Broken B String
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (91088)
United States
June 11, 2024 7:34pm CST
Recently @TheHorse asked me if I had any new music in the works. Well, there's always something "in the works," but it doesn't mean anything is working. Nonetheless, this is the second "instrumental" I have done, since I am doing YouTube and other videos these days, it's nice to have some original music I can chop up and use without worrying about copyright strikes and other things.
I recorded this one today just for kicks and grins and things seemed to be working, so I just went with it, even though I somehow managed to break a B string while doing this one.
I use 9's, so they can be sensitive, and I have a hard attack.
Either way, I did not really need the B string, so I just kept going and will replace my string later.
I would not call this a success by any measure. But it was fun to do, and of course it is fun to share. I always say these are best heard through headphones. But of course, headphones can't make it sound better than it actually is.
Either way, hope you like it.
https://soundcloud.com/porwest/broken-b-string
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun
That's pretty good man, I liked it.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jun
@porwest I think the best music comes when a musician is just fooling around or having fun and not thinking about it too much. Because then the music flows from the heart.
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
22 Jun
@moffittjc I think there is some truth to that. I have often said the same about writing. It goes back to the thought that the best writing sort of writes itself.
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@kaylachan (69844)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jun
It's important that you're happy with your choice. If you had fun, that's the best.
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@kaylachan (69844)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jun
@porwest I don't think anyone is asking you to, lol. We all need to have passions in life we can use as outlets.
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
18 Jun
@kaylachan Believe me. No one is asking. lol
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@lifecoachjerusalem (1287)
• Israel
2 Jul
Good beat, and rhythm guitar. I can feel a flute melody on top of this. Good luck in your recordings. What guitar do you play? How did you record this. at a studio or at home?
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
5 Jul
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Hmm, maybe I should try to incorporate a flute with my midi keyboard. Never thought of that.
I have several guitars, but this one was done with my Ibanez electric. Incidentally, the bass I used was also an Ibanez.
I recorded it at home using my Acid Pro DAW. All of my songs are home recorded. I wish I was better at mixing, but I never intended to do this sort of thing professionally, so it's all just for fun. Most of my songs have lyrics, so this was a bit of a change for me.
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@RasmaSandra (79909)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jun
Thanks for sharing, I loved it,
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
12 Jun
That was really good! Have a great day.
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