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Richard Sevigny
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by Richard Sevigny » 8 Nov 2007 12:15 pm
A couple of contrasting tunes I just recorded at home the last dew days.
The first is an old standard done in open D on my May Bell with an old beater Harmony archtop for rhythm..
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/MzQyODU=
Hopefully fans of Reinhardt/Grapelli aren't too horrified
More on the greasy side, an old ZZ Top tune done on my newly Nibro'd Supro in C6. (The midi drum track is a bit dodgy in spots - everything else is me)
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/MzQyODY=
Caution...
it ain't your dad's Hawaiian guitar
Any and all feedback graciously appreciated
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Bob Hickish
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by Bob Hickish » 9 Nov 2007 6:06 am
Richard
grate job , I enjoyed it .
Hick
Richard Sevigny
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by Richard Sevigny » 9 Nov 2007 5:03 pm
Thanks, Bob.
Forty downloads so far... anyone else care to comment?
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Keith Cordell
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by Keith Cordell » 10 Nov 2007 7:25 am
That May Bell sounds pretty incredible, very nice tone. I like the style and approach- unusual and creative!
Richard Sevigny
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by Richard Sevigny » 10 Nov 2007 8:31 am
Thanks, guys.
That May Bell sounds pretty incredible, very nice tone
It amazed me when i picked it up in the junk shop and the tone sounded so good with blackened strings. I had to pick it up. For the recording, I just miked it fairly close with an SM58, through a small mixer into a Echo Mia soundcard. That little guitar sounds huge
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Stephan Miller
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by Stephan Miller » 16 Nov 2007 8:19 am
Hey Richard-- having both a May Bell and a Nibro'd Supro, I had to chime in to say you've got 'em both sounding real good!
Are you using a pedal to push the Supro into overdrive, or is that just guitar & amp?
Also, what tuning are you using on the May Bell?
--Steve
Richard Sevigny
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by Richard Sevigny » 16 Nov 2007 9:16 am
Stephan:
I'm running the Supro through a MicroCube (set on British with the gain about halfway) and straight into the board.
The May Bell is tuned to open D.
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If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.
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