Great sound

@mikshawyer5138

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I did my best 👍

One of my favourite Banshees tracks. You got the sound perfect. Good job.

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, it’s the song that made me pick up a guitar, only took me 40 odd years to learn it 😂

@zaradragonia9863

5 ай бұрын

@@mikshawyer5138 wow that is quite remarkable. Because hardly anyone really has heard of him. I thought only Banshees supporters knew him. You know something.. I get mighty sick of people saying that John McGeogh was THE Banshees guitarist and that he was the one to bring a 'sound' to the group. Well guess what kiddies? They are only playing the exact parts that John McKay wrote and struggled for. His guitar sound was so unique that the others never quite got it right. Did they? NO! Long live the King . John McKay: Master and genius of writing songs with finesse and turmoil mixed up with his only self made sounds that no-one else could emulate. I find it very insulting to him hearing all the praise going out to McGeogh not McKay. But of course, Siouxsie wouldn't have it said as they ran away. Well hearing what Sioux and Severin are like to work with, do you blame them? I mean. It had to have been a real, ultra, nasty predicament for the 2 main boys to leave a band they helped build. Now that is a story you can tell your grandkids folks😄 Enjoy McKay's work. I t's as relevant today as it was in 77..😂

Brilliant. great cover. McKay was such an inspiring guitarist. That sound.... I can still remember getting that album for Christmas that year and it changed everything for me. The other album of that year that was big for me (amongst so many others) was Buzzcocks Another Music..those two albums..wow.. but McKay's guitar parts.. and you totally got it..Nice work!

@mikshawyer5138

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, it’d been bouncing round my head for so many years I had to do it as much justice as I could, such a fantastic piece of writing and playing, looking forward to meeting the man himself in October 👍

You are amazing! The minute you started playing I belted out, "SEND ME FORWARDS!!!"

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Gets ya right in the feels huh? 😂 Thanks, that’s very kind and thanks for watching 👍

I’m 13, and I love this whole album!!!! I’m trying to teach myself guitar right now

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant, I was 13 when I first heard it and it had same effect, great to hear it still inspires people to pick up a guitar, John McKay was an incredible writer/player, I hope my video helps with your playing and good luck, it’s great hobby 👍

@derin111

10 ай бұрын

It’s a fantastic album! I bought it new in 1978….when I was 15. I still think it’s brilliant now that I’m 60.

great!!

well done!!

wow

What a tune

@mikshawyer5138

2 ай бұрын

Isn’t it, it’s what made me pick up guitar as a teenager, no one was playing like this at the time except John McKay, it only took me 40 odd years to learn it 😂

How do you get the sound? Chorus? Flanger? Phaser? Overdrive?

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Hi Simon This was done with Bias FX, there’s actually no “modulation effects” used, it’s just a Les Paul through a tube screamer into a threadplate v2 amp sim then EQ”d to “scoop the mids” with a little delay, I think the Les Paul was the thing that helped most as I could’d get this tone with any of my other guitars 👍

@simongodfrey3765

Жыл бұрын

@@mikshawyer5138 Cheers Mik, I absolutely love the Banshee sound you've recreated. Excellent work and thank you for sharing.

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

@@simongodfrey3765 Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for listening 👍

You did a great job Mik. I can play bits of it, but not all the way through... yet!

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Took me a while to get it all piece by piece, if you get stuck give me shout, thanks for watching 👍

Very good darling 😅

Nicely played mate

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching 👍

Fantastic Mik. Such a refreshing find!

Great rendition! I saw them live in 1978, as a 15 year old Punk, just when this album was released and it’s still, at 60, the album I play most! Going to start learning these guitar parts finally!

@mikshawyer5138

10 ай бұрын

It’s the album that made me pick up the guitar when I was a teenager, I had a long break from playing and when I returned it was the album that inspired me to knuckle down and actually learn all the songs I wished I could play back then, so happy it’s inspiring you to do the same, get it done, it’s such a great feeling when you finally get it, thanks so much for watching 👍

@derin111

7 ай бұрын

​@mikshawyer5138 Same here started playing when was 15...stopped around 18...picked it up again at 40. Now playing all this stuff again at 60! You've got the whole album perfect...and inspiration! 👏

Excellent playing. I had no idea there was so much going on. Interesting chords, I’ve worked most of it out. Not sure about the middle change at 2.06 and the end section? Thanks for posting

@mikshawyer5138

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, took a bit of working out that’s for sure, what a player he was ❤️ Do you mean the whole section starting at 2.06 which is a constant drone on the A string and the melody playing along the D string ( and little jump down onto the G)? The end chords are 079990/ 0789 (from top (thickest) string down), hope that helps 👍

@154chairsmissing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help! There’s a chord you play once at the 2nd fret towards the end?

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

If it’s the one I think at 3:46 it’s 113311, not sure that’s correct but it’s the closest I could get by ear 👂

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Also after watching some more videos of them playing this live I’ve noticed the starting chord which I play xxx14/15/17 is actually played at xx19/19/22/22 (fussy bugger I am)😂

@154chairsmissing

Жыл бұрын

@@mikshawyer5138 again many thanks for the reply. Wish my guitar had 22 frets!

Brilliant mate

Superb

@mikshawyer5138

9 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching 👍

Brilliant!

Excellent work 👌

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for watching 👍

Sounds great! Nice job

@mikshawyer5138

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching

Love the shirt! Where’s that from? Also awesome sound! I was never exposed to this type of music and stumbled it upon my own when thinking this album looked like a metal one haha!

@mikshawyer5138

10 ай бұрын

The shirt is from a guy called “My dog sighs”, an artist from Portsmouth in the UK, amazing “street” artist and thoroughly nice chap to boot, just Google the name and you’ll find him, does some wonderful stuff, lucky you finding this album, it’s an absolute classic, thanks for watching my efforts to reproduce some of it 👍

What model guitar is that please?

@mikshawyer5138

Ай бұрын

It’s an Edwards LP-92CD

@andrewjones9994

Ай бұрын

@@mikshawyer5138 thanks 🤩

Wow! Sei una macchina da guerra

John McKay is one or potentially the only favourite guitar player in the world. I adore her work on The Scream. Essentially this song which is my favourite Banshees song😮

Back again. Sorry

@mikshawyer5138

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, are you trying to learn it, anything I can help with?

@senormurcielago

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikshawyer5138 no, i suck at guitar. i can play the beginning of ode to joy a bass riff from joy division disorder and that's it :( ill keep practicing

👎👎

@mikshawyer5138

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for tickling the algorithm 👍

@MichaelMStein

2 күн бұрын

@@mikshawyer5138 😂old man, go to darkside and stop disturbing us with your talent free .. i have no words for this...

@mikshawyer5138

2 күн бұрын

Thanks again 😂