Black Magic Woman

So I listened to it. So:

-your singing ain't that bad. Heck, I know some amateur bands around that could really use your voice.

-Love the wah parts you put under the singing.

-The solo's are quite a bit different in play style from Santana, but they fit in so no prob.

A few minor pointers:
-The timing of the intro riff is off.
-The bends tend to be somewhat out of tune at times.

Don't forget I'm judging this from behind my pc, totally sober and on my own, so I tend to be rather critical. If you were playing this in a bar where I would be with some mates then you would receive a well-earned applause. Keep on going!

Holy cow, I believe thats the first generally "Well done response" I've gotten. Thank you very much for the reply Mr. Arjen

Yes, that intro for me was a real pain timing wise. What you heard was the revised version, the first couple of times the timing was terrible. Can't say I notice it though on the version you heard, can you be more specific ?

Bends were out of tune. Absolutly. I really notice this towards the begining, where I bend 13, then 15, and then 17 and then go back to 10 (all on High E) and it is irrating to me. I don't really notice it much elsewhere, just a bit, but yeah, those 3 were really bad (especially because they are significant bends). I beleive i was slightly out of tune for the whole thing, I forgot to tune up before I started it... (Feel stupid now, but oh well)

I'm considering redo-ing those 3 bends, because its so obviously out of tune.

My "singing ain't that bad"... That pretty much made my night. Haha, thanks. I think it works for this song, but not many others.

My goal would be to get it perfect enough, so that when I'm in a bar, my nerves will bring it down to this level.

Thanks for the reply Arjen.

Any further comments/suggestions/critcisms are welcome :)

Timing is still a bit of an issue. Vocals could still use some honing as well. It's a good Idea to just try to play and sing along with the song. I liked your solo. It's nice 'cause it's original and you didn't butcher Santana's solo like I would've. the improvement though is quite impressive since Layla. Keep pluggin' away at it. Soon you'll be critiquing the old fogies here....and me too(hehe).

Thanks for the reply hueseph,

Yeah, I didn't (and still don't) know the words to this song without reading them from a lyrics thing. Maybe memorizing them before hand would work better. I was singing with the actual song though while I was recording it.

Layla was pretty bad, but thanks ;)

Thanks for the reply Hue

Any further critcisms, suggestions, comments are welcome.

Love,
Taso

guitar sounds great

you voice along with pinball is to quiet imo

notice i didnt say loud

it sounds like your whispering and turning the tracks volume up

try getting some good head phones and turning the music up louder when you you record and putting some force behind your voice.

is that a backing track your playing to, id love a copy it sounds great.

and where is your tone comeing from, a modeler? its got great sustain,

keep up the good work

Yeah, I do need headphones good call with that.

You can get the backing track at http://www.guitarbt.com

I'm not using a modulator. Les Paul > Vox Wah > t.c. electronic chorus pedal > hot rod deluxe, thanks for the compliment.

Yeah, I gotta try singing louder I guess, thanks very much for the response Muchavo

Taso.

All further comments (etc) are welcome.

Yeah, I noticed these tube amps are getting closer and closer to modelers every day. Can't be long before tube amps will finally sound like a POD or V-amp... :twisted:

oo.haha.modeler..not..modulator.. my bad.lol.

so are you getting the sustain from the chorus?

Nope..Same sustain without it... Les Paul and Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

more the amp or guitar?

Arjen is that humor?

I'm not sure muchavo. It's probably mainly the amp, but a little of hte guitar too. Les Pauls are known for good sustain..Maybe I've gotten used to it, cause I can't really see what your talking about. It doesn't compare to Santana's sustain, but then again, his equiment is worth over 6 grand probably. Where as mine comes in at a measly 2 and a half. So to answer your question, I don't really know what it is exactly. The only other amp I've played this guitar with was my 15w practice amp, and I can't remember how the sustain was on that.

Taso

Any further comments/suggestions are appreciated for Black Magic Woman ;)

Where did you get your tab?

btw, my whole rig is like a measely $150, hahaha