{"id":468,"date":"2026-07-10T13:06:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frankdoorhof.com\/music\/?p=468"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:09:49","slug":"track-vanilla-gorilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankdoorhof.com\/music\/2026\/07\/10\/track-vanilla-gorilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Track: Vanilla Gorilla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The second track in the Gorilla series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, while playing, you find yourself thinking, \u201cWow, I must record this riff or melody.\u201d In most cases, these ideas end up somewhere on a drive or perhaps in a track. Occasionally, you encounter a specific flow or theme that sparks a stream of ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While practicing, I began playing an E9 no 5 kind of arpeggio, incorporating some Mixolydian passing notes. As I played, the ideas kept flowing. Inspired by this, I decided to break the ideas into several parts. The first part became the Yellow Gorilla track<\/a>, and today marks the release of the Vanilla Gorilla track.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Re amping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the past few years, I\u2019ve been collecting some cool tube amps, and recently, I added the Synergy system to my setup. However, I\u2019ve never actually used a combination of amps and guitars in a track. Most of the time, I record the base of the song and start improvising until I reach a point where it all becomes automatic, and the flow starts to happen. This is often when I switch on the ENGL power amp and begin serious recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it also happens when I\u2019m traveling or sitting in the garden, recording something really cool, but the sound is bad. A re-amping box allows me to send a clean DI track (or dirty) to an amp just like I would have played it in the first place. This opens up a lot of options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this track, I\u2019ve used the re-amping box for the first time. What you hear at the beginning is a blend of the following guitars and amps.

Guitars:<\/strong>
Hamer USA Centaur, Jem 7V WH ebony, Vintage Charvel DK115 arched, Ibanez JIVA10

Amps : <\/strong>
ENGL\u00a0920\/100 poweramp for the Synergy : XTC, KH3, VAI modules.
Marshall DSL20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the song starts the main guitar is a blend of the Synergy XTC, one Vai module with low gain and one VAI module with slightly more gain and less treble. The Blends are slightly panned left and right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effects used :<\/strong>
X32 Edison
Behringer MDX1000 and sonic maximizer on Drum track
Digitech S400 for the guitars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope you enjoy the track as much as I did recording it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the track on your favorite streaming service via this link.<\/a>
Or listen to it via Soundcloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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