First sound clips of my Carvin

[S3CUR3]

The lead track was recorded with my new DC127 with a C22 in the bridge. Rhythm was recorded with my Squier with a SD Jazz in the bridge. Both through the speaker voiced out on my MTS, rhythm on the clean channel, lead on the lead channel with the gain knob maxed and volume at 2 (about 9 o'clock).

Yes, it's terribly off tempo (you wanna drum for me?). Yes, my note choice was sometimes pretty bad, sometimes nothing short of dismal. This was just a one-take thing to give me an idea of where I want to take the song.

Some parts of the solo I really like. I am very proud of the chord progression. It switches (in the way I think about it) from a minor key for the verse to a major key for the chorus. Verse progression is F#m C#m (repeated a billion times) then Bm A F#m Bm. Chorus is F#m A E (sometimes changing to A E F#m).

I dunno, I thought it was pretty cool.

EDIT: Duh. Link.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=377639

[noobcake]

I like man, but shouldn't your leads be louder than the chords?? Anyways it sounds great tone and everything the song itself is very cool too. Good stuff :D .

[S3CUR3]

I like man, but shouldn't your leads be louder than the chords?? Anyways it sounds great tone and everything the song itself is very cool too. Good stuff :D .

Ah! I tried to just slam it out. I didn't even check the mixing. I'll fix it tomorrow...

For now, I must sleep.

[Metallica8971]

Ah! I tried to just slam it out. I didn't even check the mixing. I'll fix it tomorrow...

For now, I must sleep.


rest well my friend because that sounded really cool

[MarleyRocks]

that sounded very nice and i actually like the quiet leads (a little louder than that) but i like them quiet it gives it a very mellow feeling.

[Tonkie]

Ahhhh your top strings killed my ears. When plucking those chords don't do it so hard. lol Sounded very harsh...

Overall though it wasn't that bad, that guitar sounds pretty good.

[S3CUR3]

Ahhhh your top strings killed my ears. When plucking those chords don't do it so hard. lol Sounded very harsh...

:o Generally I fingerpick when I play chords. I'll have to work on that. Thank you for the honest (constructive) criticism.

I updated the song so that the lead is audible. :rolleyes: I had it cranked up so that I could hear the chord progression in my headphones over the amp.

[MarleyRocks]

I updated the song so that the lead is audible. :rolleyes: I had it cranked up so that I could hear the chord progression in my headphones over the amp.thats better. very nice. :)

[FastRedPonyCar]

Ahh.. the infamous tube rattle...I recognize it a mile away! Plagues 3 out of 5 tube amps I've ever plugged into.

Not bad dude. Time to get a real mic though cause the cab voice output sounds like 9000 times worse than the actual speakers but it's like that in every tube amp I've played. Even the $1900 mesa rectos :o

Even a $10 PC microphone works better than the line out.

[S3CUR3]

Ahh.. the infamous tube rattle...I recognize it a mile away! Plagues 3 out of 5 tube amps I've ever plugged into.

Not bad dude. Time to get a real mic though cause the cab voice output sounds like 9000 times worse than the actual speakers but it's like that in every tube amp I've played. Even the $1900 mesa rectos :o

Even a $10 PC microphone works better than the line out.

Yeah, I've got an SM58 and a preamp but I can't record with that unless I'm home alone (and I'm not too lazy to drag it downstairs).

[Tonkie]

If you want to record line out go with an old ADA MicroCab Speaker Emulator. It's what I use... only I don't have any way to save my work since I can't take it over to my laptop... DOH. :confused:

[FastRedPonyCar]

You can also build a recording box with a single 12" speaker. I know a guy who's made a couple.

basically builds a box out of high quality wood...I think birch, anyways and he basically builds this box, mounts a V30 (due to it's versatility) and has a removable panel on the front of the box with a small hole with rubber insulation for the mic cable.

I've seen it in person. It looks like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fastredponycar/Guitar/speakerbox.jpg

It has 2 chambers. The rear chamber has foam insulation made for speakerboxes. It slows the air down making the sound waves act like they would in a larger box I believe giving more accurate low end response.

The front chamber has the speaker mounted into it and a small mic stand. the front cover has 8 latches (2 on each side of wood) that close down and seal the box. All the interior walls are lined with the sound absorbing foam (like the stuff they use in recording studios on the walls).

He's able to use a 50 watt tube head (a THD flexi 50) and crank the daylights out of it and still have extremely low volume. You can still hear it but you feel the sound waves more than you hear it.

But yeah....it sounds good, cost him next to nothing to build and best of all, it works.

[S3CUR3]

Wow. I might have to look into that... I don't want to buy an attenuator (too much change in the sound, regardless of brand, not to mention price) and the idea of having a soundproof recording area makes me giddy.

Do you have any links for how to build one of these, FRPC? I'm very interested.

[FastRedPonyCar]

Nah no offcial plans. I think that anyone with speaker box building skills should be up to the task. Mabey ask around where you live at the car audio shops. There's bound to be at least one guy who would help you build one.

[KF-80]

^speaking of attenuators, any word on the UA?

[muchavo]

that box sound cool but is 50 watts allittle high for that application i would think like 5 to 20 would be better

[FastRedPonyCar]

^speaking of attenuators, any word on the UA?

:D

http://www.guitarlodge.com/forums/guitar-bass/showthread.php?t=23203