They say you need a Stratocaster to make this song sounds correctly, but I think the Gibson's warm and full sound can say something about it...
It's way more important the delays setting. 
The 2 delays I used were set at 450ms and 150ms. A bit of chorus on top of that and... that's it!

The song is all the same, I swaped the bass line with a guitar one with the rythm tone set almost at zero and I think it sounds good especially during the chorus.

The voice and drum (as backing track) come both from the original live in Milan.
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If you want to see the video of this cover check on my Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p4jmaHFNPk
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Gear used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro 
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 
Amplitube 4 
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Thanks for your time,

Take care!

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

A music trip born as a dedication to a person, it has become a way to passively talk to my inner self. I really feel the peace of mind after playing it in loop for 10-15 minutes. It's a sort of spiritual music therapy to me.  

Chorus, reverb and delay all together create the trip: an immense field of view in front of me. So, feeling lost in a place "Far Away" is what I imagine when I listen to it. 
Haha it's super odd!

It's just a melody line for now, but I hope it's enough to generate some sort of emotions on you as well!
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If you want to see the video of this cover check on my Youtube channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlBiItxODRc
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Gear used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups
Amplitube 4
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Thank you for your time! If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment down below, it's an original, so this time is even more appreciated.

Take care!

Far Away - LPMax

Sometimes you just need to release some emotions that are quite deep within you and need to be taken to the surface in order to feel better.

When you have a Les Paul in your fingers, anything is possible! That timeless sound is so warm and round, you literally have to be careful not to burn yourself! :) 

As for "Far Away" this is a recently born project, on which I would like to work with the guys I play with and see how far we can go (I hope very far!)
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If you want to see the video of this cover check on my Youtube channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnC3eCI10Y0
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Guitars used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro 
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 

Gear:
Amplitube 4
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Thank you for your time! If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment down below, it's an original, so this time is even more appreciated. 

Take care!

Let The Feelings flow - LPMax

Always wanted to make a cover to this masterpiece! 
The first solo comes out from one of the many Guns N' Roses live versions, but I put on a little bit of my taste to make it sounds more personal.
The rest of the song is pretty much the same, but compared with the original studio version should sound much more punchy!

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/HtLTqcuZGi8
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Guitars used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups

Gear:
Amplitube 4
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Thank you for your time! If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment down below. It will be appreciated!

Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses

I still remember my face when, as a child, I found out who was behind that voice. At that time I was expecting a big man, close to his forties, with many life experiences behind him, a person to rely on, etc. ...It's funny to think about it now! :)

I recently heard this song on the radio again and thought it was a good idea to cover it.
It needed just a bit of a revamp after more or less 20 years, so I created these two simple solos that I believe go along with the flow of the song, tweaked the rhythms and added some details here and there following my style.
However, it's still a cover after all...
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Guitars used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro 
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 

Gear:
Amplitube 4
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Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSNbWN4rFZM
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And thank you for watching! If you have any suggestion feel free to leave a comment down below, I will appreciate it.

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

Here we are back with a new cover! This time my friend Francesco came along to add his touch to this cover.
 
As always, the goal is to create a “live sound” starting from a studio set up. 
In fact, every time I listen to an original song recorded in studio, it’s always soooo flat and it doesn’t reflect what it really is to play with the instrument in your hand. This is the sound that comes out from the headphones while we play, that’s it!

The voice and the drum come from a backing track.
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Guitars used: 
Gretsch 6422TG Electromatic 2021– Stock pick ups
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 

Gear: 
Amplitube 4
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Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/WwW3tIoM2Ek

Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys

After a year, I finally found out the inspiration to finish the second part of my personal project: Let The Feelings Flow. 
The only thing to do now is to put the two parts together (which seems to be easy, but so far, I have no clues! :P). Then, I will ask the boys I play with to add some lines, voice included! ;)
As written for the first part, as soon as you have a Les Paul in your hands everything sounds more epic! 
Hope you enjoyed this melody, as I do everytime I play it!
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If you want to see the video of this cover check on my Youtube channel: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkogrxnTOs
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Guitars used:
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro 
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 
Gretsch 5422TG Electromatic 2021– Stock pick ups

Gear:
Amplitube 4
GoPro Hero 8 black  - 2.7k - 60fps 
GoPro Studio / Shotcut
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Thank you for watching! If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment down below, it's an original, so this time is even more appreciated. 

