How To Record An Oasis Style Wall Of Guitars

Join James Hargreaves for two pieces of news, and an analysis of how to record a wall-of-sound guitar arrangement in the style of Oasis in the 1990s.
Listen to Designated Driver:
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  • @willbainbridgedrummer
    @willbainbridgedrummer2 жыл бұрын

    Donated! Love the cover art too James

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Will! Massive appreciation sir 🍻🍻🍻

  • @BillyF752
    @BillyF7522 жыл бұрын

    All these song analysis and recording technique videos are incredibly useful, planning to use them at college on Monday

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @ht8083
    @ht80832 жыл бұрын

    I’ve accidentally got an insane wall of sound on my first ever demo, I used a an acoustic guitar, open chords on electric and power chords on electric recorded mono on audacity. It still sounds huge just a shame I can’t sing 😂

  • @startingtogetalittlebitsha254

    @startingtogetalittlebitsha254

    7 ай бұрын

    its best if you record the same electric track twice and pan left and right

  • @streetmansam5073
    @streetmansam50732 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great video James, great shot for the EP cover as well. Keep it rockin’ all the best

  • @jakestephenson7007
    @jakestephenson70072 жыл бұрын

    sick, such a helpful video as always, you do such a service to this community

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Jake, much appreciated :)

  • @homebase8999
    @homebase89992 жыл бұрын

    Dang. That's a cool looking cover 👌. Can't wait to listen to the EP :D

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks HB!

  • @okaxis
    @okaxis Жыл бұрын

    This is super informative. Really appretiate the content.

  • @SimonRobinson137
    @SimonRobinson1372 жыл бұрын

    Hi James, congratulations for your new EP. This is a great video. I just play at home on my own connected into GarageBand, but even so you've given a lot of ideas that I can play around with. Cheers

  • @Upside_Down_Guitar_Guy
    @Upside_Down_Guitar_Guy4 ай бұрын

    Dude this is such a great video. I've always wanted to make this sound and you've helped me so much.

  • @tylerhawks8376
    @tylerhawks83762 жыл бұрын

    This was exceptional. Love the new EP cover!

  • @Rwirwi1
    @Rwirwi12 жыл бұрын

    Nailed it! Thanks James 👍Enoying your journey... Best of luck

  • @nbctheoffice
    @nbctheoffice2 жыл бұрын

    Great album cover! Thank you for the excellent insight.

  • @libracordial
    @libracordial Жыл бұрын

    Really well done!

  • @ravenstrange8466
    @ravenstrange84662 жыл бұрын

    That was amazing, extremely informative

  • @agustinalejandrogerosa7069
    @agustinalejandrogerosa70692 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on the new EP m8!

  • @richfromtheligerz4922
    @richfromtheligerz49222 жыл бұрын

    The Wall of Sound really works good luck with the next EP Great cover pic all the best ❤️

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Rich! Much appreciated

  • @adamfinucane3048
    @adamfinucane30482 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait James lad 💪 big support here in rural Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @davedunhill8521
    @davedunhill85212 жыл бұрын

    Great video James. All the best with the EP. 👍

  • @silversuit66
    @silversuit662 жыл бұрын

    Great looking cover. Look forward to hearing it. Des Drivers a real earworm.

  • @chili_phil
    @chili_phil2 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy your videos. I love your passion for music - especially your own stuff

  • @mattj376
    @mattj376 Жыл бұрын

    really brilliant video! amazing how in the overall blend the overdriven root notes make it sound a bit like there's a cello

  • @paolospiccia6070
    @paolospiccia60702 жыл бұрын

    Thank you James, you are always a great inspiration !!

  • @PunkMarioBros
    @PunkMarioBros Жыл бұрын

    James, thank you so much for making this video, it’s really helped me in my band for how to have an Oasis sound with me and the other guitarist doing a Noel and Bonehead style rhythm guitar parts and then I play the solos with only the barre chords playing during that

  • @faulderrr
    @faulderrr2 жыл бұрын

    Really interesting. Sounds great!

