Surrounded

My cover of Dream Theater's Surrounded.

MP3:
http://bittwiddlers.org/ftp/jim/recordings/Surrounded%20v1m1.mp3
Backing Track:
http://bittwiddlers.org/ftp/jim/backing/Surrounded%20b1m1.mp3

Gear:
/* No Comment */ T-Shirt, black, L
Epiphone Les Paul standard w/ Air Norton and Steve's Special DiMarzio pickups (re-wired with one volume one tone vs. standard two volume two tone configuration)
Jim Dunlop Jazz III pick, black

MESA/Boogie Triaxis:
Intro lead: LD2 YELLOW (G: 7.5 T: 3.5 M: 7.0 B: 3.5 D: 7.5 M: 5.5 P: 6.5 V: 7.5)
Main Rhythms: LD2 YELLOW (G: 8.0 T: 7.5 M: 2.0 B: 3.0 D: 9.0 M: 5.5 P: 4.5 V: 7.5)
Solo: LD2 GREEN (G: 9.0 T: 4.5 M: 6.0 B: 2.0 D: 7.5 M: 5.5 P: 6.0 V: 7.5)
NADY GEQ-215 with 6dB boost/cut, nothing cut below 10k. 2-3dB boost around 65, 100, 160, 3dB boost curve around 2.5k, 4k, 1.5dB of 6.3k, 10k and 16k cut 5-6dB.
Cakewalk Sonar Producer 8 for mixing and mastering.
EZDrummer for drums
EDIROL Orchestral plugin for string parts
TruePiano for piano synthesis
Alien Connections Revalver MkII impulse response convolver using my home-made impulse made from Shure SM57 and MESA 4x12" traditional cab.
My homemade impulses available here:
http://bittwiddlers.org/ftp/jim/impulses/
"V10oc P1oc SM57 96k-Track 3-2_dc.wav"
Made with Voxengo deconvolver

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jsd1982
• dream
• theater
• surrounded
• guitar
• cover
• epiphone
• les
• paul
• mesa
• boogie
• triaxis
• petrucci
• portnoy
• myung
• labrie
• james
• dunne

[syoun14]

holy fuck dude your triaxis tone sounds like sex! you're going direct and using your custom IR and thats it? any boost?

[jsd1982]

@syoun14 That's it! No boost, eww, no. The Triaxis does sound very sweet going through the right power amp and speaker cabinet. The latter part is emulated with the IR that I made from my own gear (SimulClass 2:90, 4x12" Celestion V30s, Shure SM57). It's pretty dead-on compared to the recorded sound coming from the cab except I don't have to play at bone-crushing volume to get bone-crushing tone. Nowadays I like a little more brightness in my tone though, so I'm looking through other IRs.

[rrpd4130]

Nice work! As 'simple' as the track is, it is highly nuanced...you covered it very well, and sounds great. 4.85/5* guitar alone, 4.95/5* for the solid mixing job!!

[jsd1982]

@rrpd4130 Thanks! Mixing is pretty hard, so thanks for the comment on that :)

[jsd1982]

@jsd1982 Oh and also 3 layers of guitars :)

[jsd1982]

@Dust0fNation Just about everything is described in the description for tone. Primarily the Mesa/Boogie Triaxis and 4x12" cab.

[Dust0fNation]

how did you get this tone?

[Dust0fNation]

this is the greatest cover on this song , nice

[zapakguy1991]

veryyyy nice man!!!