I'm Just A Fish

[schembre]

Hi Gang,
We had some good-hearted discussions on TG about the "very quick" song Bob Lindsey, Andy Smith, and I wrote at the IGC #4 song-writing class. Feeling a bit pressured by the videos posted by my talented colleges, I felt it was time to show the world what our fish song is all about. My two co-authors didn't approve any of this, so please only address hate mail to me!

[davidrfinn99165]

Great to see this guitar camp favourite up here Bob - i love this song !!!

looks like the video finished just in time.....

/ david

[benfield113]

Hey Bob,

Way to go...fish song rules OK. Love the video. Proud to be associated with such a talented group.

Cheers

Andy.

PS. Glad you put the disclaimer about 'no fish were harmed.'..I was beginning to wonder.

[daryl]

Fantastic! As Kevin would say: BRAVO!

Now, details on the music (and mixing) please.

[wrsomers]

That was great guys, I really enjoyed it. Bob S, the harmonica part was good especially in the capable mouth of the bass :laugh: I can't wait to see you all again next year at IGC #5.

Bill

[dekotaj]

benfield113 wrote:

Andy.

PS. Glad you put the disclaimer about 'no fish were harmed.'..I was beginning to wonder.

He beat me to it. :laugh: :laugh:

Great tune.

Kev

Bravo

[jimcjimc]

Nice song and a nice video!

[sandysue]

Wow Bob

That's a great song you guys wrote and I love the video. That was really fun to watch Bob

Sandy

[schembre]

daryl wrote:

Fantastic! As Kevin would say: BRAVO!

Now, details on the music (and mixing) please.

Daryl - thanks. I was in a "Beatles" mood (which is every day), so I broke out the 4-Track (Boss Micro BR), my '78 Hofner 500/1 Bass (through the built in bass filter), '09 Rickenbacker 350V63 (through the built in Vintage Brit filter), '93 Gibson J-160e (Clean), and Hohner Miesterklasse G harp (through the built in condenser mic). I recorded the instruments direct; I double tracked the RIC arpeggios and bounced them to the J-160e rhythm track (track 1). I double tracked the vocals through the built in condenser Mic, via the built-in vocal EQ filter and bounced them to Track 2. The Bass is track 3; the Harp track 4. The drums are the built-in rhythm machine, which I programed for fills between verses, etc (no separate track is needed if you're happy with the programmable drummer). Mastered the mess using the built-in soft compression filter.

I hardly use this 4-Track any more, but when I do I really have a lot of fun ... probably took 2 hours start to finish

[schembre]

wrsomers wrote:

That was great guys, I really enjoyed it. Bob S, the harmonica part was good especially in the capable mouth of the bass :laugh: I can't wait to see you all again next year at IGC #5.

Bill

Thanks ... there's something about fish lips on harmonicas that captivate me!