Jorge arrived in Berlin the day before to start tracking his guitar parts today. After the formal introductions to Daniel, the studio, the chairs and all the living organisms in the studio, we went head-first into recording mode, starting with "Don't Lose Your Head". Jorge did some clean and dirty rhythm parts. The funy thing is that, recording with almost the same guitar as me (a Les Paul) and exactly the same amp settings, it sounds completely different to my tracks. That goes to show, tone is in the fingers, and no two persons can ever sound exactly the same. It's one of those things you discuss a lot in internet guitar forums, but only after seeing it first-hand do you really notice how true that is. Of course, that's something no guitar, amp or effect manufacturer will ever admit. Even if you buy Slash's signature guitar and Slash's signature amp you will never sound like the guy, but you might have lost a few coins on the way...
Anyway, shortly after starting tracking clean guitars on "The Wounds Inside", Timo popped in with his closest fanclub members to say hi and listen to what we had donde the week before. He nodded his in approval, so it couldn't have been that bad. Recording the songs took a wee more time than the one before, mainly some harmonics simply didn't want to come out the correct way and the wah pedal cracked, but after switching it the parts were ready to be marked as "good" and saved in the hard disk.
"Seattle Girl" was next on the to-do list and it almost took no time at all. Jorge had prepared his parts well. Well, except the ones he hadn't prepared well, but those were really the minority. Mainly it was my fault for changing accents here and there and forgetting to tell him beforehand, but nothing that could not be fixed on the spot.
And before really noticing it, Timo was off again and a little later, Tobi arrived as well, also to see if we had done our homework. He seemed to like it to, always a good sign. We were recording "Ink", and I must repeat it, that song is fucking killer. I bet your life that you won't be able to keep your head still when you hear it, believe me. Even in the more controlled, relaxed and mostly clinical environment of a recording session, that songs always makes everyone's feet tap and everyone's head nod. And all that after listening to it for the five hundred billionth time. It's a little special thing, that tune.
Jorge was finished for the day and he had done more songs than we expected, being the first day and that, so just before wrapping up and going home he had a try at his mega solo on "Instead", which he almost nailed a few times, but always almost. I mean, I would kill to play a solo like that, but still we all knew he could do it better, and so we left it there for the next session in a few days' time. Ah, this is slowly getting shape...
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Songs recorded (Feb 16)
Don't Lose Your Head: guitar
The Wounds Inside: guitar
Seattle Girl: guitar
Ink: guitar
Instead: guitar
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