Twelve String Typical

[Roastbeef]

Hey all - was fooling around with the 12 string tonight and decided to throw this one together:

http://music.gregblasko.com/mp3s/ts.mp3

Lemme know what you think!

[4monthguitarplayer]

hey i thought it sounded good. You have a good voice. The 12 string is def. higher sounding than a 6 string. The chorus was sometimes just a little slow. overall good cover

[isaac]

i'd agree with 4month on the higher sound of the 12, and that may be a problem when it comes to your singing. the transitions into the chorus are a little rough, along with the guitar playing on it. i think it may be the recording quality of the chorus, too, making it sound distant and kind of muddled, but i suppose that's personal preference because i'd rather hear the crispness of the instrument. also, try a little more variation during the chorus of the song...pick individual notes and mix that with strumming itself.

also, on the longer notes it seems like you do too much dynamics, almost like you're turning the volume knob of your voice back and forth, and i think the vocals could be a lot stronger if you emphasize a single tone and stick with it, keeping in consistent. dynamics are great, but it's hard to utlizie them correctly. but then again, i'm working on it too, as we've already had a talk about my voice.

the song itself was a little slower than normal, but otherwise great job. hope that critique helped!

[Appfro]

it seems like there was a lot of effects on the guitar. now i know that 12's sound a little more synthetic than regular guitars, but do you have anything else on it? either way, i think it could have done w/o that, i think it would have sounded fine w/o it. cause the guitar playing really does sound good.

also, like isaac said, the transition from verse to chorus was a little rough. not on guitar, just on vocals. almost like you lost the beat while laying down the vocals. overall though id say it sounds cool. they playing was really good and you have a very unique but good voice.

I love 12 strings. i think my next will be to replace my electric pos w/ something decent, but after that, im going for the 12er. such a cool instrument.

[Roastbeef]

Thanks for the comments guys! I recorded this with a cheesy sound hole pickup in the twelve so it really doesn't do the guitar any justice. This pickup makes it sound very 'electric' so I added some chorus and reverb to round it out. It ended up very spacey. As for the chorus, I went with standard chords. I should take the time to learn the tab here with the hammers. One take on the vocals so they're shaky. Just foolin' around here. I haven't played that song in a looong time...