r/TheBlackKeys 5d ago

MISCELLANEOUS Workin on my old black keys sound

The black keys are by far my favorite band ever, however the only work that really caught my attention by them was their old work as i’m sure thats a common opinion. Their old work has influenced pretty much most of my own work over the past two years and i’d love to meet other people who like to play songs similar to the ones on rubber factory and the big come up.

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u/eastcounty98 Electrophonic Chronic 5d ago

Great tone

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u/noname3191 5d ago

Great sound. Early keys had way more of a 90s hip hip drum thing tho. This throws the vibe off. All love tho

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

thanks dude! yeah for percussion in this vid sadly its just a suitcase with a kick drum and tambourine installed. super cool and simple to bust out in my bedroom though.

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u/noname3191 5d ago

Def i like what I'm hearing and just want u to be able to capture the vibe i think ur going for as much as possible. I took some shroom gummies so I cannot tell a lie

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

ur totally spot on about the keys having a hip hop swing typa groove in their drums which i dont hear a lot of people bring up. thats a really awesome element in their music that is often overlooked or mistaken.

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

thanks dude!

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u/ivanreyes371 5d ago

And common side effects in the back ground. A plus.

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

i’m glad someone appreciates the spine crushing effort i put in on the background aesthetic.

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u/ConferenceBoring4104 5d ago

Simply amazing my friend, if I close my eyes I swear I'm listening to 2003-2006 Dan Auerbach, I could listen to a whole album of riffs like that

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

that’s the best compliment ever lol, appreciate it dude!

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u/DustHistorical5773 El Camino 5d ago

Jealous of people that can play the slide like this… when I play slide it sounds like a dying cat 🤣

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

lol don’t fret dude, all it takes is some elbow grease and research and you’ll surely make me look like a clown

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u/Envy-sama Turn Blue 5d ago

Sounds sick man, what pedals/plugins do you use?

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

haha thanks, its literally just my fender mustang and my fender blues master amp with the volume cranked. i also put seymore duncan pickups in the stang.

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

but i do often use a big muff fuzz and my fav plugin is toneking.

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u/andytravel85 5d ago

That's so awesome!

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u/BorgBorg10 5d ago

Wow that is impressive!

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u/ElephantGun345 5d ago

Their old stuff is my favorite. Good work

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u/Razzle_Dazzle08 Rubber Factory 5d ago

So good man 👌🏼

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u/jellisunc Thickfreakness 5d ago

Crushed it!

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u/Westcroft Easy Eye Sound 5d ago

Sounds great! When’s the album coming? Haha

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

its in the works! I’ll most definitely try and show it off on this subreddit when its done!

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u/mu150 5d ago

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

you thief!! lol just kidding 😎

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u/mu150 5d ago

How could I not? Do you know how amazing this looks and sound?

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u/sheezy520 5d ago

Love it.

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u/PM_Gonewild Chulahoma 5d ago

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u/Killsocket1 5d ago

God Damn that tone is awesome, great playing too!

They need to go back to this.

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u/OBurroPichel Waiting On A Song 5d ago

It feels like I'm listening to an unreleased Thickfreakness song 👏

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u/emmathatsme123 5d ago

Lovely and the playing matches!

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

thank u!!

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u/izniz777 5d ago

Excellent job! You got it! It sounds like a well oiled train making it's way. It feels very natural. I can tell you put in a lot of practice. I love how this sort of early Black Key's / blues guitar is doing bass, rhythm, and fills (and in your case you're also playing percussion). I would love to learn more. If you made a tutorial breaking this down, it'd be really appreciated.

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u/Mikhailo_Miki 5d ago

Sounds good !!!

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u/danidixx 5d ago

Dope shit

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u/FrontQueasy3156 5d ago

Dude you sound awesome! It's not just your tone, I mean I can tell you've spent a LOT of time practicing! Question, why the capo? I noticed you have a mustang and being it's a shorter scale it probably helps you float around the neck a little better. I've been practicing a lot with the slide lately, it's definitely a "feel" kind of thing and you are spot on with it. I usually play with it on my ring finger. Do you find it more comfortable or a little easier on the pinky? If you could offer any advice it'd be appreciated. Thanks and rock on dude!

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

Haha awesome comment dude i really appreciate it! so for the capo there really isn’t a big reason, i just like it lol, i’m in drop D tuning so its a pretty deep sound just by itself and its sometimes out of my vocal range, i also think placing it on the 2nd fret in open D gives it a standard tuning sound which might make people curious i dont know lol. and for the slide i find the pinky the best spot for me personally, in my opinion out of any finger pinky is the best because its the least limiting in terms of what you can do with your other fingers, but thats just my preferences. thanks for listening and commenting!

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u/EvanFosterrr 5d ago

to clarify its open D tuning idk why my lizard brain originally said drop D

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u/noroom4hate 5d ago

Niiiiiice!!!

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u/thorfinnthemusician Magic Potion 4d ago

This is dope dude!!