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Inspector #20

Inspector #20

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Ok,

So, we decided to cover Lynch Mob's Wicked Sensation and make a live performance video.

My idea was to come up with my own interpretation of the arrangement and make something that showcased my uncultured playing approach and my characteristic chain saw tone.

I didn't want to cop George's polished precision. Instead, i wanted an urgent, angry sound, like a pot just about ready to boil over, just on the outer edge of control.

The version posted here still has the click track on it and lacks the guitar solo and vocals, but I thought it was a unique opportunity for you guys to hear all the little nuances of the guitars that won't be as 'visible' once the vocals tracks are recorded.

I will post updates to this thread as the project evolves.

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Inspector #20 said:
Ok,

So, we decided to cover Lynch Mob's Wicked Sensation and make a live performance video.

My idea was to come up with my own interpretation of the arrangement and make something that showcased my uncultured playing approach and my characteristic chain saw tone.

I didn't want to cop George's polished precision. Instead, i wanted an urgent, angry sound, like a pot just about ready to boil over, just on the outer edge of control.

The version posted here still has the click track on it and lacks the guitar solo and vocals, but I thought it was a unique opportunity for you guys to hear all the little nuances of the guitars that won't be as 'visible' once the vocals tracks are recorded.

I will post updates to this thread as the project evolves.

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Wow , that is great Robert . Now you have to find a girl that sounds like Don. Lmao
 
Inspector #20 said:
I'm just getting over losing my voice, so its gonna be a while before i can finish it....
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Well , just teasing about Don. He does have a very polished sounding voice. He always did. He used to play guitar and sing in a band called Airborne that also included Bobby Blotzer on drums.
 
ibmorjamn said:
Well , just teasing about Don. He does have a very polished sounding voice. He always did. He used to play guitar and sing in a band called Airborne that also included Bobby Blotzer on drums.
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Right!!!!

FYI, This tune was originally sang by Oni Logan.
 
ibmorjamn said:
Well , just teasing about Don. He does have a very polished sounding voice. He always did. He used to play guitar and sing in a band called Airborne that also included Bobby Blotzer on drums.
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Im not a grear singer, but i can stay on pitch and i work cheaper than "good" singers.
 
A little more mixing....while this production is nowhere near meter perfect, it is, instead, squarely in the pocket and it jumps out and hits you right in the face from the very first note, either grabbing, or repulsing the listener in mere seconds.

It has this undeniable pulse and attitude, through the looseness and sonic swagger, and the precision of the bass track, that play off each other in this remarkable "it shouldn't work, but yet it does" kind of way.

It's hard not to feel a little blasphemous in taking this stab at Lynch's phenomenal solo. It's a little like trying to bake a soufflé for Gordon Ramsey, knowing that it's never gonna be good enough, but the solo has so many techniques and elements going on, that it's like a little song within itself.

The tone of the $60.00 Craigslist Ibanez Bass (with Ernie Ball 105's) through a generic Fender Rumble 40, direct-out into Audacity has a fat, punchy tone that carries the song along the rails like a freight train.

This has to be the most fun we have had yet with any cover song that we have ever recorded.

Here's the latest mix, just waiting for vocals...

The song was recorded at the original tempo of 98bpm. The delay on the solo was set to 3 repeats at 459ms, which is dotted eighth notes or 3/4 beat, depending o how you want to look at it.

There is no close-miking going on here. The principle of this tone is based on my preference of "distance miking." A single SM-57 is placed 3-4 feet in front of the 2x12 cabinet (@syscokid Hopped-Up Marshall Origin 50 through a pair of Celestion Copperback 250's) in a hardwood-floored room and then cranked to nearly full volume.

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Anybody interested in hearing the isolated tracks???

The main rhythm's are played on a Gibson Les Paul. The solo is played on YelloStrat (for the tremolo dips) featuring the 16.5k 44awg Di Marzio Neanderthal bridge pickup. The same amp settings were used for all guitar parts.
 
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