Monday 10 July 2017

Audrey Horne - Redemption blues intro guitar cover

This is the intro from Norwegian rock band Audrey Horne's excellent Youngblood album.
Luckily the guitars are panned heavily left and right and so there was no problem working out the separate parts.
Guitarists Arve Isdal (mainly seen sporting an ebony coloured Les Paul Custom) and Thomas Odd Tofthagen (mainly seen sporting an ivory coloured Les Paul Custom) stick to old school Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash duelling harmonies. 
The left channel plays the same motif throughout, based on Dm (guitars are tuned down a full step), with the right channel harmonising firstly in 5ths, then 3rds then 13ths.
Watch out for the rhythm guitars which change the pattern subtlety to keep movement and interest.

For this recording I used an old Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom with EMG 81/85 recorded into a Focusright Saffire LE, using Guitar Rig 5. EZ Drummer was used for the (stripped down) drums.
All guitars tuned down a full step.

The original is here btw ,,, https://youtu.be/8FRHn5tRzl8