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Post by 5slide on Feb 17, 2016 16:22:50 GMT
Hi all,
I've finally had chance to record my (new to me) MM Blues guitar. It is the first prototype with the serial number (001) - you may have seen a couple of previous threads about it. I did a bit of a mix of blues playing, some single line stuff and fingerpicking, all with a slide to try and demonstrate how good it sounds. No EQ or effects have been added. It was a bit of a quick one take thing so not my best playing!
I'm a bit annoyed as I seem to have lost my zoom recorder so I had to do it on my iPhone! I almost didn't put it up as the quality isn't great, it would have been so much better on my zoom! Anyway, here it is. Hope you like it....
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Post by obrienp on Feb 17, 2016 17:29:29 GMT
Nice!
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Post by 5slide on Feb 17, 2016 17:41:42 GMT
Thanks, will hopefully find my zoom so I can put something of better quality up soon! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 17:56:17 GMT
Super. Is it going through an amp? If not, what sort of room you doing it in?
TT
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Post by 5slide on Feb 17, 2016 18:02:56 GMT
Super. Is it going through an amp? If not, what sort of room you doing it in? TT Thanks deuce, no I'm just playing acoustically, though I do plan on putting a pickup on at some point - there's a jack on one of the f holes as the previous owner had a flatbucker on it for a while. I was just playing in my living room with my iPhone balanced on the arm of the chair I'm sitting in. Not very sophisticated - though I think some of the sound was bouncing off the back of the chair! Although I haven't changed the EQ, the recording has gone through GB where I added a bit of compression. I also forgot to mention (I was actually saving it for a different thread), I had the cone changed to a National NRP hotrod. Not that there was anything wrong with the Continental cone that was in it - it sounded great, but with the hotrod cone it sounds brighter and has definitely increased the sustain. |
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Post by pete1951 on Feb 17, 2016 18:16:35 GMT
The top string is really wonderful, what gauge is it? As a light string user I can never get that 'solid'.
PT
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Post by izzydunne on Feb 17, 2016 18:37:34 GMT
Thanks for the video, and I always enjoy your playing.
I noticed that you have a video on youtube with you playing a Gretsch Honey Dipper, and the song is "Dark is the night."
Since you have both guitars, do you mind if I ask which sounds better to you? I know which sounds better to me, but since you own both I thought I would ask.
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Post by 5slide on Feb 17, 2016 19:01:43 GMT
The top string is really wonderful, what gauge is it? As a light string user I can never get that 'solid'. PT Thanks Pete, I have a 15 on the top string, I'm using the Newtone MM strings, I think they're 15-56, really liking them so far. I did have a 13 on it when I first got it and the 15 definitely thickens up the tone. |
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Post by 5slide on Feb 17, 2016 19:14:28 GMT
Thanks for the video, and I always enjoy your playing. I noticed that you have a video on youtube with you playing a Gretsch Honey Dipper, and the song is "Dark is the night." Since you have both guitars, do you mind if I ask which sounds better to you? I know which sounds better to me, but since you own both I thought I would ask. Thanks izzy  I actually sold the Gretsch some time ago so unfortunately I'm not able to do a direct comparison, and I only have my memory to go on - which isn't great! Pretty sure I prefer the sound of the MM Blues, it seems to have a fuller tone, especially now it has the hotrod cone in it. I've always regretted selling the honeydipper though, it was a lovely guitar. Those Gretsch resonators are really nice IMO. I remember the V neck was super comfortable and I did like the sound, I just sold it to fund another guitar purchase as I wasn't playing it much at the time - always a bad idea and I had a feeling I would regret it! I prefer the more classic look of the MM Blues, how it is closer to a National with the body shape and the slotted headstock. The perloid headstock on the Gretsch always bugged me a bit - I know that's superficial! I did try out a wooden body Gretsch (the alligator I think) in a guitar shop recently (just out of interest) and whilst it sounded nice, it felt and looked quite a bit cheaper than my honeydipper for some reason, Maybe I'll buy another honeydipper one day. I can't see me selling the MM Blues, though. Really enjoying it. |
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Post by izzydunne on Feb 17, 2016 19:44:22 GMT
Thanks for the reply 5slide, and the comparison (from memory).
All of us probably have a story about selling a guitar and later regretting the sale. I certainly have one of those as well.
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Post by 5slide on Feb 17, 2016 20:37:15 GMT
Thanks for the reply 5slide, and the comparison (from memory). All of us probably have a story about selling a guitar and later regretting the sale. I certainly have one of those as well. No problem. Yep, I can think of a few unfortunately! |
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Post by lonelyjelly on Feb 20, 2016 18:57:42 GMT
Both this video and the Honey Dipper one sound beautiful. Good stuff mate :-)
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Post by 5slide on Feb 20, 2016 22:14:21 GMT
Both this video and the Honey Dipper one sound beautiful. Good stuff mate :-) Thanks going through a bit of a recording phase at the moment so hope to get some more stuff up soon. |
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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Feb 25, 2016 22:55:56 GMT
HI
this sounds great ......a real gem you have there . bravo !
al
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Post by 5slide on Feb 26, 2016 21:06:00 GMT
HI this sounds great ......a real gem you have there . bravo ! al Thanks al, still made up with the tone and playability of this guitar |
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