bats brew

that's ok if it's 'white bread'.... LOL, there was only one little richard! in that case, this cover is for the rest of us, great job!

hi whoisp! yea, nice and funky! i was hoping it was going to be more laid back than it is.... LOL

thanks for listening to this one, nigel! it was a fun one to track.

thanks rik! yea, bass is the spotlight here.. i play thumb/slap style all the time, but i had to write a song that it fit in...

The time changed.... Now the song is in 3/4 time

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/poppin-tight all done with a strymon iridium

hi larry! you know, running direct into the Iridium, and using basic amp models and typical IR's, and straight humbucker tones on both guitars, it just seemed easy to get what i wanted. the drums, yea, i'll tweak em a little, but they basically are holding everything together pretty nicely. once i decide on a lyric, i'll probably follow the electric lead solo a bit, and reduce that part a good bit, filling the rest with simple harmonies. i mean, really, this is probably one of the most simple songs i've ever written, and it started on piano. i could just get rid of ALL the guitars!!! whaahaahaahaaahahahahaha er, nope. not going to do that. LOL

tnx

hi nigel! thanks so much for listening. the tones, came from these guys: that's a 1984 Carvin (played the lead on this one, set in the middle position) and a 1977 Ibanez Artist 2618 (all the rhythm track was done with this one. this recording has 5 tracks. 1 key, 1 rhythm, 1 solo, 1 bass, 1 drum. all done direct thru the Strymon Iridium. and yes, eventually i'll write lyrics for this, and record another version of it... seems i'm on a writing track now, where i do a instrumental version first, to get an idea of what i'm doing melody wise... then later, write a proper lyric and get rid of most of the instrumental melody, revise it as needed. i'll put out the instrumental version first, then do the lyric version and release it on an album. at this point, i'm thinking i need to diverge the project into two different 'bands', keeping 'bats brew' as the rockier instrumental versions, and something new to do the vocal heavy versions. haven't decided on a name yet...

ok, new link with latest mix up!

thanks for commenting dream art! thanks, i'm gonna finish this one up this week.

Thanks Rik! Lead louder and lead louder? Hm, I don't know, ill try it and see

https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/blues-seven just getting started with this one, i'm curious to know how it translates. it looks like it's missing some mids, but sounds nice to me as is.

ok, new link with latest mix up!

https://www.eventideaudio.com/plug-ins/spliteq/ this is the one.

GLAD YOU DIG IT OLD JOAD! it was hella fun to record it.

howdy ho Rik! thanks so much for checking this one out, i kind of feel like it's special for me, because it came out so easy, as it was all fresh in my head when i recorded it. it's like the images in my head just became immediate sonics, and that doesn't happen all the time!! and yes, learn guitar. you start now, who knows how long til you are really good. i think it took van halen all of 4 years to get almost as good as he got, technique wise.

And the champ is crowned!

Verstappen on pole for Japanese grand prix!

hi nigel! thank you for commenting the mix of guitars on this, is a kind of experiment.... the marshall model i used in the Iridium just made sense using the ibanez with the classic Super 80 pickups. gave it an old school sound. i've been experimenting with a LOT of cabinet IR's to match to the marshall model, with MY guitar setups, and i'm closing in on my very best choices. this song is as much an experiment in cabinet ir's and 'less gain is more' approach than my previous stuff. what's really interesting, is that, i'm using far less gain than i usually do, but in the mix, it sounds pretty saturated. which i'm still coming to grips as to why it is that way. it's a sound i've had in my head for a long time, saturation, but without so much gain, not so much distortion.

i use maxxbass all the time. i know exactly what it does, by personal experience.

thanks dream! i do enjoy playing guitar! heheh, when i don't have stupid cracks in my fingertips, like i do now, from yardwork. LOL, sux gettin' old!

Waves MaxxBass, that's what you want.

well thanks, daveT2!

alright eric! thanks so much for listening. real fun tune to track. came together really quickly, couple of days. that bass is pretty aggressive, eh?! i guess i think of the bass as being the pace of the race, and the guitars are like the whining engines. LOL silly netflix, and their 'drive to survive' show, got me hooked in... then i started going backwards in time, looking at previous seasons, and drivers, and history, "Schumacher" "Grand Prix", "Rush", "Ferrari race to Immortality", there are a few more, but man, what a legacy. and so hard core. crazy mo fo's. i used this guitar for all the tracks, instead of switching out, i wanted a more smoother sound; i did switch amps and cabs, but used the same guitar.