Acoustic & Electric guitar for Irish Folk Punk Song

Hi! I'm Chris, frontman of the Irish folk-punk band Mr. Irish Bastard. We have a finished song in the vein of Flogging Molly and The Pogues, and we're re-recording both guitar parts from scratch (not editing the existing tracks). We're looking for one player to play both acoustic and electric, so the parts lock together with one tight, unified feel.

SONG DETAILS

- References:
- Flogging Molly, "Drunken Lullabies": the acoustic drive ... and energy. Listen to how relentless and percussive the strum is.
- The Pogues, "Fiesta": the overall feel and chaos, and how the guitars sit in a busy mix with accordion and brass.
- I'll provide the full mix without guitars, a click track and a chord chart.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Fast, driving strummed rhythm with folk-punk energy, not bluegrass boom-chick
- Very percussive and pick-forward: you should clearly hear the pick hit the strings
- Double-tracked, one hard left and one hard right

ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Supports the acoustic rather than competing with it
- Single-note lines or small melodic figures that mark the chord changes
- Punchy crunch rather than high-gain; open to your ideas for tone, but we are really looking for the DI signal

TIMING IS THE PRIORITY
- Track everything tightly to the click, with the acoustic first and the electric locked to it
- Light timing edits welcome

DELIVERY
- 24-bit WAV files at [48 / 44.1] kHz, all starting at bar 1 so they drop straight into the session
- Mix-ready tracks only; no stems or DI needed
- One revision round included

BUDGET AND TIMELINE
- Budget: up to $200 for both parts
- Turnaround: 5 days from receiving the files

Please send links to fast strummed acoustic work you've done, as that part matters most to us. Thanks!

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