Recent content by StillLearnin'

So one of the singers in my band asked if I could put something together that she could sing on outside of the band since she had never had the opportunity to record. I've been wanting to do this song for a long time (Go Your Own Way) So as usual - guitars, bass, keys and drum midi programming...

and I just picked up a Splawn ProMod a few weeks ago and my band finally had a weekend off so I started something new - which for me is usually just reviving an old idea that flithered away to make room for more ideas... Anyway, I had started this awhile back and figured it would be good to...

Well, I haven't posted anything in awhile so I'll drop this into the forum. This is a work in progress so it is only a clip of what's evolved naturally so far, but, because of my inherent ADHD I doubt I'll finish it before I move on to something else... Still needs bass but I'm not sure what...

OK, I have two Axe's right now and have been waiting for my other guitar player to pony up the cash to buy this one. He's unable to do it so it's time to move it out. Ebay is flooded with these right now since Fractal announced the arrival of the Axe II - but I'm not selling it to get an Axe II...

OK, so I have this cheap Ibanez RG Mahogany guitar that I love since it just plays real nice. I've tried several different pickup combos in it and all have sounded pretty good but decided to step up and try a set of BK's in it. I really dig the clarity that they have and the balance across all...

So I sat home (while the rest of the fam went to the inlaws) and tested my recently acquired cheap Ibanez 7 string for recording through the AxeFX. Here's a section of the result... I haven't finished tracking bass on it yet so this is bassless :-) http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=9913908

So I've been using the AxeFX live for several months now - I will never go back to a "real" amp again. Anyway, I was tweaking some patches today and threw this together to hear the mix effects of heavily gating the guitar - I'll finish it when I have time but it's a start...

OK, I swear I won't post anymore AxeFX test short clips for awhile after this one. This thing is already affecting my family life :smash: I worked on creating a couple other amp models today and ended up liking this one with the particular guitar I was working with. It's an old 1961 Epiphone...

OK, I've just been working with creating amp models from scratch more or less just focusing on that rather than all the other FX junk (of which there is plenty of). I'm not much of an FX guy anyway but I bought this thing for the amp possibilities, not the FX. Anyway, this is an amp preset I put...

Well, I just got it today... I dig it, though out of 256 factory presets it has about half a dozen useful ones :-). I ended up just jumping in and creating a couple of my own patches to get a feel for it. Excuse the sloppy playing - I wanted to test my most recent drum mix also so I kept it to...

SOLD I bought this guitar new in late 2008 for 2250.00 (I have the original receipt) and have literally played it less than two hours since then. It's spent all it's life in my home studio and is absolutely pristine - no dings or noticeable scratches. All the case candy is all there -...

This is a snippet from a tune that I'm working on that will have vocals with a female singer after I get done tracking the music. Going for more of Evanescence / Beautiful Sin feel... http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8653606

I'm recording some stuff for someone that needs uber-metal distortion - beyond the capabilities of my Marshalls. Anyone have any suggestions for a good low noise metal pedal? Thanks

Working on getting the vocals tracked in the next couple of weeks. Here's the raw material as it stands now. Kinda Alice-in-Chains-ish. Simple recording - LP through my old 2204, Hamer Cruise Bass through a POD Pro, Superior Drummer, Rob Papen Blue for keys. Done on Sonar 7...

If you're interested in truly making your homebuilt amp yours... This is pretty cool http://www.amplates.com/