I don't know and they requested an 'audition' mp3... (we're doing this at a distance)...

Anyway, this is a singer songwriter type thing... and they need 'soulful guitar parts that spice up the song'... this is what I chose to send them...

I'm so old I don't ever worry too much if I don't get asked to do it... and it is representative of my playing... but, what do you think?

bent playin'

popthree · August 30th, 2008, 07:03 PM

thats an easy listen... nice playing gb.

buddywayne · August 30th, 2008, 07:06 PM

When I grow up I want to play that good.

ScatMan · August 30th, 2008, 07:34 PM

Great tones and phrasing. Sounds like the 1st half of the song is Tele rhythm, switched to bridge in 2nd half ending with tremolo? The verses have an "I Shall Be Released" vibe.

I like how you added the Albert/SRV type bend phrase starting at about 0:27 to sort of break up and add variety to the smooth Dickie Betts type of soloing played up to that point.

I have one suggestion. On that phrase starting 0:27, maybe bend the third note a little bit sharper. The flatted bend sounds a little jarring to my ears with the song going from Dmaj. back to Gmaj. IMO.

I hope you'll take that as bit of constructive criticism because I think what you've done is spot on.

Good luck and break a leg!

getbent · August 30th, 2008, 07:44 PM

Thanks Fellas! and thanks Scatman for the tips... I'll go back and tweak it (I may just go in with melodyne and adjust it) ... I appreciate any comments and suggestions...

I got some feedback from the acquaintance... she 'loves it' and thinks they will too... we'll see...

refin · August 30th, 2008, 07:52 PM

Nice GB.......enjoyed that.

Colt W. Knight · August 30th, 2008, 07:55 PM

What kinda equipment are you using there?

Good pickin' by the way.

getbent · August 30th, 2008, 08:06 PM

thanks again...

Colt, it is my mij thinline with nocasters direct to my toneport (and using the toneport effects and amp sims) into logic. I also use my dano baritone at the very end and my hipshot. The rest of the music is one of my jam tracks that I make using loops and synths I've got in the home studio (I used one of the tracks from an old thread of mine)...

pretty good workflow.. I probably made 10 passes at the track and then picked the parts I liked.

Daddydex · August 30th, 2008, 08:33 PM

Hey GB, they might ask you to produce the tracks after listening to that! Is that the B-Band thing you mentioned once before?

Dan

Tdot · August 30th, 2008, 08:43 PM

Since it's the annual Swiss Days weekend in my town right now, I have to say "More cowbell".

getbent · August 30th, 2008, 08:49 PM

I'm pretty lazy so I start every thing in Garageband... then once I've got whatever loops together or my scratch tracks together... I go into Logic and start cutting and cleaning... recently, I got melodyne and now I can go into melodyne and fix anything that is wrong... then, because I'm lazy, I usually put the file back into garageband and use the normalizing software in it (all automated) and run it down to .mp3... done... this track took about 2 hours start to finish... now tonight, provided that I am either happy or depressed after the Cal football game, I'll go out and try to fix the part scatman referenced earlier... then I'll just pop it back into garageband and output it again...

I am just suffering from 3 straight weeks of overwork (it will pay off in about 3 weeks) and so I'm kind of tired and weary... I have a new amp in the back seat of my car and it hasn't moved today because I'm busy with work junk... I'M TIRED OF WORK AND WANT TO PLAY MY TELE!

hey, I was gonna pm you this.. but, I have a song I wrote, if I send it to you will you sing it? you can say no, but man, I'd love to hear you sing it.

note to self: more cowbell for TDOT.

Daddydex · August 30th, 2008, 09:00 PM

Send it along GB, I will give it a go if the key is a good match.

Dan

getbent · August 30th, 2008, 09:19 PM

email sent.

Scott McCray · August 30th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Randy,

I'd gladly have ya on any track I was workin' on! Heck, I'd even go back to playin' bass, just to give ya more room...VERY nice.

