I loved it. I've been a fan of your tone for a while now.
I agree that it drags a little on the timing - probably because you are newly working on it. My biggest suggestion is vary your dynamics. Big Walter went way up and down with his varied volumes and attacks. Yours is in the same throughout (probably riding that sweet tone spot on your amp). Only my 2 cents. I really liked it and I am a HUGE Big Walter fan.
@Captain Bliss/hermonica: your right about the timing.I've been listening back to it this morning and the timing isn't right. I usually tap my foot when playing acoustic but not when amplified for some reason???
I've noticed i speed up alot for the turnaround aswell.
@KingoBad/7LimitJI: I'll definatly try and vary the dynamics. I'm always obsessed with having a tight cup when playing amplified that i seem to forget that it's not the only way to play amplified, so i'm gona work on that too.
Thanks again to everyone who has commented. I really feel like i've had some very good feedback to work on:o)
Back to the Woodshed!!!
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Last Edited by on Dec 19, 2010 11:41 PM
1. You've already got the chops, tone and musicality to play a *fine* version of this piece.
2. Seek out Charlie Hibbert's (MBH) backing track. Playing along with the backing track, record the most over-the-top dynamics, tonal variation version you can. Make the quiet bits *whisper* quiet, the bright bits crazily bright (all the resonance behind your nose, hold the mic one-handed), make the fat bits as fat as you can make 'em, the loud bits really, really, REALLY ornery.
3. Listen to the recording from 2. I suspect you'll like some of it and find some of it ridiculous.
4. Use your experience from 3. to add variety to your *real* version.
5. Listen (don't play along) to the backing track. Hear your version in your head. Do this a few times.
6. Record it without the backing track and see what you think!
7. Enjoy!
And...
Send me a cyber-slap if I'm giving you unsolicited and unwelcome advice!
/Does this song have to be tongue blocked to sound right?/
I've heard pucker players play pretty fine versions. So... I guess not!
@Ant138:
Ghosting. For every beat, two very, very soft, percussively articulated breaths, in on the down beat, out on the backbeat. So, 1 2 3 4 looks like in-in out-out in-in out-out. Use this to set up the shuffle / swung eighths groove. Don't worry about the chord changes, you're trying to create percussive - not a harmonic - effect. Cut short some of the long notes in Easy and drop back into the ghosting, (making sure that you're breathing in / out in the right place, of course). This should allow you to create the illusion of a rhythm section + lead line.
Does that make any sense? If not, blame me! If it works for you, creadit is due to Joe Filisko...
@ Captainbliss, that does make sense. I'll give it ago after work.
Thanks again for the wise words:o)
@Barry c. I personally prefer to play Easy Tongue Blocked to get that nice warm fat tone. Before i could TB i would play the melody puckered, which sounded ok but there was always something missing. It could just be the fact that i sucked at playing it puckered though:o) (excuse the pun)
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Last Edited by on Dec 22, 2010 11:48 PM
