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Gear info

This is my favorite MP3 player. Winamp

This is the software that I used to record the MP3's in this section. Note that this software is very reasonable price wise.
You do not need to spend 100's of $ to get good recording software.
The Drum program is Acoustica Beatcraft - Beatcraft
The recording and Mixing program I use is Acoustica Mixcraft
Mixcraft 2 and Mixcraft 3 and now Mixcraft 4

Stereo Rack tube pre amp
I built a Stereo tube pre amp originally to go with my Stereo 18 Watt power amp.
It ended up that it worked out really great for a recording pre amp and so this is what I mainly use now for recording.

My Amps and Guitars

I use Guitar Rig 3 to process the guitar sounds.

How to down load the MP3's below
Right click your mouse on the file links below.
Choose the "Save target as" option.
Save the file somewhere where you can find it on your computer.
The most common place is your desktop.
Play the MP3's in your favorite MP3 player.

Note: If you left click on the MP3 links below, you may find that Apple Quick time opens and tries to play the MP3.
Quick time is very invasive. To avoid this, follow the instructions above

Synth Thetic - 6.23 meg - 06/20/2008
Written by Doug Hoffman

This was a fun tune to do.
It has a bunch of Synth sounds formed into rhythmic beats in time with the main dance beat.

Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Hand of Shiva - 7.28 meg - 06/19/2008
Written by Doug Hoffman

This tune features Indian instruments looped into rhythmic beats and electric guitar.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat

Cause we've ended as Lovers - 6.73 meg - 03/06/2008
Steve Wonder tune done ala Jeff Beck's version from the blow by blow album
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Bad Horsie - 4.88 meg - 02/26/2008
Steve Vai tune with lots of wah wah pedal and pitch pedal antics going on
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat

Satch Boogie - 4.83 meg - 10/18/2007
Satch Boogie with some Billy Gibbons sprinkles thrown in here and there.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Guitar that time forgot - 5.94 meg - 07/07/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman

I wrote a riff on my drop B guitar and then developed this tune around the cool riff
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat

Would - 5.33 meg - 06/05/2007
Alice in chains tune from the dirt album done as an instrumental with Arabic overtones
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat

Back to Shalla-Bal - 4.74 meg - redone on 08/30/2007
One of my favorite Joe Satriani tunes from the Flying in a Blue Dream album.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Mailman - 5.39 meg - 04/25/2007
Soundgarden tune done as a sound test for the drop B Strat
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat

Pincushion - ZZ Top tune from the Antenna album - 6.83 meg - 04/12/2007
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Ten Ton chicken - 3.88 meg - 01/18/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman

Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Uncle Fred's Tractor - 3.91 meg - 03/30/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman

Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

I Can't Wait Much Longer - Robin Trower - from the 1st Trower album - 7.83 meg - 11/21/2007
This version has True-eurt on vocals and she puts in a great performance.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
Strat #1

I Can't Wait Much Longer - Robin Trower - from the 1st Trower album - 7.83 meg - 03/29/2007
This version is me singing
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
Strat #1

The Crush of Love - Written by Joe Satriani - 6.03 meg - remixed on 08/30/2007
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Journey to the center of your mind - The classic Amboy Dukes tune - 5.12 meg - 11/27/06
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar

Tube pre amp pedal

Note that I used this pedal as a pre amp for a while and then after I built the stereo rack tube preamp, I sold the tube pedal pre amp because I did not need it anymore.

EJected - 2.83 meg - 04/24/06
Written by Doug Hoffman

Tube pedal #2 recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects - Strat #2

The Thrill is gone - colab - 5.10 meg - 10/08/2006
This was a collaboration with a lady. Her forum name is True-eurt
Tube pedal #2 recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Multiple guitars and amps were used.
Guitar rig used to add effects - Strat #2

Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings - 2.61 meg - 10/07/05
Tube pedal #1 recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects - Strat #2

No One Like You - 2.02 meg - 11/29/05
Tube pedal #2 recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects - Strat #2

Dazed and Confused - 1.1 meg - remixed 01/18/2006
Tube pedal #2 recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects - Strat #2

Stereo Rack rig pre amp
18 watt Stereo Rack rig power amp project

These two projects were built because I wanted to have a complete stereo guitar tube amp rig.

