Wildflowers-Tom Petty

[jricc]

I don't do too many videos...but I wanted something I could do a quick-guitar/vocal videos with. I bought a $25 Saramonic Smart Rig2 I heard about from Rudy4 (thanks Rudy).

I pointed a Sennheiser 935 halfway between my guitar and me, plugged the mic into the Saramonic thing and plugged that into my android phone and came up with this. It's not a bad preamp/interface. One take, nothing fancy...
What do ya think sound quality wise?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URzhUFgP_ug

[TheGITM]

Very well done! Love the song and you do it justice... guitar sounds great and your vocals blend nicely. You have a bit of TP in your timbre

[raysachs]

Sounds great Joe. Played well and sung better than well. That album was such a songwriting tour de force.

-Ray

[DCCougar]

Originally Posted by jricc

What do ya think sound quality wise?

Well done, especially the vocals. Guitar was well played but I wasn't crazy about its tone -- not enough bass.

[jricc]

Thanks so much GITM and Ray. I appreciate your thoughts!

And yes Ray, that is perfect description for that album.

[jricc]

Originally Posted by DCCougar

Well done, especially the vocals. Guitar was well played but I wasn't crazy about its tone -- not enough bass.

Thanks DC, appreciate your comments. I agree with the not enough bass. It ws a balancing act of getting both the vocal and guitar, and since the mic wasn't just on the guitar, it has a bit more high end.

[Rudy4]

Hi Joe,

I think you did an excellent job! If you add other instruments to the mix then the "low bass" wouldn't be a problem. This all comes along with practicing the craft of being a home recordist, and I think you're well on your way! I think the balance issue was very well handled, and it's doubtful to me that you could improve on the mono track.

It doesn't hurt to pick a true tour de force like Wildflowers, of course. I think it's one of Petty's top works, for sure.

[jricc]

Thanks Rudy, and thanks for the tip of the Smart Rig!

[reeve21]

Great job on an iconic song, title track to his masterpiece. You did yourself proud!

[jricc]

Thanks for your positive thoughts, Bob! Appreciate you listening.

[Glennwillow]

Hi Joe,

Wow, that was very well done! You sound good, your video looks good, and you did a great job with minimal equipment!

And a fun Tom Petty song, too, one which I have always liked! And I actually think you sound better than Tom Petty.

Regarding not enough bass in the guitar, I think you are correct about the mic placement thing. You can only do so much with one mic and getting the vocals up front is most important in a song where both guitar and singing are involved. So I think you did about as well as could be done with only one microphone.

Very cool, Joe! That was awesome!

- Glenn

[started with 1]

Fantastic cover. Guitar and vocals were so crisp and clean and you’ve got the Tom Petty groove down especially with your singing.

[jricc]

Originally Posted by started with 1

Fantastic cover. Guitar and vocals were so crisp and clean and you’ve got the Tom Petty groove down specially with your singing.

Thanks so much Joe! I appreciate your nice comments.

[dhopper521]

Lovely take Joe. Pleasure to hear.

[SalFromChatham]

Joe Ricc with the perfect Vox. EXCELLENT cover….

Wildflowers is in my top 5 of all time.

You should post more brother. We all deserve to hear the same great play and vocals that Belmar and the NJ shore get to regularly hear.