Take care!

Let The Feelings Flow - Part 2

A personal way to wish you all Merry Xmas and a happy new year, with Celine Dion's beautiful voice and my guitars in the background.

Hope you will appreciate! ;)

The voice come from a backing track.
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Guitars used:
Gretsch 6422TG Electromatic 2021– Stock pick ups
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups
Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009 - Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pro 

Gear:
Amplitube 4
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Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/7p-cS6MU6IU

So This Is Christmas - Celine Dion

November Rain solo, half tone up (or standard tuning if you prefer)
Hope you like it! ;)

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/EOJ-P3gpjHk
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Guitar used:
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups

Gear:
Amplitube 4
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Thank you for your time! If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment down below. It will be appreciated!

November Rain - Guns N' Roses

Back online after a while with this quick one!
It's a cover of the intro made by Slash back in '92.
I thought a personal touch would be nice and so, here it is! 

Hope you like it!

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/4zPbn2EFd7I?si=zYNPwmal12WO1tZy
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Guitar used: 
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary - Stock pick ups 
Gretsch 5422TG Electromatic 2021– Stock pick ups

Gear: 
Amplitube 4 
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Thank you for your time! If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment down below. It will be appreciated!

Only Women Bleed - Guns N' Roses

Only Women Bleed used by Guns 'N Roses like intro, is has been modified and adapted to my personal style. ;)

Only women bleed - Guns 'N Roses

Mother - Intro

The original Giovanni Allevi's (piano only) song "Aria" with my lovely Les Paul alongside it. ;)

Aria - Giovanni Allevi

"Zombie" from The Cranberries, retuned to standard tuning and edited with some personal details. ;)

Youtube:  
https://youtu.be/91dDHRzPK6o

Zombie - The Cranberries

Civil War - Guns N' Roses

Instrumental version of one of the most famous AC/DC's songs. Enjoy! ;)

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Sweet Child O' Mine from Guns N' Roses retuned to standard tuning. Enjoy ;)

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

Here we've got the drum backing track that is picked up from the web, (the drum is quite low in terms of volume on purpose), then two acoustic guitars (one on top of the other with slightly different chords), the sound is achieved with my Les Paul and an acoustic simulator stomp, while the lead guitar sound is made with the same Gibson. and a Marshall AFD100. Hope you will like it

Complicated - Avril Lavigne

"Californication" from Red Hot Chili Peppers. 
There are some differences compared to the orginal song: 
there is an extra rythm guitar line 
the bass has been replaced by a third guitar with a quite low tone
the solo is slightly different in notes and tone as well.

Hope you enjoyed it! ;)

Youtube:
https://youtu.be/xL8usdiMaR0

Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

This song is the reason why I started to play the guitar. When I first heard the intro, I was 15 and I clearly felt all my bad thoughts disappeared, like the calm after the storm. Pointless to say that few weeks later I was already playing it. Funny is that 12 years later, even if myself and my tastes have changed a lot, this song still is my cure for everything. This is way my favourite track ever.

There are two lines of guitar which are played in this song, both played by myself: 
- one is the rythm part played with an Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2009
- the second is the solo part played with a Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2014 120th anniversary 
Drum and voice come from a backing track.

I used Amplitude 4 and T-racks for a light touch of mastering. 

Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9TS5RY_FLc

Paradise City - Guns N' Roses

Hi everyone, my name is Massimo.

I'm an italian guitarist and I have been playing for more than 15 years now. 

What I'm trying to achieve is a playlist of covers starting from popular songs from different genres but tuned with a more "live" sound  compared with the originals, even if they are all recorded in studio.


Thanks again for you time and I wish you all the best for your life.

Massimo

LPMax

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