  • @jonh514
    @jonh5142 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see more recording tips videos like this

  • @mundoem6cordas
    @mundoem6cordas2 ай бұрын

    Great video!!!

  • @dee-dee333
    @dee-dee3332 жыл бұрын

    The cover is awesome mate ✌🏼💙 Nice work.

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it!

  • @zakkabuuz
    @zakkabuuz4 ай бұрын

    Fucking hell this was an absolutely solid video.

  • @alibeck9751
    @alibeck97512 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding! This has taken me back ;]

  • @BertysLolland
    @BertysLolland2 жыл бұрын

    Song is fire! Nice job mate

  • @TheMRMACHONACHO
    @TheMRMACHONACHO2 жыл бұрын

    Hey James, really appreciated this video. It really opened my yes as to how to get a proper sound. genuinely cant thank you enough. youve left me insipred for sure mate.Cheers :)

  • @KyTaundry
    @KyTaundry Жыл бұрын

    Very inspiring mate, got about 13 or so tunes recorded by now, the current tracks guitar parts just need some texturing to really make them punch, at the minute it kind of just sounds like two guitars fighting against each other, this has given me the inspiration I needed to really make the tune pop. Thanks man!!

  • @thomasmccarthy7348

    @thomasmccarthy7348

    Жыл бұрын

    Good luck on your music

  • @solar_genesis
    @solar_genesis2 ай бұрын

    This isn’t advice from Oasis or Oasis engineers but you might like to use a graphic EQ like the API 560 (analogue or vst) and isolate and boost the real schexy frequencies of the tambourine track. I just remember Oasis’ tambourines sounding much more lush, if they were this true to the sound they probably used mic proximity to capture the right frequencies also. Great breakdown, how intriguing, thanks James. *applies 5 layers of guitars; panned, played, voiced and picked up differently*

  • @brunolannoo
    @brunolannoo2 жыл бұрын

    Hi James, Thanks for the tips. I 'll try, i. Wasn't aware of all this tricks. Many thanks for the radios list. It works. Some of my songs have been played. If you want to listen our EP, i ll paste a link. Have a nice day

  • @WayneCatlin
    @WayneCatlin2 жыл бұрын

    That cover is pure 🔥❤️

  • @usacool88
    @usacool882 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos James -- this was awesome. Been playing a ton of Oasis on guitar and wondering how they made some of the additional sounds that I can hear on record but don't necessarily see in tabs or explainers.

  • @wallsgreebo8352
    @wallsgreebo83522 жыл бұрын

    Great breakdown 👍

  • @showsthatgame
    @showsthatgame2 жыл бұрын

    Im recording an EP just now. This is gold

  • @showsthatgame
    @showsthatgame2 жыл бұрын

    Used to lose my mind at the slightest melody/lyric change when oasis played live. Cigarettes n alcohol live at gmex still gets me

  • @theessay2530
    @theessay25302 жыл бұрын

    Great video sound like don’t look back in anger

  • @CraigABuchanan
    @CraigABuchanan2 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, that’s a top picture mate!

  • @M.Studios.
    @M.Studios.2 жыл бұрын

    Fucken great mate I’m gonna use this in a song my bands working on. I’ve always known some stuff of the wall of sound but this lays it out fully,

  • @Boleskinebeatz
    @Boleskinebeatz2 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done. I used a lot of these techniques when I used to write music for a living in my studio but not the single note guitar approach which is very cool. I’ve been re-listening to Be Here Now and realised what undermined that record was the absurd amount of overdubbed guitars that really derailed the mix. On some of the songs Alan white sounds like he’s playing on cardboard boxes because there’s just no space left to hear the drums. In hindsight I tend to agree with Liam Gallager that it is a good record with some great songs but it’s desperately in need of some trimming and pruning to let them shine through. That and cutting about four minutes off most of the songs... 😏

  • @ht8083

    @ht8083

    2 жыл бұрын

    Couldn’t have put it any better mate. It could of been a great follow up. Still like to smash a bag or 2 and listen to it cover to cover though 😂 it’s only palatable to me when I’m off my tits.

