The Great Pretender - guitar version [QueenConcerts]

The Great Pretender - guitar version

The Real Wizard 10.02.2014 19:49	Not sure if this is the right section to post this, but here's my take on what Bri might've done for this tune had he been asked... !
A Word In Your Ear 11.02.2014 02:25	Hi Bob, That's actually Really Great. One question, who's playing the guitar? Is it your handy work? if so, Fantastic :-)
The Real Wizard 11.02.2014 02:36	Indeed, that would be I. :-)
PiotreQ 11.02.2014 03:50	Nicely done, Sir! :-)
brENsKi 11.02.2014 09:55	there's a feel of the orchestrated tones from ANATO - esp seaside rendezvous... nice one
HyperBoy 11.02.2014 10:50	Nice one, sir ! Your rendition definitely proves that Brian's guitar sound DOES improve the backing track. I forgot how kinda cheap it sounds now by the way... Thanks to Freddie's magnificent vocal performance. Try to listen to the original version right after that... Sounds a bit flat in my opinion. And I don't mean to be disrespectful to The Platters at all, but come on ! I think you should try something with one of the very talented remixers we got here ! That would be excellent !
HyperBoy 11.02.2014 10:52	Oops ! I meant that the backing track was eluded by Freddie's performance... Nevermind... I must be tired.
Haystacks Calhoun II 11.02.2014 13:06	You've got some chops...well done!
Lord Gaga 11.02.2014 13:43	Awesome! Now do all of Mr. Bad Guy and make it a Queen album :D
Lord Gaga 11.02.2014 13:50	Also, which version did you use, Bob? I'm trying to sync up the instrumental take with the familiar version and it runs almost 20 seconds faster.
bootLuca 11.02.2014 13:57	great! which version of the red special did you use? :)
The Real Wizard 11.02.2014 15:50	Lord Gaga wrote: Also, which version did you use, Bob? I'm trying to sync up the instrumental take with the familiar version and it runs almost 20 seconds faster. I used the backing track from the Freddie box set, and brought it down to F#, since the modulation to G for the heavy part is a guitar-friendly key. I added another cycle of the verse for the guitar solo, which should explain the time difference !
The Real Wizard 11.02.2014 15:50	bootLuca wrote: which version of the red special did you use? :) BMG. Waaaay better than the old Burns.
Lord Fickle 12.02.2014 16:21	Nice. If you could master the usual key, a vocal version would sound awesome! ;)
Thistle 14.02.2014 20:33	Really liked that Bob - wonder how long it'll take before someone merges it and passes it off as an official take??
Lord Gaga 15.02.2014 09:09	I tried, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to change the pitch correctly of either Bob's or the vocal version >:(
The Real Wizard 16.02.2014 03:51	I just brought mine down a semitone - but just the pitch, not the speed.
TomP63 16.02.2014 04:53	Bob, my compliments, I really enjoyed this! Tom
Lord Fickle 16.02.2014 14:08	The Real Wizard wrote: I just brought mine down a semitone - but just the pitch, not the speed. So... could you pitch your recorded guitar track UP a semitone, then mix it into the vocal version?
Kacio 17.02.2014 08:32	sound nice, good job! :)
The Real Wizard 17.02.2014 11:14	Lord Fickle wrote: The Real Wizard wrote: I just brought mine down a semitone - but just the pitch, not the speed. So... could you pitch your recorded guitar track UP a semitone, then mix it into the vocal version? if only I had access to my isolated guitar track ! Long story..
Back2TheLight 18.02.2014 23:56	Awesome guitar work! I'm getting my BMG shipped to me tomorrow, and that just reaffirms exactly that I spent all that money...for damn good reason! Thank you :)
The Real Wizard 26.02.2014 20:42	Awesome sauce. The BMGs are great. Got a treble booster too ?!
Back2TheLight 28.02.2014 02:32	No, but I do have the Digitech Brian May pedal, and so far it's been quite a great sound!
C_Matt 07.06.2014 09:06	This reminds me to 'Fight from the Inside'... I think Freddie would have fit absolutely great singing that one. Your mix gives me an approximation to how a great idea it would have been to have Brian's guitar in a lot of songs. Really like how you played it, a beautiful work!
BETA215 12.10.2014 13:48	Better guitar work than Brian's work on Let Me In (Your Heart Again).
emrabt 13.10.2014 08:00	Could you please add some guitar to There must be more to life than this next :).
KumoNin 21.10.2014 11:51	Whoop! link "This is a version that Brian May Guitar added his Red Special that has never seen the light" He didn't even try to pitch-correct it! E: Aaaaaaaand it's gone.
KumoNin 21.10.2014 11:54	Walter White wrote: Really liked that Bob - wonder how long it'll take before someone merges it and passes it off as an official take??
The Real Wizard 21.10.2014 13:47	BETA215 wrote: Better guitar work than Brian's work on Let Me In (Your Heart Again). Flattering !!! But to be fair - Brian didn't construct something there. That's just a studio take where he's playing off the cuff. Had he constructed something he would've mopped the floor with me. That said - his guitar work on LMIYHA is still excellent. I love his 1983 tone.
The Real Wizard 21.10.2014 13:54	emrabt wrote: Could you please add some guitar to There must be more to life than this next :). Ha ! Just ... no. There's nothing that can salvage that track ! I wonder what the guitar is like on Brian's mix of the song. Maybe we'll never know .. ?
BETA215 21.10.2014 17:04	If someone can isolate the Freddie's vocals in this song, I can make a perfect version.
dysan 14.03.2015 10:52	Excellent!

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The Great Pretender - guitar version