In this video practicing paltas and the opening to Alap. I’m planning to document my sitar practice on a regular basis.
Paltas are melodic patterns to train your left and right hand using the notes of the Raga you are practicing. I’m working on raga Yaman.
Later I practice my opening to the Alap portion of Raga Yaman.
I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.
I gave myself a challenge: 1 hour to write a song and shoot a video that demos 4 unique tones created by a standard Boss BD2 Blues Driver. Thoughts? Leave a comment.
Recorded in Logic.
• Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
• Boss Blues Driver BD2
• Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
• Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings!
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I have been taking sitar lessons since 2012. I have been slowing learning to play Alap for about 2 years. It’s really hard!
This is a video to document where I currently am with my progress and to get feedback from others.
I hear so much in my playing that needs improvement but people ask to hear me play all the time so I thought I would record something short.
I am playing a Barun Ray (Hiren Roy’s son) sitar.
Thanks for watching! Please feel free to comment.
I was organizing my gear and came across my 90’s Russian built Big Muff Pi. I stopped using this pedal about 4 years ago and I thought it was time to revisit it. I paired it up with my new Moog MF flange and the EHX Ring Thing to see what it would inspire. I like what happened!
Each track was recorded in one take, for better or worse.
Signal Chain: Guitar, Ring Thing, Big Muff, MF Flange, Amp.
• For the “Bass” I used the octave down setting on the Ring Thing going into a driven Big Muff.
• The Rhythm guitar I used the MF Flange with a slow sweep, a lot of depth and the vocal switch on.
• For the solo I turned everything on and set the Ring Thing to be an octave up.
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Recorded in Logic.
• Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
• EHX Ring Thing
• Russian made 90’s Big Muff Pi: Check Reverb.com or fInd new versions on amazon here: http://amzn.to/1RqqTuC
• Moog MF Flange
• Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
• Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings!
The Line 6 FM4 is an analog style synth and modulation/filter pedal. It can make tons of crazy weird noises, but does it actually make any usable noises? Let’s find out!
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Recorded in Logic.
Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings
This backing track is Inspired by the song “Oh, Pretty Woman” made famous by Albert King on his album, “Born Under a Bad Sign.” If you don’t already own his album do yourself a favor and buy it right away.
The original song doesn’t follow a standard blues structure and the verses run different lengths. I wanted to make this backing track as easy to solo over as possible so I restructured it into the standard 12 bar format.
You can find the original song on the album “Born Under a Bad Sign”
Recorded in Logic.
Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
Bass: Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Fretless
Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings
This is a funky blues backing track inspired by “Hush Hush!” by Albert Collins. Albert is the best! I highly recommend checking out his amazing album “Ice Pickin.”
Recorded in Logic.
Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
Bass: Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Fretless
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings
A backing track inspired by, “Evil (is going on)” written the great blues composer Willie Dixon. This song was made most famous by Howlin’ Wolf.
Recorded in Logic.
Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
Bass: Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Fretless
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
Drums: EZ Drummer 2
I wanted to make a really light, bouncy and almost silly blues backing track to show that blues isn’t only about feeling blue, but sometimes is about taking your blues away. This one cheers me up every time. Also, in the middle I pull way back in volume so you can do the same, we get to build and then come out hard at the end. I love the dynamic playing from artists like Buddy Guy who will bring the band back to a whisper and then bring everything to a roaring head. I think dynamics in playing is something a lot of people forget about, so this is a good chance to experiment with that.
Key of E. Chords are E, A, B.
Recorded in Logic.
Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
Bass: Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Fretless
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
Drums: EZ Drummer 2
“She’s Nineteen Years Old” by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) Chords used are G, C, and D.
Recorded by me, Jeff Starr, 2016
I tried to keep a loose and raw feeling to this.
Recorded in Logic.
Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
Bass: Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Fretless
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
Drums: EZ Drummer 2