“Pretty Good Guy,” a list of non-sequiturs in a dating profile “Custom Croutons,” a recipe that descends into madness or “Inauguration Song,” a song written for Donald Trump to sing with The Beach Boys at his inauguration. Each song is a vessel for a comedic premise, e.g. Shades McCool & the Bold Flavors is basically a spoof of a rock band in the way that Stephen Colbert was of Bill O’Reilly. The best show of that era was playing on a friend’s lawn during the Rock & Roll Half Marathon. It was surprisingly well-received so I did that around town at non-traditional venues for about a year before assembling my backing band, The Bold Flavors. I put together a set of covers and a couple bits and just went for it. I saw Ben’s Facebook post and was feeling very “say yes to everything” so I did and he was kind enough to indulge me. I had been going to Pants Karaoke a lot and signing up as this “character” that was not much except sunglasses and a standoffish attitude. As the legend goes, Ben Johnson aka Grammatical B was looking for an opening act.
Early 2000s microsynth full#
Tell me about the band: It started as a solo “hardcore karaoke act” and now it’s a full group, yea? Are all the Shades McCool songs, like, joke songs? Crucially, it allows you to save nine settings.Ģ. The Ring Thing is probably the coolest because it does alien-sounding ring modulation stuff, octave/pitch effects, and more normal effects like vibrato and chorus. I went kinda nuts with pedal purchasing this year. All plug-ins.Įffect-wise, I’ve got myself a tuner, EHX Mel9 Mellotron emulator, EHX Microsynth, EHX Ring Thing, Ibanez TS9DX, and a Boss DD-7 all velcro’d to an old red shelf. No amps were used on any of our recordings though. With a 30-watt amp, I’ve removed myself from that conversation. There’s this constant battle between guitar players who think their tone doesn’t even get good until 3 and sound people who want them to turn down to half that. I can’t even imagine a scenario where I’d need 100 watts. It’s 30 watts but can go as low as 7.5, which I love. Also, I’ve heard it said that P-90 pickups are the best for recording.Īmp-wise, I’m using the Orange “Dual Terror” (Tiny Terror on one channel and a Dark Terror on the other) into an Avatar 2×12 and/or a Sovtek 4×12. Now that I’m old, I want that note definition more than gnarly distortion and the tremolo system let’s me do a lot more tricks. I’ve made the Jazzmaster my primary guitar and demoted the SG to backup status. Shades McCool: Facebook / Instagram / Twitterġ.
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