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Monday 28 November 2016

Go and get that Mesa Boogie sound for 9 bucks! Plugin Alliance Brainworx Black Friday



Hi everyone!
If you're a guitar player or a producer, I have a tip for you.
I'm no more into the Gear Acquisition Syndrome, but I'm still obsessed by the offers that many companies run during Black Friday and all that crap. Some are just scam, some others are absolutely stunning and totally worth the price.
Even if I'm not a big fan of the well known Mesa Boogie sound.
Even if  I am a happy Native Instruments Guitar Rig user.
Even If a own a top class chain to record the real thing and I love it (yes, I'm 40 I was born with the real thing).
Well, I had the chance to buy the Plugin-Alliance / Brainworx  bx_Megasingle for 29 bucks some months ago.
No bullshit and no fancy, just a guitar amp.
It lacks of reverb, it lacks of tuner and the included delay is just meaningless to me.
Some people say it has some bugs too, and that it can crash the system, but everything seems to work fine for me.
That said.
The sound is just amazing.
You can buy it until tomorrow for 9 bucks (instead of 149)
No, seriously. 9 bucks. 8 €.
So, if you're a guitar player or into production, act now, go and grab that fucking Mesa amp direct into your bedroom, your home studio or professional studio.
Please do it.
You won't be disappointed.
It simply blow away all the rock/metal amp you have with sophisticated guitar suites such as Guitar Rig and Amplitube for 1/20 of the price.
Do it!
You will have fun, I promise.
And if don't like it, ok guys, it's the price of 5 picks, let's say I'll pay you a beer if we meet around.


Monday 14 November 2016

YouTube e l'etica delle lezioni di chitarra: Decadence Dance by Nuno Bettencourt


Il bello di fare lezione a quelli che suonano bene, è anche essere "costretti" a rispolverare dei riff della madonna datati 1990 e rendersi conto di averli suonati per 26 anni leggermente diversi.
Anzi diciamolo: sbagliati.
Di poco, ma sbagliati.
Ma che ci vuoi fare, mica c'era YouTube.
C'era il vinile e l'olio di gomito, la puntina su e giù per delle mezze giornate cercando di beccare sempre lo stesso solco o quasi. Nella migliore delle ipotesi c'era una  trascrizione ufficiale di Wolf Marshall pagata quanto un distorsore della DOD.
Dal video qui sopra mi sono accorto del mio piccolo errore.
Adesso che vedo quel riff suonato da chi di dovere mi sembra la cosa più ovvia del mondo, ma è un po' come andare a leggere la soluzione a pagina 46 della Settimana Enigmistica e poi dire "Lo sapevo"

Una regia pessima, una fotografia agghiacciante, un Nuno Bettencourt simpatico come la forfora nel minestrone.
Eppure dice una cosa interessantissima. Ovvero che la mancanza di materiale didattico video di un tempo obbligava i veri appassionati a tirarsi giù le parti di chitarra ad orecchio ed in maniera assolutamente personale. Era impossibile sapere esattamente cosa facessero davvero i mostri sacri del calibro di Van Halen. Nella ricerca stessa c'era un allenamento dell'orecchio migliore di qualunque altra scuola, e nell'esecuzione personale (ovvero sbagliata) si celavano le basi di uno stile chitarristico personale anziché un esercito di cloni.
Un grazie ai miei allievi che mi obbligano a tenere alta la soglia di attenzione e la curiosità.

Thursday 10 November 2016

Pellegrino - Carl Sagan live set : Ableton, Novation Launchpad and AKAI MPD 32

OK, OK, this post is not guitar-related.
But maybe you know I run and indie label with some friends of mine, and this guy called Pellegrino has just joined our roster.

This video is a preview of how his live-set will look like.
Minimal.
An Ableton Live Session with some controllers like the well known Novation Launchpad and the AKAI MPD32.
Images, animations and light show will be part of the performance.

Straight from the Lady Lovely website:
"Carl Sagan" is a tribute to the well known astronomer (born in Brooklyn on the 9th of November 1934), who wrote "Reflections on a grain of Dust" which inspired the musician Marco Pellegrino's work. The description of the last photograph of the Earth taken in 1990 from the spacecraft Voyager 1 from a distance of six billion miles from Earth is the starting point a journey into darkness, floating in outer space. Pellegrino is a musician and video maker. He tells the story of Sagan using an eclectic, coded message which is Intense and dreamlike using images, sound and light and shade. Marco Pellegrino was born in Novara, Italy and now lives in Rome. 