  • @futureskyguitar6319
    @futureskyguitar63192 жыл бұрын

    Good video friend. 🎸👍

  • @ganeshapsychedelicrock4027
    @ganeshapsychedelicrock40272 жыл бұрын

    I always thought the "Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants" sleeve was awesome.

  • @Li8mBenz
    @Li8mBenz2 жыл бұрын

    Picking part was very noticeable in the mix. Very good tips

  • @abeparsons7914
    @abeparsons79142 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @hec7420
    @hec74202 жыл бұрын

    Donated, can't wait for the 2nd one :)

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much HEC Me neither! I'm hoping to be able to get the CD mastered, printed and available a bit faster and a bit more streamlined than the last one, as I actually know what I'm doing this time round! I'm also researching vinyl, but apparently many UK vinyl factories are experiencing massive delays due to high demand, so I'll have to play that one by ear Fun times...

  • @DJ-jw6vm
    @DJ-jw6vmАй бұрын

    James, this is an awesome video, as usual. You’ve really helped me understand a lot about how these sounds are achieved. If I may ask a question, what production software do you use? I’ve searched your channel and can’t find anything on it. My bad, if I’ve missed a vid. Cheers.

  • @ScareglowSkull
    @ScareglowSkull18 күн бұрын

    Nice man

  • @BigB-qk6zh
    @BigB-qk6zh2 жыл бұрын

    Class video

  • @TheHomelander245
    @TheHomelander2452 жыл бұрын

    Do you have the tab for the some might say clean part

  • @CasperLD
    @CasperLD2 жыл бұрын

    Nice video.

  • @davidbothwell9669
    @davidbothwell96692 жыл бұрын

    fucking brilliant mate, this is what the internet was made for

  • @fin._.daymusic
    @fin._.daymusic Жыл бұрын

    question how do you get make the vocals prominent enough that they don't stick out too much but don't get lost in the mix?

  • @DaP84
    @DaP842 жыл бұрын

    James, what specs did you chose for your studio computer? Did you buy latest powerful RTX graphics card? Processor? How much RAM? I've had the same idea for a couple of years, to buy a powerful gaming computer mainly for the music. I easily have the budget, but I'm cheap, feel like I'm wasting money and debating with myself if I'm aiming too high specs wise, if I really need that much power. I'm thinking RTX 3070. Thanks for awesome vids and inspiration!

  • @backandfour
    @backandfour Жыл бұрын

    James, in terms of guitar type, what do you recommend to get that kind of sound? Humbucker, single coils? Semi hollow, solid, LP, strat, tele, ... Which is more versatile for this style? Or you use anything as long as you use the right amp settings and effects?

  • @sath_b
    @sath_b Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Just wondering: what's the chord that plays right before the chorus starts again on G? Sounds like a 7th chord but I can't work it out for the life of me! Would appreciate any help. Thanks for the great advice.

  • @dontliethetruth

    @dontliethetruth

    Жыл бұрын

    it's C7

  • @vickygilpin3254
    @vickygilpin32542 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    @JamesHargreavesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome :) :) :)

  • @Czyszy
    @Czyszy2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like something off Be Here Now!

  • @PunkMarioBros
    @PunkMarioBros2 жыл бұрын

    2:22 does anyone else get some Bonehead’s Bank Holiday vibes or is that just me? It sounds even more like it at 3:43 and it goes on like that throughout this in my opinion.