Pride and Joy - 2.55 meg - 02/11/2006
This tune features Chip Monk and the Nut Crackers.

Strat #2 - Neck pickup for most the tune. Bridge single coil for one lead.
Shure SM57 mic. 4x12 Marshall cabinet

Bridge of Sighs - 4.57 meg - 02/15/2006
This is a classic Robin Trower tune.
Strat #2 - Neck and Bridge pickups.
Shure SM57 mic. 4x12 Marshall cabinet

18 watt Stout With Reverb project

The original 18 watt Stout circuit was modded to add reverb.

Bad Girl - 2.02 meg - remixed 01/18/06
Strat #2 - Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck humbucker pickup
Shure SM57 mic. 4x12 Marshall cabinet
This clip has ZZ Top's Bad Girl in the background just so I have a beat.
No effects were added, just the amps 3 spring tank reverb.

Made up blues - 1.40 - remixed 01/18/06
Strat #1 and #2 - Single coils and Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck humbucker pickup
Shure SM57 mic. 4x12 Marshall cabinet
Just the amps 3 spring tank reverb tank and a little EQ added.
This is the first tune that I used my new Bass guitar on.

18 watt Stout project

The 18 Watt stout is a modified 18 Watt Marshall circuit.
There are 18 Watt Lites and all kinds of variations of the 18 Watt Marshall circuit.
My variation is a bit beefier than a stock 18 Watt Marshall and so it is called a 18 Watt Stout.

Thrill is Gone - 2.28 meg - remixed 01/18/2006
Strat #2 - Neck/middle rhythm. High powered single coil for lead.
Shure SM57 mic. 4x12 Marshall cabinet

La Grange - 1.91 meg - remixed 01/18/2006
Strat #2 - Neck/middle pickup intro, Duncan/Jeff Beck humbucker for the lead and Rhythm
Shure SM57 mic. 4x12 Marshall cabinet

The Schedule 40 GA-5 project

A Gibson GA-5 circuit built into a Schedule 40 electrical box. :)

Burning of the midnight lamp - 2.89 meg - 07/18/06
Tone chain
Ibanez JS1200CA Guitar -> Schedule 40 Amp -> Palmer PGA-04 speaker simulator -> computer sound card -> Guitar rig -> Mixcraft

Generic Blues - 932K - 05/17/05 - Strat #2
Oh Well - 819K - 05/17/05 - Strat #2
Schedule 40 amp - Marshall 4 x 12 cabinet - SM57 Mic

Re-Vibe project

The original Re-Vibe circuit had too much background hum.
After I modded my Re-Vibe with the Tore-T mod it was quiet enough to record the clips below.

Pipeline - 2.42 meg - 07/20/06
Ibanez JS1200CA, Bridge pickup switched to single coil
Tone chain
Re-Vibe set to reverb splash mode
Into my AB763 2 x 10 combo amp with the reverb turned off on the amp.
Into the Palmer PGA-04 speaker simulator.
Into the computer soundcard.
Recorded into Mixcraft.

Love Hurts - 1.45 meg - 07/20/06
Ibanez JS1200CA Guitar, Bridge pickup switched to single coil
The right channel is the Re-Vibe Vibrato rhythm.
The left channel is the Re-Vibe reverb drenched lead.
Tone chain
Re-Vibe, Dwell 9, Mix 8, Tone set to 7
Into my AB763 2 x 10 combo amp with the reverb turned off on the amp.
Into the Palmer PGA-04 speaker simulator.
Into the computer soundcard.
Recorded into Mixcraft.

AB763 project

A basket case Fender junk pile find that I put together as a more Powerful Vibrolux reverb configuration combo amp.

This Amp is a 2 x 10 combo amp with a Hoffman AB763 circuit board installed.
Shure SM57 mic used on most clips.
The Re-vibe project also has some AB763 amp clips.

1983 A Merman I should turn to be - 7.7 meg - 02/14/2007
Strat #1
AB763 amp into the Palmer PGA-04 then into the computer sound card.
Specials effects were done with Guitar Rig 2
The Jimi Hendrix tune from the Electric Ladyland album.

