Paul had sketched out some songs the previous week, came along to my studio on Saturday armed with an rather nice Epiphone acoustic guitar.
We recorded live drums, minimal mic'ing, along with the acoustic going through a Tech 21 amp. As there was no one on the desk, it was a bit hit or miss, but mainly hit. A friend dropped over a bass, so Paul put some bass down.
We then listened back, another friend turned up with his 60's valve Marshall and thin line Telecaster. We added some additional rhythm, replaced some of the original amped acoustic with mic'd acoustic, added lead guitar on all song and did some lead vocals and some group harmony vocals.
Had a listen back! All in all very pleased, there are obvious things that need to be redone, but probably about two bass lines and one lead vocal. So playing devils advocate, what do other people think about this form of recording? Or is it best with a dedicated sound engineer, full choice of instrumentation, time taken to find best spot in room for snare? etc etc.
Personally I had a load of fun, had a few beers, had a nice time with talented friends, and got a lot of work done, of which i can use around 85% (one very dodgy fill but i might make it a feature!).
Just thought i'd share
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