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Topic: A.J. Ghent - scary |
Bill Leff
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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 6:33 am |
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Sacred Steeler Aubrey Ghent's kid A.J.
I saw him play when he was about 14 and he blew
me away then. He must be 19 or 20 now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY38hbyPREE
That right hand is completely mind-blowing! |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 7:46 am
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Nice job. I look forward to hearing more from him, all right. I wish I could play that triple note playing he's doing as well as he does it.
Even though this is just a video of him goofing around at home, it shows his technique to good advantage. Thanks for sharing.
This related video shows him with a band and is another view of his playing.
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Chris Scruggs
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 7:50 am
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Greg Gefell
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Upstate NY
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 7:57 am Tuning used?
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What do suppose the tuning is for that first video? Sounds like those pentatonic runs just spill off of his fingers. Excellent blocking. 
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 8:51 am
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Great!!
Nice rhythm patterns with the thumbpick!
I can't tell how many strings are on the guitar, but when he hits those two chords on the end, the lower strings sure sound like some sort of C6th chord. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Chris Scruggs
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 1:07 pm
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His father plays six string G tuning, the same as you would use on a Dobro. He does a hammer on the first string where you can hear the high string is D, so I would assume it to be an eight string G tuning, perhaps with a 6th in it as Bill Hatcher poined out.
Someone should ask him! He has a Myspace page.
Chris |
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John Bushouse
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Posted 23 Sep 2008 6:36 pm
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| Geez, that single note playing on the low strings in that second video sound just like a man singing/humming. |
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