Tuesday 1 November 2016

Elle(s): le théâtre de Sylvie Landuyt en France cette semaine

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J'ai composé les musiques de cette pièce avec grand plaisir.
Je joue de la guitare électrique sur scène avec les 2 comediennes Sylvie Landuyt et Jessica Fanhan.
Cette semaine on est en France pour 2 spectacles:

4 Novembre - Le Polaris, Corbas
5 Novembre - La Soyerie, Faverges


Voilà les 3 reprises qu'il y a dans la pièce, et le morceau à moi qui termine le spectacle:

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Romano Nervoso: confermate le date in Italia

A breve suonerò in Italia con Romano Nervoso.
Casa dolce casa.
Cominceremo proprio da Torino, da Spazio 211, uno dei migliori rock club della penisola, per me pieno di ottimi ricordi.
Sarà un onore.

26/10 Torino (TO) - Spazio 211 - http://www.spazio211.com
27/10 Seregno (MB) - Honky Tonky - http://www.honkytonky.it/
28/10 Varese (VA) - L’arlecchino -https://www.facebook.com/larlecchino.showbar
29/10 vittuone (MI) - Shout Live - http://www.shoutvittuone.it/


In questo video io non compaio, ero appena entrato nella band,
Però le chitarre che ascoltate sono arrangiate e suonate da me al Koko Records non lontano da Liegi, qui in Belgio.
Mi sono divertito non poco a doppiare il riff iniziale.
Stessa Telecaster, stesso ampli VHT, ho solo differenziato l'ottava del lick che chiude il riff.
Bomba!
Assolo, bello caldo pure quello, il Turbo RAT a manetta non tradisce mai!

Il brano è una cover di Fred & The Healers, progetto del noto chitarrista belga.
...Have F:U:N:




Thursday 6 October 2016

Ce que j'aime bien de mes cours de guitare

Un élève de 9 ans:
moi - Bon, c'est ci semple que ça lire une partition pour guitare, les lignes sont les cordes et...
élève - Il y a un hashtag, il y a un hashtag, IL Y A UN HASHTAG!!!!
moi - C'est pas un hashtag, c'est un dièse.

Tuesday 4 October 2016

About Metallica, James Hetfield, Moth Into Flame, filp flops and myself


I posted a pic on Instagram some months ago.
I was so scared to find myself playing some rock'n'roll stuff in the studio with my flip-flops.
You just cannot play some fucking rock'n'roll stuff while wearing your flip-flops "infradito",  just in case you own a fucking pair.
...And I ended up playing wearing that shit.

But what's more, I just watched the last Metallica "Moth Into Flame" making of and...
OMG... Look at James Hetfield!

It's a nightmare, isn't it?
If it is not, ok guys, rock'n'roll is dead.




Anyway... watch that f***ing Making Of, at least.



Kiss & Drive live at Theaterfest in St.Vith

I'll play guitar and bass with the good friend of mine Elisabetta Spada,
better known as Kiss & Drive.
Come and check her music, she's awesome!
And check out the Theaterfest in St.Vith (B), it seems to be a nice one.
We will play October the 19th.
Com'on, last ten days to book a nice B'n'B over there!


Monday 29 August 2016

How to play Metallica "Hardwired" at the guitar - #1 - Advanced level Tutorial (+ Presonus Studio One Click trick)


If you're just looking for chords and riffs you can find it everywhere on the web.

This is a slightly different kind of tutorial, focusing on the sound, the position you should use, how to practice, how to make your riffs sound as close as possible to the original version, and how to put all together in the easiest way possible, since the main goal during a live show is Don't stop the flow!


I had a great time yesterday playing this one!
There are a lot of different parts to learn.
The positions on the freatboard are not difficult, but it's a challenge for the right hand, instead!
Also it was not so obvious for me to learn the arrangement (even if I know Metallica wrote much more complicated songs) and keep focusing on each single part with the same power and timing!
Don't try to detect the right tempo in Pro Tools or what since there is not a single tempo start to finish, the tempo flows and it is on "on grid" unless you warp the whole song, and please don't do it!
Or you should write an automation lane on the master tempo track, and I don't think it worth the effort, I just add a 2 bars count-in click to start at the right point.
Here the "rendering" click option in Presonus Studio One 3 made my day, since I wrote down the audio click on a track just between loops marker. Just select 2 bars before the song, render the click, disable the real click and you're done!
About timing and playing, since it is a fast tempo and since it is played "live" and not "on grid", I really need a pair of headphones to match the song and playing along the song with a good amount of glue. Listening to it just from speakers is a little bit confusing, specially during the fastest parts, where your ears tend to identify the snare beat with the downbeat, while it's still the upbeat, and it is not so obvious to catch the perfect sync.
Headphones helps to be more "in the song" and play with the band.

