Author Topic: Vai For The Love of God...Apaches (Read 6279 times)

Klone · « **on:** November 18, 2007, 04:15:12 AM »

Hi,
My Version of For the love of God, on my MIM Candy Apple Red Strat with Apaches. Through Line 6 Spider valve into Zoom CD16, Coverted to Mp3 with Audacity, No Processing. It Has come out a bit bright you might want to apply some treble cut and bass boost. Please remember I am only 14 and will have been playing for a year next week
Klone

waves · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2007, 10:12:58 AM »

I like it :)

its a nice tone.

am i right in thinking vai would have done this on humbuckers?

you're very good for 14 and with only a year of practising. keep up the good work klone

ahhh i can't wait to record something when my bkp's arrive!

EDIT: where's the backing track from?

indysmith · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2007, 11:04:06 AM »

VERY good playing; extremely impressive considering how long you've been playing especially!
Very nice tone, but I think you're slightly out of tune with the back track.

Will · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2007, 11:14:45 AM »

Thats a nice sound. does seem slightly out of tune.
I wouldn't have the patience to learn that song lol

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #4 on:** November 18, 2007, 12:03:04 PM »

The vibe is spot on, very impressive considering you've only been playing a year. Give it another year and you'll be ripping that tune to bits.

:twisted:

Klone · « **Reply #5 on:** November 18, 2007, 12:03:41 PM »

Unfortunately, yea it's slightly out of tune. That's because I had played the track about 5 times before recording, and I hadn't bothered to fine tune the guitar. My fingers were shredded by the end of it, but some things are worth it

@waves: Yea, Steve Vai played this on a JEM7VWH, a guitar with 2 humbuckers and a single coil. He was using the humbucker in the bridge.

steve · « **Reply #6 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:27:29 PM »

Good playing and great recorded tone. For a guy only playing a year its excellent, keep going.

hunter · « **Reply #7 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:55:48 PM »

Ah it's you again, well done, nice and fluid.

You seem to enjoy that Spider Valve and getting some great tones out of your Apaches, congrats!

Found that teacher to turbo-charge your development as an already great player yet?

Klone · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2007, 09:11:50 PM »

Yep, I have indeed. A local guy, focusing on rhythm playing more than anything else just now

JJretroTONEGOD · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2007, 02:33:45 AM »

You're very good for your age, just keep practicing hard and you have potential to become a virtuoso, you are only 14, my advice is to not give up now, just keep going and maybe start/join a band. Remember nomatter what anyone tells you, humans are the only species on earth with infinite potential!

hunter · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2007, 05:26:54 AM »

Quote from: Klone

Yep, I have indeed. A local guy, focusing on rhythm playing more than anything else just now

Great stuff. I played 10 years before I realised that my rhythm playing is bad and I refocused.

The earlier you build that foundation, the better. Remember, many of our idols are awesome rhythm players, like Jimmy Page, James Hetfield, Angus, etc...

Henk · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2007, 09:09:42 AM »

Way to go man!

I have played mostly rythm my entire life since i love to write songs, and still do. When you get all the scales down you will get a feel for chord alterations which really opens a world with endless possibilities, and will enable you to express so much more trough your music. It all might be confusing at first but hey, thats what a jumpstart will get you i suppose.

Maybe ill get a few lessons again myself, i seem to have forgotten so much in the couple of years i could not play due to working 100+ hours a week.

Enjoy this time, be thankfull for the opportunity you have.

Greetings, Henk

Klone · « **Reply #12 on:** November 20, 2007, 01:25:34 PM »

@JJretroTONEGOD: Infinite potential is right ^__^ We're the only ones that have useable thumbs!!

@Hunter: Steve Vai learned from Joe Satriani, so it's easy to see where HE got his rythmic mastery!!

@Henk: You never stop learning, and lessons are ALWAYS the way to go. However old you are, they will help, no matter what.

Roobubba · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2007, 02:06:56 PM »

Quote from: JJretroTONEGOD

Remember nomatter what anyone tells you, humans are the only species on earth with infinite potential!

Dude! Surely the syrian hamster also has infinite potential!??!

Klone · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2007, 12:16:50 AM »

If the syrian hamster can play guitar, then get me one so we can duel XD