Scott

voodoostation · August 30th, 2008, 10:44 PM

I'm feelin' ya brother! When can you start?

furrfurrfurr · August 30th, 2008, 10:47 PM

very tasty

sean79 · September 1st, 2008, 02:02 AM

Tasty indeed. I don't think I've ever heard any of your playing before - other than the backing tracks you had posted. I think you've got the "soulful guitar parts that spice up the song" thing nailed. I am impressed.

Tim Armstrong · September 1st, 2008, 02:28 AM

You're hired!

Cheers, Tim

getbent · September 1st, 2008, 02:35 AM

thanks fellers... I meant to fix the one part today... but I played my twin instead... and wrote a report... mebbe tomorrow...

telesavant · September 1st, 2008, 03:19 AM

VERY nice getbent!!.....Soul CAN'T be faked....Dobie or Reggie would be proud!!

mcriff · September 1st, 2008, 03:26 AM

Beautiful touch and tone there, Getbent.

(And thanks for the MST song, Tim. . . my all-time favorite TV show!)

getbent · September 2nd, 2008, 03:19 AM

Paulie, thanks man! you made my week, you are a super player so that is very kind!

Thanks too mcriff!

Roli · September 2nd, 2008, 03:49 PM

Laid back, tasteful playing. There are several parts that sounded like you played a pedal steel. :-) I like the tremolo at the end.

TelZilla · September 2nd, 2008, 03:57 PM

I think ya nailed it- soulful is a pretty good description.

Big John · September 3rd, 2008, 03:50 PM

Hey GB, if you are sending tracks to that Daddydex you could always add the sound of some fat oaf with a Tele from over here on the track !

Motor · September 5th, 2008, 05:34 AM

great work.

August 30th, 2008, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	audition track.... An acquaintance of mine (who I've backed up before) is forming some people to do some recording and suggested me to some people who I don't know and they requested an 'audition' mp3... (we're doing this at a distance)... Anyway, this is a singer songwriter type thing... and they need 'soulful guitar parts that spice up the song'... this is what I chose to send them... I'm so old I don't ever worry too much if I don't get asked to do it... and it is representative of my playing... but, what do you think? bent playin' __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

August 30th, 2008, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
buddywayne Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: missouri Age: 62 Posts: 625 6 Photos	When I grow up I want to play that good. __________________ 51 luv!!

August 30th, 2008, 07:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	Thanks Fellas! and thanks Scatman for the tips... I'll go back and tweak it (I may just go in with melodyne and adjust it) ... I appreciate any comments and suggestions... I got some feedback from the acquaintance... she 'loves it' and thinks they will too... we'll see... __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

August 30th, 2008, 07:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,962	Nice GB.......enjoyed that. __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

August 30th, 2008, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	thanks again... Colt, it is my mij thinline with nocasters direct to my toneport (and using the toneport effects and amp sims) into logic. I also use my dano baritone at the very end and my hipshot. The rest of the music is one of my jam tracks that I make using loops and synths I've got in the home studio (I used one of the tracks from an old thread of mine)... pretty good workflow.. I probably made 10 passes at the track and then picked the parts I liked. __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

August 30th, 2008, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
popthree Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tulsa Age: 43 Posts: 2,801 45 Photos	thats an easy listen... nice playing gb.

August 30th, 2008, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
ScatMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: TexasLand Posts: 168	Great tones and phrasing. Sounds like the 1st half of the song is Tele rhythm, switched to bridge in 2nd half ending with tremolo? The verses have an "I Shall Be Released" vibe. I like how you added the Albert/SRV type bend phrase starting at about 0:27 to sort of break up and add variety to the smooth Dickie Betts type of soloing played up to that point. I have one suggestion. On that phrase starting 0:27, maybe bend the third note a little bit sharper. The flatted bend sounds a little jarring to my ears with the song going from Dmaj. back to Gmaj. IMO. I hope you'll take that as bit of constructive criticism because I think what you've done is spot on. Good luck and break a leg!

August 30th, 2008, 07:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Colt W. Knight Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Virginia Age: 24 Posts: 1,988	What kinda equipment are you using there? Good pickin' by the way.

