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Kirk's Chop Shop
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Just your average old guitar guy with a penchant for thrash. I mostly do covers, but reserve the right to post dumb crap along with lessons and rants now and then. I'll tell you what I think.
My cover's aren't meant to be perfect as life isn't like that. They're just a way of saying thank you to the bands I love and show a true snapshot of where I'm at at the time. If I made them perfect, they would just be sterile husks; lacking liveliness and the human qualities that drew me to them in the first place. What is a guitar part without an extraneous string noise now and then and a few mistakes sprinkled about? Dead.
My cover's aren't meant to be perfect as life isn't like that. They're just a way of saying thank you to the bands I love and show a true snapshot of where I'm at at the time. If I made them perfect, they would just be sterile husks; lacking liveliness and the human qualities that drew me to them in the first place. What is a guitar part without an extraneous string noise now and then and a few mistakes sprinkled about? Dead.
A Grand Declaration of War on Music Objectivists - Diatribe for 08/12/24
I said what I said.
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Digitech FreaqOut - Quick Review and Glory!
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Not thrilled with the cell phone audio, but I was so concentrating on the fun, I literally forgot to hit record for the mics. TWICE. Third take wasn't delivered as well, so I will take what I can get. And you, dear viewer, should get one of these! Chris, THANK YOU!
Dreaming of Floating in a Pink Dream While Floating in Pink and Dreaming
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More fiddling but this time it's more Camel and P. Floyd. If you guys want to use any of this stuff for filler or whatever, just say so. Otherwise it's part of the endless archive.
Bi-Polar Cobalt Spontaneous Spud Generation Machine
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More fiddling around. If you guys ever want to use any of this stuff for filler or whatever, just say so. Otherwise it's part of the endless archive. And Satch thinks he's got the market cornered on crazy titles. 😜
The Session
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A short little ditty in the style of Noir-Bach whimsy with macabre overtones that open up into awe and wonderment. And all in just over a minute. Written to celebrate Wednesday's jam session. Composed in midi but I added a special touch of me, doubled, but filmed in singular. What joy. I haven't written one of these in a while!
Setting Expectations. Maybe set them lower?
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The final word on the subject in the form of a small rant as taken from the Monday stream: czcams.com/video/shAW0pALqnU/video.html
The Sine Effect MegaPara v4 - a quick discussion and on/off review.
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The Sine Effect MegaPara v4 - a quick discussion and on/off review.
Play Time Summary from "Sinistre" Guitar Advice
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Play Time Summary from "Sinistre" Guitar Advice
A Question of Tuning and Why Listening Matters - "The Wait" is Over.
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A Question of Tuning and Why Listening Matters - "The Wait" is Over.
Word of the day - From Sunday, 06/09/2024
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Word of the day - From Sunday, 06/09/2024
Nuclear Assault - Survive - Guitar Tutorial
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Nuclear Assault - Survive - Guitar Tutorial
Nuclear Assault - Survive (Guitar Cover)
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Nuclear Assault - Survive (Guitar Cover)
CONSPIRACY!! ALIENS TOOK MY HAIR AND THE GOVERNMENT IS HIDING IT!
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CONSPIRACY!! ALIENS TOOK MY HAIR AND THE GOVERNMENT IS HIDING IT!
Demystifying the Chaos Sounds of Symmetrical Shapes
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Demystifying the Chaos Sounds of Symmetrical Shapes
The 666 Subscriber Special - Thank you!
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The 666 Subscriber Special - Thank you!
Yep What Shoulder Butt (I reserve the right to remain stupid!)
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Yep What Shoulder Butt (I reserve the right to remain stupid!)
Thank you for this !
You're welcome! I hope it's helpful.
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Top job
Nice of you to say!
Nailed it! There’s your own style in the cover and it fits perfectly!
Thank you. I respect the material far too much to ever add my own melodic noodles anywhere but at the end. They wrote a great song!
Killer Solo brother. Loved it
That lead is a long standing favorite of mine! John Christ really hit a home run when he wrote it. And thank you!
You are a thrash treasure. Hope you are up for some work.
I strive just to get close to your speed and playing ability
Aw man, you gotta strive higher than that. Don't low ball yourself! But thanks, man. Seriously.
@@YeOldeThrashDude You've seen my playing. While it has improved over the past 2yrs, I still have a long way to go. I'm happy to keep improving though here in my early 50s.
Of course, man. We both are, but I got to say I'm far cry from the point I was at, like 16 years ago. But I'll tell you though, dude. Just like you, I don't strive to be as good as I am. I shoot for a higher point than that. You should shoot for a higher point than me, LOL. Go ahead, man. Set that bar away up high.
