A Live Guitar Session: Blending Riffs, Melodies, and Ambient Vibes (Original)

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Hi there! Good Evening!

I’m back with another post, and this one comes with a bit of nostalgia. I recorded this video while I was in Shiraz City, and finding it again on an old drive brought back a flood of memories. It was from the past year when my brothers and I started a company there. Things didn’t go as planned, and eventually, we had to shut it down. Two of us then moved to a city near Iran’s capital to start a new chapter in our lives.

Now, about this video—what you’re about to watch is me playing an instrumental piece on my electric guitar, a Schecter Banshee-6 SGR. I bought this guitar along with my Audient iD14 soundcard, thanks to my crypto earnings from platforms like Hive and others. Both are fantastic tools! The guitar is an American brand but, like so many things these days, it’s “Made in China.” The soundcard? “Designed in the UK, Made in China.” Seems like everything has that label now—hopefully, the quality holds up!

The guitar originally came in a boring color—it reminded me of old meat (not the most inspiring look). So, I decided to give it a cosmic upgrade. I chose a color inspired by the universe and sent it to a guy in another city in Iran to repaint it. The result wasn’t exactly what I had imagined, but it came close enough and gave the guitar a unique charm.

Every time I pick up this guitar, it fills me with joy and sparks my creativity. In this performance, I explore a partly improvisational piece, blending riffs across both low and high strings. The technique allows me to play a riff and melody simultaneously, creating a dynamic and textured sound.

For the guitar's tone, I used the STL VST plugin along with a reverb and delay effect to enhance its ambient qualities. Throughout this live performance, I maintained a consistent root and bass section to preserve the mood and atmosphere of the music from beginning to end. this time I used a pick to play my guitar but I also like to play finger picking like How I played my guitar in one of my songs called "Isolation".

Since I didn’t have the audio recorded through my soundcard for this old project, I had to rely on the audio captured by my phone’s camera and microphone. Even so, I enhanced the quality with some EQ adjustments in my DAW, so the low frequencies won't cover other sounds in your speakers.

Take a moment to listen and enjoy the vibes!

Peace & Love!
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