Guitarist Recording Collective May 2007
May 25, 2007
Just finished off a quick recording for this Month’s Guitarist Recording Collective. This month’s task was to:
Solo piece, ensemble, vocal, fingerpicked, strummed, nylon, steel; whatever you like. Just try to keep it acoustic and the thought of Summer in your head.
Bit different this time, opted to film it! 
So here it is, a little piece about a joyous bird… ‘The ‘Appy Sparra’:
Gear Used:
Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Magician -> Rode NT1-A
Pieces of 7
April 4, 2007
The Guitarist Recording Collective task for April was to:
You can play anything you like………………. anything, any style, any speed, absolutely anything…… except it must be done in an odd time signature, and by that I mean in a beat of 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 etc.
So, anything as long as there’s no 4/4…..!!! oh yeah, and no covers! everything has to be original thought!
I dug up some odd time signature drum loops and came up with something a bit more on the Rock side.
Pieces of 7 [ Download MP3 - 4.3MB]
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Gear Used:
Acoustic Guitar: Fylde Magician -> Rode NT1-A
Lead Guitar: Ibanez RGA321 -> Guitar Rig 2
Rhythm Guitar: Ibanez Jem 7VSBL -> Guitar Rig 2
Bass: Peavey Dynabass -> Warwick Blue Cab 20
Drums: Loops from some magazine DVD probably Computer Music
Sleep Walk
March 16, 2007
March 2007 Guitarist Recording Collective task was to :
“ take the song “Sleepwalk,” and do what you will with it. I mean it. Mangle the thing, take the ditty for a spin in a completely different genre, a new style, or a re-engineering old style. Above all, have fun with this well-worn tune.”
I’d been dying to get my archtop on a recording so this was the perfect chance 
. Went for a slightly jazzy-funky vibe on this one.
Sleep Walk [ Download MP3 - 4.8MB]
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Gear Used:
Lead Guitar: Ibanez AF105NT -> Guitar Rig 2
Rhythm Guitar: Ibanez AF105NT -> Guitar Rig 2
Bass: Peavey Dynabass -> Guitar Rig 2/ Ashdown MAG-C210T-200
Drums: Fxpansion BFD
Little tapping piece – ‘Xenomorph’
February 20, 2007
Just uploaded a video of me playing a small piece of my own called ‘Xenomorph’…WARNING there may be some tapping!
Gear Used:
Guitar: Ibanez RGA321 -> Carvin Legacy -> Rode NT1-A
Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2006
Merry Christmas! and as it’s the tradition now , here’s a little festive recording.
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Gear Used:
Guitar: Fylde Magician -> Rode NT1-A
Ronk
December 2, 2006
It’s been a while since I did anything for the collective so after seeing the December task I thought I’d have a bash.
The December task was to:
Compose and play a piece that shows your true ‘guitar colours’. Your guitar playing in it’s best light. If your natural inclination is metal, do a metal piece, if it’s country, do a country piece. There are no restrictions at all. Do whatever you feel comfortable doing.
I woke up in the mood to record something so dug out some drum loops and came up with ‘Ronk’.
Not sure if it really is where I am musically at the moment but the idea of using cool beats and heavy guitar is something that I really like.
Ronk [ Download MP3 - 3.2MB]
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Gear Used:
Lead Guitar: Ibanez RGA321FSB -> Jim Dunlop Crybaby 535Q -> Carvin Legacy -> Rode NT1-A
Bass: Peavey Dynbass -> Ashdown MAG-C210T-200
Drums: Loops, forgotten which ones!
Scorchio
July 18, 2006
July 2006 Guitarist Recording Collective task enty.
The task was to take a supplied melody and create a whole song with it as a main theme.
I immediately thought of a ‘spanish’ vibe and improvised around the main melodic theme coming up with ‘Scorchio! reflective of the ‘hot hot hot’ summer.
Scorchio [ Download MP3 - 4MB]
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Gear Used:
Lead Guitar: Fylde Magician -> Shure SM58
Rhythm Guitar: Fylde Magician -> Shure SM58
Drums: Fxpansion BFD
