I have finished recording the rhythm guitar parts for the album. In total, it took me four days, a couple of hours work on each day. To be honest, this must be the dullest and least creative part of the whole recording process (not taking into account the editing part). I just listen to the demo tapes and try to re-create everything with a good touch. This is not the place for me to start changing the riffs or the order of them. The hardest part for me is to maintain the feeling of actually playing the song versus making everything very precise. If you focus too much on getting everything right, I loose the drive I get while playing more on top of the drums and forgetting about the details. I know pros can do both at the same time. Not me. So this is the excuse for the sloppy playing in the album.
I ended up using all the three guitars for the rhythm parts. The Les Paul with P90:s suited well for the slower songs with fuzzy sound, and I used the 335 copy for the mid-tempo songs. For the hardest and fastest songs, the Les Paul with EMG:s was the way to go.
Next, I will record the bass guitar parts. Or at least most of them. After the bass, I'll go back and record the missing clean and lead guitars.
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