Call me Crazy....

We knocked this song out in record time, and as such, it's certainly not a stellar production. We worked today and decided to throw this project in at the end of our work day. Interestingly, we had every kind of equipment failure you can describe (while recording this song) from a brief power outage, to PC crashes, requiring multiple restarts, cables that would pass a signal one minute and then not the next, and a broken snare spring!!!!

While tracking the vocals, I forgot some of the lyrics (momentarily) and had to to kinda "cram" the vocals into the song to make everything fit on the fly without stopping.

I played the entire recording on my 1959 Slash Les Paul Fake (Chibson) that I got from @eSGEe (bridge pickup is an Epiphone H8BN) through my Blackstar ID-Core 100 watt, direct out into the console. I played the bass tracks on my $60.00 Ibanez Bass through a Behringer Bass V-AMP PRO Rack Modeling Preamp, also direct out into the console.

At 2:02, you will hear me switch from neck to bridge pickup during the main solo.

Ok, as with the drums, those are the responsibility of my producer/engineer friend and colleague with whom I am eternally indebted. Here's the rundown on the setup and recording of the drum tracks:

the basic kit is a highly customized 1970 Ludwig Bronze Strata with Zildjian and Paiste cymbals, DW skins and a custom double bas pedal system.

Microphone placement and details:

kick in: dynamic for punch
kick alt: “scooped” sounding dynamic for slap
kick out: tube LDC for boom

snare top: dynamic for punch
snare alt: SDC for air and body
snare bottom: dynamic for rattle

hi hats: SDC

toms 1, 2: dynamic for punch

overheads: stereo ribbon mic designed to hear both the cymbals and kit (panned “drummer’s perspective” — hi hat on the left, ride cymbal on the right)
rooms close: spaced pair of boundary mics on the far wall of the main tracking room (panned “drummer’s perspective”)
rooms far: pair of boundary mics in the hallway/echo chamber adjacent to the main tracking room

custom subwoofer mic angled in toward the snare and kick from about 4 feet from the front hi hat side of the kit and about 1 foot off the ground. Gets a great “lofi” or “loopy” sound
kick and snare mics through an 1176 set to compress heavily to add urgency and body to the kit

So, here it is...

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Drobert-h-herndon%252Fthrill-is-gone-april-11-2021-bb-king-cover%3Btrack_id%3D1027360840
 
Robert Herndon said:
We knocked this song out in record time, and as such, it's certainly not a stellar production. We worked today and decided to throw this project in at the end of our work day. Interestingly, we had every kind of equipment failure you can describe (while recording this song) from a brief power outage, to PC crashes, requiring multiple restarts, cables that would pass a signal one minute and then not the next, and a broken snare spring!!!!

While tracking the vocals, I forgot some of the lyrics (momentarily) and had to to kinda "cram" the vocals into the song to make everything fit on the fly without stopping.

I played the entire recording on my 1959 Slash Les Paul Fake (Chibson) that I got from @eSGEe (bridge pickup is an Epiphone H8BN) through my Blackstar ID-Core 100 watt, direct out into the console. I played the bass tracks on my $60.00 Ibanez Bass through a Behringer Bass V-AMP PRO Rack Modeling Preamp, also direct out into the console.

At 2:02, you will hear me switch from neck to bridge pickup during the main solo.

Ok, as with the drums, those are the responsibility of my producer/engineer friend and colleague with whom I am eternally indebted. Here's the rundown on the setup and recording of the drum tracks:

the basic kit is a highly customized 1970 Ludwig Bronze Strata with Zildjian and Paiste cymbals, DW skins and a custom double bas pedal system.

Microphone placement and details:

kick in: dynamic for punch
kick alt: “scooped” sounding dynamic for slap
kick out: tube LDC for boom

snare top: dynamic for punch
snare alt: SDC for air and body
snare bottom: dynamic for rattle

hi hats: SDC

toms 1, 2: dynamic for punch

overheads: stereo ribbon mic designed to hear both the cymbals and kit (panned “drummer’s perspective” — hi hat on the left, ride cymbal on the right)
rooms close: spaced pair of boundary mics on the far wall of the main tracking room (panned “drummer’s perspective”)
rooms far: pair of boundary mics in the hallway/echo chamber adjacent to the main tracking room

custom subwoofer mic angled in toward the snare and kick from about 4 feet from the front hi hat side of the kit and about 1 foot off the ground. Gets a great “lofi” or “loopy” sound
kick and snare mics through an 1176 set to compress heavily to add urgency and body to the kit

So, here it is...

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Drobert-h-herndon%252Fthrill-is-gone-april-11-2021-bb-king-cover%3Btrack_id%3D1027360840
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Very nicely done!!!! Robert!
 
Ramo said:
Yeah you can, i heard you play and you kill it...
You can sing you can play and do leads too, i cant...

Nothing special about my video just my Sunday noodle....

Bring me sone thrill come on we are waiting for encore!
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You are such a kind spirit, Man...Bless you....

I don't know, Man....I listen to what I play and I don't love it, but I really love what you and @Jethro Rocker do....
 
Robert Herndon said:
You are such a kind spirit, Man...Bless you....

I don't know, Man....I listen to what I play and I don't love it, but I really love what you and @Jethro Rocker do....
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I gotta listen to yours still @Robert Herndon . Just hangin with the tablet and the telly, no earbuds here. Was just playing with our new songs on recorder. I suspect it will sound stellar! Maybe I'll noodle over the backing tracks tomorrow.
 
Robert Herndon said:
You are such a kind spirit, Man...Bless you....

I don't know, Man....I listen to what I play and I don't love it, but I really love what you and @Jethro Rocker do....
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It sounds different to different ears, I dont like my voice or how i sound but some like it some not...

Just keep on rocking man and thats all it matter, when you think you bad just turn on tv and hear mumble rap and you realise you are light years ahead with talent and voice...
 
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