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George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 15 Sep 2015 2:02 pm

Absolutely great ! Right on .... and that's no bull !

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 15 Sep 2015 9:09 pm

Thanks, all!

Larry, I remember the 1964 Plymouth Valiant.. with the pushbutton shift on the dashboard!
I think I had whipped cream album too. I thought the cover was a little strange when I was young, but by the time I was a teenager I was amazed at how interesting it had become!

Michael Snellin · Post by **Michael Snellin** » 16 Sep 2015 5:56 am

Doug, i know it has been said before but your playing is FANTASTIC, keep up the brilliant work and playing !!

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 16 Sep 2015 6:27 am

that was very cool! like the low melody on the bridge!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 16 Sep 2015 7:39 am

Thanks for listening, Bill and Michael. I'm glad you like it!

Hal Braun · Post by **Hal Braun** » 16 Sep 2015 1:06 pm

I really enjoyed the surf tone you were going for. Nailed it. Going to have to try a pick now.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 16 Sep 2015 7:58 pm

Thanks, Hal. Surf lives!

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 27 Sep 2015 5:36 pm

Nice flatpickin' Doug!

Andrea Tazzini · Post by **Andrea Tazzini** » 29 Sep 2015 1:18 am

hello Doug!
you people in the forum are always a mine for me! I didn't know Herb Alpert before,
fantastic tune! and your rendition has a very pure tone
Andrea

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 29 Sep 2015 8:06 am

Thanks Steve and Andrea, I had a lot of fun with this one. I like playing with a flatpick occasionally. The flatpick adds a certain "snap and pop" that's missing with fingerpicks. Works well for some songs.

Scott Thomas · Post by **Scott Thomas** » 14 Oct 2015 6:04 pm

I missed this the first time around, and sort of came across it by accident. So glad I did! I'm enamored of your tone and playing on this. Great job. I'm always looking for a good example of Supro tone (not too distorted). Wow---that's a big sound. Thanks for posting your signal/effects chain and recording particulars on the 'tube. I think I want a string though Supro!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 15 Oct 2015 8:45 am

Very nice!
Excellent sustain on that little guitar.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 15 Oct 2015 11:25 am

Thanks guys, yes, this little student model really growls! It's just a plank of wood with a crappy finish, short scale, one control (volume), no tone control, chipboard case. These sold for about $30 in department stores in the 1950s. That would probably be about $250 in today's money.

I think the Valco string-through pickup has a lot to do with the sound. A couple of things: I installed Rick Aiello's magnets in this guitar. They tend to bring out more mids and fatten up the sound a bit. The guitar did sound good and strong before I changed the magnets, but Rick's magnets broaden the tone somewhat. This guitar originally had a single magnet and a "dummy magnet" (a wood piece painted grey). Valco went to the single magnet in the late 50's, evidently to keep costs down, and the guitar sounded fine with a single magnet. Also, I'm using a Boss delay and quite a bit of reverb. Thanks again.

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