Another LP Demonstration

This guitar kicks incredible amounts of ass

I was feeling inspired last night, so I decided to do some experimenting. You may remember a song I've posted in a couple different versions called "Lost and Found." Well, over the summer, I attempted to use a cheap mic and the PODxt running into my Powerbook as a recording setup (the same thing I did for the Suspended Agitation demos I posted in July) for some drum tracks, one of which was LAF.

I still have the recording on my computer, and it's half-decent, so I added guitar to it, and the result is a pretty close approximation of this song as it originally sounded in my head (I wrote it when I was still in high school and all I could play was drumset), although it's a bit faster than the other versions.

For the guitars, I used the "Master of Puppet" preset in the PODxt, since I didn't feel like making my own. It's a variation of the Line 6 Spinal Puppet amp model that's supposed to sound like mid-80s Metallica, but it worked pretty well for the grunge-metal style in this piece. I only used two rhythm tracks as opposed to the four I always recorded with the Fender, and it still sounds thicker and more realistic. The clean track is my custom Class A-30 TB preset (which also sounds better than ever with this guitar), and the lead track is the Marshall JCM 2000 model with a chorus effect. Check this out:

Lost and Found w/Live Drums

I'm still working on my recording techniques (I think the guitars clipped a little), but this is more like what I'll be posting soon. However, I actually have access to professional quality mics for the next two weeks, so any live drum tracks will be even better sounding. And, let's face it, I'm actually good at drums (shameless self-promotion: Listen closely in the verses of this song for my triple ghost notes on the snare drum; I'm rather proud of those), so I'll spend more time on those when I get around to it.

I know not a lot of people listen to these, but I'm going to continue posting them because I have nothing else to do at the moment.