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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin 
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Posted on Feb 02 2014 01:02 PM
Noel wrote:
LOL - me too amigo, don't feel like the lone ranger! That's why I'm working on it; one of those "that which does not kill us..." kinda things I guess. —Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on Feb 02 2014 02:44 PM
Keep at it fellas! If you have any questions, just ask. Badger wrote: — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Feb 02 2014 03:51 PM
Thanks, Ference! I remember seeing these when you first posted them. I've wanted to play Ewa from the first time I heard it. It's a wonderful song. It's on my, "When I play better" list. Candidly, "Theme From The Endless Summer" and "Besame Mucho" are actually stretching my lead guitar-playing skills, of which I have very few. At least they're slow. I do improve, albeit with frustrating slowness. I appreciate your encouragement a lot. Again, thanks! —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Feb 02, 2014 15:51:43 |
Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan 
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Posted on Feb 02 2014 11:04 PM
Still learning more of Morricone's "Sicilian Clan" after a long hiatus when collab with drummer fell apart. The opening chords played very quietly on organ are my new accomplishment there. Such a tricky song. Try counting the beats as the chord changes straddle all the bar lines. "The Return of Ringo" and "A Pistol for Ringo" (also Morricone) on the baritone – instant vintage sound. Those are easy. Next I will return to "Man with a Harmonica" or something else deceptively simple but with odd change timing. — |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Feb 04 2014 07:49 PM
PolloGuitar wrote:
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement; and I'd missed 2nd vid. I get the trem part but it was nice of you to cover your "Plan B I gotta play this live" on the harmony part - which I've seen vid of & you pull that off really sweet. Now back to work. Edit to add for spectators; #4 on the Top-101 is not an "unknown surf song" Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Last edited: Feb 04, 2014 20:17:30 |
Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 499
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Posted on Mar 02 2014 04:42 PM
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Mar 02 2014 05:41 PM
A song called "Shake It" I wrote and the next recording from the Kahuna Kings. I hate drum track post production work but that's just about done and then I can slam the guitar tracks out. Bringing a sax player into the band for this song. Good retro/surf party and dance song. I'm all about music that gets the ladies dancing. This will be one of those. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana
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Posted on Mar 02 2014 08:31 PM
stratdancer wrote:
How do you do your drum tracks? Norm |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Mar 02 2014 08:49 PM
stratdancer wrote:
Awesome; good party tunes are always welcome. Get the bridal party full of champagne & let 'em sneak out to do some gel-shots and put on your record... the shoes are comin' off. Looking forward to it. Right now I'm just nugging out Flight of the Surf Guitar; ran the backing track into Audacity & backed it down to 75% tempo so I can work on some muscle memory. That song is like a sign in my buddy's bass boat: Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Mar 03 2014 05:57 AM
normj wrote:
The set is fully mic'd and I run through the song with the drummer with a dummy track mic'd for the guitar that I cancel out before I start tracking the guitar. Typically there are snare taps that need tweaking. I put no compression on for the recording process of the drums and the snare can have inconsistencies as far as dynamics. Sometimes I'll ad another chorus to the end of the song or something that needs cut and pasted. We don't have the luxury of full band practice pre recording so it gets complicated doing these songs this way. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Mar 03 2014 06:04 AM
Badger wrote:
Good for you Badge! That song is off the hook and a great song to have down in the arsenal. I don't have that one yet. As far as the dancing. When we get through the recording process we are going to start booking here in Akron and Cleveland for 45 minute sets in certain clubs in between bands. We want our band to be the one that people get up and dance to. I will try to recruit a few ladies to go go dance on either side of the stage which I think will draw people onto the dance floor. That might be the hardest part of putting this all together. We'll see. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases Last edited: Mar 03, 2014 06:05:52 |
Joined: Oct 11, 2010 Posts: 152 Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Posted on Mar 03 2014 03:02 PM
I just dove into writing, recording and mastering surf songs. We took Endless Summer as covered by Laika and Cosmonauts thinking it would be an easy song to learn mic technique, roominess, mastering..... Well, while not technically difficult, I am learning a lot about the space between the notes. This song is ALOT harder to play well than it seems. Keep at it Noel! Ferenc: there is only one part of Ewa on the beach that I consistently step on my d#ck while playing. it is the fingering on the descending chorus. It's close but not on the money yet. My first mastered surf single should be out pretty soon for ya'll to critique. Stay tuned. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on Mar 03 2014 08:03 PM
RobC wrote:
Anyway, I'd love to hear your version of the song. —Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 03 2014 08:44 PM
PolloGuitar wrote:
Well, we don't actually know his line of work, do we?
Ivan |
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Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Mar 03 2014 09:16 PM
IvanP wrote:
This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Mar 03, 2014 21:17:07 |
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Joined: Oct 11, 2010 Posts: 152 Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Posted on Mar 04 2014 01:14 PM
I wasn't smart enough for the adult film industry so I went to law school instead. |
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Joined: Oct 11, 2010 Posts: 152 Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Posted on Mar 04 2014 01:22 PM
OK Back to the thread (or the rope, the snake or the pipe...): Last night I inadvertently ran through and played along with the whole "Somewhere in California" CD by the Torquays. I was putting all my gear back in my studio after a gig (which NOBODY else in the band helped me with!) and cranked it up to make sure my PA was working. one thing led to another and I grabbed my guitar and noodled away. Their melodic style on every song on that CD is really fun and instructive to play for me. |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Mar 09 2014 12:53 PM
RobC wrote:
I can totally understand that. I'm partial to Rescue at Mavericks, some really snappy but accommodating (for the song) drum work; but the whole package is superb. I'd put that on set list #2 for the Mrs. if I can locate a backing track for that. As someone mentioned on youtube, kinda checks all the boxes. —Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Dec 26, 2013 Posts: 251 
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Posted on Mar 10 2014 04:45 AM
I'm currently working on some surfy/instrumental arrangements for a number of Stooges songs (1970, No Fun, Search & Destroy, ...), not an easy task I tell ya... "Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedball-JR/151771678181829?fref=ts |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Mar 20 2014 02:17 PM
Neglecting lately but have finalized what I'm putting on the Strat to return it to being a Strat. (The loaded mint PG with the Duncan APH's will go up on the block; back to single-coils, yippee.) Back when purchasing some Atlantics & Martin Cilia music I'd purchased the corresponding backing tracks as well which does push me to work on more difficult stuff. So just as a farewell to the Duncan HB's I hit the bridge pickup, turned everything to 10, stepped on the OD and played with Point Zero & put something down for wife's consumption, which she agrees is definitely a different (but ok) direction than Twilight Surfer. Kinda fun just to step on an OD, experiment, and blow for a bit. The little upstairs room got kinda shakin'. (Neighbors at work.) I'd taken a little SS pawnshop amp (one of those things they bundle in Christmas guitar packages, ended up $1/watt) and gave it the other line from an old stereo analog delay. Big sound, little room, but it worked out. With a little rich delay to both and the tank to the main amp was kinda neat. Occurs to me that a few light-years ago I used to run a Twin outdoors and had the 2nd line from that same delay going to my (beloved but gone) Princeton Reverb II nearby. Now to writing the classified ad for the APH setup... Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
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