This was the only song from the 2015 RPM Challenge that did anything for me at the time. I clearly remember that. What I didn't remember until I read the notes from that 2015 alonetone post (which I did about four minutes ago) was that the guitar…

Back story: After doing the RPM Challenge and FAWM and 50/90 and National Solo Album Month and the occasional reddit song a week or unsubmitted songfight over and over again for years and years, the one internet challenge writing/recording project…

I like this song, and I've recorded it twice now, but I don't think either recording lives up to its potential. I've been in Covid lock down for nine months now so I might just be crazy. Who can tell? I cut a little out of the original…

This little guy comes from my first complete 50/90 back in 2014. It's super simple but for some reason I have a tough time getting a mix I like. I think the existence of the electric piano might just be throwing off my entire brain or something…

Long backstory: I was at a band practice and Greg the singer was telling a story about an acquaintance of his who had recently let it be known that he believed the Earth was flat. Seriously. We had a good laugh. A day or two later my wife…

When I wrote this back in June I was really loving everything about it except for my utter shit vocal take. I thought it was the key. When I redid it this time I lowered the key a whole step and sped up the tempo for good measure. Now I can…

Song number 6 from the 2024 National Solo Album Month. Seven songs in 7/8 time. All of the guitars are Gibson ES-335 Pro through a Fender Bassbreaker 15 running direct output with built in cabinet emulation. The pedal chain for the rhythm…

Song number 4 from the 2024 National Solo Album Month. Seven songs in 7/8 time. All of the guitar parts are a Gibson ES-335 Pro. The rhythm tracks used a Klon KTR into an Analog Man King of Tone into an MXR Carbon Copy Mini into a Fender Bassbreaker…

Song number 7 from the 2024 National Solo Album Month. Seven songs in 7/8 time. All of the guitars are Gibson ES-335 Pro and all of the amps are Fender Bassbreaker 15 running direct output with built in cabinet emulation. The pedal chain for…

Song number 1 from the 2024 National Solo Album Month. Seven songs in 7/8 time. Rhythm guitars are my Gibson ES-335 Pro into a Klon KTR into a Fender Deluxe Reverb. Lead guitars are the same guitar and amp with a pedal chain of a Real McCoy…