Europa - Santana Cover

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Whipped this one up REAL fast. I didn't do more than three takes on any of the sections. Treating it more "stream-of-consciousness"-like than "play it perfect".

I don't like the finite/shortened ending to this backing track, and so the final ending sequence is a little disjointed, but oh well.
Hope you like it.

NOTE: I am NOT a professional player, it's something I do for fun.


Equipment:
Line 6 TonePort UX2
MIA Fender Deluxe Strat w/S-1
1mm Tortex pick
Mixed in Adobe Audition
Video with Sony Vegas Movie Studio 7.0

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Europa
• Earth's
• Cry
• Heaven's
• Smile
• Santana
• cover
• kcmsterpce
• guitar
• fender
• stratocaster
• toneport

[sedpluit]

How can it sound so round? Are you using middle and neck pickup in series with the S-1 system?

[kcmsterpce]

@sedpluit

Interesting that you noticed the tone from a Fender. I prefer to play Santana with HB pups, because it sounds better.

I rarely - if ever - use the S-1 switching. The TonePort makes it sound like that. I used reverb AND delay, and have to push up the gain a few more notches than expected to give the single coils more "presence".

[weakfingers]

Loved it, definitely my favorite video from you, man. I could feel the soul when you were playing it.

[kcmsterpce]

Wow you're fast on my new video uploads. Thanks for the props. It is an emotional song, so I hope some emotion came through, even if there are lots of mistakes. :)

[hhekkttor]

Amazing dude.

[satchrulz]

your black magic woman is better, but this is pretty good.

[ichbinderhanfmann]

great!! but a little less gain

[oldcatholics]

Absolutely wonderful performance!! This was played with passion and yes, MAFIX210, from the soul...God bless brother.

"but a white man playing this will never have the heart and soul that comes from the barrio. viva santana!"

[PHONY8]

very nice play !!

[rolibrother]

Man, this is fantastic. The sound is very very close to the original, and your playing is just amazing!

[chrisisSuperDUPERfor]

i like your twin-faced blues solo cover!

5 stars

[MAFIX210]

it was ok. good for a cover. but a white man playing this will never have the heart and soul that comes from the barrio. viva santana!

[doomey89]

nice strat