Still missing a beat. Ya its crap alright
Beat missing? Factually incorrect. Crap? Emphatically.
I dig, I hear a loop, but would have some fun on this drumming, lots of open space for quick fills.
Of course you do! Unavoidable. Had to get this idea fragment out and I wasn't about to let programming stand in my way. 😋
Sorry Chris, you know I'm odd, this stuff is right up my alley. I think "The Kirks" should record something together. LOL
If we only new a bassist who also was named Kirk. I mean besides me, but I'm only a guitar player on a bass. What did you have in mind though?
@@YeOldeThrashDude Welp, I may just have touch with a bass player named Kirk, we've never connected, but its the way! I do have other connections on bass though. Feeling a little Vai in this one, well done. Maybe send me a track with one of these ideas? I take this track without OG drum track but with the click or a tempo I can set and throw some drums at this stuff?
@@KirkNowlan I too know other bass players, but none with that special 4-letter-name panache. Would be pretty cool if we can take the "We Three Kirks" and make it real. As for this track, I did not save any of if, though I'd be happy to recreate it within the next few days. Saving the stems separately for transport and replacement.
@@YeOldeThrashDude Yes, stems are cool brother, I will pry your contact details from CM! LOL! \m/
@@YeOldeThrashDude PANACHE! LMAO!
You should listen to The Black Dahlia Murder version of Paint It Black.
Made it halfway through. Could be that it's too early for angry. I'll try again later. I have a historical preference for Glen Tipton's version. It retains the character of the song while injecting some metal energy. Vocals are so-so.
@@YeOldeThrashDude In my experience it is never too early for The Black Dahlia Murder. Either you are going to like it or you aren't. I still love it.
@@thrashnbash314 Flavors, right? I like spicy foods, but not always for breakfast. Likewise, I don't like hot sauce on fruity pebbles, but on pad thai at noon? Perfect. Timing and setting is everything.
@@YeOldeThrashDude Timing and setting certainly can help. For me, either I'm fired up - or I'm sleeping.
@@thrashnbash314 Oh man, I just can't do that. All on, or all off? You can have it. As I talked about in the stream, I believe people generally are more dynamic than that; even you. Breakneck 5 minute intervals of extreme ups and downs all the time is probably indicative of a problem, but ups and downs, twists and turns, and even loops and helices are pretty normal for everyday peeps. Just like when covering a tune, it's all about nuance. TBDM is not nuanced 😅
The guitar is just absolutely beautiful. Came out amazing.
I am very happy with it. I'll be even happier when phase 2 is complete.
That was both cool and lovely.
A mixed bag, right? Dark to light.
@@YeOldeThrashDude Definitely. I didn't find it eerie so much. I did love the sounds of keyboards intertwined
@@thrashnbash314 for the first half I would maybe use the term dark whimsy. Like if Danny Elfman met Thomas Newman and Bach at a party. The doubling is something I love to do whenever I write lead parts. The layering of different timbres really adds intention to the phrases.
Not my style but still cool
I'll take it.
Brilliantly spooky, like vampires and mummies
I'll take it! 👻🧛♀
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👁👁 👃 👄 Thanks man!!!!
Awesome cover! Just watched your live and almost didnt recognize you with the hair! That boss part really is something!
It is. It really is. I have an unlisted video from earlier that week of me nailing that part, though the rest of the lead was a little wonky. Let me know if it helps at all. czcams.com/video/sjqPmFuyOJg/video.html By the way, the mistakes I made in the final are a testament to how over practicing can sometimes lead to worse results than you might have if you didn't play the same thing for about 3 hours a day for 2 weeks. I should have recorded right then and there. The hair! Man, it's just now getting weird to see me with it. I just chopped it off a couple of months back.
What an ambitious project! And you really did a fantastic job! A pleasure to watch and listen to! 🤘🤘
You know, after you commented on Shades of a Heavenly Death, I "almost" mentioned this one, but I figured if you wanted to find it, you would. Thank you. Ambitious? It was my Mt. Everest. Now for total tracks and videography, this only ranks 3rd, but for memorization and skill level required, it was a 9/10. So thank you very much for your kind words! You are welcome to come back any time.
Heck yeah, GREAT job on a classic! 🤘🤘
Thanks man. It was a challenge!
Great 🎵🎶🎵🎶👍👍👍
Very nice of you to say!
What are you doing
What? Like right now? I'm replying to your comment😏 OH! What was I playing? Last livestream I did, at about 43:20 seconds will explain it all. If you really want to know, start there. czcams.com/video/shAW0pALqnU/video.html
No thinking needed, had to pick up my guitar and play this with you asap when i scrolled here lol.
It's got the fizz, I'm telling you! Right on!
the tone reminds be a little bit of dimebags tone, sounds awesome!
