Neomorpheus

Eighteen, hows it going man?

I'm not quite sure what your referring to as "low end guitar". Since Kargalar did the rhythm guitar I'm not exactly sure about his set up but in his profile he mentions an SM-57 which is the same mic I use for recording live through the amp. No mention of what he's using for effects but I would assume if hes recording through the amp hes probably using pedals and in this case it sounds like overdrive, maybe slight distortion, so he could be using a Boss SD-1 or maybe an Ibanez Tube Screamer. Of course hes pushing the amp, with a fair amount of gain. Hes also playing a PRS Mark Tremonti SE with dual humbuckers which is a very potent guitar that can produce some quality tone. I'm playing a Suhr Strat standard with 2 v60 singles and an SSH HO dual. Its a direct in set up here with an amp sim. I applied delay and reverb effects in the vst.

There is a bass track in there but the guitars and drums are clearly more dominant in the mix.

The easy guitar you mention is all Kargalar and yeah, I dig that too. That little section works perfect to de-pressurize things, drop the intensity a bit to allow some cool string and stick work to lead in to that nice build section. I know its kind of short but its pretty much dictated by the structure here. Stretching it out wouldn't work as well.

Don't know if any of this really answers your question bro but I gave it a shot. Thanks a lot for the comments.

Thanks for the post Steve. Yeah drums are really in your face and in your ears here. I really loved the structure of this track and the drums set so big in the mix. I just made them a bit bigger. Again I gotta give all the props to Kargalar here, without his input, all I did was make a bunch of noise.

I haven't really kept up with djent since it's not really in my wheel house (dumb saying)! But I still think bands like Meshuggah and a few others will keep some semblance of it alive for a while yet. I actually kinda dig all that polyrythm, weird time signatures and and polymetered riff stuff. A lot of people think that its all relatively new and attribute it to the Alternative/Groove/Nu/Math metal movements. But Bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen were doing it.

Well, the genre was too hard to pronounce anyway - (also you forgot the "d") djent: is it "Dee-gent", "jent", "Digint"? Who knows?

"but even my drummer has a hard time counting past four, so why make the audience do math"? Drummers get such abuse, that's why they want to pound sh!t all the time !

I used to be a drummer. That's why I switched to guitar, kinda like EVH.

Thanks.
Later bro.

Ha ha, only a true bringerofDOOM would answer as such !!

Thanks for the entertaining comment bro.

Hey Wayne, your wish is my command bro. I checked it out and sure enough that lead was on a lower volume than the others(?) so I leveled it up and yeah you were right, sounds better. So, as always thanks for the feedback, especially when it involves improving the track.

Thats man, I appreciate you checking it out and dropping a comment.

I was hoping you would check this out Aaron. Man I would of thought you to be a fan of the alternative/grunge music, especially considering your location. Your right there in the birthplace brother.

Actually I was a huge Eddie VanHalen fan. Still am pretty much. Even though I lost a lot of respect for them when they sold out and went pop. I was an EVH disciple for a while, especially after that first album. Damn, what guitar player wasn't? I spent countless hours trying to learn his techniques and how he created some of those sounds. I posted a track a few years back that was kind of a VanHalen thing. I made the mistake of putting some Dave Lee Roth snippits in it and got some backlash so I took it down.

As far as Evan goes, I mean yeah, hes awesome and I have always admired and respected his talent, for sure. As far as collabs though, I'm really not much into them. I've done a few but they tend to be uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, I love making music and I love interfacing with other musicians but working together can be difficult. Its why I quit playing in bands. So I don't really approach others for collabs but if someone asks I don't think I've ever said no.

Thanks for your constant support bro, I always appreciate hearing what you have to say in any capacity whatsoever.

Yeah man good to hear some mention on the drums. I think they are quite a focal aspect of the track. Thanks for the comment todd.

Thanks for cheking it out ronab and really appreciate the fave bro.

