Cool Jerk

This is my Cool Jerk song. The idea started when I did 'Cool Jerk' by 'The Capitols' in the Soul Band at school and thought it would be a great idea to do my own version.

I wanted a minimal version based on the main riff and a drone. I got the drone by using the 'Didgeridoo Thingy' setting on my EHX Ravish Sitar. I did a guitar riff on a Harley Benton Les Paul, through my Frantone Brooklyn overdrive pedal into my Raygun FX Ghosty modulator with spring reverb. I did the bass riff with my Yamaha 5-string bass, through the Frantone Thunderhead with spring reverb.

I kept the vocals minimal by just saying 'Cool Jerk' and got the help of Mademoiselle Google to do the French translation!

Here it is:
https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/cool-jerk

Rock 'n' Roll

School homework!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHEmDLQKrrk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HNznSyu4PA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAQATKRBN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hb9QSGmtqM

Ravish Drone

This is my drone song.

I did it by firstly getting a lot of 'sympathetic' drone sounds of my EHX Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar pedal, with just the open low E string on my guitar.

Then I duplicated the main drone (Koto) and adjusted the pitch in Audacity, to reflect a 12 bar blues pattern.

Next, I got the background stereo drones (Bumblebee and Didgeridoo Thingy), reversed one channel of each and then duplicated them throughout the piece.

Finally, I added an Audacity metronome click track in the background.

Use headphones and loop play for best results!

https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/sam-drone

King Blues Mug

Another Christmas present!

A custom printed mug - with the 3 'Kings' (Albert, Freddie and B.B.)!

On an Ernie Ball coaster (1 of 6 I got as another present)!

All from RockStar Guitars.

Cool Wall 2019

Another Christmas present!

12 homemade posters - my 'Cool Wall' extension.

Check them out on Youtube and buy their LP/CDs if you like them.

Albert King, The B-52's, Dick Dale, Ernest Tubb, Freddie King, Janis Joplin, Jethro Tull, Link Wray, Richard Thompson, Shonen Knife, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Slade.