Ok, I've been working with a band on several recordings and I was hired specifically to help them complete an album when their guitarist/writer walked during the early part of the sessions.. This project is really kinda cool because I am also writing most of the music and I have free reign to compose my own solos. On November 27, 2021, we were working late and trying to get a song completed that needed several solos composed. I took my 2021 Gibson Gold Top to the session and I plugged into the Avalon, then pulled up a preset I had been messing with in the onboard VST Amp Rack Suite that is part of the Cubase 11 Pro Platform. I wasn't really happy with how the preset sounded, so I scrapped it and started over.
TBTH, I just hastily assembled a "virtual rig" from a 50watt Marshall Head, a 4x12 Cabinet, and then added virtual OD, Chorus, Maximizer, Comp, EQ and Noise Gate. I used a virtual Sennheiser MD-421-II microphone along with a SM-57, both off axis on different speakers of the 'virtual' 4x12 cabinet. We then used a Neumann U87 as a virtual room mic.
We ran the song through a couple of times and I just noodled around trying to get a feel for the tune. The third time through I told the engineer to "hit record and let it run out."
This 30 second clip is my intro solo that I composed for this project. While I am sure the playing is likely average, I can tell you that I am pleased as punch with the solo tone that we captured.
The song excerpt here is not mixed or mastered, so the background crowd effect (its a song about the inauguration of the Anti-Christ) is a little loud, but i think you will appreciate how good the tone fits in this somewhat chaotic mix.
The engineer and producer also told me, "Hey, Rob, I hope you saved that preset!!!" So, I feel like this is the tone I want to stick with for the remainder of this project, in an effort to create an identifiable sort of voice, much like when you hear a solo by Kirk Hammett (regardless of your personal feelings about the artist) his tone is immediately identifiable.
I welcome any and all comments on this tone, either positive or negative.
TBTH, I just hastily assembled a "virtual rig" from a 50watt Marshall Head, a 4x12 Cabinet, and then added virtual OD, Chorus, Maximizer, Comp, EQ and Noise Gate. I used a virtual Sennheiser MD-421-II microphone along with a SM-57, both off axis on different speakers of the 'virtual' 4x12 cabinet. We then used a Neumann U87 as a virtual room mic.
We ran the song through a couple of times and I just noodled around trying to get a feel for the tune. The third time through I told the engineer to "hit record and let it run out."
This 30 second clip is my intro solo that I composed for this project. While I am sure the playing is likely average, I can tell you that I am pleased as punch with the solo tone that we captured.
The song excerpt here is not mixed or mastered, so the background crowd effect (its a song about the inauguration of the Anti-Christ) is a little loud, but i think you will appreciate how good the tone fits in this somewhat chaotic mix.
The engineer and producer also told me, "Hey, Rob, I hope you saved that preset!!!" So, I feel like this is the tone I want to stick with for the remainder of this project, in an effort to create an identifiable sort of voice, much like when you hear a solo by Kirk Hammett (regardless of your personal feelings about the artist) his tone is immediately identifiable.
I welcome any and all comments on this tone, either positive or negative.
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