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My Home brewed Sound Clips page |
| See the info at the bottom of this page on my gear, how to download .mp3 files and other tidbits. You can play the tunes on this page in a flash player without downloading them, or you can download the .mp3 file Right click on the file names to download the file I have also added some of my YouTube clips to this page which are different than the recorded versions. |
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| Check out my YouTube channel for a bunch of live recordings My YouTube Guitar channel Link |
My Recordings and You Tube Videos |
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Too Rolling Stoned This is a Robin Trower tune from his Bridge of Sighs album This was a request from one of my forum members so I took a backing track and recorded my guitar leads. This was a one take recording. I did not spend any time trying to polish it or remove mistakes. The guitar is my JS2400 and I am using Guitar Rig for the sounds Too Rolling Stoned - 01/24/2013 |
Queen of Spades This is a tune by Dan Morrissey called Queen of Spades It has an Indian vibe to it. According to the original composer, it's more of a music soundtrack type piece. I have altered the original tune quite a bit in my own warped way. I remixed and re-recorded this tune I like Mix 2 below way better than mix 1 Queen of Spades 2 - Mix 2 - 01/03/2013 The live YouTube version Queen of Spades - Mix 1 - 12/15/2009 |
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The Forgotten Part 2 This is a Joe Satriani tune I don't have a recorded version of this yet, only the live You Tube version below The live YouTube version |
Cause we've ended as lovers A 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 Cause we've ended as Lovers - 6.73 meg - 03/06/2008 The live YouTube version |
This is a tune I wrote whilst watching TV I call it ReVibe Dream #2 Here's the signal chain Guitar is my JS2400 > ReVibe > Tube Pre amp > Sound card line in > Guitar rig 5 using HiWatt amp and cabinet > Recorded into Mixcraft 6 The first section is the ReVibe with just the reverb on The second section is the ReVibe reverb and vibrato Revibe Dream #2 - 11/24/2012 |
This is Harlem Nocturne cranked up up a few notches A very raw Marshall type tone earlier and smoother sound at the end. The Guitar is my JS2400 and the amp sounds are Guitar Rig Harlem Nocturne - Mix#1 - 03/28/2011 The live YouTube version |
The Theme song from the movie Midnight Cowboy Just A couple Midi instruments added to fill it out I used my ReVibe only on this version. I like this version much better than Mix#1 The Reverb and the Tremolo are all from the ReVibe No studio effects were added to the lead tracks Theme from Midnight Cowboy Mix 2 - Mix#2 - 04/07/2011 The live YouTube version Mix #1 - Done the old school way with real tube amps and microphones. I'm using my custom made AB763 combo amp and a ReVibe. Theme from Midnight Cowboy Mix #1 - 10/04/2010 |
Bumble Bee Twist Another great old Ventures tune - Strat #1 This Genre is Hot rod surf on acid Bumble Bee Twist - 1.94 meg - 04/17/06 The live You Tube version |
Pipeline 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. Pipeline - 2.42 meg - 07/20/06 The live You Tube version |
The Cruel Sea One of all time favorite surf guitar instrumentals. The Cruel Sea Revisited - 2.24 meg - 04/08/2006 - Strat #1 The live You Tube version |
Passion This tune was written by John Jorgenson of the Hellecasters I love the melody on this song. Thanks to PoeticIntensity and Beatlebum for their great tracks. This is a mix with a drummer from the Home recording forum named Beatlebum Beatlebum also did the bass track on this mix Passion - Mix #4 - 03/09/2010 This is a mix with a drummer from the Home recording forum named PoeticIntensity Beatlebum on Bass guitar Passion - Mix #3 - 03/12/2010 This was my first mix with canned drums and a simple bass track Passion - Mix #2 - 02/22/2010 The live You Tube version |
Hand of shiva 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 Hand of Shiva - 7.28 meg - 06/19/2008 Written by Doug Hoffman The live You Tube version |
Surf Rider A classic surf instrumental tune I don't have a recorded version of this tune, only the You Tube version The live You Tube version |
Apache Another classic surf instrumental tune I don't have a recorded version of this tune, only the You Tube version The live You Tube version |
This is a favorite tune of mine from the 60's by Eric Burdon & The Animals The Guitar is my JS1200CA and the amp sounds are Guitar Rig When I was young - Mix#1 - 07/13/2010 |
I started to mess around with this Van Halen tune before I woke up and realized I can't play like Eddie. :( I didn't get very far before I decided to abandon ship, just the intro. This is from the Fair Warning album which has my favorite EVH guitar tones. Eddie had some Very dark and nasty tone on that album. The Guitar is my JS1200CA and the amp sounds are Guitar Rig Dirty Movies - 06/13/2010 |