That's some high praise right there! Thanks!
@@YeOldeThrashDudeWhat do you use for your tone?
@@Emile_0296 You want the full rundown? Well at this point in the video I'm using a Duncan SH10 pickup into a TC Electronic Sentry (4 cable method)>Keeley compressor>Laney IRT Studio 15 on the rhythm channel (boost on)>Homebuilt cab with 12" Eminence speakers. The one Mic'd with a Sure SM57 is a Man o War running at 8ohms. In the FX loop I have a Sine Effects Mega Para> Caline Time Space. I'm also fond of Ernie Ball strings 9.5-46. Get the Mega Para. Everything else is flexible as long as your gain is not too distorted. You want grit and grind, not buzzsaw. You need clearer distortion for that.
@@YeOldeThrashDude Alright, thanks!
God damn
It's a slick little lick!
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❤ Right back at you!
You know I'm a big fan of the Parametric EQ! Also a big fan of my 10 band EQ pedal as well.
I have a 7 band graphic eq from joyo that works nicely, but someday I may graduate to a 10 band. 😋 Kidding aside, the para (as you know) is a game changer. Wish I had one 30 years ago.
Ok
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Awesome Kirk!! You're a fantastic player with fantastic tone.
Well Sir, you had a part in making that tone, and that's a really nice thing to say! 😊
😂😂😂 awesome
I can see this having many dumb uses in the future. 😋
Sick bro!
Thank you!
nice
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Awesome job bro!!!
Thanks man! 🙏
Awesome!
Hehehe Thanks!
What amp rig you running?
Hi there. Long list for the total, but during this video I was running: Laney IRT Studio 15 on the Rhythm channel (boost on 2ish) into a 2x12 cab that I built that uses 2 different Eminence speakers, but the one mic'd with a Sure SM57 is a Man O War 16ohm, the other being a Governor also at 16ohm wired in parallel. On the board (guitar to amp): TC Electronic Sentry (4 plug method) Keeley Compressor In the loop: Caline Time Space (cheap but really great!) EQD Afterneath Anything else?
@@YeOldeThrashDude I get a killer modded Marshall tone out of my little Bogner Ecstasy Mini... check it out.
@@scottdunn2178 Is that what's responsible for that great tone on that short you posted on your channel? Pretty great!
The title for this video is misleading I expected it to be 15 minutes Gilmore E.N Types of riffing not 49 seconds first time I'm a little disappointed Peace ✌️ n serenity
Don't know what to tell you, man. A video's title isn't meant to be a description, that's what the description is for; And video length is always shown on the bottom right of the thumbnail. On the first point, have you ever bought an album anticipating the sound of some of the songs based on the title and upon first listening were disappointed the track(s) didn't sound what you thought it was going to sound like? I'm presuming that's the case here. The listener doesn't get that choice though. Titles are the decision of the person putting out the music. Can't hold it against Yngwie that Faster than the Speed of Light isn't really that fast. And here, although public, this particular video was made to show a real person that I can learn quickly and sound like David Gilmour when I set my mind to something. Bottom line: Unless I say it's a guitar cover or a tutorial, go into my uploads without expectation.
Still one of your best videos (IMO). The different camera angles, all the editing that had to have gone into place for it. A lot of work. Not to mention... the utter shredfest that went on through this video.
Awesome Kirk!! Hope you don't mind I sent your CZcams stuff to Timmy Hudlows. Didn't know you were a celebrity 🤣
Haha! Not at all and neither did I! Lol!
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Perfect for my Sat morning, Cheers Gtr man!
Cheers!! Hope it was worth your time.
@6:12 "so the point" hardy har
(wink) It was a "stroke" of genius, I must admit. I "picked" my wording carefully.
Man I'm sorry but that just doesn't work 🤢
1) "(A crap Mashup)" Do you not understand this? 2) Yes it does. 3) You're wrong. 4) Don't care for something, scroll on.
One last hoorah for the Schecter. Fun at one point, but time to move forward. So many other instruments deserve the love.
It had its day. Better someone else uses it have it that will give it its due.
Looks like your stream ended suddenly..... by.... the Invisible Guest.... Suddenly the door was open and Grandma' said "Do come in my little friend"
I was gonna relearn this song you made it mad easy thanks
Didn't see your comment until today. Must have something to do with your name... of which I'm with you all the way. And hey man, you're quite welcome!
Bout to knock out some of this right now
how's the hand wrist finger pain numbness . and HAPPY 4TH!
Glad to report it's gone as of a few weeks ago. Merry independence day to you!
Groovy
Otchen khorosho! Vo!
Спасибо!
@@YeOldeThrashDude :)