Get your hairspray, tight pants, and T-Top Camaro ready, because DIYRockAndRoll.com is setting the proverbial volume to eleven. That's right, for this DIY Rock Experiment, the fifth so far, I decided to create my own hard rock recording. When I dreamt up the idea for this quirky do-it-yourself rock music blog, one of the first projects I thought of doing was hard rock. But as someone with background in acoustic music and Americana, I assumed that creating a piece of hard rock would stretch my skills to the absolute limit. It's one thing to pivot from acoustic blues to blues rock or from country to rockabilly, but it's another to pivot to hard rock. Or is it? Let's find out!
DIY Rock Experiments
My DIY adventures in recreating various rock music idioms at home without a band.
Do It Yourself Rockabilly
Buckle up do-it-yourself rockers, because it's rockabilly tow truck time! Yes, that's right! DIYRockandRoll.com is proud to release its most requested project to date: an article on how to make an original rockabilly rave-up about a tow truck driver in Vermont. If you're one of the legions of readers who requested that, read on, because the time has come!
Do it Yourself Blues Rock
DIYRockAndRoll.com is excited to announce the release of "Lonesome Valentine." This is our third DIY experiment, and the hardest rocking to date. Read on for a brief history of blues rock and the creative process of converting an acoustic blues song into a raucous electric guitar workout.
Do it Yourself Jump Blues/Boogie Woogie/1940s R&B
In this do it yourself rock experiment, DIYRockAndRoll.Com explores 1940s R&B. It discusses the history of the music and its influence on rock and roll. The post also describes the creative process of making 1940s-style R&B. It includes audio of the resulting project, and a run-down of the gear and techniques used.
DIY Surf Rock: Crafting Your Sound
Or, My Adventure Hitting the Waves with a 1966 Fender Coronado II Memorial Day is in the rear-view mirror and the hottest days of summer are rapidly approaching. It seems like the perfect time to try my hand at one of the most quintessentially summer of all of rock’s sub-genres. That’s right: hang ten and … Continue reading DIY Surf Rock: Crafting Your Sound