Lady Of The Lake - 20 Bass Mix

[walker]

'Lady Of The Lake' is a song I heard from a lesser known album by The Sweet, 'Level Headed.' In the song they have a string quartet or chamber ensemble in the background adding a classical feel to the piece. I reproduced this string passage using 4 different basses recorded on 20 different tracks. Some of the parts are the same line tracked 2-3 times to fill out the parts a bit and give them more depth. On a couple of the parts, I altered the "tape speed" to emulate a bass strung with piccolo strings.

I used the following four basses:



1968 4001 MG - piccolo & violin parts
1979 4001V63 - super distorted low bass
1976 4001FL - fretless melody in the 2nd half of the piece
1979 4001SLH - cello parts

[ram]

Cool rendition - I like the little solo towards the end... you and Miguel Falcão should colaborate - might be interesting. Wish I had something better to listen to it on, production sounds good.

[jps]

Sounds great, Mark!

That is giving me some ideas, now I just have to get off these forums and ...

[walker]

HA! Yes - "Less posting, more playing" is a good motto.

Thanks for the props, Tom. Now I have to Google 'Miguel Falcão!'

Sidenote for who it concerns: Sometimes the Garage Band player gets stuck it 'buffering' mode. If you click on the "back" button on the player, that usually gets it going again.

[beatlefreak]

Nice cover, Mark. Interesting reproduction of the strings.

[pinball63]

Sounds like Switched On Bach, I like it, classical!

[qwezirider]

Very cool. I like the progression between 0:23 and 0:30 quite a bit.

[ram]

"Now I have to Google 'Miguel Falcão!"

Just look here in the RRF in the Band Forums > 'Chris Squire and Yes Forum'. He's posted some interesting stuff. Something like this coupled with somehting like his Alternate 8 string tuning.... who knows. You both have a very nice touch with the strings.

[walker]

Thanks, guys. Yeah, I can totally see the SOB connection. The basses do sound more like clavinet/harpsichord timbre than cello & viola.

0:23-0:30 - I did have fun with the flanger during that part.

RRF members are posting tunes on the 'Chris Squire & Yes Forum?' Sounds like a topic I'll have to infiltrate!

[ram]

a topic I'll have to infiltrate!

Sounds like ‘double naught spy’ dealings to me…. I’m Walker,,, Mark Walker – shaken not stirred.

[walker]

HA! Nice one. I should be so cool with the espionage & gadgetry. More like "Walker; Mark Walker: Shaken and slightly disoriented."