Zombo Challenge December - Part 2 [Archive]

ZappaFan

11-12-2006, 03:57 PM

Okay Farl, I have reordered some of these to accommodate those that have requested to play on this and those that have dropped out.

So if you want to get it started. Get to it mate.

Part II Running Order

1) Farley
2) Zane
3) Bluesgeek
4) Bluto

Highway Star

11-12-2006, 04:27 PM

bluesgeek

12-12-2006, 10:29 AM

eh? somebody pm me and tell me what I'm playing, when its time - just wheel me out of the coffin :lol:

Highway Star

12-12-2006, 08:55 PM

Right! I'll have the BT and my bit (the original BT er.. BG LOL) posted by 9pm GMT tomorrow. Sorry for the delay, I have the BT but not enough time to post tonight!

Farl

Highway Star

13-12-2006, 07:22 PM

OK!! I've finally found a bit of spare time!! So, after a 5 min warm up & practice, this was my very first attemp at recording on this BT and in honesty the first thing that came into my head (this will be obvious I guess! LOL). I generally post my 20th or 30th attempt but, I thought I'd go with the very first tonight!! So, Zane up next and hopefully all confusion about this BT is now gone!

Farl

Bluto

13-12-2006, 07:30 PM

:thumb: Sounding really good there Farl. Nice tone and excellent feel to it all. Great start to PartII:razz:

ZappaFan

13-12-2006, 08:13 PM

Nice work there Farley me old mucker. Just out of interest what guitar was that mate ?

Highway Star

13-12-2006, 08:38 PM

Nice work there Farley me old mucker. Just out of interest what guitar was that mate ?

Thanks Zapp (and Bluto) The PRS (again!) I was going to air the old
Strat but the PRS is just a dream to play!

Farl

Steve Zane

14-12-2006, 02:23 AM

Nice played Farley...Your becoming more defined.

Ok guys,I'm in a sh*t mood..bad day all day and to make things worst my girlfriend is listening to some Russian opera while I'm tying to record this :dead:

I'm not happy with what I did , but I don't want to keep you guys waiting.I hope I didn't brake the jam's mood.

ZappaFan

14-12-2006, 02:54 AM

Spoil it? ya must be mad Zane, that sounds just great fella :woot:

Guitarpima

14-12-2006, 04:13 AM

Great job Farley. That was very smooth. Nice tone.

Zane ah la Russian opera! Well it sounds like you can block it out pretty well. That was great. I wonder how well you would play if your girlfriend cranked up Beethoven on you. :thumb: :thumb:

zeusse

14-12-2006, 05:32 PM

That's a cracker Farl very sweet licks one of your best Zombo challenges yet. And Steve if I'm not mistaken your girlfriends opera must have really gotten to you it was a very aggressive jam from you me thinks I heard hammer-ons..LOL And I like it:razz:

Highway Star

14-12-2006, 06:01 PM

Thanks for the compliments guys.I just listened to it again and other than a couple of hesitant bends I'm prety happy with it myself! LOL

Zane my friend, your speed and accuracy is great! Russian Opera seems to have brought out an aggressive style of play that sounded just fine to me. Shame you were not overly happy with it, another case of us all being our own worst critics I think.

Farl

Steve Zane

15-12-2006, 12:50 AM

Cheers guys, I guess I'll start listening to Russian opera more often:hammer:

ZappaFan

15-12-2006, 01:11 AM

Bluesgeek, you are up next mate

stevedak

15-12-2006, 01:17 AM

Steve Zane

15-12-2006, 02:39 AM

wow guys, what a great pair of openers...very very nice playing there Farl, nice thick tone and punchy riffs, well done!

Steve, I loved the stinging sound you got, and you were sure showing your aggravation there, I especially liked the hammer-ons &pull-offs and the start/stop phrasing...another killer jam so far!!
Thanks Steve, that is the Godin guitar..it as that thin sound which cut through.
It's the second time only that I've been using it for recording.I'm starting to like this guitar.It also have a narrow neck which make it easy for fast solo's.

bluesgeek

15-12-2006, 05:20 AM

Bluesgeek, you are up next mate
cool, I'll sort it tonight - this is the first night without a xmas party to attend for what seems like weeks :eek: my liver is about to pack in :lol:

zeusse

15-12-2006, 03:00 PM

cool, I'll sort it tonight - this is the first night without a xmas party to attend for what seems like weeks :eek: my liver is about to pack in :lol: If you need a slightly pickled liver I could spare a piece the wife has me cut down to two beers a day now but I'm allowed to watch other people drink their faces off..LOL

Guitarpima

15-12-2006, 03:24 PM

If you need a slightly pickled liver I could spare a piece the wife has me cut down to two beers a day now but I'm allowed to watch other people drink their faces off..LOL

:lol: Thanks for the chuckle.

zeusse

15-12-2006, 07:08 PM

:lol: Thanks for the chuckle. Its ok though the money I save on beer I'm spending on new guitars she'll go nuts..LOL

bluesgeek

16-12-2006, 06:37 AM

Cheers for the offer Eric, as much as I love pickled eggs - I reckon pickled liver would be something else! I never managed to get round to it last night after all - I decided a few 'hairs of the dog' were called for and woke up on the sofa at 5-30am :eek:

Recorded this afternoon after trying a few down and dirty patches with no luck, switched to clean and got the first half down in one take, stolen mercilessly from the EC/BB version of 'Help the Poor', or what I remember it as sounding like! I got most the way through the second half until the missus came in to tell me something vitally important (isn't it always?) so had to retake the second half. Great takes before mine! I always try NOT to listen to the previous ones so I can put my own stamp on so I don't steal others ideas! erm EC and BB King are obviously fair game ;)

***oh bum, I cannae upload it cap'n *** :(

bluesgeek

16-12-2006, 09:24 AM

another wee go.... cool, here you go :)

Shep

16-12-2006, 10:43 AM

Awesome Jam.

