(Needs less reverb & distortion; Resync double-track; Lower delay level & subdivide accordingly)

They Can't Take The Stars From You (Requires correction)

They Can't Take The Stars From You (Tweed)

Guitar: Schechter Blackjack SLS C-1 w/ Seymour Duncan Blackouts

Amp: Peavey Classic 50 Head (Lead Channel, Low Gain)

Cab: Custom 2x12 w/ WGS Retro 30 & WGS ET65

Pedals(in signal order): Wampler Ego Compressor (1st ed.), Boss BD-2, TC Electronic Flashback Mini Delay (Bulbs 2290 setting)

Microphone: MXL 551 (Small Diaphragm)

Miscellaneous: Carl's Custom Guitars 16 ohm Speaker Soak, Roland UA-101 Interface, Reaper

Fun Fact: By coincidence, I had just finished learning all of "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. II" when RJ #18 was announced. Being fresh off of the David Gilmour boat was invaluable for this piece since this is the first full solo I've ever written and my first time at playing with a backing track.

After playing for 15 years, this is my first time writing an actual solo; everything else has been themes, riffs, lyrics, and fills. This is also my first time micing a cabinet rather than direct injection or emulated output. I'm not sure how well I did with mic placement but I tried to find a nice medium between gluttonous bass and old-timey radio treble. Although, once I found a good spot I still had to tweak my EQ some - I think a lot of this was due to my active humbuckers..which leads me into my next thought... This solo definitely came out more distorted than I planned. I tried single-coils and passive humbuckers, but I couldn't achieve the sustain and feedback at the volume I could reasonably play in my apartment, without essentially humping my cabinet. I even tried cutting out the Blues Driver and diming my compressor for a boost but it still didn't sound right. Regardless, I'm still happy with my final product, even if there are a few flubs. I ran the backing track into the 2nd channel on my interface, cutting it out before exporting, and it sounded good in the mix.

HedgeC