No searing treble, just balanced tone and TREMENDOUS articulation from this RY bridge. I love the clean edge to the pick attack so much on the lead work. There's a glistening edge on the last run of the solo that really embodies what I love about this particular pickup. The only other pickup in the BK range I've experienced this with, though to a lesser degree, was the Abraxas - now that's one underrated pickup.
https://soundcloud.com/frankdesalvo/the-burning-hillSome tracking notes:
What a night. Had to pull the track down and build it from scratch. All kinds of frustrating technical issues. I think my 2011 Mac Pro tower is ready to give up the ol' ghost - or it's any of the numerous, quirky updates since Jobs passed...
Well, here we are. Back with a decent mix and good enough to hang my hat on for today. I'll need to do a light remix/master to bring up the low end energy a bit, but the new bridge concept worked out to my liking. Maybe the low end is fine and it's these new monitors and room. Maybe it's me. Maybe it's you. I really like the new format of the song, since it's been catching me off guard.
I moved away from the Mesa sound that the original had and went back to my 80s roots and goosed a Silver Joob and 800 for the rhythm. I also adjusted my palm muting to be less percussive, giving the edge of the notes a bit more decay or, "jing jing," as it were. That lends itself towards the more dated tone I was going for. The solo still sounds like a mournful cat pining for some midnight lovin', but I can't get away from that autofilter tone on this one!
