Guitars & songwriting ….

Guitars & songwriting …. BC RICH's are my Guitar of choice because of the whining lead sound, the sound of electric guitars surprisingly enough is made by the density of the wood, they actually produce the same sound unplugged but you cant hear the tone unless you put your ear right next to the strings. The songs are all composed by me, I have written around 300 Rock/Metal songs to date & I think of so many new ideas daily when I busy mixing or rehearsing that a lot of good ones get forgotten. For instance the Track "Baby Doll" was written initially at the top of the stairs, it just came into my head & I stood for about 5 mins working out a solid format & what I wanted to be the prominent sound. Mostly though I work out the front guitar part … what I will be playing live, record that on the studio & archive it for future reference. The lyrics, unless I already have a strong idea are simply what the music "says" to me after repeated listening & the lead guitar is more technical, going from minor to augmented & into major keys mortly, sometimes the backing picks up the these chords but mostly for clarity the backing is very "route note" orientated. I use various guitar electronics, plugged directly in to the power amplifier of a 300w unit that will actually power 8 4 x 12 speaker cabinets, though one speaker cabinet has the power to completely drown out the band! & a small amplifier as stage monitor that I gave "legs" so it can lean back at the appropriate angle. The songs are all written by me, I have written around 300 Rock/Metal songs to date & I think of so many new ideas daily when I busy mixing or rehearsing that a lot of good ones get forgotten. For instance the Track "Baby Doll" was written initially at the top of the stairs, it just came into my head & I stood for about 5 mins working out a solid format & what I wanted to be the prominent sound. Mostly though I work out the front guitar part … what I will be playing live, record that on the studio & archive it for future reference. The lyrics, unless I already have a strong idea are simply what the music "says" to me after repeated listening & the lead guitar is more technical, going from minor to augmented & into major keys mortly, sometimes the backing picks up the these chords but mostly for clarity the backing is very "route note" orientated.