Lay Lady Lay - 5.2 meg - 09/01/2006
Strat #1
The Bob Dylan tune done as an instrumental.

Bumble Bee Twist - 1.94 meg - 04/17/06
Strat #1
This Genre is Hot rod surf on acid

The Chris Isaak tune done as an instrumental.
Wicked Game - 4.58 meg - 04/11/06
Strat #1
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The same tune as above with some very nice Vocals added by Cincy Kid
Wicked Game with vocals - 9.16 meg - 08/14/06

You don't own me - Lesley Gore - 3.66 meg - 08/30/2006
Strat #1
A song with a great melody.

The Cruel Sea Revisited - 2.24 meg - 04/08/2006
Strat #1
One of all time favorite guitar instrumentals.

The Munsters - 1.7 meg - 04/06/2006
I used all the guitars on this page
This is the theme song from the TV show, The Munsters
The fuzz sounds are Guitar Rig.

G-man - 3.49 meg - 11/22/05
Strat #1
This is a Los Straightjackets tune.

Needles and Pins - 2.95 meg - remixed 01/19/2006
Strat #1

1966 Fender Vibrolux Reverb

This amp is my 1966 Fender Vibrolux Reverb mic'd with a Shure SM57 mic
I don't use it very often to record because it breaks up too soon for the surf type stuff I do with Fender combo amps.

Lonely Bull - 2.49 meg - remixed 01/20/2006
Strat #2

Misc. sound clips

The guitar effects/modeling program I used on the tracks below is Guitar Rig1 and Guitar rig 2

Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck
I re-recorded this tune from scratch using my new Ibanez JS1200CA guitar and Guitar Rig 2.
The backing rhythm track is my Tacoma Road King acoustic guitar and a SM57 mic.
Beck's Bolero - 4.72 meg - 08/04/2006

Camel Ride
Written by Doug Hoffman
Middle eastern flavor, includes camel belching.
I wrote this tune and it's my favorite home brewed tune.
Camel Ride - 3.6 Mb - Remixed on 04/19/2006

Super Colossal - Joe Satriani
Super Colossal - 5.46 Mb - 07/18/2006

11th Hour Revisited.
A slow 65 Bpm instrumental with some cool sound effects.
11th Hour Revisited - 4.3 Mb - 03/21/2006

Life Style - Joe Satriani
I love the ending, it's a rip of Van Halen's Jamie's Cryin'.
Thanks to Eric VanLandingham, for the cool Beatcraft drum template.
Life Style - 6.25 Mb - remixed 08/04/2006
Lyrics for Life Style - So you can figure out what the hell I am singing!

Precious and Grace- ZZ top.
Precious and Grace - 4.13 Mb - remixed 10/02/2006

The tunes in this section were born out of a contest to see who could come up with the weirdest tunes.
Keep an open mind on these tunes. :)

Inspired by an intergalactic industrial washing machine.
Fugly - 2.06 Mb - 03/21/2006
Written by Doug Hoffman

OctaFuzzy is a fun little tune I wrote using an Octavia and a fuzz combo.
OctaFuzzy - 2.34 Mb - re-recorded on 09/07/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman

Space rap is all the mixed noise and radio signals you would pick up from outer space.
Space Rap - 2.06 Mb - 02/02/2006
Written by Doug Hoffman

War of the worlds was inspired by the Classic movie of the same title.
War of the Worlds - 2.64 Mb - 02/02/2006
Written by Doug Hoffman

Includes nods to Iron Butterfly (2:00), Jimmy Page (3:36) and Hendrix (4:17)
Psycho Relic - 4.4 Mb - 04/08/2005 - remixed on 04/14/2005
Written by Doug Hoffman

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin classic
Featuring Chip Monk and the Nut Crackers

Immigrant Song - 2.25 Mb - 03/06/2006

Every month, someone on the Guitar Tricks forum post a mp3 backing track.
You take the backing track and lay down a lead over the top of the backing track.
There is a vote at month's end on which track submitted is your favorite.

This was my August 2006 assignment that I submitted.
GT August assignment - 3.85 Mb - 08/03/2006


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