a pair of pencil condensers, followed by a pair of dynamic mics, same 12 string Yamaha guitar, played by me Rik van der Velde, on Wed 6th July 2022

12string SE8 - Beyer 201 Comparison

a test recording by Erin, me on guitar. :)

Yamaha 12 String Mic Test SE8 mics Sunday 25Sep22

recorded with a Soundcraft UI24R stagebox desk using two MXL mics, the guitar was an AXL, the bridge pickup a discarded Epiphone (thank you Danny!)

The sound of a $200 guitar

A Strat bridge pickup into an EF86 (high gain pentode) channel on a Matchless 30 Watt head into a 12" Celestion speaker recorder by a Tascam DR-05 handheld recorder... my hands, Rik van der Velde 2.1.23

2 Jan 2023 Boogie Snippett

Bitsa guitar with Fender Yosemite pickups, Matchless HC-30, 112 open back cab

Yosemite Song

test recording with sE Electronics sE8 mic, an SSL-2 interface, me and a Yamaha F310-P acoustic guitar, mic about 1m away

Singing With My Guitar 1.7.23

a little test to see how this sounds... the guitar is a made in Japan Yamaha Nylon string, 1971 I believe...

Nylon String 3.7.23

Ricko 14.7.23

going through the pickup selection on a Suhr Badger 30 and Celestion Vintage 30 speakers

Schecter Van Nuys Tele Demo

The sounds from a 1980/81 Schecter Dream Machine Telecaster, featuring two humbuckers with coil splits, and a pull up switch on the volume that gets the the two pickups in series with eachother, a very powerful sound with lots of lows. 
What you hear is me picking with my fingers, no actual pick...
The amp was a Fargen Olde 800, basically a very good Marshall.

Schecter Van Nuys 2HB Tele clean sounds

A 2023 built Gibson Greeny, me noodling on the bridge pickup 30.12.23

Matchless 2 x 12

Greeny LP

My mate Phil had his boombox cassette recorder ready when I picked up his nice Maton guitar and felt the need to warble a tune...

off the cuff song idea recorded on cassette tape

A little tune for Sandie, happy birthday! 


$150 Yamaha F310P guitar and whistling, recorded 6AM on the 31st of July 2016, Sandie Kiely's birthday 
Marantz PMD661  MP3 recorder, internal microphones, about 1m away :)

Sandie's Song

The Tascam DR-05 Mk2 is perhaps the cheapest handheld audio recorder that still sounds good.... here is a very brief comparison of its built-in stereo omni condenser mics vs a dynamic Shure SM78 handheld.

TASCAM DR-05

SM78 vs built-in DR-05 Omnis

Another tune from the songwriting partnership between James Baker, Lou Mavrantonis and Rik van der Velde, worked up in the living room with a cardboard box for drums, named for something Sandie Kiely used to say a lot :)

Rockin' Hendy - U Said

The latter day Rockin' Hendy, as featured at many a Hyde Park gig in among punk bands.... we love rocking out a bit :)
From a 6-song EP that came out around 2006 on James Baker Experience records.

Rockin' Hendy - Fallin' Apart

Marshall Microphones' Neumann recreation, the MXLV67, set up in a coincident stereo pair (one on top of the other, these are big, side-address mics), capturing a strummed Yamaha nylon string acoustic. West Perth Sun 18.3.2012

MXL V67 Mics, Yamaha G-55A Nylon String Guitar

Underneath the stage in the Victoria Hall Fly By Night Musicians Club in Fremantle is a cosy little room, and on Sat 10 March 2018 the Rockin' Hendies played there... this is from a flash card recorder sitting on the side of the stage, one of the more recent songs by Lou, James & Rik.

ROCKIN' HENDY - Lipstick ("You Are")

the start of a rehearsal at James's house, Sun 29 July 2018

Live At James's

Fallin' Apart  (start)

A song about living in Perth in the seventies, written by James Baker, Lou Mavrantonis and Rik van der Velde, together they are Rockin' Hendy.

Rockin' Hendy - Isolated

I'm Mr Cool! A song about a man who had his time, but isn't dead yet....
Vocals & guitar: Rik van der Velde, Drums: James Baker, Bass: Lou Mavrantonis

Rockin' Hendy - Mr Cool test MIX 2012

All Rockin' Hendy tunes are an equal partnership between Lou Mavrantonis (voc & bass), James Baker (drums) and Rik van der Velde (guitars). 
Most of the words in this song came from something Rik wrote way back in 1981.... 
Production by Kenji Kitahara :)

Rockin' Hendy - Right Through

Perth band Rockin' Hendy were often seen playing the Hyde Park Hotel in North Perth before Woolies changed the place to non-rock'n'roll... :(
Only coming out occasionally, the band still exists in it's original form: Lewis Mavrantonis vocals, Rik van der Velde guitars and James Baker drums.

Rockin' Hendy - Freeway

unreleased demo, just a quicky, came from a jam.... James Baker Drums, Lou Mavrantonis Vocals & bass, Rik van der Velde guitar. From Perth, Western Australia.

Rockin' Hendy - Shame

Live 2-track desk tapes, as it goes down on the night....

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