high energy rocker inspired by Formula One grand prix

[bats brew]

"Silverstone"

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/silverstone

i became enamored with formula run racing this last year,
after watching the british grand prix,
decided to write a song that tried to capture all that energy and raw power.

this was done using a '77 Ibanez Artist 2618, with a marshall model thru a strymon Iridium.
 

[Eric Parsons]

As always, your tunes are so well crafted and performed.  I love the tone of your Bass on this track.

Well done all the way around!

-Eric

[DaveT2]

Cool!

[Dream Art Scientists]

Sounds really good! Great guitar playing!

[bats brew]

19 hours ago, Eric Parsons said:

As always, your tunes are so well crafted and performed.  I love the tone of your Bass on this track.

Well done all the way around!

-Eric

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.
 

[Bajan Blue]

cool track, enjoyed the listen - as always well played

Nigel

 

[bats brew]

On 10/2/2022 at 2:05 PM, DaveT2 said:

Cool!

well thanks, daveT2!

[bats brew]

On 10/2/2022 at 5:41 PM, Dream Art Scientists said:

Sounds really good! Great guitar playing!

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!

[bats brew]

On 10/3/2022 at 9:24 AM, Bajan Blue said:

cool track, enjoyed the listen - as always well played

Nigel

 

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.

 

[bats brew]

Verstappen on pole for Japanese grand prix!

[RikF]

Hi BB, classic rocker from you, like it. Makes me wanna learn the guitar ; )

Rik

[bats brew]

And the champ is crowned!

 

[bats brew]

On 10/8/2022 at 6:28 PM, RikF said:

Hi BB, classic rocker from you, like it. Makes me wanna learn the guitar ; )

Rik

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.

[Old Joad]

All I have to say is killer☮️

[bats brew]

19 hours ago, Old Joad said:

All I have to say is killer☮️

GLAD YOU DIG IT OLD JOAD!

 

it was hella fun to record it.

[bats brew]

ok, new link with latest mix up!

[bats brew]

ok, new link with latest mix up!