belleswell
In Bloom
Holy ssshhhiiittttt you shred!! That's super impressive! Are you playing over a drum track or something? Im just a simple 4 chord strummer and have always been envious of those of you that can play like that. Over the years I've accepted that I hit the plateau on a very small hill years ago 😂 I still love to play though!
Damn Mim you shred too!!! That sounded badass! Makes me want to get an electric guitar!
Many of these were backtracks that I dl off the net that I layered multiple guitar and synth tracks on top of. My originals are done with Superior Drummer from Tunetrack. I have
almost 2k worth of software from Tunetrack ie Superior Drummer I use. My main recording DAW , and I have many, is Reaper. *DAW= Digital Audio Workstation. I have lots of software for keyboard tracks and a nice midi keyboard. I have a flute, a couple of clarinets and 2 basses I use as well. For me the hardest part is getting a great drum track.
Luckily Superior Drummer had me in mind when they made the software. I can drag midi files into an arrangement, as I have thousands to choose from. I can then
add accents with flams, rolls, cymbal accents, rim shots etc, to give it a live human feel. Sadly I suck at drums, but I'm proficient with the software. I also have a
Korg midi pad controller for doing drums in real time. I have 4 amps to chose from but find most of my recordings with guitar are done through my pedal board into
Fractal's Axe FX II XL +. The Axe Fx is an amazing piece of rack gear that gives me almost 400 presets to choose from which all can be tweaked ad nauseam, along with dozens of amps.
Don't get me wrong as the sound of properly mic'd amp can be better at times than the digital stuff that my pedal board and the Axe Fx does. Still the Axe Fx is an amazing piece of hardware.
Many guitarists nowadays are selling their amps for these and use them live. I like the combo of a great amp with an fx loop I can place the Axe Fx in the fx loop
of the amp. A midi pedal for the Axe Fx and I'm set for the stage.
My favorite amp is a Marshall 6100 LE with the purple tolex for most stuff, but I also have a Fender Twin Reverb Reissue that used to belong to a famous Nashville guitarist
that everyone knows. I use that for some of the jazzier stuff along with a Fender Tele for some of the country stuff. I've spent considerable time trying to be proficient
in most styles of music, sometimes succeeding, and sometimes not.
My musical journey started in '64 and continues to this day. I hope I never quit learning.
I started taking lessons 60 years ago from a man named Norman English who made a name for himself playing lap steel guitar in the big band era. Think Benny Goodman
or Tommy Dorsey. RIP Norman. I took lessons for 3 years and have been self taught ever since. I used to practice 8 or more hours a day back my late teens. Nowadays, I know my strengths and my weaknesses and I like to play to my strengths. I suck at arpeggiated sweep picking, but that style always bored me to tears. No emotion. Just arpeggios played fast.
I like what you did with your Martin. I also have a Martin acoustic, but mines a 12 string. Your voice reminded me a little like the guy in Yellowstone that plays guitar, but
better. I liked it a lot.
My guitar collection started many years ago and has now grown to 37. Three are acoustics and two basses. The rest are 6 string models with one 7 string..
Ibbies, Gibsons, Fenders, Carvins, and others with many types to fill varying niches.
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My favorite guitars change from time to time, but I always have 3 or 4 in guitar stands waiting for when inspiration hits.
Ibanez JS Y2K Crystal Planet Guitar
My '69 Custom SG
Alex Lifeson Axcess - Beautiful top on this one
Ibanez Puzzle Guitar
I had not bought any guitars in almost 7 years, and then Christmas of '22, I fell down the rabbit hole and bought a Tele. American Original 60's in Lake Placid Blue.
Great guitar. I told myself that I had all of the guitars I needed when I retired in '16 and then this one made it's way into my life. It filled a niche in a sound I could not
get with any of my others. Never say never.
JS Guitars
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