Layer heavy guitars with acoustic?

TheReal7 · 28th July 2006

Anyone else here do this from time to time? My last album I have a couple tracks where it gets down in dirty on the heavy rhythms and I added some acoustic tracks to it as well and I love this combination. If so, what are some of your fav. tricks for doing this?

Rogervandeberg · 28th July 2006

you should listen to the band called "HIM" and their album "love metal". It is fully layerd with heavy guitars and acoustics. great to analyze how the engineer did that!

Rufuss Sewell · 28th July 2006

The band Opeth does this a lot... and thus... I do it a lot. hah!

A lot of times I just like one strum at the beginning of a riff or chord change. Usually not loud enough to draw attention.

Thumper · 28th July 2006

It's also cool to have a clean electric guitar playing the exact same thing underneath an overdriven tone. Whether it be another amp tracked at the same time, or double tracked.

It adds a nice punch to the beginning transient.

But you knew that. Cheers!!!

Empty Planet · 28th July 2006

Classic. Ziggy Stardust seemed to like it as well.

BeerHunter · 28th July 2006

I love this combination as well. Boston comes to mind. Sorry no real tricks to suggest.

Pasta4lnch · 28th July 2006

I've actually done it the other way around as well. layering distorted guitars under an acoustic (not crazy dist, but strummable dist). either way it's cool!thumbsup

Bob Olhsson · 28th July 2006

Mickey Most and Tony Clarke both had me doing that around 1970!

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Rogervandeberg Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 523	you should listen to the band called "HIM" and their album "love metal". It is fully layerd with heavy guitars and acoustics. great to analyze how the engineer did that! __________________ "A cold heart is a dead heart"

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Rufuss Sewell Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,935	The band Opeth does this a lot... and thus... I do it a lot. hah! A lot of times I just like one strum at the beginning of a riff or chord change. Usually not loud enough to draw attention. __________________ My Studio: www.Nebulost.com My Band: www.OneEyedDoll.com

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BeerHunter Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Okanagan, BC Posts: 282	I love this combination as well. Boston comes to mind. Sorry no real tricks to suggest. __________________ You can give a listen to our tunes at; www.TheLondonProject.ca

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Thumper Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 990	It's also cool to have a clean electric guitar playing the exact same thing underneath an overdriven tone. Whether it be another amp tracked at the same time, or double tracked. It adds a nice punch to the beginning transient. But you knew that. Cheers!!!

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Empty Planet Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Beautiful NYC Posts: 1,201	Classic. Ziggy Stardust seemed to like it as well.

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Bob Olhsson Motown legend Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Songwriter Gulch, Nashville TN Posts: 10,878	Mickey Most and Tony Clarke both had me doing that around 1970!

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