Black Magic Collab

Spudman*** · January 16th, 2008, 09:15 PM

Great job everyone.

**Jimi75** · January 17th, 2008, 02:35 AM

It sounds great! I have enjoyed all your takes and they all suite the BT very well. I think you managed to be true to the original feel, but gave it your own chili!

Congrats! I love seeing how the BT collabs come together and more and more fretters jump on 'em.

PS.: Steve, you're getting better with every take my friend!

**ted s** · January 17th, 2008, 05:17 PM

I just took another uninterrupted listen front to back, nice job guys !

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: - one for each of 'ya !

**sunvalleylaw** · January 17th, 2008, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by ted s

I just took another uninterrupted listen front to back, nice job guys !

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: - one for each of 'ya !

Thanks Jimi and thanks Ted! Hey, the clean backer is there. You could always start it back up don'tcha know.

**Justaguyin_nc** · January 17th, 2008, 06:18 PM

Thanks again guys...

and yes please!!! Start this again with another group!!

**ted s** · January 17th, 2008, 06:20 PM

I'll probably giv'r tomorrow ..

helliott*** · January 17th, 2008, 06:31 PM

Guys, you all sound terrific. I've been in a slump lately, so insanely busy at work and with the son's basketball schedule I've been remiss in the guitar department. But this has got me juiced a bit. I may take a stab tonight at the first part. Thanks all.

duhvoodooman*** · January 17th, 2008, 07:37 PM

These have been great! I wanted to take a whack at this classic, too, but didn't really feel like starting a new one--just wanted to noodle around over the main verse. So I cut three verses out of the middle of the BT with Audacity and recorded over that. Recorded using my LP Std and my Blues Junior. A bit of reverb is used throughout. Beyond that, the setup was:

Verses 1 & 3 - Bridge pickup, through my Phase90 clone and then my Rat clone with the gain at about two-thirds.

Verse 2 - Turned off the Phase 90 but left the Rat as is. Switched to the neck p'up with the treble rolled all the way off. Going for that EC "woman tone". The Rat has a nice sustain for that.

Linky-poo: http://www.box.net/shared/9dsq9n6ass

**Justaguyin_nc** · January 17th, 2008, 07:57 PM

Well Duh!! That got some Voodoo in it Man!!!

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Enjoyed it DVM!

**oldguy** · January 17th, 2008, 08:03 PM

Nice job, Voodoo! That combination of your LP and Blues Junior sounded great!

**ted s** · January 17th, 2008, 08:33 PM

Awesome Vood !

helliott*** · January 17th, 2008, 10:22 PM

Here's another take at the beginning of this cool BT. Hope others will jump in.
http://www.box.net/shared/vgsorfxgk4

**oldguy** · January 17th, 2008, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by helliott

Here's another take at the beginning of this cool BT. Hope others will jump in.
http://www.box.net/shared/vgsorfxgk4

Dude, was that your Line 6????????
Amazing sound, how did you do 'dat??????
Nice tone!!! The panning was cool, too!!

(I liked that, in case 'ya couldn't tell.)

**sunvalleylaw** · January 17th, 2008, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by ted s

Awesome Vood !

Excellent DVM!!

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**sunvalleylaw** · January 17th, 2008, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by helliott

Here's another take at the beginning of this cool BT. Hope others will jump in.
http://www.box.net/shared/vgsorfxgk4

Man, I love hearing all the different approaches to this classic song. Thanks Helliot for sharing your take and starting it up again. I loved it!

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**Justaguyin_nc** · January 18th, 2008, 12:41 AM

Nice job Helliott... is that the same backing?? had a wild feel to it.. enjoyed your take alot!!

duhvoodooman*** · January 18th, 2008, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by helliott

Here's another take at the beginning of this cool BT. Hope others will jump in.
http://www.box.net/shared/vgsorfxgk4

SUH-WEET!!

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: Really enjoyed your take, helliot! A strong nod to the original, especially the lead in, but with your own tone and style. Well done!!

A few details on your setup for that would be appreciated (nudge, nudge)....

**ted s** · January 18th, 2008, 06:23 AM

Great job kicking ace there H !

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helliott*** · January 18th, 2008, 03:32 PM

Thanks guys. Glad you enjoyed it. Sorry about the lack of info. I recall back when I was a kid learning this off Abraxas by dropping the needle, slowing the album down, then picking it up and doing it all over again about a gazillion times. When I was all done, it still sounded like a shadow of Carlos, and ever since I've just tried to do my own thing while respecting his genius.
Yes, this is the Flextone on a Modern Class A setting with a touch of flange and echo and lots of verb. No mid tone to speak of. Guitar's a PRS through the neck pickup.
I further tortured the poor signal with some compression and delay on the BR-1200 and added the kinda cheesey but retro panning.
It is the same BT, but because I like things to sound raw and live, I used a set of mastering tools on the Boss called Live Rock Band. Way beyond me what it does, but it ends up sounding more live and edgy sometimes.
Also, I couldn't get what I wanted with my usual mic positioning, so put the mic halfway down the room. I think it added sort of a big sound, but it's all relative.
Hey, who's next?

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