Mules + Les Paul = Aerosmith

[JonnyScaramanga]

Hey everyone,

Easter weekend... neighbours and my house mates on holiday can only mean one thing: Get out the Marshall and crank it up!

This is my first ever attempt at recording a mic'ed up guitar amp myself, so recording tips appreciated.

I used a Les Paul Classic with Bare Knuckle Mules in bridge and neck. The amp is a Marshall Jubilee 2550 with a Zilla Music 1x12 cab (Vintage 30 speaker). I mic'ed it with an SM58, and added compression and slapback echo in Logic Express.

It's a cover of Aerosmith's Love in an Elevator (obviously), but I cut out the second verse because it gets a bit boring without vocals.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=654656

Intro riff is played with the neck pickup, and the verse + chorus riffs are the bridge pickup. The solo trades licks between pickups.

[_tom_]

Nice! Mules are still my favourite Bareknuckles so far, I cant believe I considered changing them for VHIIs at one point  :o

[808]

Sounds great bro!

[Twinfan]

Sounds great!!

I WANT MY MULES NOW!!!  Come on BKP boys, get 'em wound!  ;)

[blue]

that sounds most excellent, i don't think you need too many tips on recording!

[Kepu]

WooooOO, WoooooOO YEEA!

Sounds great, I had intentions of doing this exactly same when I'll get my mule
now I'll prolly do Mama Kin or something


especially love the neck sounds, awesome clip!!



(Can't wait to see Aerosmith this summer!!!)

[lifted]

Muuuuuuuules  Ruuuuuuuule.  Dude that was awesome!  I could hear what the solo was doing so much  clearer than the 'rigonal.   Great tone.  I have one in a strat in the bridge, but still jonesin' for a Paul to put another mule in.   The neck tone was so nice.  spot on playing as well

[JonnyScaramanga]

Muuuuuuuules  Ruuuuuuuule.  Dude that was awesome!  I could hear what the solo was doing so much  clearer than the 'rigonal.  

Thanks dude... Although it might be clearer because some of the licks on the original solo are recorded backwards!  :lol: