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Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on June 24, 2008, 08:42:04 AM
This is the product of another Harmony Central coverfest - a 70s one :) The vocals, bass, mixing and mastering were done by a user on Guitar Jam called Prages, awesome singer and he knows his way around cubase it would seem!

Guitar was my usual setup of Epi LP Custom into a Keeley Rat set for a light boost, then GH50L, G12H cab and SM57. Sounds quite good considering I'm still using onboard soundcard :) For the rhythms, one track is bridge pickup, the other is middle with the neck volume slightly rolled off. First solo is bridge, then the main one is neck. Made a few bum notes on the main solo but I'm quite pleased with it overall.

Oh yeah and the drums were programmed in Reaper with EZDrummer plugin - took bloody ages to do it all from scratch!

edit - mix has been updated with less reverb and more backing vocals at the end.
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: Elliot on June 24, 2008, 11:29:47 AM
ARRRGGHHHH I hate that song ......

The guitar playing does sounds really good though - great fingers and superb tone  :D
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on June 24, 2008, 11:53:14 AM
haha its really grown on me, its such a good pop-rock song, really catchy :)
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: il˙ti on June 24, 2008, 08:58:56 PM
Rockin'! I actually love this song. But it does happen to be the only song I know by the Knack. One hit wonder is still a wonder.
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: Transcend on June 24, 2008, 10:13:23 PM
Great tone on this tom and also nice playing.

Did you do the drums yourself?

you got a very good sound there.
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on June 24, 2008, 10:17:45 PM
Quote from: ilyti
Rockin'! I actually love this song. But it does happen to be the only song I know by the Knack. One hit wonder is still a wonder.


They had another catchy song called Good Girls Dont. Other than that I dont know any of their stuff.

Transcend yeah I did the drums myself, programmed in Reaper and used EZDrummer as the vst instrument.
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: cnotold on June 28, 2008, 12:33:44 AM
one of your best clip ever! well done!!
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: kellar on June 28, 2008, 09:42:58 AM
Arrrgggggghhhhh, damn you for getting that song in my head!!!!!
Great job by the way!! :lol:
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: Muso on June 29, 2008, 12:47:20 AM
Nice one Tom I love this song you did really well man, rock on dude!
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on June 29, 2008, 03:36:30 PM
Quote from: kellar
Arrrgggggghhhhh, damn you for getting that song in my head!!!!!
Great job by the way!! :lol:


haha thanks, it is annoyingly catchy! I'm doing another Harmony Central coverfest soon, 80s this time so expect something cheesy like Bon Jovi or some Michael Jackson :P
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: wintersun on June 30, 2008, 07:33:48 AM
COOL :D

Great soloing dude!! damn.
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: Matt77 on July 03, 2008, 03:07:35 PM
That sounds like a really pro cover to me.
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on July 04, 2008, 12:40:21 AM
Thanks :) I made a few little mistakes in the solo which annoyed me but I'm too lazy and inconsistent to re-record :P
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: Johnny Mac on July 04, 2008, 05:28:58 PM
Great stuff Tom, very well played!  :D
Title: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: JJretroTONEGOD on July 06, 2008, 12:41:15 AM
sounds great, makes me wanna get a keeley RAT now, it's always been my favourite overdirve/distortion pedal, it sounds so raw. Nice tone there Tom!
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: indysmith on July 06, 2008, 07:17:15 PM
I keep meaning to congratulate you on this clip when you get online, but I keep forgetting!
Awesome stuff. You've improved a lot since i 'met' you, which is more than can be said for me.
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 07, 2008, 08:00:02 PM
Link gone??
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on July 07, 2008, 08:59:00 PM
Its still there as an attachment in the first post. Well it is for me anyway.
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: badgermark on July 07, 2008, 09:28:31 PM
Nice one tom, backing is awesome too.

What is your recording set up though? I know you have a mic into your sound card, is that it? Wondering if it was that simple.
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: _tom_ on July 08, 2008, 01:37:57 PM
Yeah it is :lol: SM57 with an XLR-1/4" jack into the onboard sound on my motherboard! I keep saying I'll get a good interface but never get round to it. I have a job now so I might actually be able to afford one soon.. I dont have a mic stand yet either :D
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: badgermark on July 08, 2008, 01:50:16 PM
Sounds good though, might invest in a mic. I'm sick of coming up with a cool riff or song on my electrics, but having to set up garageband and grab my acoustic to record and send to bandmates. Tis a plan forming, yes!
Title: Re: My Sharona full cover w/Mules (updated mix)
Post by: samoth2 on July 08, 2008, 10:42:58 PM
Link gone??

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