I'm starting on a solo album, wish me luck!

2-feign-reluctance

Music is written, just need to start writing lyrics. Not going to sell it or anything, just want to finish about 10 'thoughts' that never went anywhere!

Stickman12

Good luck, would love to hear some of it

xtremehardy388

+1!

Really looking forward to it and your gear list for each song (supposing you give one out)

rollings

do you have the melodies, or will you be doing that the same time as the lyrics?

2-feign-reluctance

I don't have anything arranged yet. Gear wise, I don't have much but will gladly post what I use! Thanks for the encouraging words. I am used to writing music, not lyrics, melodies or singing really. This will be interesting to say the least.

Walking the miles

That's great that your doing it. Good luck!

2-feign-reluctance

Walking the miles said:

That's great that your doing it. Good luck!

Thanks!

2-feign-reluctance

Here is a list of what I used to write the songs, and what I typically use anytime I write/record.

Computers:
Macbook Pro with Garageband 10'
iMac 25' with Garageband 11'

Pedals and Effects:
Boss BD2
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BD2?adpos=1o1&creative=55282323841&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CJ7F162F-sACFQiEaQodyKoAiQ

Dunlop Cry Baby Classic
http://vintageking.com/dunlop-cry-baby-classic?gclid=CNGq4r-F-sACFWELMgodrygACg

Boss ME-50 (this thing fucking rocks)
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/deniedexitus/pictures/gear/879697/

Garageband built-in effects - I don't often use their pre-built 'guitar sounds' but rather customize a sound that I like. I use a lot of the AUMatrix Reverb settings, Manual Reverb settings, Amp settings typically range from 'Amerlcan Clean' to 'British Lead' with a lot of fooling around on the amp settings in the software.

Cables, Mics, other equipment:

Mackie 1202 - VLZ Pro Mixer - I use this for recording live acoustic, drums, vocals, percussion. I run a line out using gold plated cables to the line-in port on either computer. A very nice mixer - pics up sound really well.
http://en.audiofanzine.com/analog-mixer/mackie/vlz-pro-series-1202-vlz-pro/medias/pictures/a.play,m.243586.html

Monster Cables instrument and XLR cables

Griffin 10' Guitar Cable for Mac (my most important piece of equipment if you ask me).
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/05/griffin-10-garageband-guitar-cable/

Shure SM57 and 58 for vocals, instruments (I use the 58 a whole lot to record my acoustic, and the snare drum on my kit) and will obviously use the 57 with a mic cover for my vocals.
http://odbproductions.wordpress.com/tag/shure-sm57/

2 EV co4 mics - These are fucking dynamic mics guys - they do vocals, and instruments very nicely. I often supplement my SM58 with one or two of these for acoustic and live mic'ing my amp.

Shure BETA 52A Kick Drum Mic - This thing is amazing. It made a shitty bass drum head and kit sound punchy and tight!
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/beta/beta-52a-kick-drum-microphone

2 capsule condenser mics exclusively for the cymbals on the drums - can't remember what type they are, but I bought them at a guitar center for $50 used, they were $200 mics new.

Amp
Fender Princeton 112 Plus - Got this in 1994 and has been my one and only amp. I run my electric and bass guitar through it.
http://en.audiofanzine.com/solid-state-combo-guitar-amp/fender/Princeton-112-Plus/medias/pictures/a.play,m.428013.html

Guitars
Epiphone Les Paul Cherry Sunburst 6 string - no mods, built September 2001 according to the headstock.
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/WishiwuzSlash/pictures/gear/33999/

Fender CD100 Acoustic - Had it since 1996, no mods, but its beat up pretty good, still my primary instrument for any writing I do.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-CD100-CE-Acoustic-Electric-Cutaway-Guitar-107058752-i1709792.gc

Fender Affinity Series Precision Bass (P-Bass) - thing thumps, and I have no idea how to play bass
http://www.fender.com/squier/series/affinity/affinity-precision-bass-rosewood-fingerboard-black/

Drums, percussion

Thor 5 pc drum kit with Zildjin crash, crash/ride, hi-hat.
Drum heads are mix of Evans and Remo Emperors
Vader drum sticks, and a hodepodge of other sticks, including a nice mallet I use on cymbals occasionally.
Sleigh bells, Tycoon egg shakers, Honer Harmonica (I got one in 1992 as a groomsman gift), Bongos

2-feign-reluctance

I'm in a little 2 man group with another board member named mfc2006. Here's a few songs we've done.

http://www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling/song/7546459-walk-on-stilts *Was just starting to 'get' how to mic a drum kit much better.

http://www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling/song/8713031-12611-shut-yo-mouth-jam *Couple days after getting my new cymbals.

http://www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling/song/9186530-black-burned-truth *Not long after I got the Mackie and was really working on using the SM58 and EV mics to mic my acoustic.

xtremehardy388

Thanks for the gear list!

FoxyRedLa

Really like exhaustion