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Post by fonsolo on Mar 24, 2021 20:25:33 GMT
Hi there,
Here's a little video I did playing In the Heartland by Mark Knopfler, played on the Lighting (strung with Michael Messer signature Newtones). It's recorded straight into the iPhone's mic, so the sound is far from great (should have been less lazy and use the SM57... oh well). Hope you like it!
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Post by pete1951 on Mar 25, 2021 8:00:46 GMT
You may have compromised with the mic ( I also compromised by listening on an iPad) but the sound is lovely. Are you in fact miming to a National you recorded earlier? The tone is spot on .
Pete
Even after 50years playing I can’t get my thumb to behave as well as yours!
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Post by fonsolo on Mar 25, 2021 8:45:29 GMT
No miming, I promise! Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated.
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 25, 2021 8:50:13 GMT
Lovely!
It sounds perfect on that guitar, but what you are playing would sound beautiful on any instrument.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by fonsolo on Mar 25, 2021 8:57:41 GMT
Thank you so much, Michael!
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Post by Stevie on Mar 25, 2021 8:58:28 GMT
Lovely. And I'm like Pete- I never have nailed that walking thumb bass technique , also after 50 years!
Nice to see what can be achieved without thumb and fingers scaffolding too.
e&oe ...
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Post by lonelyjelly on Mar 25, 2021 12:43:15 GMT
Is that in Spanish tuning?
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Post by fonsolo on Mar 25, 2021 13:06:23 GMT
It is. Open G with a capo on the second fret, so Open A. The tune however is in the key of E.
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Post by lonelyjelly on Mar 25, 2021 13:54:07 GMT
Thanks. I notice the root was a bit different 🤔
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 25, 2021 14:10:24 GMT
Mark plays a few tunes in this way, as did Lowell George. It is a very nice way of approaching open tunings.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by lonelyjelly on Mar 25, 2021 14:43:30 GMT
Yeah definitely. Here he's playing what would normally be the V chord in open Spanish tuning as the I chord or "home chord". I've been mucking around using the normal shape IV chord in vestapol tuning as the root and it forces you to think outside the box a bit. It's good fun :-)
Nice playing again. I'll try and work that one out - it's very pretty.
Best
Lew
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Post by garrymsmith on Apr 11, 2021 10:04:27 GMT
Mark plays a few tunes in this way, as did Lowell George. It is a very nice way of approaching open tunings. Shine On Michael Ry Cooder does that a lot too. |
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Post by robbie on Apr 11, 2021 10:38:30 GMT
hiya fonsolo
really did enjoy that..thanks
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