Thank you all, see you next time!



Thursday 18 August 2016

Recording new album with Romano Nervoso: guitar rig, miking and preamp

After many attempts, we decided for the VHT Pittbull combo.
The sound is thinner than the Hiwatt head. But most of the time you will cut a lot of low frequencies during the mix, so why don't do it from the beginning?
The option to record both amps was nice, but we don't want to have 6 recorded tracks for every guitar lane, 'cause it will results in more than 20 tracks just for guitars in each session, and it doesn't correspond to our idea of punk-rock production.
About miking, nothing too sexy: a dynamic Shure SM57, best workhorse ever, and a condenser Audio-Technica AT4040.
A DI will assure a clean line track recorded,  just in case we need to reamp for some reason with another amp.
Look at the cables: The guitar is going straight to the DI without any pedal or effect.
The balanced output goes straight to the Control Room, the unbalanced output is connected to the amp, and the link is used to send the guitar sound to the tuner without add a step to the signal chain.

Both line and mics go in Drawmer 160 tube preamp and compressor units.
No EQ at all while tracking. It's all about find the sweet spot with the mic position.
But again, nothing fancy: straight to the very middle of the speaker.
Don't overthink before trying the easy way!
From here, a patch bay brings the sound into a Pro Tools system.



Wednesday 17 August 2016

Recording new album with Romano Nervoso: my guitars and amps

We've spent the evening placing our instruments in the room.
My main guitar for that album will be the black Fender Telecaster USA, 1988 with original pickups,
That guitar gives me all the edge and attack I need for nervous rock'n'roll riffs, but since the pickups are old and "tired" they never sound too harsh or too heavy.
The Gibson Firebird is ready too, just in case I need a fat sound.
The stack in the background is not mine and I don't think I'm gonna use it.


For one or two songs I'm pretty sure I'll go for the Fender Stratocaster since I need a whamy bar to play some vibrato in a surf / western style.
On the back, a Danelectro Baritone. I'm not sure I'll need that one, but "on sais jamais". Intervals and tuning are the same of a standard guitar, but starting from lower B instead of E. It is fat and hot as hell.
About the organ, I wish I could play it...


Amp 1: Combo Pittbull 100 VHT
Amp 2: Hiwatt head Hi Gain 50 and 4 x 12 VHT cabinet
Both set for a crunch suond for the 90% of the songs.


Talk soon about rig, mics and settings.
Stay tuned!

Saturday 9 July 2016

Scott Henderson - Some tricks about pentatonic scale, rhythmic patterns, whammy bar and bridge settings


I'm not a big fan of Scott Henderson and his playing.
I've never been. And I think I'll never be.
But one of the things I like the most about learning guitar, is how I'm still interested at the age of 40 in nearly everything style and sound you can obtain from a guitar.
I feel like a child every time I hear or see something good coming out from those six strings.
Any kind of music, any technique makes me curious like a teenager.
It doesn't matter if I'll never play that kind of music on a record or on stage, 'cause maybe I'm not really into that stuff, like classical music, bossa-nova, or in this case, fusion.
Honestly, the worst kind of music ever invented.
But it just doesn't matter.
Watching this video, I couldn't be more curious than this, because even if it is not my cup of tea, all that I see is a great guitar master saying interesting things about harmony, rhythmic patterns, whammy bar, and finally bridge settings.
I had to watch it 3 times to catch every nuance, 'cause there are a lot of notions for a 10 minutes video.
So, thank you so much Mr Scott Henderson.
..and you, skeptical rockers, give it a try!
If you really love music and your guitar, you won't be disappointed about that one.



Thursday 7 July 2016

"All About That Bass" - Non sparate su Spotify. Oppure sì, ma occhio alle bufale.

