A "new" tune

[Chucky]

Well yeah...

It's a "new" tune because I just finished tracking it today.
But I wrote that bitch some 15 years ago at the very least.
It was first intended to be played on guitar...But I finally opted to do it on violin.  >:D
So I used my new DualKlonz amp from Joyo on the JCM800 setting.
Sounds quite good if you ask me.  :thumb-up:
What d'ya think?

https://soundcloud.com/chuckypou/what-love-does-to-us

[Dante]

I think I feel the pain in that song. It sounds like a Satriani tune until the solo, then it's a mind f*** because I hear guitar and violin, which is nice. I have a song like that - hard to play - took a long time to be able to sing it without choking up. This song feels like that.

damn onions

BTW: yer guitar looks f'ed up

[Chucky]

Dante!
Reading your replies, no matter what they are, is always a delight.
You're a funny man.
By that I mean you are funny looking.
Or one might say f'ed up if using your lingo.

[Soloist]

Wow! Really nice feel. Love the emotion in that piece. Reminds me of Steve Vai. Excellent my man! :thumb-up:

[tomy]

hey chucky, awesome... and without using a Floyd rose trem  :thumb-up:

[Chucky]

hey chucky, awesome... and without using a Floyd rose trem  :thumb-up:

On a violin, every single left hand finger is a Floyd Rose by itself!!  :banana-rock:

[MarshallJMP]

Sounds great, sometimes I could swear I hear a wah pedal sound, although I'm pretty sure you didn't use a wah.

[Chucky]

Sounds great, sometimes I could swear I hear a wah pedal sound, although I'm pretty sure you didn't use a wah.

No wah at all. The violin goes straight into the amp. It doesn't get more naked than this. I added delay/reverb after the fact. The great thing about violin is that you have control over the note/sound at all times with a combination of finger pressure and bow pressure/position...So you can keep messing with the envelope of the sound while staying on a note. Very expressive.

[Chucky]

Here's a video of that song guys!!

[bunkyloo]

Very bad ass I hear some Vai And a lot Of Malmsteen. Very cool electric violin sounds amazing.

[Kim]

I finally got to this.    AWESOME!!   Love the phrasing. 

[MarshallJMP]

Hey Chuck

Just noticed that your violin has fret's never saw that on a violin before??

[rnolan]

That's coz he's cheating LoL

[Chucky]

Hey Chuck
Just noticed that your violin has fret's never saw that on a violin before??

Well yeah...It's not too common nowadays but actually that idea was applied during the renaissance, in the baroque days.
There was an instrument called the "viol" which had 6 strings, was played with a bow and had frets.


...
Nothing new under the sun.

As far as frets, it won't save you bad intonation while playing with a bow.
Somehow you hear the note where your finger lands, not the fret position...So you have to hit
the top of the fret with your fingertip, not behind it like a guitar.
Frets act normally when you play pizzicato (Strumming the string with a finger from the bow hand).

It's more of a visual aid when starting a line on high notes...And helps a bit doing double stops on the low strings
and get those chords in tune.
But I could play just about the same shit on a fretless violin...
I actually own a few standard violins and some 5 string electrics...All fretless.

[Chucky]

I finally got to this.    AWESOME!!   Love the phrasing.

Finally!!!