Farl: You definatly have a cool style man, nice bends, played it slow and easy and it sounded great!
Zane: Very cool tone and some good licks there and sounded very aggressive like zeusse said!
Bluesgeek: Class tone and beautiful playing!

bluesgeek

16-12-2006, 11:18 AM

cheers Shep, its sounding pretty good so far :D

Highway Star

16-12-2006, 11:57 AM

Cheers Shep matey!! The whole challenge parts 1 to 4 are sounding cool. I think this one has inspired a load of good playing!

Farl

Bluto

16-12-2006, 10:49 PM

Okay........this has taken bleeding ages to record. It was more nerveracking than getting married!!!

I'm afraid, it way on the basic side, but after spending so long on it, trying to get my fingers to go places they were having trouble going to, I decided to that enough was enough and to hell with it!!:wink:

I knew that Farleys, Zanes and Bluesgeek part were really good, but I got a better perseptive of their playing and tones after listening to it for what? 50 or so times!!!:-P Great stuf fellas:woot:

Thanks for listening to it, but bear in mind, I do cry!!:-P

Dan

Highway Star

16-12-2006, 11:21 PM

No need to cry but... a big need to up the guitar level on your recording. What I could hear sounded real fine but your hiding your light (as they say) and your playing is overwhelmed by the BT so... I would suggest that you open the session again, raise the guitar volume and mix it down again to let us hear the fine playing that is almost inaudible. (please :thumb:)

Farl

Bluto

16-12-2006, 11:25 PM

Bloody hell, I can't hear it either! :-P I'll see if I can tweak it and resubmit it.

bluesgeek

17-12-2006, 01:05 AM

yeah its just a little quiet ;)

Bluto

17-12-2006, 01:30 AM

I had to record again. Its still a bit on the low side, but you get the idea.:eh:

Guitarpima

17-12-2006, 04:11 AM

Wow! love that tone BG. My favorite part is the beginning of the second time through. Great riffin!

That sounds fine Bluto. The tone is nice and the riffs were nice and subtle. You can bring up the level and give the tone more punch by applying the Voxengo Tube amp effect. It's a free vst plug in and really can add to tone.

Great job guys! :thumb: :thumb:

Steve Zane

17-12-2006, 04:37 AM

Bluesgeek-Very nice soft blues tone.Very clean solo and accurate.

Bluto- Very spacy , but nicely crafted..like the others was saying,it could be a little louder.

Great jam so far from everyone!

bluesgeek

17-12-2006, 04:53 AM

Great jam indeed, Farl and Zane you guys are a hard act to follow :lol: Bluto its a shame that yours is still down in the mix as its sounding pretty damn cool :( Cheers guys! I still have the GP one to do tonight, fell asleep on my keyboard last night - too much wine again :lol:

ZappaFan

17-12-2006, 05:03 AM

Hey there guys, Farley, Zane, Bluesgeek and Bluto thats a fine sounding jam guys, well done. Excellent playing from all of you.

Stempy

17-12-2006, 08:44 AM

Great stuff, a hot start, sweet middle and mellow finish, like it.

Highway Star

17-12-2006, 10:30 AM

Nice ending Dan matey! Very mellow! A good jam all round I think.

Farl

Bluto

17-12-2006, 11:14 AM

Sorry for the low level guys. I've tweaked around with it for what feels like hours:x I'll PM Eric later and ask him for some advice on recording with the GNX/Pro Tracks. I've only ever recorded via the Compact Flash card, but that isn't much good when you need lay something down at the end of a track like this one.

Never mond.......it's all a learning curve I guess.:micro:

bluesgeek

17-12-2006, 11:26 AM

these are the things that are sent to try our patience :grin: you'll get there, I only manage by trial and retrial!

bigdoug

17-12-2006, 11:37 AM

another great jam guys well played :thumb:

Bluto

17-12-2006, 11:38 AM

Never mond.......it's all a learning curve I guess.:micro:

Never mond??? ...............my brain hurts...............:dead:

I guess you're right BG, its a pain in the 'how's yer fathers' tho'. I've just tried to lay something over another backing track as a test, I can't get the bleeding guitar levels down!

I've pm'd Zeusse........he's a god isn't he? I'm hoping he'll sort out the GNX probs for me:eh:

bluesgeek

17-12-2006, 12:12 PM

its all to do with recording level versus listening level.... with the pod xt you can adjust the 'monitoring level', with normal windows volume control you can go 'advanced' and change the input level.... tis a shame because what you played was worthy of much greater volume!

bluesgeek

17-12-2006, 12:12 PM

Cheers Doug :D

Six

19-12-2006, 12:27 PM

Nice jam guys, some really quality playing there.

zombo

23-12-2006, 06:50 PM

Hey Farley that sounds like Frank Marino loved it mate superb playing your phrasing was spot on!

Zane amazing stuff you always amaze me great tapping too you can never knock the rock out of you loved it fitted in great!!

Bluesgeek you went for the nice bluesy clean tone living up to your name it was absolutely gorgeous wow!

Bluto I think this is the first time I have ever heard you you did a great job mate I little bit low but nice intervals in between those lovely licks !!

Highway Star

23-12-2006, 07:29 PM

Thanks Zombo matey!

Farl

Bluto

23-12-2006, 09:32 PM

Thanks mate. Yeah, level was very problematic this time but Eric has reliably informed me how to put that right, :smile: so the next time I get the bottle to post something up, it'll hopefully be something that everyone will be able to hear.:nervous:

Dan