Something new!

[Lewguitar]

Here's a brand new song I wrote for my daughter Jessica.

It's called Jessie's Song and it's one my favorites.

It's also the only one that's close to being a final mix.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=904485

Thanks for listening!

Lew

 

[Skullkrusher]

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Very relaxing. Nice work.

The melody is beautiful.

 

[Jay 77]

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Now why doesn't my acoustic sound like that????

 

[Lewguitar]

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Now why doesn't my acoustic sound like that????

Maybe you should have got a Taylor? :cool2:

 

[Vetteboy]

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Maybe you should have got a Taylor? :cool2:

I've always liked those. Which is why I got a solid-body electric from them.

Got a LOT of compression on that track though. It sounds nice and clear but I'd almost scale it back to get a *little* more dynamic range IMO.

Great composition though. Ever listen to any of Phil Keaggy's acoustic stuff?

 

[Skullkrusher]

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That was a Taylor? wow

 

[Lewguitar]

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I've always liked those. Which is why I got a solid-body electric from them.

Got a LOT of compression on that track though. It sounds nice and clear but I'd almost scale it back to get a *little* more dynamic range IMO.

Great composition though. Ever listen to any of Phil Keaggy's acoustic stuff?

I like Phil Keaggy - I've seen him play a Les Paul live. But no, I've never heard anything of his on vinyl or CD.

I like the compression on that particular cut - it's intentional and we were going for a particular sound for just that one cut.

Thanks!

 

[Vetteboy]

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I like the compression on that particular cut - it's intentional and we were going for a particular sound for just that one cut.

Thanks!

It definitely works for the track and brings out all the notes very nicely. That's the other thing I was gonna mention - really nice performance on that one too. I wrote a similar acoustic piece a few years ago that I can play perfectly sitting around a campfire or in my bedroom, but I've never once been able to get through it with a microphone in the room. I try it every few months and always mess it up at some point in the take, and the nature of it makes it impossible to punch in and combine a few takes.

I need someone to record it without me knowing.

 

[Blue313]

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That was a Taylor? wow

+1 I'm going to have to take another look at Taylor's

 

[Skullkrusher]

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+1 I'm going to have to take another look at Taylor's

I'll probably just stick with my D-18.

Still, the audio was impressive.

 

[StrangeSound]

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Hey Lew,

I really enjoyed the track and I'm in awe how good it is. A very sweet song. I heared you playing for the first time, that's a great first impression

Keep up the good work!

 

[Markk]

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Oh man, makes me want to experiment and see if I can get those kind of beautiful sounds out of my Epiphone acoustic

 

[JumpMarine]

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That was beautiful Lew, good to see that you figured out soundclick too! I told you it was pretty simple.

 

[StillLearnin']

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Wow - that's awesome guitar work. I *really* dig that.

 

[ImmortalSix]

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Lew, my man!

The composition was great --- kept me interested. The feel was really honest.

The playing was super clean as usual --- I really like that about your stuff --- clean clean clean.

The compression was really distracting for me. I am an audio / recording nut, so take it with a grain, but the compression took away from the recording in my opinion.

Keep writing and recording stuff like this!

-Hunter

 

[wickedmartini]

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That's good stuff Lew. It conjures up all kinds of images and memories when I listen to it. Only the good stuff can do that. Hope you share some more as you get them finished.

 

[Al.C]

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Great playing! What do you use to pick? Nails or thumb pick/fingers?

 

[wahwah]

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Beautiful song, soulful playing, stunning tone, just wonderful. Jessica must be so proud to have that as her song. Nice one Lew.



Regards.................................. Geoff.

 

[Lewguitar]

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What do you use to pick? Nails or thumb pick/fingers?

That's just a Fender medium on that one. It's in open G and then capoed pretty high up the neck because the high frets are closer together and that lets me reach some of those stretches a little more easily. I'm playing my Taylor 910 cutaway - it's an especially nice sounding dreadnaught.

Thanks! Lew

 

[Tor]

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Wow..... That song was mesmerizing. Loved it.. Great job.