Saturday, May 28, 2011

May 28 blues improv

OK, here's your daily dose of vitamin blue:


best taken with a stiff drink. I prefer scotch.

Friday, May 27, 2011

may 27 improv vid

OK, another tech test. I made a backing track on the big laptop with garage band, then sent it to i tunes. just a basic 12 bar blues in A. then i put that on a jump drive and put it in the little laptop. i plugged that into the amp, along with the fender, and played a 2 track thing. I did this because I didnt't buy a looper pedal today. so i figured out how to make my own loops and run them on the little apple ibook. now i don't need no pedal!


the miked amp is too distorted. mike placement and volume is critical. still working on it.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

may 26 blues vid

OK, here it is, a major pentatonic improv in G


i feel like doing more major pent blues......

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

may 25 blues vid

ok, I got this one done in the morning, to make sure it gets done


improv in G. why do I sound better when i'm not making a video???

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

may 24 electronica vid

didn't have much time today, so here's some electronica


enjoy............

Monday, May 23, 2011

May 23 vid blues

OK, here's a morning blues vid, done around 10:15 am. gotta get up and play!


I think the mike is working; it's just weak and needs to be right up against the amp. i need a new mike!

enjoy.........

May 22 blues vid

ok, here it is. the mike wasn't working so the sound is crappy.


enjoy!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

May 21 blues vid

yeah baby, the blues is back!


es 339 and miked amp.

Friday, May 20, 2011

May 20 vid electron mix 03

now i'm on a techno kick -- i figured out how to to it with garage band. enjoy~! the blues will return later on.... variety is a good thing......


go

Thursday, May 19, 2011

more electrons !

yeah, i'm onto something!



this stuff is fun!

electronica !

OK, i asked for more variety; here it is:


garage band !

may 19 vid

ok, here's a quick solo


i need to work on some variety. maybe a different rhythm for a 2 guitar vid.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

May 18 vid with 4 tracks in A

OK, this one is a little rough, but it's 4 tracks. drums, 2 guitars, keyboard. didn't really keep the beat so well. it's a mix of direct input and mike. sounds like a bad practice session of a garage band! oh well, it's all practice, that's true.


the video if from 1975. guess who they are..

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

May 17 vid in G, 2 track

OK folks, here it is:


2 tracks. for the rhythm I recorded a 12 bar section and copy/pasted. you can hear the seem between them. rhythm guitar is east coast wah. lead is heavy blues. a good combo. fender vg strat for this one.

Monday, May 16, 2011

second vid of the day May 16

ok, here's another one. one guitar, one video clip:


nice clip, right?

May 16 improv, 3 tracks in G

OK, here it is: 3 tracks in G. one drum loop, one rhythm guitar, one lead. 339 and garage band.


OK, listen up people!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

May 15 improv in G

after you read the sunday paper, take a listen to my daily vid. guess the film clip used for the video. garage band was set on texas blues, the fender was plugged straight into the computer. that eliminates the annoying hiss from using the mike. next time i'm gonna plug the amp into the computer and record the drum loop, then play the guitar on a second track.


enjoy!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

May 14 improv in A sort of

ok, this improv was done with some distraction, but that's OK. family first! so I'm in A mostly, with the amp drum loop. i like the drum loop; it keeps me in time and it's a second instrument to work with.


i'm feeling better about recording my music -- and that's one point of these daily vids.

Friday, May 13, 2011

may 13 vid 1

ok, gotta re post this one too!


am i going nutty koo koo or what?

May 12 improv

OK, here's another one that got lost in the internet.


don't know why the post isn't here. what up?

May 11 improv

i posted for this video, but it's not there, so here it is again:


ok, i'm doing one a day!

another vid today

ok folks, here's what you get when I have free time: 2 vids a day!


miked the casio keyboard. 339 for guitar. garagaband for the mix. it's OK, a first experiment. wanna do that more. add a drum track next time.

enjoy!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

12 may vid

ok, here's your daily dose of vitamin blue:


339, g dec junior, and a little reverb. dat's all, folks!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

may 11 vid with 339

ok, here it is


got it in just under the wire. storm delayed my computer use, and I was at school most of the afternoon. an improv in B with the Gibson, miked amp.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

multitrack vid today!

here is today's vid, in glorious two track:


so, track 1 is the g-dec beat loop and me on rhythm guitar. track 2 is me on lead. both are miked from the amp. no garage band effects this time. At one point you can hear me move the mike!

Monday, May 9, 2011

may 9 vid

still goin' strong!


this one uses 'british invasion' on garage band. can't hear it, really.

OK, I'm done for the day!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

today's video

yeah, still at it! another vid!


this one is in A. working with a different rhythm, strum pattern. the sound effect is "bright country." not too impressed with it. but well, it's something!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

vid of the day

here is the vid of the day:


I knew a guy back in the 80s who tried to write a poem a day. i'm puttin out a vid a day, good or bad, better or worse. watch me improve!

this one had a few glitches. i like the big wheels effects. not my best playing. lately i've been favoring the epiphone. so next vid should use that one. go epi dot! I put new strings on it, ernie ball 10s -- slinky! my fave strings!

Friday, May 6, 2011

today's video

ok, here is today's video


improv in E, using "barroom lead" in garage band. too much distortion! i'm using the 339 but you can hardly tell. anyway, i'm going thru all garage band guitar effects -- good or not so good.

anyhoo ---- enjoy!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

today's vid

ok, here's today's vid


a little improv in G with the drum machine from the fender gdec amp. used a mike on this one, straight into garage band. video is from spanish station -- cinco de mayo!

enjoy!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

May 4 improv in G vid

OK, here's my morning vid:


ok. garage band is set on "classic rock." just me, one guitar, no dubs or multi tracks. trying to get more comfortable playing/recording. video does not match audio. improv in G. maybe i gotta play a little faster. anyhoo, here it is