Un mio caro amico, che non è affatto nuovo a questioni musicali e discografiche, ha postato l'ennesimo articolo a caratteri cubitali contro Spotify. "My song was streamed 178Million Times On Spotify. I was Paid $5679"
Letto il titolo, già non mi quadrava, e infatti la prima riga dell'articolo è un disclaimer:
"Update: Kadish (the songwriter) was actually referring to Pandora-specific streaming radio, instead of broader streaming (which would include on-demand Spotify streams)." Punto 1- Giornalismo fazioso che mette Spotify nel titolo mentre non si parla di Spotify bensì di Pandora.
Punto 2- Provate a cercare su YouTube Kevin Kadish l'autore del brano in questione "All About That Bass". Troverete una sua versione del brano in versione acustica e spero ironica, con 700 visualizzazioni, roba da dover baciare le pile a uno sconosciuto Leading Guy o Galapaghost qualunque.
Ora cercate invece "All About That Bass" di Meghan Trainor. Il suo canale ufficiale ha solo per questo specifico brano 1,434,099,023 visualizzazioni.
Prima cosa andrebbe chiarito che stiamo parlando di diritti d'autore e non di royalties sulle vendite. Ignoro come questo signore si sia messo d'accordo con gli editori del brano, ma le sue capacità manageriali nel vendere un brano ad un interprete non hanno molto a che vedere con la ripartizione dei proventi di Spotify o di Pandora. Potrebbe avere ceduto i diritti o al contrario avere dei punti di royalties sulle vendite, ma è davvero difficile giudicare delle cifre senza sapere i termini degli accordi. Al limite potrebbe riguardare di più che tipo di accordi la sua società di collecting (la SIAE del caso) riesce a stringere con i colossi digitali, più che la ripartizione dei proventi delle stesse.
Seconda cosa, mal contati, ma proprio mal contati, le visualizzazioni di YouTube possono portare diciamo 5000 US$ ogni milione di visualizzazioni. Che nel caso di noi comuni indie-mortali non sono nulla.
Ma qui stiamo quindi parlando, molto mal contati, di 7.500.000 US$ di proventi solo da YouTube per quel brano. Quindi come dire, io non so come questo signore si sia messo d'accordo con l'interprete, ma tant'è, da qualche parte due lire qualcuno le ha fatte. Certo è, le ha fatte l'account di Meghan Trainor, e non lo sfigato col telefono che ha messo quella versione acustica presa di starforo alla festa delle medie di Kevin Kadish. Con tutto il rispetto per Kevin, che sembra pure bravo e simpatico. Terza cosa, "update" dicono, aggiornamento. Kevin parlava di Pandora. Ah. OK. E Spotify? e Amazon? iTunes? Deezer? Google, 8Tracks, Shazam, Tidal, YouTube, Rhapsody, Groove Music, e le altre decine se non centinaia di piattaforme? Voglio dire, ti lamenti di quanto ti paga Pandora, ma chi se la caga Pandora? Io non voglio fare i conti in tasca a nessuno, ma un brano che ha quei numeri ha quei numeri ovunque, quindi sì, 5000$ per 170 milioni di ascolti sono ridicoli, ma il concetto della distribuzione digitale è proprio quello, sapere che quella piccola cifra è moltiplicata per centinaia di piattaforme, in tutto il mondo in ogni momento. Quindi anche qui contando coi piedi, se Pandora ti porta 5000$, vorrei davvero capire quanto ti porta il resto, perché non mi stupirebbe che questa cifra fosse da moltiplicare per cento. Oppure, non ti pace Pandora? Escludilo dalla tua distribuzione, come ha fatto Adele che per il primo anno non ha dato l'album a Spotify.
Io quello che posso dire è che per una etichetta minuscola come la nostra Lady Lovely, il rendiconto dello streaming ha ultimamente raggiunto quello delle vendite digitali.
In soldoni, Spotify ci porta al mese la stessa somma di iTunes. Capiamoci, stiamo parlando di briciole. Ma non di zero. E sapendo i numeri di ascolti che abbiamo noi, mi viene davvero difficile pensare che con 178milioni di views non ci si riesca a sfamare una famiglia.
Di fatto poi, questi hanno cambiato il titolo in corsa.
Prima: My song was streamed 178Million Times On Spotify. I was Paid $5679. dopo My song was streamed 178Million Times. I was Paid $5679. Una bufala bella e buona, un patchwork di 3 o 4 notizie insieme riappiccicate a muzzo per fare un titolo acchiappaclick.
In tutto questo non voglio dire che sia un bel momento per i musicisti, ma il modo di uscirne è stare al passo coi tempi. Anche fare le lotte, ma a ragion veduta e con cognizione di causa.
Vero è che i servizi di streaming pagano poco, pochissimo. Ma trovo pessimo che alcune sedicenti riviste musicali facciano disinformazione gettando benzina sul fuoco alla ricerca di click, mentre potrebbero fornire analisi e chiavi di lettura ben più interessanti.