This is a tune that I did the guitar work on for a member named RootMusic on the Mixcraft Live web site RootMusic just sent me a .mp3 file and I added the guitar parts. The Guitar is my JS1200CA and the amp sounds are Guitar Rig Run - 05/19/2010 |
Just goofing around with an old Van Halen tune Van Halen's - Ain't Talkin Bout Love - 12/10/2009 |
This is a Laura Branigan tune from the 80's. Another tune where I was messing around with using Synth's in Mixcraft. This one features Larry the Belching Arp Laura Branigan - Self Control - 11/22/2009 |
I Have been messing around with all the cool Synth sounds in Mixcraft 4.5 This tune is all synths, no guitars or drums at all. If you want a mental vision as you listen, picture this. The tune is about an industrial Factory. It starts with the whistle blowing, all the machines fire up and start making a bunch of weird noises, as machines do. I highly recommend listening with headphones and a sub woofer. The Factory - 7.4 megs - 03/27/2009 |
I have had this Fleetwood Mac tune running around my brain for 30 years. Bob Welch wrote this tune called Hypnotized. I tried to round up a better vocalist, but I ended up doing the vocals myself. Hypnotized - 6.6 megs - 03/20/2009 |
This one was really fun. I started to mess around with programming synths in Mixcraft 4.5, which I had never done before. I had heard this ABBA tune in a movie and really liked the melody and the synths in the tune. This is a tune by ABBA called, Lay all your Love on me. (Yes ABBA) - :) Lay All Your Love on Me - 6.8 megs - 02/05/2009 |
I purchased a bunch of real drum samples and then set up a kit in Beatcraft with some of the new samples. I used the new kit to record Surfing With the Alien, mostly as a test of the new samples. No big deal, just a ripping fun romp. |
I met this guy, Jim Hickey, over at www.Mixcraftlive.com who is a guitar and Bass teacher and he sells jam tunes and other items on his web site. He posted a Jam in Am on MixcraftLive.com that had a cool groove and so I wrote a tune based on his Jam. Here's Jim's page at Mixcraft live http://mixcraftlive.com/members/74/ And here's his web site. http://www.jimhickeymusic.com/ This tune was just a fun little diddy I did one afternoon during a 3 day rain fest we were having. I am playing guitar over the top of Jim's drum and Bass Jam track. Groovin - 6.55 megs - 08/29/2008 |
Synth Thetic 2 - 6.23 meg - 08/12/2008 - mix #2, the shotgun mix Written by Doug Hoffman I re-did the drum track and made a bunch of mixing changes. I also added a shotgun blast when the drum track starts. :) 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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Tube pedal #1 recorded directly into a computer sound card. Guitar rig used to add effects - Strat #2 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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
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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, the Bob Dylan tune done as an instrumental. - Strat #1 Lay Lady Lay - 5.2 meg - 09/01/2006 |
| The Chris Isaak tune done as an instrumental. Wicked Game - 4.58 meg - 04/11/06 Strat #1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. |
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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
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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. |
| Misc info |
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Looking for a great .mp3 player, this is my favorite MP3 player - Winamp 
This page explains what is going on in this signal chain image The Guitar plugs into my Stereo Rack tube pre amp and sometimes I use a ReVibe The Stereo signal out of the Tube pre amp goes into the computer sound card Then Guitar Rig processes the tones Mixcraft records and mixes it all This page has info on the FCB1010, Mixcraft and Guitar rig My Amps and Guitars |
| How to down load the MP3's on this page 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. QQuick time is very invasive. To avoid this, follow the instructions above |
| How to play the Songs on this page without downloading them I set up a cool little Flash player that can play the files below. You have to have Flash and Java installed on your computer for the player to work properly. Just click on the Play buttons below and a new window will open with a small player in the window. The player may not work if you have a Pop-Up blocker turned on. You can add this page to your approved Pop-Up blocker settings if you want to have the Pop-Up blocker turned on and still be able to use this page. Just click on a Play button below to see if the player works before doing anything. If it works, you are good to go. Here's a screen shot of what the player looks like and descriptions of the different functions. This is the web site where you can get the free flash player I use on this page http://www.boutell.com/xspf/index.html  |
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