Alpha and Omega(instrumental)

[Platefire]

                                         ALPHA AND OMEGA

               
                      http://soundcloud.com/connie-and-bob-scott/platetana

                                            Rev 1:8

[Ritchie200]

Plate,

What a cool tune!  It sounds like those notes will go one forever!  What amp is this?  Is that big growl at the beginning a power chord?  Massive!

Jim

[tubenit]

Bob,

Thanks for sharing that!  I enjoyed it.  Nice playing and sweet tune.

With respect,  Jeff

[Platefire]

Thanks very Much! Jim and Jeff. I'm almost hesitant on telling you what amp that was   This recording was done in the late 90's before I even got into tube amps.
The amp is a rack mounted SS unit called "ART SGX LT" that is a combination preamp and effects processor. The preamp has a control called "Thrust" that gives it the tremendous bottom. So this was recorded direct. The preamp out of the ART went to a Hughes and Ketter Red Box speaker simulator direct box set on 4 x 12 cab. From the red box the signal went to the multitrack recorder. The backup track was created and programed on a Yamaha keyboard and recorded stereo direct to two tracks of the multitrack recorder. I use to record everything direct but now tend to mic up amps except for bass and vocals.  

[EL34]

Cool tune Plate
I did not know you used to be a shredder. 


I would love to have a go at that backing track

[Platefire]

Well Thanks Doug! I did make an honest attempt at finding that old track so I could make an mp3 out of it with my guitar track removed and send it to you. I just couldn't locate it but will keep looking. Not sure how it would be done installing it on your machine/software and adding your guitar track to it but I know you could lay down some great stuff. Platefire 

[super&plexi]

I'm in agreement with all here but I add that mid part when you really lay into it and Scream.....yeaaaah!  Pure feel....

[SILVERGUN]

I'm really glad that s+p bumped this back up....

Somehow I missed it the first time around.

Really cool playing, tone, phrasing....I definitely hear some Gilmore in there 

Nice work Plate......is this with your "not real" strat?.....sounds real to me 

[Platefire]

Hay thanks! This was a so unreal strat this was done with it was out of the ball park as far as unreal strats go. Believe it of not--was a 1987 Fender Squire Bullet(MIK plywood body) that was a strat configuration. Regardless it played great and sounded good to me. I picked it up from a friend who wanted to sell it and use the money to help buy a real strat. I played it for years. Platefire

 Here is a link to a picture of it. This is a poor picture but this is it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12623503@N04/1327237487/  

note: In the 90's when I was really into song writing and recording, I was experimenting a lot. One thing I tried was try to come up with a bizarre cord progression that maybe took a different path and then create a whole song with that cord progression. Then and only then after the fact, build a vocal or lead melody to match those cords. This tune was one of those experiments. I have determined over the years that the best original songs are those that come out of pure inspiration and usually come very quickly as if they are flowing out like a river.