Thanks Lm, I appreciate the nice comment.

I really liked this track when I first heard it. The drum track really stood out and is a focal point in the mix. I thought to add a bit more polish just to emphasize it even more. Kargalars rhythm track here is super cool also. I guess I would categorize it as Alternative, it reminds me of early Mark Tremonte stuff. I tried a few different approaches for the lead and settled on the intense or more aggressive styling. I thought it worked better dynamically than the slower more melodic stuff I had. I tried to avoid over compression but I think I ended up with a few spots where its a bit muddy. His original track is loud so I had to tweek the eq and make some adjustments where I added the lead.

He actually did more work on the original track and added some nice vocals. He has a pretty slick Video version of it on YouTube. You can check it out from the link in the original in his track list.

Thanks for checking this out and giving me the feedback. I really appreciate it.

Aaron,

Sorry to hear about the layoff, is it temporary? A lot of businesses have been effected by the pandemic and have had to scale back. I have been lucky so far but who knows for how long.

On the bright side, yeah you will have more time now to enjoy other facets of life. I have already checked out the "Velvet Highway" and thoroughly enjoyed the trip back to my early ValveDriver fan boy days. Very cool track!

You mentioned Pink Floyd, I am a also a fan and believe I posted a track a good while back where I attempted some Gilmore style playing. As I remember, StaticNomad shamed me a bit on it (and deservedly so) after which I took it down. As you say, certain lines should never be crossed.

Stay positive man, ride some unemployment and throw some more music at us. Totally looking forward to it .

Well, speak of the devil.
Ha ha, you truly are the evil genius behind this Steve!
I'm conveniently putting all the blame on you man.

Ha ha, yeah that would have been hilarious Aaron! I sort of tried being a bit sloppy with the arrangement. But truthfully the further I got into this the more nervous I got about doing it, so I felt compelled to not go too far, if you know what I mean. Some things are just not meant to be toyed with and classic Led Zeppelin is I'm sure, one of them. Actually these guys are like Gods to me anyhow. I have played so much of their music in bands over the years and literally idolize Jimmy Page. This song Dancing Days, immediately came to mind though when I considered goofing on a classic rock track. Its always seemed to be a very wacky song to me.

Whew, I'm a bit relieved now because I thought you might be one of the ones to respond to this with a "you just stepped over the line brother"! Anyway, yeah this kind of stuff is fun, if we approach it right. I look forward to seeing what you come up with and certainly hope others will take a crack at it too.

As always, Thanks Aaron.
I appreciate it brother.

Hey thanks man ! You mention two names that have had a strong influence on me for sure. I really appreciate that association.

Do I have a hollow body guitar with Jimi Hendrix's ashes?
That'd be a bit morbid but having his ghost in my guitar would be cool!! I'd just settle for one of his guitars. But hey you made a good point in your thoughts on the ending. So I re-recorded my voice and went in the opposite direction with the pitch. Thanks for the comments bro, you are only one of few that has ever got me to edit my tracks.

It does sound a bit lamenting. So eggs, I had to think about your comment and if I understand you correctly, your actually suggesting that its not the ghost of the former owner in my guitar, but instead the guitar itself has taken on a life of its own?

Interesting. That theory is not quite as creepy. Wonder if I could sell that to my wife? Ha HA !!

Thanks for the comments man.

I guess as far as ghosts are concerned, I'm way more acceptable of the friendly and heavenly sort than the opposite type. So that's the idea with the peaceful and benign vibes I tried to present.

Thanks for the listen and comment Joe.

Hey Wayne nice to have you drop in. You know I never really much liked Telecasters. I played a few over the years but since they were always a favorite of the country players I pretty much wouldn't play one. In recent years I come to realize my stupidity. They are great guitars and I especially love the feel of them. It's possible I could have been haunted by the Telecaster all those years and didnt realize it!

Thanks man, certainly appreciate the comment. Always cool to get the feedback from new listeners.