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Author Archives: guitarsophist
Ain’t No Mountain . . .
Yesterday, Craig and I got together and played most of the day. I had stripped down my cajon kit to the 13″ New Beat hi-hats, a 15″ Sabian HHX Studio Crash that I used as a ride cymbal (it also … Continue reading
From 2012
Craig found a CD of stuff we had done in 2012. Here’s a track that I don’t think I have posted before. It’s a version of “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones: I don’t remember what guitar, amp, or cymbals this … Continue reading
Distortion Using Avantone CK-1
This is just a clip to help the Reaper forum troubleshoot this distortion problem: A second clip of the end of the track: Update: the thread is here: Reaper Forum Discussion Apparently, this is a noisy mic. It may have … Continue reading
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New Snare and New Tracks
My cajon-based mini drum kit is now complete with the addition of a 10″ Gretsch Blackhawk Mighty Mini snare. Here it is: Today, I went out to Craig’s to try out the new kit. We recorded a bunch of stuff. … Continue reading
Meinl Direct Drive Cajon Pedal
I am working on turning my cajon into a mini drum kit. I have a Meinl low hi-hat stand on order (it is backordered until August) but I have received a very innovative Meinl Direct Drive cajon pedal. It doesn’t … Continue reading
Funky One Chord Jam
This track was an experiment. I wanted to see if I could play cajon with my left hand while playing a ride cymbal with my right. It turns out that I can! This is almost 8:00 minutes long and it … Continue reading
In Search of a Pickguard
My Casino came without a pickguard. A lot of people take them off and then they get lost. I wanted mine to have one, for two reasons. One, when I finger pick I tend to anchor my hand on my … Continue reading
Very Superstitious
Got together today with Craig. Here is a version of Superstition with Craig on a Tele that just got its old three barrel brass bridge back. At some point he had had a six saddle steel bridge put on, but … Continue reading
Fast Samba
I recorded this to test a couple of different mics for recording the cajon. I used a Sennheiser E 602 II, which I used to mic my kick drum with, on the cajon port, and an Avantone CK-1 small capsule … Continue reading
Cajon in 6/8
In creating this track I had two purposes. First, try out a new plugin called Bass Professor II from Sonic Anomaly. Second, I have been practicing a cajon pattern in 6/8, so I wanted to try it out. No amps … Continue reading
