During the recording of my cover of Velvet Revolver's Falling Down, I approached the solo two different ways. My first thought was to retain the neck pickup tone of the original work, but arrange my own solo from scratch.
I recorded this and it appears here. I used my Gibson SG (Gibson Burstbucker Pro in the neck) through my Blackstar ID-Core 110 direct-out to my DAW with no effects: (Disregard the 'Bridge Only' in the title. That's a mis-type)
Falling Down Solo #3 - On Gibson SG Bridge Only
I began to feel like the solo lacked a little energy and emotion. I mean, it would be OK for a Friday Night live cover in a club, but on a studio effort, I felt like it just didn't do the song justice. So, I listened - rather intently - to Slash's version several times and picked out some aspects of his solo that I wanted to retain.
I figure I probably took 60%-70% of Slash's solo composition and added 30%-40% of my own stylistic approach to it. This way, I felt I could please even the most hardcore Slash fan, remain faithful to the original arrangement to make it recognizable, and yet, shine in my own regard.
I took this a step further....
Slash has such a recognizeable tone and style, so I sought to carve my own niche with this song. I mean, we all use a Les Paul or a Stratocaster or, perhaps a Telecaster, so there isn't a lot of tonal originality possible with average equipment, so I thought I needed to do something really unique.
I used the Von Herndon Double Neck for the solo.
This has me running a Kevin Taylor Erupter Bridge Pickup and a Thro-Bak SLE-101 simultaneously and also 180° out of phase. Both pickups share a common volume/tone pot (1 MegΩ Pot with a 0.01uf K40Y Tone Capacitor)
(Photo Taken Before Modifications To Pickup Magnet Orientation - Covers On Six-String Side Both Removed)
Falling Down Solo #4 - Von Herndon Double Neck
Have a listen , when you can, and let me know which you like better...
I recorded this and it appears here. I used my Gibson SG (Gibson Burstbucker Pro in the neck) through my Blackstar ID-Core 110 direct-out to my DAW with no effects: (Disregard the 'Bridge Only' in the title. That's a mis-type)
Falling Down Solo #3 - On Gibson SG Bridge Only
I began to feel like the solo lacked a little energy and emotion. I mean, it would be OK for a Friday Night live cover in a club, but on a studio effort, I felt like it just didn't do the song justice. So, I listened - rather intently - to Slash's version several times and picked out some aspects of his solo that I wanted to retain.
I figure I probably took 60%-70% of Slash's solo composition and added 30%-40% of my own stylistic approach to it. This way, I felt I could please even the most hardcore Slash fan, remain faithful to the original arrangement to make it recognizable, and yet, shine in my own regard.
I took this a step further....
Slash has such a recognizeable tone and style, so I sought to carve my own niche with this song. I mean, we all use a Les Paul or a Stratocaster or, perhaps a Telecaster, so there isn't a lot of tonal originality possible with average equipment, so I thought I needed to do something really unique.
I used the Von Herndon Double Neck for the solo.
This has me running a Kevin Taylor Erupter Bridge Pickup and a Thro-Bak SLE-101 simultaneously and also 180° out of phase. Both pickups share a common volume/tone pot (1 MegΩ Pot with a 0.01uf K40Y Tone Capacitor)
(Photo Taken Before Modifications To Pickup Magnet Orientation - Covers On Six-String Side Both Removed)
Falling Down Solo #4 - Von Herndon Double Neck
Have a listen , when you can, and let me know which you like better...
