A Whiter Shade of Pale

Martin Gross · Post by **Martin Gross** » 12 Dec 2010 7:53 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nlZCsUoFMg

I have not uploaded a video for a long time because lately I was so busy making straps and capos.

But this old Procol Harum song I had to give a try how it turns out on a reso.

cheers

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 12 Dec 2010 8:05 am

Very nice Martin, thats one of my favorite tunes and I love your version, thanks for the post!

Michael Robertson · Post by **Michael Robertson** » 12 Dec 2010 8:32 am

That song usually tears’ me up something awful.
I can’t explain why, I’m sure it is something from the past.
However after listening to your version and appreciating your playing I may have a new perspective of it.
Thank you very much

Damon Wack · Post by **Damon Wack** » 12 Dec 2010 9:02 am

I'm going to try to post that on Resonation. Thanks Martin, absolutely beautiful. I also get teary eyed with that one - it was one my best friend and I used to play together a lot back in the seventies - he passed away three years ago and every time I hear this I think of him.

thanks again, just beautiful!

Ted Smith · Post by **Ted Smith** » 12 Dec 2010 1:35 pm

Really - really nice rendition. Wish I could mellow enough to get that smooth a tone.

Chuck S. Lettes · Post by **Chuck S. Lettes** » 12 Dec 2010 1:37 pm

That's beautiful, Martin. Well done!
Chuck

Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 12 Dec 2010 6:29 pm

Nice tune. Very nicely done. It goes well on the dobro. Wish I could sound anywhere near that.

Matt Elsen · Post by **Matt Elsen** » 12 Dec 2010 10:01 pm

Most excellent! Very pretty. Thank you for posting this.

ME

Mike Ihde · Post by **Mike Ihde** » 12 Dec 2010 10:59 pm

Beautiful mellow mood created by your touch and choice of slides. Well done! I'm not nuts about the little guitar "rake" in the first section though. Seemed a bit out of place.

Mike

Richard Sevigny · Post by **Richard Sevigny** » 13 Dec 2010 8:26 am

Martin,

An excellent interpretation of an iconic tune. Thgat took some cojones

Mike, I'm not at all bothered by the rake. In my opinion, it's one of those "sounds" that identifies the reso to my ear.. I think if you're going to adapt a tune that is so typically "organ" to the dobro, you have to pretty much let the "fingerprints" of that instrument be obvious.

Chuck Wilson · Post by **Chuck Wilson** » 13 Dec 2010 8:57 am

Beautiful Touch!!
Not overplayed just right in the pocket...
Very Nice and Heartfelt!!

Chuck W

Mike Ihde · Post by **Mike Ihde** » 13 Dec 2010 9:45 am

Martin,

You may be right, but I hear so many guitarists at Berklee trying to play Misty or something and they throw in a 5 string rake to the first note and I just want to smack them!

MIke

Kurt Kowalski · Post by **Kurt Kowalski** » 13 Dec 2010 12:57 pm

OUTSTANDING!!!

nuff said -kgk

AJ Azure · Post by **AJ Azure** » 13 Dec 2010 1:32 pm

Mike Ihde wrote:Martin,

You may be right, but I hear so many guitarists at Berklee trying to play Misty or something and they throw in a 5 string rake to the first note and I just want to smack them!

MIke

Mike you,know there's plenty more reasons to smack guitar students at Berklee

Spoken as a survivor :0)

Rickey Mitchell · Post by **Rickey Mitchell** » 13 Dec 2010 4:52 pm

Very Nice Martin, You make gorgeous straps by the way. I got your email . I'll be getting back to you with my info.
Thanks Rickey

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Dec 2010 5:37 pm

Lovely playing, Martin. This song is very dear to me, and you have played it beautifully. Gut gemacht!

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