Friday 24 June 2016

How to use my YouTube channel to learn guitar and have fun


This content was originally written as part of my newsletter "Tartare de Guitare"
You can sign up on this page, over there --->

Here's my 
YouTube Channel demystified.

You can use it just for fun, and as tool to practice guitar.
I keep it simple.
There are 4 public playlists (see below).
In the near future I'll provide exlusive videos too, just for the Tartare subscribers and my flash & blood pupils.
Start the tour, click on the tiltle to enter the playlist!

Guitar Tricks
My videos. Riffs, licks, tutorial, soloing, well known songs explained.

Guitar Heroes
A must see for every guitar player.

Backing Tracks

Use this playlist to improve your soloing skills!

Songs To Play Along

If you're watching this playlist you should already know how to play at least one of these songs. Isn't it?



...and be sure to 






Wednesday 22 June 2016

Mixing advice for Home Studios and Indie Labels - Upload your mix to SoundCloud and play it thru different systems before the Digital Distribution submission



I mixed this song some months ago, and now it's finally out.
In my experience, one of the most difficult things nowadays, talking about the mixing process, is to obtain a sound that fits in every situation.
Just at my place I have so many different speakers and headphones that I find really hard to reach the final mix. What works for the first setup, doesn't work for another and vice versa.
I know the mastering stage should play the game (a part of), but what about minor productions, for which you have both to mix and to finalize your song?
If you run an indie label as I do, let me say sometimes you will send the stereo mix to a mastering engineer, some other you won't. Sad but true.
So you have to work it out.
My main reference monitors are Tannoy System 800, not bad at all.
But even if I am not a mastering engineer, I am stunned about the different perception of a mix coming out from Pro Tools straight to my monitor system, and the mix uploaded to SoundCloud or Youtube and streamed thru everything you want: Hi-Fi, home-theater, Headphones, iPhone, whatever...
Obviously the mix remains the same, but the perception is so different that I need to fix the mix at least a couple of time after a "web-check" on laptops and smartphones, from internal speakers and with cheap headphones.
It's totally nonsense nowadays let your expensive and super flat speakers being the final judge, since the 90% of the people will listen to your song thru all kinds of crap during their spinning workout or what.
10 years ago you had a "car test" and you were done. Now it's a mess.

What I'm trying to say is, I think I'm not looking for the perfect mix anymore.
Mixing stage nowadays is not about perfection, is about compatibility.
Or maybe it has been this way since the beginning, and I'm realizing it right now at the age of 40.
Mixing is not the art of Perfection, mixing is the art of Compromise.

Think about it during your next mixing session, before wasting 2 hours on the high frequencies damp of your reverb on the woodblock track (as I do).






Tuesday 21 June 2016

Tim Pierce - Blues Soloing Over Chord Changes - Guitar Lesson




Who's Tim Pierce?
Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Patty Smith, Joe Cocker, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Roger Waters, Celine Dion, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Alice Cooper, Shakira, Ozzy Osbourne, Vasco Rossi, Jovanotti, Christina Aguilera, Tracy Chapman and many many more ask him to play the guitar on their albums.
Nuff said.

I started using this "chords tricks" to play a solo over complex chords progression some years ago, since I'm not a "scale guy".
I'm happy with the kind of melody I can achieve this way, and it's easier for me to quickly visualize the shape of the chord and using it as starting point to play over an odd progression.

...but WOW, this video is a real Masterclass.
Tim's explanation is simply perfect.
He explains exactly which position he's using and why, and he plays step by step all the different parts of his solo, over over again.
The goal is not to play this solo, but understand how it works and being able to apply this technique to every progression you want.

It takes 20 minutes, but you won't be disappointed.
Level: mid / advanced





Wednesday 15 June 2016

New rehearsal session with Aluminiumfolie - Belgian Post Blues

I've met Eric on stage in Avignon during the OFF Festival one year ago.
I was playing the piece "Elle(s)" with Sylvie Landuyt and Jessica Fanhan, and he was the sound engineer.
I asked this guy to publish his album with my record label Lady Lovely.
Finally he was not interested, but I'm playing the guitar in his band, instead.
It's something like a francophone Giant Sand with a lil bit of electro generated by Ableton Live.
Does it make sense?
Yep!


