I am glad I found you again as I have a previous youtube channel you were subscribed on...I will share your channel with a singer song writer guitar player friend
"You might have just cut out your own heart and offered it to them." Managing young hotshot player expectations, Justin! :D Good to see that chart you drew up for yourself.
I think you touched on the Nashville numbers system which I've recently learned and love. Is that exclusive to Nashville only? Or do session people use it every where. Even in a band setting it makes things easier and more efficient imo
Excellent video and playing. These videos have been better than any guitar lesson video I've watched. Getting to sit down with you as you write parts and explain your thinking is awesome. Thank you! Do you know any other session guitarists that do videos like this? Also, do you have a patreon or something where we could donate to say thanks!?
Sometimes. I may do a series of videos on how I set up pro tools for my workflow. But that’s all beside the point of what I’m trying to show here, which is the musical ideas and how they work together in a track.
Justin all your sessions are really lined up with the click well. What do you do if you receive a song that isn't so perfectly on the grid? Do you just try to make things feel good with what your given or do you always line to the click as best as possible.
99.99% of songs I get to track are on the grid. So, I keep the click audible. Everyone else was hearing it, and I think I should be, too. Sometimes, I get a song that isn’t on the grid. In that case, I just listen to the drummer’s count off and play along. The no-click songs are supposed to sound a bit looser and more human. It’s intended that they don’t sound so locked to the grid.
Hey Justin, thanks for your videos! Super helpful to see your approach. I have a couple smaller producers I do session work with, and wanted to see how/if you would you push back on a producer asking you to potentially track guitars to a click with either just a work tape (off click) or just scratch drums (kick and snare on click) and the work tape. It's super tough to record respectable guitar tracks with nothing for inspiration, but if I record my own drums/keys/textures to give some inspiration for the guitar parts (producer loves when I do this), I feel like I'm doing more co-producing than guitar playing. Am I misguided? Thanks!
I see so many players talk about their "always on" pedals. How do you approach adding a bunch of guitars parts building up a tracks from nothing? Are there indeed "always on" pedals for each pass/part... or would that end up a mess? I guess i'm really asking about the tight slap and low level verb people use. Thanks for all you show us!
I don't really have any always on pedals. My absolute best sounds and best reactions from the control room is when I bypass the pedalboard and I'm plugged straight into an amp. I do use a bit of verb often. I like slapback. Keep it low in the mix so it's not a gag. You don't want to be known as the guy who always uses a certain pedal. People will quickly move on from that sound and move on from you. Subtle use to taste is best.
@@JustinOstrander ah, you sure did. I completely missed it. Would the Revv D20 be able to get similar tones or is it it’s own thing? I’m really enjoying your channel. Thank you for the great content.
Hey don't know if you've addressed this before...do any of your clients/producers request a separate DI dry signal on your remote tracks or are they mostly cool with you sending everything with effects and all? I'm undecided on what's most efficient for the person mixing.
Lindsey! How are you? Great to hear from you, and great question. The short answer is, I don't do a DI line from home, but this is worth answering more in depth in a video.
@@JustinOstrander Hey! I don't use one either. But someone recently requested a fast turn around on some tracks, and I thought, in that scenario, it might be beneficial since there wouldn't be time to go back and edit. Also, a producer once told me they liked di lines on heavily effected tracks just so they could see where the wave was landing on the grid. Anyway, look forward to seeing the video on this...👍👍👍
