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An ode to a flat, unending road.
The lead guitar parts are ace BUT there's a little of the ice pick to them...it may well be my tinnitus letting through a freak freq though.
Really nice playing and singing that makes it seem all the more human.
There're some spikey bits in the vocal as well...could well be me.
Hey, thanks rayc for listening. I'm trying to be more aware of the freqs in the instruments for that very reason.... I know I have high freq attenuation and tend to over compensate by turning them up. I have listened to this multiple times to be sure I didn't overdue it. With that in mind.... it is a single coil strat into a mostly clean amp model and is intentionally clean and bright. Ditto on the vocals being up front and bright but hopefully not harshly so. I'm glad you liked it
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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"Might as well just take my old black dog out for a run Oh yeah, I got those no inspiration blues" Oh yes. Those lines say it in volumes. This is blues  Sitting there at my desk... as I am writing this song..... and yeah, while it came out pretty fast.... there was that eternal songwriter quandry.... OK that last line seems to work ok... staring at a blank sheet no ideas seem to come.......what's next.... and I look down and see my dog Lilly, laying on her bed in the corner of the studio, and bam!!! Might as well take my old black dog out for a walk.... wait, walk doesn't rhyme..... RUN..... yeah that fits.... Thanks
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You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Man, that vocal is perfect for blues, wish I could do that Guitar right on the money too, great tone and I love the way you play the "spaces". Really enjoyed this one, Herb! Maybe it was Carlos or someone else... could have been Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong who said, it's not what you play, it's what you DON'T play that makes the difference. Seeing all the online kids and others who shred and cram a ba-gillion notes into 4 beats, I think... Oh, that's cute, but can you play with soul? Can you touch my heart with a single note or do you simply dazzle me with the number of notes you can fit into a given passage? I prefer to play it slow and tastefully most of the time. Sometimes I actually succeed. I can't describe how I do that vocal other than to say it's not forced. Kind of laid back and lazy actually. I close mic so I don't feel like I have to push it. Think a combination of the "cry" in Conway Twittys voice and Dusty/Billy from Top. Guitar tone is courtesy of the Spark modeling amp using the Fishboy amp. It's actually designed for acoustic and clean instruments but in the Spark, you can add a multitude of pedals before and after the amp. For this tone.... the amp is set clean with the PG (Positive Grid) Sustainer and Drive booster pedals up front, both of which simply add clean gain. The PG Room Studio A verb is on the back end. As a guitar player, you should investigate this amp. Extremely versatile is putting it mildly. I run it direct from the headphone jack into the Saffire Interface. Thanks
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Herb, I love the sound of that guitar! Your setup pulls it off nicely! Also love the gritty vocal...works perfectly! You sound a lot like early Billy Gibbons on the vocal! Good tune! Thanks, Torrey
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"That screen still looks the same like it did an hour ago" Hmmm...for me it looks like it did a week ago! Hey Herb, you been hanging out with Billy Gibbons? Whether serious or tongue 'n cheek this is some good blues! Singing and playing. And as Bud is an upright bass player we laud the choice  Well done, J&B
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Herb, I love the sound of that guitar! Your setup pulls it off nicely! Also love the gritty vocal...works perfectly! You sound a lot like early Billy Gibbons on the vocal! Good tune! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey. I'm still experimenting with the amp models but yeah.... what a sweet tone. I'm a huge top fan .....
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"That screen still looks the same like it did an hour ago" Hmmm...for me it looks like it did a week ago! Hey Herb, you been hanging out with Billy Gibbons? Whether serious or tongue 'n cheek this is some good blues! Singing and playing. And as Bud is an upright bass player we laud the choice Well done, J&B Thanks for the kind words. Whether tongue in cheek or serious... You can't tell? Even when I do tongue in cheek songs I'm serious about it. Hope that clarifies it for you. Glad you enjoyed it. I have said it before but.... Maybe I should write more of the blues.
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A really bluesy blues. Nice guitar work throughout and a great vocal.
Much enjoyed.
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Excellent song Herb. Loved the guitar work. Turn around was very cool. Super vocal and backtrack. Loved the resonator..
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A really bluesy blues. Nice guitar work throughout and a great vocal.
Much enjoyed.
Peter Hey, I'm glad you stopped in and had an enjoyable listen. Thanks
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Excellent song Herb. Loved the guitar work. Turn around was very cool. Super vocal and backtrack. Loved the resonator.. thank you for taking the time to listen. I'm partial to the dobro as well. It's a very cool sounding instrument.
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Hi Guitarhacker,
Very nice solo guitar playing. The voice with its lyrics is well done. It's the blues that I enjoy.
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Like Marty said, I think most of us own a piece of that real estate. Great job of mining it for gold. Love the guitar.
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Hi Guitarhacker,
Very nice solo guitar playing. The voice with its lyrics is well done. It's the blues that I enjoy.
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alias JaniJackFlash I'm glad this is the kind of blues you enjoy. Thanks for dropping in.
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Like Marty said, I think most of us own a piece of that real estate. Great job of mining it for gold. Love the guitar.
Regards,
Leon Everybody gets the blues sometime. Thanks for listening.
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