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I dropped my first EP on May 15 (Original Post) geardaddy Jun 2024 OP
Good For You ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #1
Thanks! geardaddy Jun 2024 #2
Here's A Sampling Of What I Do ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #3
Wow! That's some awesome stuff! geardaddy Jun 2024 #4
Thanks ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #5
Wildcat did growl", I did on the guitar. It's not a sample of a big cat. It's a guitar noise. geardaddy Jun 2024 #6

ProfessorGAC

(69,851 posts)
1. Good For You
Tue Jun 4, 2024, 07:02 PM
Jun 2024

Your stuff is wildly different than what I do, but we all have to find our own voice.
Good luck.

ProfessorGAC

(69,851 posts)
5. Thanks
Wed Jun 5, 2024, 10:25 AM
Jun 2024

I always liked that song, too. Mine uses the Dave Mason version as my launch point.
I had it in my head to do a harder rock version of it, and use it as an opportunity to show off my speed on guitar.
I tactically screwed up Going Down. I intended it to come off like a jam night tune. Hence, the organ solo, the 3 guitar passes, each played quite differently. I should have used 3 different guitars & different amp settings to create the illusion of 3 separate players. But, I had mastered it when the "Duh" moment occurred. I wasn't willing to go back & re-record, so I lived with it.
The one fun part on Watchtower: the sound of the wildcat right after I sing "...Wildcat did growl", I did on the guitar. It's not a sample of a big cat. It's a guitar noise.

geardaddy

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6. Wildcat did growl", I did on the guitar. It's not a sample of a big cat. It's a guitar noise.
Wed Jun 5, 2024, 10:28 AM
Jun 2024

That's incredible!

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