I have to say, this could have gone better.
The problem with praising Satan is that, you know, there are consequences. I forgot the lyrics. Patrick’s hands hurt all the way through the song. I accidentally unplugged the power on my wah pedal and consequently had all sorts of weird volume issues, which unnerved me so much I stopped playing. We decided it would be tempting fate to try recording it a second time. The roof might cave in or something.
Today’s video guitar is the MusicMan JP6 Mystic Dream. Birds-eye maple neck, flip-flop color-change paint, piezo bridge and some kind of super-powerful DiMarzio humbuckers.
We might have to play a Stryper song just to swing fate back our way. I sure hope not.
Regarding the Stryper thing, please don’t go there. Fox it with some Slayer.
I just want to re-iterate that these videos usually take place ten-twenty minutes after we learn a song. In this case, it’s a song that we knew, but not how to play. One thing that becomes apparent after you play a Steve Harris bassline at full speed: it’s not for out-of-shape sissies. I figured out all the parts, but the endurance required to perform the song at the correct tempo was beyond me. Back to the woodshed, with a focus on forearm strength! Also: I think some of the errors made here would have been glossed over with a drummer. Anyone in Central Ohio want to explore their inner Nicko?
And, of course Slayer.
That awful typo was, “Fix it with Slayer.”
Looks like fun. Are y’all still working on “The Evil that Men Do”?
Yes. We really need a drummer for that.