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GilgaFrank · October 17th, 2009, 05:36 PM

Tijuana Taxi

I honestly don't know why, I just sometimes feel the need to do dreadful covers of classic old tunes. This one features at least one take using each one of my guitars so that's one Telecaster and five Stratocasters.

I swear Herb Alpert wants me dead for this.

See also: Spanish Flea
Tiptoe through the tulips
Tico Tico

and, er this modern-day classic

funff · October 17th, 2009, 07:07 PM

I like them.... oddly enough!

You need to back the drums off in the mix a bit on Tijuana Taxi though, or bring the guitars up. Fun stuff

GilgaFrank · October 17th, 2009, 07:14 PM

Yeah, they're just a bit of fun so I didn't bother with the mixing and production too much. It's more about ruining the tune rather than producing a real work of art :)

Although I've got to say I was really pleased with the strat tone and the solo in the last one

Frontier9 · October 17th, 2009, 07:27 PM

I'm digging Tiptoe - have you ever heard of Roy Wood? I'm hearing some similarities...

Oh, btw, that's a good thing!

GilgaFrank · October 18th, 2009, 09:44 AM

Roy "well I wish it could be christmas every day" Wood?

Frontier9 · October 18th, 2009, 12:55 PM

That answers my question!

FirstBassman · October 18th, 2009, 12:58 PM

That was cool, thanks.

But I agree ... turn down the drums a bit.

GilgaFrank · October 18th, 2009, 05:09 PM

Yes, I probably mixed them in a rush. I'll sort out the mixes another day, I think some of them were probably mixed down on headphones right after I finished recording and that's never a good way to work it.

emarsupial · October 18th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Hi there,

Just wanted to say I enjoyed Tijuana Taxi. This reminds me of the hey-day of those old instrumental cover-song albums from the 70's, like the Ventures used to do.

Fun stuff!

cheers,
ew

GilgaFrank · October 18th, 2009, 07:22 PM

Thanks, glad you liked it - think of it as a tongue-in-cheek tribute. It's also good discipline for my guitar playing, I usually just pick up a guitar and noodle away doing mad solos all day. To actually copy saxaphone and trumpet lines is surprisingly tricky and playing in B flat or F breaks me out of the open-string monotony.

And yes, I'm a lousy singer but the Britney cover just HAD to be done.

October 17th, 2009, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
GilgaFrank NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 7	Hard Rock version of .... Herb Alpert's Tijuana Taxi Tijuana Taxi I honestly don't know why, I just sometimes feel the need to do dreadful covers of classic old tunes. This one features at least one take using each one of my guitars so that's one Telecaster and five Stratocasters. I swear Herb Alpert wants me dead for this. See also: Spanish Flea Tiptoe through the tulips Tico Tico and, er this modern-day classic

October 18th, 2009, 07:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
emarsupial TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 27	Hi there, Just wanted to say I enjoyed Tijuana Taxi. This reminds me of the hey-day of those old instrumental cover-song albums from the 70's, like the Ventures used to do. Fun stuff! cheers, ew __________________ Reality is subjective

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October 17th, 2009, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
funff Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 385	I like them.... oddly enough! You need to back the drums off in the mix a bit on Tijuana Taxi though, or bring the guitars up. Fun stuff

October 17th, 2009, 07:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
GilgaFrank NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 7	Yeah, they're just a bit of fun so I didn't bother with the mixing and production too much. It's more about ruining the tune rather than producing a real work of art :) Although I've got to say I was really pleased with the strat tone and the solo in the last one

October 17th, 2009, 07:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Frontier9 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny New Jersey Age: 50 Posts: 606	I'm digging Tiptoe - have you ever heard of Roy Wood? I'm hearing some similarities... Oh, btw, that's a good thing!

October 18th, 2009, 09:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
GilgaFrank NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 7	Roy "well I wish it could be christmas every day" Wood?

October 18th, 2009, 12:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Frontier9 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny New Jersey Age: 50 Posts: 606	That answers my question!

October 18th, 2009, 12:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
FirstBassman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,511	That was cool, thanks. But I agree ... turn down the drums a bit.

October 18th, 2009, 05:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
GilgaFrank NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 7	Yes, I probably mixed them in a rush. I'll sort out the mixes another day, I think some of them were probably mixed down on headphones right after I finished recording and that's never a good way to work it.

October 18th, 2009, 07:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
GilgaFrank NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 7	Thanks, glad you liked it - think of it as a tongue-in-cheek tribute. It's also good discipline for my guitar playing, I usually just pick up a guitar and noodle away doing mad solos all day. To actually copy saxaphone and trumpet lines is surprisingly tricky and playing in B flat or F breaks me out of the open-string monotony. And yes, I'm a lousy singer but the Britney cover just HAD to be done.

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