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A Whiter Shade of Pale
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 7:53 am
by Martin Gross
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
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 8:05 am
by Tom Pettingill
Very nice Martin, thats one of my favorite tunes and I love your version, thanks for the post!
New perspective.
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 8:32 am
by Michael Robertson
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
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 9:02 am
by Damon Wack
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!
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 1:35 pm
by Ted Smith
Really - really nice rendition. Wish I could mellow enough to get that smooth a tone.
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 1:37 pm
by Chuck S. Lettes
That's beautiful, Martin. Well done!
Chuck
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 6:29 pm
by Paul Arntson
Nice tune. Very nicely done. It goes well on the dobro. Wish I could sound anywhere near that.
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:01 pm
by Matt Elsen
Most excellent! Very pretty. Thank you for posting this.
ME
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:59 pm
by Mike Ihde
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
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 8:26 am
by Richard Sevigny
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.
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 8:57 am
by Chuck Wilson
Beautiful Touch!!
Not overplayed just right in the pocket...
Very Nice and Heartfelt!!
Chuck W
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 9:45 am
by Mike Ihde
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
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:57 pm
by Kurt Kowalski
OUTSTANDING!!!
nuff said -kgk
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 1:32 pm
by AJ Azure
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)
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 4:52 pm
by Rickey Mitchell
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
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 5:37 pm
by Jim Cohen
Lovely playing, Martin. This song is very dear to me, and you have played it beautifully. Gut gemacht!