so, i'm cheating a little, but it sounds better and that's the primary focus. i mean, i'm producing a song, not practicing for the guitar olympics.

i decided it would sound better if i cut the phrases up and panned them a little. the piece is just a little dry that way it's written, with a zillion notes shooting out and no dynamics. i have this sequence doubled on piano, music box and synth guitar - i'm not really adding anything by playing over it, except a twang. but if i splice it, it will allow me to let some of the notes bleed over a little, and just give it a bit more pizazz.

it's cheating because that means i'm only playing in a few notes at a time, which is considerably easier. but, i'm not sacrificing a good sonic idea for some kind of bullshit guitar cred...

it'll be done soon.

what i will say is if i thought it sounded better in one piece, i'd force myself to do it until i got it right. but i don't.