| Night Visions by FrankAxtell |
1 month ago |
| Thanks so much for your kind words of appreciation. |
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| Kartikeyya by TBoog |
1 month ago |
| A great listen...very creative and hip. Keep up the excellent work. |
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| Big Blues by FrankAxtell |
1 month ago |
| Thanks so much for the kind words everybody... |
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| Big Blues by FrankAxtell |
1 month ago |
Morris,
Thanks so much for the kind words. |
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| A New Day Dawning by FrankAxtell |
2 months ago |
| Thanks for all the kind words. |
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| Winds Of Change by FrankAxtell |
2 months ago |
thanks so much guys for the great comments. And I probably anded to much limiter on the mains ...it was a quicky...  |
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| Mahatma by imadesentana |
2 months ago |
| great stuff! |
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| Trouble In Paradise by FrankAxtell |
3 months ago |
| Thanks so much for your kind words of support! |
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| In the Blinking of an Eye by Tedguitar |
4 months ago |
Superb...I love this tune. Great writing and production.I dig the background vocals, great hook. Keep up the high standard my friend. |
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| Chicago Shuffle Blues by FrankAxtell |
4 months ago |
Thanks so much for the kind words my friends. The track was recorded using my early 1970's Black Gibson Les Paul Custom, my first real guitar I purchased, new as a 13 old kid. I remember it cost me $529 new at that time... mucho dinero! ...now a new one will set you back about $3400. I used an Xotic RC Booster into the amp, a HW 59 Marshall Superlead 100 watt reissue with a David Bray mod 1... into a Marshall 4x12 cab with vintage Celestion 30's. I recorded using SM57 mic into a Presonus Firepod and finally Logic 7.1.
That Marshall/ Lester combo is hard to beat! |
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| The English Way by FrankAxtell |
4 months ago |
| Thanks so much everyone for posting so many positive comments. |
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| Fission by ShadowofNine |
4 months ago |
| Superb! |
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| Rio de Janeiro by FrankAxtell |
5 months ago |
Thanks so much...I'm just trying to get away from the current trends in guitar music...I think keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul was always one of the most innovative musicians of our time. I am very influenced by his works and I'm a very big fan. So I guess this piece was a reflection on that influence. Thanks again for your comment.
http://www.zawinulmusic.com/ |
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| Intelligent Machines by FrankAxtell |
5 months ago |
| Thanks so much...I'm constantly in the woodshed. |
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| The Outlaw (A Larry Norman Cover) by Up211 |
7 months ago |
Yeah man...this is one of your slickest productions yet...I really dig this Jimmy! |
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| Maybe This Will Be The Day by Tedguitar |
7 months ago |
great tune Ted...you really need to write more tunes...so we can all share in your gift! |
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| The Mind's Eye by FrankAxtell |
7 months ago |
| Thanks so much for your positive input! |
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| The Mind's Eye by FrankAxtell |
7 months ago |
| Thank you...I've been on a roll lately. |
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| The Mind's Eye by FrankAxtell |
7 months ago |
| Thanks so much..I played all keyboard parts on my Korg O1W FD as my controller into Logic Pro. |
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| Lock And Load by FrankAxtell |
8 months ago |
In response to your questions about my guitar and recording gear...
Hardware used:
1982 '62 re-issue Fender strat loaded with 1968 Fender strat pickups and electronics, Xotic RC Booster, Xotic BB Preamp, A/B box, 1974 Marshall JMP MK II 50 watt half stack with 1970 vintage Marshall 4x12 slant cab, Peavey 5150 with 4x12 1960ax Marshall cab, both cabs loaded with 25 watt Celestion greenbacks, EC-132 C Takamine nylon string guitar, Magami gold tip guitar cables, 2 Shure SM57 mics, Presonus Firepod, Mac Dual 2.7 Ghz Power PC, Logic Pro 7.1.1, Glyph GT 050 250 GB drive, Mackie HR 824 High Resolution Studio Monitors, AKG K240DF headphones and an old Korg 01/WFD synth as my keyboard controller. All synths and effects done in Logic Pro.
Both amps are cranked up pretty loud in a separate room mics are about an inch from the grill cloth just off center.
