I apologize for not updating as much as we should. we're all working really hard trying to get these songs to sound the best we can, sometimes we forget to take pictures/video and post updates. I promise we'll be better about it going forward... we've had an interesting couple of weeks. some new gear, mixed with ...
We spent the better part of Saturday on Amp patrol. We dropped off the AC30 at Boston Guitar Works to get it looked at and to get a new reverb tank installed. They're the place to go if you need a boutique amp and have some amazing gear. After spending a some time perusing and ...
So we finally got around to taking a look at the reverb tank in the AC30 (that's the thing that make's all the cool, dreamy sounds). Sure enough, the thing is all sorts of broke. There is supposed to be 3 springs stretched from one end of the tank to the other, but none (which is ...
We started officially recording guitar today. For the last couple of days, we've been trying to smack some sense into AC30, and it finally listened. Ben got his guitars done for "Talk you down", although we still have some double up some parts with the Big Muff. The AC30 is still periodically making some unsettling rattling ...
I know I'm just a drummer, but something just doesn't look right here.
Well, the vox doesn't seem to be any happier today than yesterday. It's still not sounding right, and to add insult to injuiry, the reverb just just decided to stop working. Loosing the reverb in and of itself isn't a game changer since we use a Holy Grail for most reverb duties, but it does ...
About half of the songs we're recording will feature some fabulous Fender Baritone Jaguar; in some songs it plays a leading role. It's beautiful sounding guitar with a ton of character and depth. Trying to record it though, is a little bit more difficult. It has a tone somewhere between a guitar and bass, though it ...
Now that we're back from recording at Hounds Hollow, we start phase two: finishing up the songs back at the "homestead". Tonight begins this phase, where we'll be working on some more bass and baritone jaguar tracks. We did get about half of the songs worth of bass and jaguar done at the 'Hollow, so ...
bass & jaguar parts are done for 65% of the potential songs for this record. yay! on to guitars. endless combinations of pedals and effects, finding the right combination can be daunting, but when you find the perfect mix... ahhhhhh. jen's knocking out Fire Eater parts right now... the Diana+ camera will be loaded today, photos will ...
what works in a live setting doesn't always work for recording. we spent a good couple hours chasing down a loud hum in one of our amps last night. we've figured it out, so I've torn my pedalboard apart to make the most simple chain of pedals I can, nothing extra. this should work... on a ...
Wake up this morning, a day after recording "True North", to find that we did indeed use a kick drum mic on the snare - I guess it wasn't a dream after all. The funny thing is that as I'm listening back to the drum tracks, it works. I'm not really sure how or why, ...
Today hasn't gone as smootly as I would have liked. My Dunnett snare started acting up on me, but we finally managed to smack it into shape. I've got one more song to do tonight, which will make four today. I'm pretty happy with four-a-days for drums. The tracking should pick up ...
brisk morning here at Hounds Hollow. stayed up till 3am testing drum sounds, rechecking them this morning to make sure we're not crazy. drum tracking begins today... listening to: frightened rabbit: the midnight organ fight eulogies: here anonymous silversun pickups: swoon reading: no country for old men: cormac mccarthy
we're loaded into Hounds Hollow, this place is beautiful. more on that later... new places, new toys, new songs, new record... time to work.
I only want 1 ... I'm not greedy!
