20 Nov 07 - Only A Dream
My plectrums – these wear down very quickly on electric guitar strings.
The lead guitar of Only A Dream was an improvisation done in one go at home and luckily I was recording it. It was like a virtual jam with the bass, drums and rhythm guitars I'd already recorded in my home recorder.
I quite liked the improvisation so decided to use it. Really easy - all I had to do was practice it until I could repeat it, then go to the studio - how wrong. There is a certain riff I still can't repeat. Because it was done in such a casual, care free manner the timing was slightly, slightly out that I thought created a really nice, free feeling. But I just can't play it exactly the same.
My 10 track digital home recorder – I use this a lot for song writing and practice.
For some reason I used the tremolo arm a lot – I just grabbed it in the beginning to sustain the sound, then for some reason I kept holding it and started bending the notes whenever I felt like it. This is the song I wrote after about 4 years' break – like I'd been sleeping and suddenly got up and went, 'OK, I write some songs now!'
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