"Sisco's Groove"

[FrankAxtell]

This one is called "Sisco's Grove".
It's a funky little jam.

http://www.frankaxtell.com/Audio/SiscosGroove.mp3

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[jpfeifer]

Hi Frank,

Nice tune. I wanted to ask you about your production techniques. Are recording with a live band or are you using loops for the other instruments. Or, are you in fact playing all of these tacks yourself. In anycase, I really like the drum, keyboard and bass parts. Whatever your're using, the production sounds great. Your guitar tone is really nice too. This must be your ES775 that you used on this track. The playing reminds me of Pat Martino. I've been learning some of his lines from his book "Linear Expressions", which I really like.

Anyway, great playing and great production.

-- Jim

[FrankAxtell]

Gear I use in my home studio....

82 Fender strat with 62 pickups,
San Dimas Charvel strat,
Gibson ES 775 archtop and
70's Gibson Les Paul Custom.
Taylor BZ 714

For amps I use
Fender Vibro King,
1970's Marshall JMP 50 with
Old Marshall 1970 4x12 Slant Cab with 25 watt Celestion greenbacks
Peavey 5150,
66 and 65 Fender Blackfaced Super Reverb amps.
Mesa Boogie Triaxis and Stereo Simul-Class 2:ninety
2 ADA 2x12 cabs with 25 watt Celestions greenbacks
Fender Deluxe Reverb
Peavey Special 130

Pedals
TS9 Tube screamer
Maxon OD9
Electro Harmonix memoryman
Arion chorus
Carl Martin compressor

for recording
Apple Dual 2.7 Ghz G5
Logic Pro 7 (all mixing and effects are done in Logic)
Presonus Firepod
Motu Micro Lite
Mackie HR 824 monitors

As far as production goes every thing is recorded and mixed in Logic Pro 7. I sometimes sequence the drums from scratch or I use Apple jam packs which are pre recorded sampled drums. All other instruments I play live. Logic offers great keyboard and instrument sounds which I access using my keyboard controller.