Another Beatleoid Tune

stanley · Post by **stanley** » Sat Jun 22, 2002 4:26 am

After buying a Gretsch guitar I tried to write a rockabilly tune (ok, don't laugh) and I came up with this one. The song is called "I will Leave Her".

My soundclick site is:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/musicology_music.htm

Sorry, there is no Rick on this one.

J

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Wed Jun 26, 2002 9:08 am

what did you get ? I was going to buy a ric 12 in may and ended up buying a gretsch country classic I 6122. No regrets and has sort of become the go to axe. No offence to all my ric friends out there. I still kept my two rics.

stanley · Post by **stanley** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:51 pm

"ended up buying a gretsch country classic I 6122"

Mine is also a 6122, but I believe it is Country Classic II and has real F holes with no mutes. I am considering the installation of TV Jones pups. The Japanese Filtertrons are not as good as the original filtertrons.

Which two Rics you have?

J

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 8:10 pm

i have a 360 MG 6 and a 660 FG 6. my gretsch also has real f holes and i also have a 6129T gold sparkle. i thought seriously of buying a 12string, but, a series of events made me go for the country classic. The day i played a Ric 330-12 in paris I saw a gretsch 6120 brian setzer in the window ... which got my mind thinking. then i went to ed romans site and started looking at 380 lagunas (look of a country gent). when ed did not return my email, i called my dealer in KS (he sold me the 660, but since has stopped dealing with ric). He gave me a sweetheart deal on the country classic and i picked it up back in the states. i love the beatles and rockabilly. since i got the new gretsch, it has really become the go-to axe. That being said, i have no "issues" with my rics and have plenty of reasons to cherish them as well.

i spoke to tv jones once; it seems like an interesting thing. i don't think i'll do it as i live in france.

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 8:20 pm

julio,
i just listened to your two new tracks ! good job. the rockabilly song is really a good effort and the 60's song sounds sweetly "beatles for sale" à la "look what your doing" (especially the intro).

it would be nice to get good enough to put a song on the board one day.
enjoy,
david

stanley · Post by **stanley** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 4:23 am

David:

I have a Rick 360 Carl Wilson Edition 12 string guitar with vintage scatterwound pups and a thinnier top for improved acoustic sound. To begin with I had to spend some money to make the guitar playable. That included a new 12 saddle bridge for proper intonation and a new nut for better spacing of the strings (work done by Mark Arnquist). The neck is too small for 12 strings. In the end 12 string guitars are specialty guitars which are used on rare ocassions. You will get much more mileage out of your Gretsch and you already have two Ricks. In any event most Rick lovers like Gretsch and viceversa. It must be the Beatles connection.

Regarding tunes in soundclick web site: Anyone can upload a tune and have a site. The service is free and there is no need to be supertalented. So sign yourself up and send anything you want to them.

Thank you for listening to my tunes. I usually write a new song every couple of months, but the fun part is to records and arrange it. It is a lot of work when one is working alone in a vacumn with no feed back.

Regards

J

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 4:35 am

what do you use to record ? I am interested in buying a portable studio (tascam/fostex/zoom), but am a total novice. I would like to get something that I can record my playin on to hear how I am doing. Reading all the stuff leaves one somewhat perplexed. Do you have any advice and or do's & don'ts ?
Regards,
dcl

stanley · Post by **stanley** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 9:23 am

For a newbie I would recommend a portastudio type system. I would buy something cheap so you have no regrets when upgrading. However, I would stay away from casette systems---- I believe you can get a nice digital portastudio from many different companies. You may need two basic microphones sych as SM 58 for vocals and SM 57 for recording acoustic guitar. A POD to DI (go straight into recording console). Some sort of drum machine sythetizer combo for keyboard and percussion. Hopefully this can be synch to the tracks of the recorder. You may also need a bass or a friend who plays the bass. Drum programming is useful and you can learn by reading notation charts from published scores. The other end of the spectrum would be to buy a Mac or a fast PC and invest in a sound card and software. This usually requires more expertise to set up but it is much more flexible and you can use virtual synthetizers, drum sounds, and soecial effects. But------- you can get started with any kind of porta studio. Most electronic music magazines have reviews and articles on how to do this. The latest electronic musician magazine has an article on the bare minimum to assemble a studio.

Regards!

J

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 6:42 am

thanks for the input. I am really looking to just listen to my guitar playing/practicing to detect improvement or glaring problems. On the analogue side there are a couple tascam "portastudios" and then there is the zoom ps-02 that is really priced well :$200. I have a new computer and w/ ubs, window xp etc. but I am not a computer gooruu and i have enough problems getting the thing to read the smart cards from my sony digital camara. But, i can get it in the us and not worry about the wall wart/electricity issues of the analogue portastudios. we'll see.

enjoy the summer, the 4th, and laissez le bon temps rouler !