Music

These guitar music files are created using the equipment and mod'd amps described on this site. These are musical ideas that get stuck in my head (and fingers) to the point where I thought it worth the time to finish and record them. Mostly they are based on a single musical idea that gets fleshed out into ~8 to 12-bars and then worked into a simple song structure. I try to keep 'em short and to the point. I'll play them on whatever amp and guitar are getting my attention at the time.

Most tracks use a guitar into the TLA 5051 preamp, into the Behringer V-Verb (pre 2010) or GSP-1101 (post 2010), and then into one or more amps.

ProTools 8 or 9 or Audacity picks up signals from either the line-outs of the GSP or DI outputs of the amp(s). No microphones are used in these recordings (so far).

Happy.mp3 - original composition played on the THD univalve recorded with ProTools 8 w/ no effects or inserts

All tracks recorded straight from the THD line output

Clean telecaster neck lipstick PU for rhythm

Slightly overdriven Telecaster HH bridge (dual coil) PU for melody

Stock drum track

Midi bass in ProTools

It Hurts Me Too.mp3 - (originally by Elmore James) - played through the THD univalve and recorded with ProTools 8 from the THD line output

Rhythm is a clean recording of the Les Paul double cut w/ P-90 neck PU for rhythm, then added compressor and Sansamp overdrive in ProTools

Melody is played on the Les Paul double cut w/ P-90 bridge PU through THD set to 60% volume.

Midi bass in ProTools

Slowblues.mp3 - uses a backup track from Zack Roberts (http://www.50blues.com/) and recorded with ProTools 8 from the THD line output with no effects.

The lead is played on the Les Paul (both P90 PUs)

Two Tense.mp3 - original composition with no effects or inserts - all tracks recorded clean through TLA 5051 feeding Vox ac15c clean channel.

Signal pickup is with JDI DI box into Protools.

Rhythm played with Vox Virage (neck PU as humbucker)

Deluxe Telecaster played for Melody (both PUs in series) and 2nd Rhythm (neck PU)

PT drum tracks

AnotherU.mp3 - loosely based on the song by John Mayer - single take played on Vox Virage - neck+bridge PUs (both in P90 mode).

TLA feeds into GSP1101 modeling 65 Twin amp w/Lexicon reverb and Bias Tremolo. Recorded by PT from GSP line outputs - no amps.

MoneyGoes.mp3 - original composition - single take played on Deluxe Telecaster using neck PU.

TLA feeds into GSP1101 modeling 67 Deluxe emulation amp w/Lexicon reverb and Bias Tremolo.

Recorded by ProTools (clean, no inserts) from GSP line outputs - no amps in recording path.

Slidewalk.mp3 - original composition - single take played on Deluxe Telecaster using neck PU.

TLA feeds into GSP1101 w/Lexicon reverb and Bias Tremolo (no amp modeling). GSP feeds THD Uni Roll input. THD is set to HiV, all controls to 2pm.

Recorded with Audacity from GSP line output (left channel) and THD line output (right channel).

Enough.mp3 - original composition based on an 8-bar blues form.

Guitar tracks are played through the Bassman and recorded from the Mass-Lite line out. (No preamp or effects during recording.)

Rhythm track is the Deluxe Telecaster, and melody track is the Virage using the bridge P90 PU.

Both guitar tracks are recorded with ProTools.

I was fortunate to have the bass and drum tracks created, and all mixing and mastering done by the Richardhead Ensemble at Crestview Studios. The high production quality is due to them - many thanks for their efforts.

Hard Run.mp3 - original composition based on a blues form.

The recording is a single take of a standard Telecaster played through a Uni with all my mods.

The Uni is cranked pretty high and the line out is recorded with Audacity.

All files for non-commercial use only.