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| The New Jerusalem by FrankAxtell |
8 months ago |
| On this piece I wanted to keep the focus on the guitar as being the feature and let the synth patches take a back seat roll. Thanks for listening. |
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| The New Jerusalem by FrankAxtell |
8 months ago |
| I've included a revised gear list above for all you gear heads. |
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| Space Jazz by FrankAxtell |
9 months ago |
| This was an experiment recording both my JMP Marshall Mark II 50 watt half stack and Fender Vibro King together at the same time...the volume levels were cranked up pretty high. SM57 mics were placed about 6" from the amp grills at a 45 degree angle on both the upper speakers of the 1970 Marshall 4x12 cab and Vibro King 3 10" speaker / 60 watt combo amp. I also placed a SM57 into the rear open back Vibro King. All 3 mics onto separate tracks in Logic Pro. I also used a Cry Baby wah, Arion SCH-1 chorus, BB preamp and RC booster together with my 82 strat equiped with 1968 Fender pickups and electronics. |
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| Illumination by FrankAxtell |
9 months ago |
Thanks for all the positive feedback...just to let you know these recording are just experiments in guitar tone and microphone placement so they are not serious completed tunes.
I have been tweaking guitar tones for the last couple of months and just stumbled over this one using my Arion SCH-1 chorus pedal along with the Xotic RC booster and BB preamp. I call that pedal the wiggler. Got hip to that old cheap 80's pedal through Scott Henderson and master West Palm Beach guitar tech Steve Siciliano. Both the Marshall and Vibro King are turned up pretty high. You got to crank them to achieve that natural power amp tube compression. On those long sustained notes I kicked in the Carl Martin compressor just for that little extra but off it goes when playing the sixteenth notes. Mike Landau is my main influence when I comes to players of today, but Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsies is my all time favorite guitar tone album. Thanks again...nice to know some people are aware of good old style Marshall/ Fender tube tone. I have a ton of gear and so far it's still the old stuff that sounds the best...if it's not broke don't fix it! |
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| Subterranean Vacation by FrankAxtell |
10 months ago |
Pharmakeus,
Thanks for the amazing review of my work....very flattering to know some of you get it...thanks everyone for posting your wonderful comments! |
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| Halloween by ciheins |
10 months ago |
| very, very creepy...nice! |
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| West Frog [remix] by jascott |
10 months ago |
| nice! |
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| Not by jascott |
10 months ago |
this is very hip stuff... diggin' it! |
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| Il est bel et bon by dirigent |
10 months ago |
| Superb! I really dug that... |
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| Changes by FrankAxtell |
11 months ago |
| you guys are to kind...I'm still trying to learn to play my instrument...I got a long way to go...but thanks again! |
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| Digital Dreams ( remix ) by FrankAxtell |
11 months ago |
| Thanks, I've been at it a long time... |
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| Dysfunktion by FrankAxtell |
11 months ago |
| Thanks so very much for listening...I played guitar and keys the rest are loops. |
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| Counting Sheeps by guitar55 |
11 months ago |
| a big thumbs up! |
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| Baby Your So Funky Tonight by guitar55 |
11 months ago |
| very in the pocket...groove on! |
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| flying by rinca |
11 months ago |
| nice production... |
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| chocolate by rinca |
11 months ago |
very funky!
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| For Dala (Storkaas 589) by Filmscorz |
11 months ago |
| very cool musical lines. |
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| Friday Night Direct by HooDooBlues |
11 months ago |
| Nice guitar tone and playing. |
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| Fast Jazz For Miles by FrankAxtell |
12 months ago |
| I am overwhelmed by the reaction to this short guitar improvisation...thanks so much everyone! |
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| Fast Jazz For Miles by FrankAxtell |
12 months ago |
| thanks guys...I'm back into my bebop , swing vibe...I love playing rock and blues but always have to go back to the straight ahead jazz...gotta keep me chops up! |
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| On bended knee by hutchk |
1 year ago |
| Excellent..superb! |
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| Dreamstate by FrankAxtell |
1 year ago |
| Hey thanks so very much guys for all the nice comments. It's very much appreciated! Thanks again. |
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| Puru Pe by Lellinao |
1 year ago |
| very nice jazz guitar lines! |
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