Making a Guitar BACKING track from scratch @paulbradshawguitar

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Here's my approach to making guitar backup tracks, more specifically for my videos/youtube but can obviously be used elsewhere

There are some really killer guitar backing tracks online, but if you've ever wondered how to make them yourself with your own ideas, hopefully there's some stuff of use here

drum loops: billmeadarts.org/drum-samples.html

gear used:
Reaper
Fender partscaster Strat
Tonocracy
NAM profile: tonehunt.org/WJHemenway/02599066-c049-4853-ba9a-a89894f45bcb
ML Sound Lab IRs
Ez Drummer 3
TSE BOD: tseaudio.com/software/tseBOD
Valhalla Delay
Valhalla UberMod
Shaperbox 3
Trackcomp
Kush AR-1
Xtressor

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instagram.com/paulbradshawguitar
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:46 Making a track from scratch
01:53 Drum loop from Bill Mead (thanks!)
03:00 Guitar amp plugin setup
03:30 TONE trying out ideas over the drums
03:53 Record with Click and tune up =)
04:15 Second layer
04:33 Tweaking timing and feel after recording
05:20 Bass setup
07:01 Some Mixing stuff
08:35 Processing to the drums
09:29 'Final' mix
09:45 Example with Ez Drummer 3
10:35 Building the track
11:55 Guitar effects used
12:33 TONE with some guitar soloing
13:00 Final thoughts
13:34 LOOP

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Making a Guitar BACKING track from scratch

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