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On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Ricky Graham <rickygrahammusic@gmail.com> wrote: > Cool, Per :) I like track 2! Thank, Ricky. That track is funny because it actually is a failure. I just couldn't get the guitar sound I wanted and as a "plan B way out solution" turned to that heavy 16th note tremolo on the two guitar tracks. I used an Epiphone Les Paul with Lace Alumitone humbuckers with extremely thick strings tuned down a fourth to research how it worked. Didn't work out as I had hoped, so now I keep that guitar with 0.10 strings at traditional pitch, which makes it "sing" and resonate better. You really need long strings and a long neck/scale to "go un-wimpy" at a low pitch. There also is a limit to how thick strings will still sound good at a given scale length. Too thick strings sound more "clunky" and we don't like that do we! The Stick I played the bass line with on that tune has a 36" scale and that sounds perfect. Some day I would love to pick up a guitar like the 8 stringed here: http://www.ranguitars.com/ran_models/crusher Listening to the Isis albums and adoring that texturizing tone. I mean, certain instruments have a voice that no matter what complex melodies or riffs you play on it the musical listening experience tends to go "textural". I want to explore that. Another, very different, example is Ron Jarzombek. He uses normal scale 7 str guitars I think but builds them himself. Anyway, when he plays those twelve tone based super fast runs it comes out very textural. Take a deep breath 'cauze they are ugly like hell: http://www.ronjarzombek.com/gtrs.html and here's how they sound: http://youtu.be/jpoL0QBKxHA Not to mention Robert Smith... Per "Longnecks Against Travel Guitars" ;-)