Theme Song - You've Got 2 Weeks!

NorioDS · 2008-02-14T20:55:05+00:00

This forum needs a theme song. It's going to be placed as a prominent link in the header so that everyone who visits us can give it a listen and we'll change it every now and again. Main ingredients: Guitar! Bass Drums Everything else is optional and the above isn't set in stone, as long as it sounds good, it will be considered! Start recording! (old forum) Poll Results: GuitarForum's Theme Song... Andrew's "Guitar Forum Sampler: 5 Rene's Solo (Originally for the Collaboration): 1 Sepheritoh's "SA Guitar Forum Theme": 0 Gareths "Lil Idea" (Originally for the Collaboration): 0 Alan's "Dense Wall of Guitars": 6

Renesongs

Hi guys sorry for the delay I've been having issues with MySpace eventually I founf a place called Box.net that would host my music for sharing, anyway here is a link to a 24 bar blues backtrack in Am that is loopable and 24 bars of me soloing to it

Backtrack = http://www.box.net/shared/v2yty9cdck

My Solo = http://www.box.net/shared/lnhkf6ygwg

sepheritoh

OK. I hope I'm still in time for the 2 weeks deadline. Guess what I've spent doing my Saturday (yesterday) ???

I tried a little theme around the South Africa Guitar Forum idea and just worked from there on-wards.

SA Guitar Forum theme

[edit = mix updated]

Disclaimer: I reserve the right to run away embarrassed.

sepheritoh

Renesongs wrote Hi guys sorry for the delay I've been having issues with MySpace eventually I founf a place called Box.net that would host my music for sharing, anyway here is a link to a 24 bar blues backtrack in Am that is loopable and 24 bars of me soloing to it

Backtrack = http://www.box.net/shared/v2yty9cdck

My Solo = http://www.box.net/shared/lnhkf6ygwg

That is a real high class solo. Well done!

sepheritoh

andrewjbryson wrote ok dudes

its up .... www.myspace.com/andrewjbryson

"Guitar Forum sampler"

enjoy...

Another great piece of shredding! Some great tones you achieved. Well done!

Gareth

sepheritoh wrote I tried a little theme around the South Africa Guitar Forum idea and just worked from there on-wards.

Aah cool idea, that kinda inspired me, as a bassist I felt I should contribute to the backing tracks but didn't know what to do so I spent a loopy few hours at 110bpm with these chords.
The drums are cool, the bass is split on the beat though the playing is slightly off the beat so it pretty much loops ok with the shuffle pattern use it or not as you wish.

drum loop : http://www.backstage.co.za/gareth/data/blog/hhh-lil_loop-drum.mp3

bass loop : http://www.backstage.co.za/gareth/data/blog/hhh-lil_loop-bass.mp3

I'm sure others can do more justice to the "solo" by all means go for it ... pm me for a wav or TAB.
lil idea : http://www.backstage.co.za/gareth/data/blog/hhh-lil_loop-mix.mp3

AlanRatcliffe

OK. No-one liked my backing track ☹

So here's my entry:
http://ratcliffe.co.za/sundry/alan_guitarforumsa.mp3

Not so much a raging solo as much as a dense wall of guitars. Rough mix, but I don't have time at the mo to do it properly.

NorioDS

Cool submissions so far ?

Which backing track are we going for?

Alan's sounds weird and funky, Rene's sounds thick and bluezy and Gareth's has a very nice alternative sound going for it.

I vote for Gareth's personally -- because it's so different.

(Shall I extend the deadline? This is a heckuva lot of fun)

NorioDS

I dig your submission Alan -- very cool. Covers a lot of different guitar sounds. Awesome stuff ?

NorioDS

Oooh and it's got a neat Iron Maiden kinda thing going for it towards the end. That earns you even more points ?

Gareth

Hey Alan, I did like your backing track I just couldn't get the changes ?
Anyway I'm glad if it provoked you into a full submission ... nice tune and harmonies there.

Norio, thanks for the vote, but I suggest let people choose whatever backing they prefer (including thier own).
If you extend the deadline (when is it BTW ?) some folks will still wait until the last day to post ... maybe give them a few more days to polish it, so they can't blame it all on a bad mix like the earlier posters can ;D

NorioDS

Good thinking Gareth, that's why I like asking for opinions ?

The only problem comes in with everyone selecting their own backing track for the collaboration track.

For the theme, it's fine, but for the collaboration I think we should all be playing along to the same track, no?

AlanRatcliffe

Norio De Sousa wrote I dig your submission Alan -- very cool. Covers a lot of different guitar sounds. Awesome stuff ?

Thanks! Mostly Sanox, aside from the rhythm solo which is the partscaster. Lots of different amp emulations though.

Norio De Sousa wrote Oooh and it's got a neat Iron Maiden kinda thing going for it towards the end. That earns you even more points ?

