Resonator Clippage

[AndyR]

A while back when I got my new(-ish) resonator, Fernando asked for clips.

As I'm now up and clipping, I've finally got one for you :D.

There's no BKPs anywhere near it, so I'll post it here, it's on my soundclick:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=912452&songID=7639951

The bass isn't me, it was provided by another member of the Boss BR Community forums, I wrote the song over it the other day on my Micro BR and then posted it back.

Amazingly, the vocal and the two resonator tracks were recorded with the Micro BR's internal condensor mic - I couldn't believe it!

[indysmith]

cool tune! Guitar sounds really decent! I'd love a resonator if I had any idea how to make one sound that good.

[FernandoDuarte]

You damn bugger!! When I just stopped thinking in a dobro for a while you bring it back!

I love the track, sounds very cool!

[sgmypod]

sounds cool

[38thBeatle]

Groovy. I love resonators. I don't have one but one of my acoustics tuned to open D but it aint the same as a reso ( stating the obvious but you know what I mean).

[hunter]

That was awesome! You play that unplugged thing very well!!!

[AndyR]

Thanks guys :D

It's a remixed version. In the first version the reso parts had more top end and "reso-ness", but the track just didn't work very well as a whole. Although I was a bit disappointed to lose some of the "ethnic" sound,  the parts on this final mix are still within the bounds of "reso-sounds-that-andrew-likes" so I'm happy - especially because the track overall is far more listenable! :lol:

I'm probably going to be doing some more now I've figured out how to record decent accoustic sounds - I'll let you know when they get posted up there.

btw - you'll find another reso track on there at the moment, (It's not about the bike - a rough demo a few years old now), that's my older resonator. It's cute, but tonally just not as fine - lacks some bottom end and some top end - sounds a bit polite, can't seem to sing and growl like the new one, and it's prone to "banjo-tone" if you're not careful. I might possibly relearn that song and re-record it with the new guitar.

[gwEm]

Amazingly, the vocal and the two resonator tracks were recorded with the Micro BR's internal condensor mic - I couldn't believe it!

+1!!

[AndyR]

Amazingly, the vocal and the two resonator tracks were recorded with the Micro BR's internal condensor mic - I couldn't believe it!

+1!!

Yeah, and I'd been setting up a Rode NT1000, pop screen, dbx compressor/gate on the desk insert, the whole shenannigins... :lol:

And then, on the Boss BR Community site, I found the majority are using the internal condensor - and getting better results in some cases!!

So I thought I'd give it a go - I'd originally just dismissed it as "duh, won't be using that, I'm a proper singer..." :lol:.

The first use was for the guide vocal on this work-in-progress http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=17507.0, and I thought "hey that's not too bad..." (and that one hasn't been EQ'd or compressed in anyway). I'll probably still use the NT1000 for the real vocals later.

And then this little bass/drums track showed up, I just leaned the MBR against the laptop (which was on, and logged in here and the Boss Community :lol:) and I played the reso at it and then sang at it...

EDIT: There is a little distortion on the right hand "lead" reso - I was a little too close for that one - but it's hardly noticable in the mix. I think it was the mic distorting, not digital clipping, so it's not that unpleasant - resos tend to do that in my experience - they certainly do it to my NT1000 and my old SM58 if I get too close, they must pack a hell of a punch out the front where the player can't hear it!