... or should that be plectra I'm no good at that kind of English... to boldly go and all that. (If you are not a guitarist here is a health warning about this post, it may lead to you attempting to chew off a limb to retain conscious or keep your sanity...) My history of plectrum use is... Bloody huge triangular Gibson ones, heavy, I used to wear them out so they ended up pretty much circular in a matter of days/weeks. Odd at that time I had a Strat copy and used Gibson Strings and Gibson picks - I even went for Gibson strings with a wound third at one point after reading heavier strings gave a better tone... yes but you can't play the damn thing and could never get the intonation sorted out after an older mentor showed me what that nonsense was all about. For a long time there after I used Fender medium the hard once, often in tortoiseshell as I thought that classy for some bizarre reason. "Hello darling look at my tortoiseshell picks." I never had many girlfriends
Open "D"? Very full sound! Thanks for posting! found your page on FB, too!
ReplyDeleteNo it is in standard tuning - originally written on a 12 string tuned down a half step but my on going battle of the bulge and just logistics of a short set etc. meant I binned using the 12 string for this set - in the end this was the only 12 string song I did. I plan to get into the "studio" - i.e. the little room with my stuff in it and record it soon - that'll be 12 string
DeleteSheet music on the stage ? Was that just a "prop" ? lol.
ReplyDeleteNo not a prop - I have to admit my memory isn't what it used to be... sorry what are we talking about again? Oh yes... so I do have it there, largely only as a reminder... however watch many top bands and they have screens with a live feed of lyrics hidden in the monitors... I'm more "old school" with a £10 foldup stand!
DeleteGood stuff Furtheron, I enjoyed watching and listening :-)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your guitar playing, but my bloody sound kept on cutting of and so I watched you for 2 minutes miming. I'll try again later, my broadband is lpaying up a bit, probably due to my son using 80% of my broadband allowance in 3 days.
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