Exactly! I had Flash of the Blade from Powerslave in mind. Also the harmonies - more (bad) Thin Lizzy than (bad) Brian May.

Gareth wrote Hey Alan, I did like your backing track I just couldn't get the changes ?

Ya, well.. bassists... ;D Seriously though, I liked yours too. You should do a backing mix with drums and bass and the fingerpicked nylon.

I suggest let people choose whatever backing they prefer (including thier own).

Yeah. I second that. I took some time to do a backing track and the submission, but time limitations will force me to drop out if I have to do it again with another backing (even my own). Letting people use whatever backing they want to opens it up and lets people find or create whatever they need to be comfortable in. Reducing it to one that everyone must use will disadvantage those who have a specific style. So supplied backings only as an option for those who want to use them.

they can't blame it all on a bad mix like the earlier posters can ;D

LOL! Yeah - that's me. I could spend the next few years tweaking and re-recording, but I thought this post from Sepheritoh: Don’t ever let “great” get in the way of “good.”. That describes my normal tendencies perfectly.

Gareth

Yeah right, I forgot about the collaboration bit ... perhaps start a seperate thread with a chart eg.
4/4 ||: Am | G | FG | Am ?| x 4 at 110 bpm (then you can use my bass riff ;D

ie. 4 beats to the bar, a bar of Aminor and then of G. F for 2 beats , G for 2 beats , and 4 beats of Aminor... then start over again ... repeat 4 times. at 110 beats per minute.
Only submit the 16 bar soloed solo. (if you know what i mean - hah then we can all hear all ? )

You can get at least 2 competitions out of this ... best solo / tone, and best mix (with whatever backing tracks / solo take your fancy).... best chart to solo over.

Maybe this should also be a seperate thread....

A question came up recently regarding where to upload and get material
Whilst guitarists and mashup djs don't usually gel here's something to consider
http://www.ccmixter.co.za/media/
This has a lot to do with licensing which is a whole can of worms i honestly don't grok.
http://www.ccmixter.org/isitlegal
may be of help.

Their forum is a SPAM honey trap ATM but the site may be useful nonetheless..

NorioDS

So our 2 weeks is up and here are my thoughts. Please give me feedback ?

1. I think the collaboration needs to go on much longer. So let's keep on it.
2. As for the forum theme, we have some complete recordings which could certainly make it. Would you guys prefer I choose one or do you want to vote on a poll?

Renesongs

My thoughts on the collaborative effort is that we should have as many members contributing to the final product as possible, yeah like EVERYBODY chipping in their few bars worth. To get something like that together, getting in all the submissions and editing them into a whole may take quite a while. I think it would be easier if we all worked to the same backtrack but then the backtrack must be pretty generic so that you can jam your favorite punk-metal-indie-new-age-jazz-fusion-blues-shred in. It should also be simple enough to accomodate all skill levels.

As for the forums theme song my vote would be for AR (we are not worthy ?) because he has used a fairly wide cross section of sound and guitar style that we all relate to, if not aspire to.

AlanRatcliffe

Lets keep at the collaboration. I just found this site with simple (mostly blues) backing tracks. All good and mostly real instruments too. http://www.bluesblast.com/. I haven't listened to everything yet, but am busy downloading it all anyway (+90MB).

How about this:
1. I choose one of the backing tracks for us all to play on. Something simple and straightforward.
2. Each person records their full-length solo and uploads the solo track only (although posting your complete submission here will also be
3. I comp together one track using parts of everyone's submissions

This way everyone gets in on it, but we get a "Best of..." compilation. I also get some much needed practice at the fine art of comping.

Norio - I'm sure that between us we can come up with something for the space. I have space and I can clear it as I grab copies of the submissions. I'll just need to work out a simple uploader, so guys won't have to learn how to FTP to upload. I probably already have something on my site and just have to install it.

As far as the "Theme Song" goes: Andrew has my vote - impressive playing as always.

Gareth

Sounds like a great idea Alan ... you do know what you're getting into :?
(The mixers say is final ... else do your own .... if it's too late then tough etc.)
I can also donate a few resources to this, if need be PM me.

Re the vote I also go with Andrews tune, tho' Alan's is a good sampler of tones and styles.

Renesongs

Yeah I support Alans idea - (hears groans, "But I don't do blues"), well let me just say that a blues backtrack is so generic that you can do anything you including getting into full metal jacket and shredding your head off if that's your groove.

NorioDS

(I've been really hectic with work, please excuse my absence on this thread!)

I dig Alan's idea regarding the collaboration and voting on the theme song.

My vote goes for either Alan or Andrew's recording.

As far as uploads go, I can definitely provide temporary space. It's the bandwidth that's expensive for me.

Let's hear your votes for our theme song, peeps!

Reef

Is there a poll thingie for voting?

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