"Moonshine", brand new tune i'm working on

gonzo · Mar 23, 2012

"Moonshine", brand new tune i'm working on

http://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/moonshine-eq-eq

Taylor 414, Seagull Artist Mosiac, Shure KSM44, USACG strat thru mesa mark2b, miced avatar vintage 1x12.

Alley Bourbon
Block & Tackle
Blue John
Buckeye Bark Whiskey
Bush Whiskey
Catdaddy
City Gin
Cool Water
Corn Liquor
Corn squeezins’
Deep Shaft
Donkey Punch
Happy Sally
Hillbilly Pop
Jet Fuel
Jump Steady
Mountain Dew
Moonshine
Mule Kick
Neilshine
Old Horsey
Panther’s Breath
Pine Top
Popskull
Radiator Whiskey
Red Eye
Rotgut
Ruckus Juice
See 7 Stars
Skull Cracker
‘Splo
Stingo
Stump
Stumphole
Sugar whiskey
Sugarhead
Sweet Spirits of Cats a-Fighting
Tiger’s Sweat
White Lightning
White Dog
Wild Cat

gonzo · Mar 23, 2012

here's an alternate mix:

http://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/moonshine-alt-mix

this one has a bit more low end, a bit less high end

the acoustics were exceedingly simple to record...
using the mic, i just get up fairly close to it, point it towards the 12th fret, and go.

i'm running the ksm44 into a ART DPS on this, hitting 0db on the VU, and then thru a DBX compressor to 'color' the sound, and just touch it with compression.

i record the taylor once, pan it hard left, record it again and pan hard right, and then do the same again, using the Seagull Mosiac, one left, and one right.

so, basically there are 4 seperate guitar performances all doing the same thing.
LOL
that's why it sounds thick, and at times, phasey, but there is no fx on the guitars, except some reverb.

the electric solo guitar, has my yamaha DG stomp in the fx loop of the boogie, and i play wet and record it straight off the cab, with no fx added later. that gives me the most organic sounding delay (i'm using the 'tape' delay setting on the Stomp)

the Seagull track is hotter in the right channel than the left, to balance the fact that i panned the solo guitar mostly to the left, when the vocals are going. that's why you hear the dual guitar effect more in the right. i had to do this to get a good spectral balance and level balance between the left and right sides.

gonzo · Mar 28, 2012

bumpin' for catching a moonshine buzz

gonzo · Mar 30, 2012

just curious....
how many of you have you ever had moonshine?
i have.
wow.
it's been many years, though.... but i remember.

i got somewhat inspired to write it, after watching a documentary about this dude:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Sutton