Rambler Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 A loss to the world of acoustic gutiar and good music generally speaking. John Renbourn crosses the bar. Hear John plays Booker . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 May he and mighty Pentangle rest in Peace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JACxzkQypi4 A J-50 man in his early days he was - almost sure the grand player would allow me to point out the adjustable wooden saddle behind this well set mellow purist solo. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Pentangle before Pentangle - Folksangere 1967: Em , you'll love this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 One of the greats of all time.... IMO bridging many spaces in peoples' perception of rich and interesting music... One of the first guitarists to explore the capabilities of steel strung acoustics Playing classical, folk, blues and beyond with taste and virtuosity V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djw171 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 A loss indeed. First Bert, now John. Grew up with their music in my ears. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 "A J-50 man in his early days he was." Good catch ,EM7. Wasnt able to find a J50 clip. But he sounded teriffic on most anything: the ES-335 he used with Pentangle, his Guild D55, his Franklin and Brown OMs, even his old English artcop. I caught him with Robin Wiliams back in the mid-90s, thanks to a friend who drug me out to see them. Marvelous, and one of my first exposures after a long lapse to a dedicated acosutic player. He had the Franklin OM by then (you can hear that set on their Wheel of Fortine set. Here's another Fav: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 He was an incredible talent. One of the best guitarists ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystrings Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I am grateful he left us so much recorded work. He was one of my favorite, highly influential British players. He and Davy Graham both created in my mind a sense of how a J-50 should sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Apologies if I am pushing in. I too grew up with that sound in my ears. John Renbourn was important to me and I always considered him one of the absolute top guys. Before I saw this I wrote a tribute in another thread on the Forum - http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/120816-john-renbourn-founder-of-pentangle-has-passed-away/ They really do not make them like that these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Apologies if I am pushing in. Not at all. and this from your post is right on the mark: "This stuff - complex rearrangements of centuries-old music - had not been done this way before on acoustic guitars" His range was amazing--classic American blues, Celtic airs, medieval (as noted), hymns, jazz, R&B (sweet potato), originals. Unclassifiable. Unless you have a class for "good music." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Em , you'll love this Yea it makes the fool I am dream - Check Renbourn from the eleventh minute - in this phase with ceramic saddle. A good example of how that feature sounds good, and though slightly otherly coloured, still very gibsonesq The charming lads in the opening could need a hookah, , , hehah he, , if I'm not too far off such device soon passed their way. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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