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If a person can pull off a great version of a song with just one guitar and one voice, it can be pretty magic.
For example: I do most of my YouTube recordings with just guitar and voice. Sometimes I add a harmony voice, sometimes drums, bass and additional guitar. My YouTube performances that have the most views are all just one voice, one guitar. I'm not trying to sell anything these days, just trying to keep my hand in making music. Sometimes I'm driven to want to add more instruments, such as the one below. But this one, just a guitar and voice has many more views... Best of luck in your efforts! - Glenn
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One Glenn doing a cover of one of my favorite Glens. Campbell is the reason that I wanted to learn how to play. Your version here is very nice.
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Just a quick tip assuming you have the gear to multitrack: record a good take with guitar and vocal on one track. Then use this as a guide to record a tight guitar only track, then record a vocal track, then throw away your original guide track and you will most likely have a version of your song which is tighter and has better vocals.
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Of course Glen Campbell. And Glenn Frey, Glen Hansard but also... Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket Glenn Hughes* Glenn Miller Maybe even an instrumental track, something from a popular recording by Glenn Gould. If it's a solo record, then one could add the haunting traditional song: The Lonely Glens of Yarrow. *"Soldier of Fortune" would fit Glenn's range, but it's not by G. Hughes alas.
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A large part of if solo guitar and voice works comes down to the three components. Most important is the voice. Someone with an attractive and or charismatic voice can absolutely make this work. Secondarily the song, even a voice that isn't top notch can be carried by a compelling song. Lastly the guitar part can sometimes for some audiences carry the song even if the other two parts are so-so, but it's a smaller component most times and when it carries the song it likely to a smaller audience. I need to struggle with this because my voice doesn't really work. I should follow Klimski's tip more often myself, because concentrating on the vocal is the correct focus for best or largest audience involvement.
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Getting back to the original question, just guitar and vocals or a slew of instruments and sounds, I think the answer is: it depends on the song. I’m no great songwriter but some of what I do feels best simple, some feels better with a bigger sound.
Same goes for many of my favorite artists and bands. Most rock and alternative bands (my favorite genres) will mix both over the course of their albums/ careers. My (off key) 2 cents |
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I actually wish there was more single guitar, single voice recordings!
Something I really want to hear is a Martin Simpson album that is just him and a guitar, recorded live in a great sounding room with a great engineer - no extra backing vocals, no extra guitar parts, no concertinas - just voice and guitar. I recorded my last EP like this - live in the studio, no overdubs, no edits, one guitar and one voice played at the same time. I'm not saying it's the best way to do things but I feel that I'm a solo singer/songwriter, and that's what my recordings should reflect. You can hear it here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4f8sI...SAqLdMDTRnB2oQ For my next recording I might add a track of DI'd guitar that I could run through a little amp and maybe a delay pedal in a few places - this is something I do live occasionally to 'spice' up the sound a bit - but it will still be a solo live recording. If you want to hear a modern folk album that is recorded like this and is really good, then Jack Rutter's album from last year 'Hills' is great: https://open.spotify.com/album/4FHQP...R7eP0xXdJdiDPA
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I am no expert, and like you, I generally record for a few family and friends. I do have a website, but that's just to make it easier to share. I do quite a few songs with just guitar and vocals. But, I also throw in a few that have more instruments in them. I like to really change my sound around so it doesn't get too boring. But I'm also bad about my songs being too long too.
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Good points, an interesting anecdote. Back when I was gigging fairly regularly and Digital and midi had really come on say 15 years ago at least 40% to 50% of the venues I solicited for gigs (who had not heard me) and because I was a solo acoustic guitar and vocal performer, requested that I send them a CD with just guitar and vocal and no added instruments, so they could hear what I would sound like live at the venue and not in the studio .
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