Ghost In My Guitar

Merci, Mon amie.

I had something similar happen to me too Joe. Its very devastating but at least you didn't become a psychotic Halloween maniac because of it. I wish I could say the same, ha ha !!!
Thanks for the comment bro.

Thanks Eric, I really appreciate it man.

My wife is Asian (Vietnamese) and had to endure some horrific things as a child and survivor of the war in Vietnam. She has told me of things she witnessed that made my skin crawl. She very much believes in ghosts. She also has a strong belief that certain peoples personal possessions can become their link to this world when they die. She wont let me buy items from a pawn shop any more.

Yes I know it well. Heaven knows I would dance on my own after a tall cool one.

The long and winding one.

I had to think on this comment for a few moments damonb. When you said I started with YES I was wondering wha, huh? Damonb must be high or drunk or maybe both ! But then I got it. The beginning of Roundabout has the harmonics similar to :21 and :46 in here. Ha ha, very good ! Then of course I can understand the references to Santana and Dire Straits since Carlos Santana and Mark Knopfler are huge influences for me and I have played a ton of their music. And of course you know me. We have crossed paths many times only you may not remember.

Thanks for giving me a listen and taking time to comment. I appreciate all the exuberance !

Grazie for the kinds words. I'm always excited to see some new avatars in my comments.

OMG I remember that Burt ! I had seen him with Ministry at Lollapalooza and had been to the Rail Club in Fort Worth many times but not the night he died. Yeah I remember hearing he collapsed on stage and died shortly after. I doubt that one of his guitars would be at a Pawn shop, but you never know! I think Steve is just goofing on us with a play on words. Of course ghosts aren't real. Reality is term associated with life. They are un-real.

Glad you like the slow hand and good to see your comment cru. I was trying a couple of things in a totally different direction and wasn't liking it. So I decided to slow things down and dropped out most of the rhythm and the slow hand emerged. Its funny how these things happen sometimes. Oh and ghosts aren't real only to those who haven't yet seen one. Ha ha, Happy Halloween bro !

Wow that's quite a compliment Bear, I certainly appreciate the kind words man. Tone is always that Holy Grail we are constantly striving for. I was purposely thinned it out a bit more than I normally use in this, to give some what of a twang. But still wanted it to sound good. I actually use two distinct guitar tracks in this with entirely different set ups.

Short but sweet. Thanks!

I initially wanted a slow blues 8 bar rhythm progression but it was too full, didn't sound empty or eerie enough. So I basically dropped most of the rhythm guitar and just played some notes and flavored them up with various effects and some string techniques - slides, bends, pinches, pull-offs etc. I actually tried working in some rockabilly styling ala- Brian Setzer in here. Hes another great guitarist I admire a lot. I guess it does have a slight jazzy feel to it in spots though. Thanks for the comment man, much appreciated.

Hey vinny, thanks for jumping in on this. I do enjoy getting creative on the descriptions of certain tracks. I cant take the credit on this one though. Its actually something a salesman at a local Pawn shop told me a few months ago.

Thanks jamid, I really appreciate that.

Drums playing by themselves ?
I was hard enough for me to convince the ghost to do the guitar! I will leave that one up to you bro.

Thank you tsochai, I'm glad to hear your comment.