Dir en grey – Obscure (2003) [full instrumental cover]

Dir en grey – Obscure (2003) [full instrumental cover] Album / EP: Vulgar (2003) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I recorded the guitars and bass myself, and programmed the drums and synthesizer with midi. Below you can find a list of the equipment I used. I didn't use any tabs and learned the different parts by ear. Some notes on the arrangement: I decided to record the song as they played it live. Therefore, during the verse, on the right side (Die) you hear the riff played with a 6-string guitar tuned in Drop-D, and on the left side (Kaoru) you hear the riff played with a 7-string guitar tuned in A-D-A-D-G-B-E. However, on the album version of the song, it sounds like they recorded four guitar tracks for the main verse: the riff with power chords on a 6-string guitar on both the left and right sides, and layered on top of that, the riff with only the low A string, also on the left and right sides of the mix. Since I'm playing Die's track in the video, I thought it would feel weird to hear the dominant riff with the low A string while watching someone play a 6-string guitar. For the chorus, I stuck to the album version and layered four guitar tracks to get that "larger than life" feel and sound. I hope you enjoy it! ------------------------------------------------------- All rights reserved to DIR EN GREY ( @direngrey_official ) ------------------------------------------------------- Gear Overview: Guitar: ESP E-II Eclipse See Thru Black Cherry Sunburst Guitar Pickups: EMG 81 (Bridge) / EMG 60 (Neck) Bass Guitar: ESP LTD Streamer 205 Bass Guitar Pickups: Seymour Duncan SSB-5 (Set) Guitar Amps: Brainworx Diezel VH-4, ML Sound Labs Amped Triple Rev G Guitar IR Packs: GGD Studio Cabs: Cali Oversized Edition, York Audio VH+ 412 P50E Bass Guitar Amp: Neural DSP Parallax Bass Guitar IR Pack: York Audio AMPG 410 HS Drums: GGD Invasion Synthesizer: Arturia Pigments Audiointerface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen ------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to use my instrumental cover for a vocal cover or are interested in hiring me as a mixing engineer, please contact me here: [email protected]