Brain Games for sure

Working on “Brain Games” today.

Due to computer program issues – I did not get much of a chance to work on the lyrics.

The first time I ever played music with Dave was using the strange “jam-out” mode of this game. I was living in a basement, waiting to move into my real apartment while it was being remodeled.

You could play twelve “notes” with each keypad. They were not even close to being in tune.

I’m trying to go for a more old school guitar tone on this song so I am using my bigger Delta Blues amp and the 414 close miking with little preamp gain and a whole lotta volume … a tone like Gábor Szabó has on his 60’s LPs.

Not quite there yet. It might be because the guitar I’m using has the pickup directly wired to the output – no electronics. It sounds a little to twangy and bright. I want it to sound rolled-off on the high end.

It’s also the first song I’ve written in standard tuning since 1997.

I might have to tune up one of my real guitars instead of using this home made jobby I hacked together so many years ago.