recent studio trip..

[screamndemon69]

i got my first PAYING session work last week at a local studio (Mirror Image) and it went very well for not having anything really prepared.
a contemporary christian album that needed ( a really BIG kick of adrenalin!) solos and rhythm work on three songs was the job. i was worried about using my 5150 thru a Mesa halfback 2x12 w/ a pedalboard since i've only used it live. i left it on the clean channel and used a Tube Screamer for the leads and chunky rhythms and the engineer was extremely impressed as well as the guy who hired me.
the bottom spkr of the cab was miced w/ an SM57 and an 81 was placed in the center of the room for added depth. i played my Jem7DBK and it was AWESOME!!
i can't wait until the finished product is in my hand as it will add to my "resume". what a really cool experience and the best part is - i didn't pay to go in the studio but got PAID to go in the studio!!

[Chris Brooks]

That's cool man.

Yesterday I did about 6 hours of tracking guitars for a new Australian rock band called "Feeding The Addiction". I used a PRS through a Mesa Dual Recto, cranked it and worked from the control room. We did the same mic-ing as you did. I though it sounded great just on 1 track, but when we double tracked the PRS parts and then added a slightly overdriven Strat track to it, it was life-altering. Best studio experience in my career I'd have to say!

[screamndemon69]

i think we all do this for the "goose bumps" you get when something comes together like that. i especially like it when that happens when i'm on stage!
i got to hear the fully mixed tracks yesterday before he sends them off to get the final master and duplication and i was even more impressed at the tone and performance! man, i love this job!!

[Drew]

Originally Posted by Chris Brooks

I though it sounded great just on 1 track, but when we double tracked the PRS parts and then added a slightly overdriven Strat track to it, it was life-altering.

Man, I'm with you on that. When you start layering really distorted guitars against sightly distorted guitars... "Wall of sound" doesn't do it justice. Of course, it's such a "big" sound that it can be tough to leave room for a lead track, but...

-D

[screamndemon69]

using different gain level guitar tracks makes me think of how Stevie Ray had his live sound set-up. he used a high gain amp (Marshall i believe) and a clean amp (fender) and played thru them at the same time to acheive the "depth" he seemed to have in his sound. i tried it with a clean chorus setting on one amp and a high gain on the other and it was simply AMAZING!! i haven't tried to reproduce the tone in the studio- yet!