Epiphone Les Paul standard w/ 2-EMG 89s
Rivera BoneHead stack
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus, post-tracked T.C. Electronic delay via Pro Tools
Another 80s-style riff from our "80s guy" Chris, this
one is another example of how everyone's input helps
to shape the final outcome into being something more
of our own. Whereas he's the power chord type, I go
for a more layered approach using chord inversions or
octaves, etc. So, in the right channel you can hear
my occasional embellishments and how we try to make
an already phat sound even more rotund. The muted
raking in the 2nd verse and during Chris' solo is my
little nod to Dishwalla and how they made great use of
this killer sound on their "Pet Your Friends" album.
The solo section starts off with Chris wailing away
in his usual grandiose and oft haphazard style, and
then my solo breaks in with what sounds like some
cheesy 4-note repetitive alternate picking exercise
in Bb minor ending with a snazzy little raked lick.
Then I got a little crazy with it and decided on the
fly to add two notes below and two notes above the
next set of licks' sustained notes to make them into
chords (and I panned the added notes to opposite sides
each time just to add to the confusion). That section
is followed by a little tapping lick into the ending
section which finally shows off some of the feel and
emotional playing that my solos are usually famous
for. The solo section outro is me playing the high
harmony to the vocal melody going on at the same time --
thought it would make for a nice finishing touch.