Wednesday 8 June 2016

Nuno Bettencourt Washburn N2 - this little monster blows me away



Last summer I was playing in a piece called "Elle(s)" at the Avignon OFF Festival.
I saw that 2nd hand Washburn N2 (made in Indonesia) in a guitar shop, I've tried it once.
I've tried it again 2 days later.
Then I've tried it a 3rd time.
I came back home with that guitar, end of the story.
I had an original N4 model at that time, I think it was in 1991, I've sold it straightway due to an issue to the bridge.
So I can say I know how a real N4 sounds, and that little monster N2 has nothing to be afraid of.
IMO, the only real difference is the lack of the Extended Cutaway.
Pick-ups are the same, the neck is comfortable, the sound is as it should be, and the sustain it is just incredible.
Nuno Bettencourt influenced my playing for so many years, and even if I don't think I could play that kind of stuff on stage anymore, I'm just having great time remembering that kind of sound.
And thank you Nuno for the eternal inspiration.

I think this guitar is just here to remember me one simple thing.
I'm not talking about bands, fashion, managements, courses, money, shredding, ostentation.
I really don't care about.
This guitar is just here to remember me one simple thing.
I love playing the guitar.

So, I'm talking to you.
Play. Play your guitar. Play as much as you can. It is just amazing.

Sunday 5 June 2016

Jimi Hendrix reborn: Brandon "Taz" Niederauer - Voodoo Child

I have to be honest.
Usually I don't care about children playing incredible guitar parts.
There's a kind of "autism" that most of the time makes me feel sad.
And no, I'm not jealous.
I just think they're loosing their childhood reaching non-human results.
Think about all the young oriental children playing impossible parts just as they were robots, or all the young girls singing in stupid talent shows exactly as they were at the Opera, looking at their parents among the crowd.
OK, well done, I just don't care.

But THIS guy!!!!
What the hell.
I'm not sure I can explain that difference to someone who's not deeply involved into guitars and rock'n'roll stuff.
THIS guy is feeling every single note he's playing.
Damn, he's playing rock'n'roll and that's all!
His technique is excellent, but it's not what I'm talking about.
His feeling, his touch, his playing, his improvisation... I mean... he plays way way better than the most of the guitar player I know.
And he's not a robot, he's just a fucking good blues guitar player.
Good luck, my friend.

And thanks to my cousin Claudia, I didn't know him before she sent me this video.

Thursday 2 June 2016

Kiss & Drive - writing and rehearsal session in Bruxelles

I had a good writing and rehearsal session today in Brussels with the huge friend of mine Elisabetta Spada.
Her project is called Kiss & Drive, go and check it out, you won't be disappointed!
Lately she was on stage in the piece "La vita è un viaggio" by the Italian writer Beppe Severgnini.



Saturday 28 May 2016

Rich pentatonic lick + GuitarPro file and PDF TAB for FREE

Hi there!
I'm working on a new video and transcription of a killer lick, and I can't wait to share it with you!
In the meantime I decided to post an old one giving both the GuitarPro file and the PDF available for FREE!




And if you are a GuitarPro user, you can download the file HERE to practice the lick step by step!
Enjoy!



Sunday 22 May 2016

New Stevie Ray Vaughan style video + FREE Native Instruments Guitar Rig preset


I've never recorded this track properly, but I will, no matters when.
This is the classic Stevie Ray Vaughan style, nothing more, but I have so much fun every time I play that kind of crap! :-)
Enjoy and subscribe my Youtube channel!

If you are an audio geek you can download the Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5 preset I've stored for this song.




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Sunday 15 May 2016

The perfect feeling

This is just the perfect feeling.
Usually I'm not a huge fan of Bonamassa and Gibbons, but this take is blowing me away.
They're just perfect. They both have a perfect sound, perfect touch, perfect feeling, perfect attitude, vocals, instruments and clothes.
About Derek Trucks, I just discovered him some months ago.
He's just the #1 with the bottleneck, nothing more, nothing less.
I really cannot even understand how he can obtain that perfect pitch on every lick with a chunk of glass on his finger.
Obviously, the rest of the band kick ass too.