Cover Songs - backing track/original audio

[classicalmetal24]

Hi guys/girls, I'm wondering if anyone has an answer to my question. Basically, I learn a lot of songs, know a lot of dream theater songs, iron maiden etc.. The thing is I don't really like play to the original audio because I don't want the original guitar bleeding through while I am playing the song, what would be ideal for me is if I can get the tracks WITHOUT the guitar, does anyone know how I can do this? I did find some dream theater tracks without the guitar (constant motion for example) but there's a lot of other songs that I need, like in the presence of enemies pt 1 and curve, tunnel vision (from jp's solo album).

If anyone can help me with this you would be doing me a solid, been struggling with this for a long time now.

Cheers.

 

[The Mirror]

Do you want them for recording / live-cover or just for practice / for fun?

If it's the first you'd best buy some high quality backing tracks like those from jammit.com, which are actually supported by Dream Theater for example.

For the latter I personally just use my Guitar Pro and turn off the Guitar(s), it doesn't sound great, but it get's the work done and you are able to play with a free backing track.

 

[classicalmetal24]

Do you want them for recording / live-cover or just for practice / for fun?

If it's the first you'd best buy some high quality backing tracks like those from jammit.com, which are actually supported by Dream Theater for example.

For the latter I personally just use my Guitar Pro and turn off the Guitar(s), it doesn't sound great, but it get's the work done and you are able to play with a free backing track.

I want them for live-cover and maybe to do some youtube covers, I know jammit has some tracks but they don't have the ones I am after. I just wish I could get the original tracks WITHOUT the guitar, anything else just kinda sounds cheesy.

 

[The Mirror]

Well, you can of course try to find the fitting backing rack on guitarbackingtrack.com as they often have a no-guitar version. Bad thing is, they often lack the quality and are just midis or Guitar Pros.

Otherwise I guess most, let's say "professional", cover artists on youtube make their own backing tracks with a bass / real drums or a drum machine.

 

[classicalmetal24]

Otherwise I guess most, let's say "professional", cover artists on youtube make their own backing tracks with a bass / real drums or a drum machine.

Yeah, I'm afraid this is the conclusion I have come to.