Swezey8
122 posts
Mar 23, 2012
9:08 AM
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Hey guys- first time posting an audio clip of a gig. Met a guitar player at an open mic and he asked me to sit in with him at his next gig. Little rough in parts as it was our first time playing together and I haven't figured out his style yet. I'm just playing through a vocal mic with some delay/reverb. Also brought a homemade stompbox that you can hear faintly during the song. It was fun playing out and he wants to get together to practice and pick up some gigs.
Recording was with a voice recorder run into the pa- not too bad sounding. Any advice/feedback is welcome esp. pertaining to tips to playing in a duo (new to me).
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Swezey8
123 posts
Mar 23, 2012
9:15 AM
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Have one more clip- Help Me.
3 draw sticks a couple times in a solo...probably got too excited ;)
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Kingley
1915 posts
Mar 23, 2012
9:26 AM
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I think you did well. I'd maybe have used less reverb and delay myself. Other than that though you should be reasonably happy with it. It's a learning curve and the more you do it the better you'll get at it. Just keep on going.
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Willspear
97 posts
Mar 23, 2012
10:06 AM
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Sounds like you guys will have a good combo going considering that is just an open mic. Play together more and it will only get better
I think it sounds good as is I could judge it more if I wasn't using phone speakers to listen
Play with the reverb a bit. The guitar is so forward and direct you might be a smidge behind it due to that. Not saying play quality. Just how you sit in the mix. I think it's a good side man kind of setting at the moment. I think the playing is very fitting of the material. Good approach to laid back blues for a sit down kind of small club.
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toddlgreene
3609 posts
Mar 23, 2012
12:04 PM
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Congrats on your first gig together, first of all!
Those recordings are great-I say record a few gigs the same way, then pick the best 10-20 songs or so, and burn some cds to sell at your shows for a few bucks. If nothing else, you've got some demos you can hand out.
The guitarist/harp duo is a great format-you have TONS of room to do fills, solos, and even backing vocals or percussion, etc. if you feel so inclined.
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Todd L. Greene
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Swezey8
124 posts
Mar 23, 2012
5:43 PM
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Thanks for the feedback and help!
I agree that the harp sound was too wet. Once I listened back to it I realized that. I was worried it would be too trebly and bright through the pa I think I overdid it with reverb lol.
I think we are going to get together and practice some and try to record some more tracks. It's really eye opening to see what you need to work on. I've went back to shedding clean 3 hole bends with better pitch. Also decided I need to work on some new comping rhythms and styles so things don't get too repetitive in the duo format.
@todd I'm fairly compfortable singing harmony/backup vocals so hopefully the next gig or so we'll have something worked out and I'll add that in. At least a little for variety.
Any other comments welcome
Last Edited by on Mar 23, 2012 7:38 PM
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hvyj
2279 posts
Mar 23, 2012
6:45 PM
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I like it. You both have good time and you are working off each other well. Personally, I don't think there's too much delay/reverb, although I certainly wouldn't use any more. I think the effects level gives the harp nice balance with the sound of the guitar and a sense of dimension that fits the way you are playing and fills out the sound. I enjoyed it. Very cool.
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Leatherlips
49 posts
Mar 23, 2012
7:24 PM
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Sounded like you guys had been playing for ages together. Good work.
You asked for feedback so I'll give it. I feel you may have given away too many of your tricks in the two numbers I heard you on.
What I mean by that, is that you used quite a number of modalities in your playing, like octaves, cut stops etc. Maybe you've got lots more and I'm judging incorrectly, but it can be a trap I know I've fallen into. Just leaves me with nothing new in the next number.
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lumpy wafflesquirt
549 posts
Mar 24, 2012
2:09 AM
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I like this, it's the sort of stuff I'd like to do. I keep going to open mics in the hope of hooking up with someone.
@leatherlips - maybe these weren't the first two tunes
they did
I think the balance is only very slightly out -the reverb is OK, but the volume is slightly high.
keep up the good work
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"Come on Brackett let's get changed"
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Swezey8
125 posts
Mar 24, 2012
7:30 AM
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Good advice guys. Some stuff to chew on.
Leather lips and lumpy- these were just two random songs from that night. Not the first two or back to back. But I do agree some. I feel that later in the gig I was recycling a lot of riffs and techniques. Because of the duo format I do feel I need to focus on keeping ideas fresh. It's honestly tougher than a full band where I could just solo for 12 or 24 bars and drop back out. I think finding a melodic riff to make as a theme for each tune will help.
Lumpy- yeah know how you feel. Most open mics were fruitless. And I gave up finding anything blues in Lexington. But I got lucky and hopefully we can get a few more gigs shortly.
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hvyj
2280 posts
Mar 24, 2012
7:58 AM
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"Because of the duo format I do feel I need to focus on keeping ideas fresh."
Yep. One of the things I liked best was the variety of what you were doing on harp--not the usual recycling of SOS licks. What you were playing fit the music, and was not repetitive.
"It's honestly tougher than a full band where I could just solo for 12 or 24 bars and drop back out. I think finding a melodic riff to make as a theme for each tune will help."
Much more challenging than full band work in most respects and the thematic ideas were very cool. I loved your approach.
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timeistight
491 posts
Mar 24, 2012
8:42 AM
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That was great. You two seem to have a a real good chemistry. You're a very sensitive accompanist.
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Swezey8
127 posts
Mar 25, 2012
5:46 AM
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Hvyj- appreciate the comments! I don't post a ton but always enjoy reading your posts and advice. I use a lot of your theory/scale posts to create practice exercises.
Timeistight- thanks man. Now I just need to convince my wife that I'm a "sensitive accompanist" lol
Any more feedback welcome
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