August 30th, 2008, 08:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Daddydex Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,708	Hey GB, they might ask you to produce the tracks after listening to that! Is that the B-Band thing you mentioned once before? Dan __________________ Teles are like Mr. Potato head

August 30th, 2008, 08:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,666 55 Photos	Since it's the annual Swiss Days weekend in my town right now, I have to say "More cowbell". __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

August 30th, 2008, 08:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	I'm pretty lazy so I start every thing in Garageband... then once I've got whatever loops together or my scratch tracks together... I go into Logic and start cutting and cleaning... recently, I got melodyne and now I can go into melodyne and fix anything that is wrong... then, because I'm lazy, I usually put the file back into garageband and use the normalizing software in it (all automated) and run it down to .mp3... done... this track took about 2 hours start to finish... now tonight, provided that I am either happy or depressed after the Cal football game, I'll go out and try to fix the part scatman referenced earlier... then I'll just pop it back into garageband and output it again... I am just suffering from 3 straight weeks of overwork (it will pay off in about 3 weeks) and so I'm kind of tired and weary... I have a new amp in the back seat of my car and it hasn't moved today because I'm busy with work junk... I'M TIRED OF WORK AND WANT TO PLAY MY TELE! hey, I was gonna pm you this.. but, I have a song I wrote, if I send it to you will you sing it? you can say no, but man, I'd love to hear you sing it. note to self: more cowbell for TDOT. __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

August 30th, 2008, 09:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Daddydex Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,708	Send it along GB, I will give it a go if the key is a good match. Dan __________________ Teles are like Mr. Potato head

August 30th, 2008, 09:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	email sent. __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

August 30th, 2008, 10:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
Scott McCray Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte (and Cullowhee), NC Age: 49 Posts: 294 21 Photos	Randy, I'd gladly have ya on any track I was workin' on! Heck, I'd even go back to playin' bass, just to give ya more room...VERY nice. Scott __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa

August 30th, 2008, 10:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
voodoostation Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Midlothian, Va Age: 35 Posts: 363 2 Photos	I'm feelin' ya brother! When can you start? __________________ "You said you're from college but you don't seem too bright, 'cause you just brung a switchblade to a pistol fight" - Chris Knight

August 30th, 2008, 10:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
furrfurrfurr Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South of Heaven Posts: 2,421	very tasty __________________ Hope I'm not too Messianic or a trifle too Satanic. Meow.

September 1st, 2008, 02:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
sean79 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 1,840 9 Photos	Tasty indeed. I don't think I've ever heard any of your playing before - other than the backing tracks you had posted. I think you've got the "soulful guitar parts that spice up the song" thing nailed. I am impressed. __________________ Every now and then I know it's kind of hard to tell, but I'm still alive and well.

September 1st, 2008, 02:28 AM	#18 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 9,468	You're hired! Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

September 1st, 2008, 02:35 AM	#19 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	thanks fellers... I meant to fix the one part today... but I played my twin instead... and wrote a report... mebbe tomorrow... __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

September 1st, 2008, 03:19 AM	#20 (permalink)
telesavant Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut Posts: 354	VERY nice getbent!!.....Soul CAN'T be faked....Dobie or Reggie would be proud!!

September 1st, 2008, 03:26 AM	#21 (permalink)
mcriff TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 40	Beautiful touch and tone there, Getbent. (And thanks for the MST song, Tim. . . my all-time favorite TV show!)

September 2nd, 2008, 03:19 AM	#22 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 9,992 37 Photos	Paulie, thanks man! you made my week, you are a super player so that is very kind! Thanks too mcriff! __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

September 2nd, 2008, 03:49 PM	#23 (permalink)
Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,568 5 Photos	Laid back, tasteful playing. There are several parts that sounded like you played a pedal steel. :-) I like the tremolo at the end. __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

September 2nd, 2008, 03:57 PM	#24 (permalink)
TelZilla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 38 Posts: 1,923 6 Photos	I think ya nailed it- soulful is a pretty good description. __________________ Thanks,Nick Nec Aspera Terrent

September 3rd, 2008, 03:50 PM	#25 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,636 35 Photos	Hey GB, if you are sending tracks to that Daddydex you could always add the sound of some fat oaf with a Tele from over here on the track ! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

September 5th, 2008, 05:34 AM	#26 (permalink)
Motor Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 237	great work.