  • @fullbeans983

    @fullbeans983

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes. 100%

  • @agesonjohanesburg2915
    @agesonjohanesburg2915 Жыл бұрын

    What mic , preamps and interface are you using? Great channel mate , cheers from the States

  • @Tito-en5nv
    @Tito-en5nv2 жыл бұрын

    Good lad

  • @jonnno2439
    @jonnno24392 жыл бұрын

    I think I can now see how Oasis got that Columbia sound now

  • @fanigallagher
    @fanigallagher Жыл бұрын

    What the amp you used on this video ?

  • @maxccfc1927
    @maxccfc19272 жыл бұрын

    Sounds mega👌

  • @robbiewainwright9078
    @robbiewainwright90782 жыл бұрын

    love your videos, how do i get into playing guitar? hate my job and want to get lost in music

  • @MadGamesInc

    @MadGamesInc

    5 ай бұрын

    You certainly have to buy one first, then just watch some youtube tutorials, try learning music you like and that's it. You will have to learn some basic techniques, then just study tabs for your favourite songs. And bit by bit you are there

  • @richgl31
    @richgl312 жыл бұрын

    Lol wtf!- I didn’t know you lived near my hometown?!?Richmond N Yorks- i will be walking around that very course tomorrow with my mother(she still lives just down the road). Ha- small world. One of my favourite places to be- just on the hill next tot the old grandstand.

  • @nikolatomic5287
    @nikolatomic52875 ай бұрын

    how they play all that live?

  • @gavinsimpsonsongstories1609
    @gavinsimpsonsongstories16092 жыл бұрын

    Great cover art , good luck with Flying Through the Noise…

  • @gogo-bi9qh
    @gogo-bi9qh26 күн бұрын

    Try Nashville tuning on the acoustics. Perfect for this kinda thing. Keeps it from getting too muddy.

  • @nickbaker3588
    @nickbaker35882 жыл бұрын

    Do something on Steve Jones guitar from the sex pistols

  • @willashfordpayne8354
    @willashfordpayne83542 жыл бұрын

    I'm a Guitarist from South Wales

  • @jamesprice2061

    @jamesprice2061

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never?

  • @WayneCatlin
    @WayneCatlin2 жыл бұрын

    I used a vacuum cleaner to help create my "wall of guitars/sound"... With varying results!!

  • @mungofinalfi4480

    @mungofinalfi4480

    2 жыл бұрын

    Serious?

  • @WayneCatlin

    @WayneCatlin

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mungofinalfi4480 Yes!! Try it!!

  • @mungofinalfi4480

    @mungofinalfi4480

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WayneCatlin Cool. I might!

  • @barrypotter5751
    @barrypotter57512 жыл бұрын

    Why don't you go to where it all started 304 Holloway Road islington North london

  • @barrypotter5751
    @barrypotter57512 жыл бұрын

    10 32 you've been chipmunked

  • @simondodd918
    @simondodd9182 жыл бұрын

    Back in the 90s, guitar magazine ran endless pieces akin to this one, and they never captured the magic. There was something special about Oasis, something that was greater than the sum of the parts, and I have to think that since it disappeared when Bonehead and Guiggs left, it was, somehow, coming from them.

  • @sandrabecht4489
    @sandrabecht44892 жыл бұрын

    👍🇩🇪

  • @mariosjpaulo
    @mariosjpaulo2 жыл бұрын

    What the lead singer of Supergrass said is nothing more that what Freddy Mercury said in the 80s

  • @markbarrett8180
    @markbarrett81802 жыл бұрын

    Please, please get a graphic designer to work on your typography

  • @theSPECIALbrew74
    @theSPECIALbrew742 жыл бұрын

    Step one: get bonehead on rhythm guitar

  • @AmazingFantasy
    @AmazingFantasy2 жыл бұрын

    Hey James, the cover art is amazing, but, I'm sorry to say this, the letters ruin it completely, it's basic and hard to read

  • @richb3326
    @richb33262 жыл бұрын

    why? one of the dullest uninspired artists of the last 30 years