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Title: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: AndyR on January 01, 2009, 03:16:25 PM

The Magical Mule Orchestra of Tooting  :roll:

I'm not sure what I was really expecting to create when I started this one. It started life as a funky little riff in A, but I'd been listening to Thin Lizzy, so I started harmonising... and then it kinda got out of hand...

The guitar is a Tokai Love Rock with Mules in (mostly using the bridge, some middle possition stuff). I've seriously bonded with this guitar while doing the tracking for this. It's using a variety of amp models on my Vox Tonelab LE. Some of the effects are on the amp patches.

The bass is a Line6 Variax imitating a 70s Ric, and it's playing through my PODXTLive with the bass expansion pack - can't remember what the amp model was, but the patch is called "Albert Hall" ("think big" was my reasoning :lol:)

A variety of plectrums were used for a variety of different effects  8)

Everything else is on my BOSS Micro-BR - best Chrimbo pressie I've had in years!! :D

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: Ian Price on January 01, 2009, 07:37:54 PM

Great stuff - I really like that. In fact I like it so much I have imported it in to cubase and have started recording some improv stuff over it - hope there is no copyright infringement!

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: AndyR on January 02, 2009, 09:29:29 AM

No problem - as long as you don't come up with a hit and make pots of money without telling me :lol:

(We'll probably find out that I've ripped it off from somewhere anyway :roll:)

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: Johnny Mac on January 03, 2009, 02:30:05 PM

Sounds great Andy, nice riffs and tones.  :D

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: FernandoDuarte on January 03, 2009, 02:58:15 PM

Nice tone and song! :D

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: 38thBeatle on January 06, 2009, 08:28:52 PM

Muletastic.

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: AndyR on January 06, 2009, 08:41:46 PM

Thanks chaps, very encouraging :D

I'm working on the next one (Irish Tours this time) but I've got a bit carried away with the production values this time... might be a few days yet...

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: Spitfire on January 07, 2009, 05:09:18 PM

i could listen to this tone a lot. nice on the ears.  good job.

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: Iced Dragon on January 08, 2009, 02:22:36 PM

Very nice, indeed. Reminds me of Mike Oldfield too.

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: tomjackson on January 08, 2009, 04:17:54 PM

Nice Andy, I'ts inspired me to try and use my BR properly instead of just a mic and recorder.
The amp models sound much better than I remember, good work :wink:

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: AndyR on January 08, 2009, 05:17:34 PM

Quote from: tomjackson on January 08, 2009, 04:17:54 PM

Nice Andy, I'ts inspired me to try and use my BR properly instead of just a mic and recorder.
The amp models sound much better than I remember, good work :wink:

This one's not using any of the BRs amp models Tom - it's my Vox Tonelab LE for the guitar parts.

I've only used the BRs amp models once - I think they're probably better than I've managed with them so far, but they'll need a bit of work... and I've already got all my tried and trusted patches in the Vox.

But yeah - the BR is a stunning little beast. I'm getting sucked into "over-ambitious" on my current project though :lol:

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: LP_LOVER on January 08, 2009, 09:45:23 PM

I like it :lol:

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: Scotty477 on January 08, 2009, 11:44:02 PM

Very, very good indeed Andy.

I have a BR900CD and I really should pull the finger out and start multi tracking. Hearing your excellent work may just inspire me to just that  :D

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: _tom_ on January 08, 2009, 11:49:02 PM

Both the tone and playing sound really good to me :)

Title: Re: Mules Doing Stuff
Post by: AndyR on January 09, 2009, 11:09:23 AM

:oops: - ok you're all embarrassing me now (NOT! :lol:)

Next one's not shaping up as good though :?