Work Hard, Play Harder Guitar Cover

This song is difficult to cover when you're in a four piece band. With just one guitar, bass, and drums, there's a lot of territory to cover, especially in a song as densely arranged as this one. This is my attempt to cover as many parts as possible, borrowing from all three guitars as well as the fiddle part.

Gear used: '86 Japanese Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck in the bridge)(strung with Elixir Nanoweb 11s), heavily modified Boss CS-3 (Wampler mods + clean blend), Gearu Gillian Head (lead channel, 800 mode), Fender Tonesmaster 4x12 cab, Shure SM57 (about 30 degrees off-axis), all straight into Sonar X1 via an M-Audio FastTrack USB (No effects added).

Can't say enough good things about this amp, it's 60 watts and this was recorded at bedroom levels, pretty incredible.

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[TheDpwillmott]

your band must be top quality mate. thats a great bit of amalgamated bits and pieces. fair play to you.

[jeffkluth]

I have watched your video many times and really appreciate you sharing this. I’ve learned so much from it and thank you for sharing!

[gregchastine]

good lord !!!! playing like that you don't need another player. I like the spacing (air) that is left in the song. Very very nice indeed. Proudly accomplished. Rock on Bro...

[jeffkluth]

Truly awesome job on this song. You are good !

[dezmoduo]

Excellent cover arrangement. Fills what it needs to. I'm gonna throw some slide in for the fiddle solo. Thank you for the vid Neil

[jessecardenas]

Great job!! Sounds full for a single guitar.

[paulzeman]

Man, you did a fantastic job on this. Thanks for showing how it's done!

[chrisheaps]

Hi Neil, Beautifully played, you rock the hell out of this tune!! Bravo :)

[tomandalex]

ok your an amazing guitarist and I done my guitar lessons yesterday and I learnt this version of this song and by the way your the next best guitarist well done

[pat]

Great job !!! I gotta learn that song and this is helping in a major way... Thanks...

[Harribald]

Thanks - helped me alot! Great playing.

[DJBLUES]

Absolutely incredible!  What else can I say?

[WH-nstr]

Could you post a video teaching how to play this? Your awesome!

[edcrow]

Sonic great where did you get your Backing track love to give that a try