Output before Input #176 - 2022.06.26

🎵 Output before Input #176 - 2022.06.26

Waiting for appetizers

Output before Input #175 - 2022.06.23

🎵 Output before Input #175 - 2022.06.23

This rhythm seems to be stuck deep in my hands.

Output before Input #174 - 2022.06.23

🎵 Output before Input #174 - 2022.06.23

Circular breathing

Output before Input #173 - 2022.06.22

🎵 Output before Input #173 - 2022.06.22

I had a dream that my teeth kept falling out because they’d secretly been dentures and I hadn’t known. I think it influenced this sketch - centered around an unstable tonal foundation.

Output before Input #172 - 2022.06.22

🎵 Output before Input #172 - 2022.06.22

Hitting “snooze” when you get the day off

Output before Input #171 - 2022.06.21

🎵 Output before Input #171 - 2022.06.21

Walking around town on a sunny day, waving to all the neighbors

Output before Input #170 - 2022.06.21

🎵 Output before Input #170 - 2022.06.21

One of the things I love about guitar is how much you can do/imply with just three notes (in this case, one melody and two harmony) and two hands. I used to be a maximalist with harmony but lately I’ve been exploring how much the ear will fill in by itself.

For those who may be curious, this is my main guitar setup - the rig I’ve used for all of the Output before Input recordings.

The guitar is a Valley Arts custom Strat clone. The amp is a Yamaha THR-10C with a chip-modded TS-9/808 tube screamer in front. I love this setup because the amp sounds amazing and I can record it direct to the computer using the “voice memo” app with minimal fuss.

Output before Input #169 - 2022.06.20

🎵 Output before Input #169 - 2022.06.20

A meditation on pacing

Output before Input #168 - 2022.06.19

🎵 Output before Input #168 - 2022.06.19

Guitar people love things that are tricky or sound tricky to play on the guitar. I think this piece is me making fun of myself for being that way.