[Fran Guidry]

I've been working on a tune for several years, hoping to capture the flavor of Kailua Beach in a slack key instrumental. I call the tune "Naupaka Kahakai" for the plant that grows along the shore, separating the public beach from the private homes.

I used my Epiphone EF-500RCCE which currently sports a Baggs Element pickup. I fed the pickup through a Zoom A2 processor then into a Zoom Q3HD camera line in port.



Fran

[RaysEpiphone]

Fran Guidry, on 10 April 2012 - 02:45 PM, said:

I've been working on a tune for several years, hoping to capture the flavor of Kailua Beach in a slack key instrumental. I call the tune "Naupaka Kahakai" for the plant that grows along the shore, separating the public beach from the private homes.

I used my Epiphone EF-500RCCE which currently sports a Baggs Element pickup. I fed the pickup through a Zoom A2 processor then into a Zoom Q3HD camera line in port.



Fran

Nice finger picking!

[Red 333]

Fran,

Between the composition, playing, and videography, I was completely transported. THANKS for the three minute and nineteen second vacation!

Red 333

[Gordy01]

Loved it. Really captures a mellow mood.

[Jon S.]

Red 333, on 11 April 2012 - 03:09 PM, said:

Fran,

Between the composition, playing, and videography, I was completely transported. THANKS for the three minute and nineteen second vacation!

Red 333

+1. If that doesn't relax you or put you in a better mood, nothing will!!!

[pfox14]

Very nice and tropical sounding.

[MickeyNJ2]

That was awesome Fran...And although you're a very handsome man I have one thing to say...Coconut clade'd Hula Girls

[Fran Guidry]

MickeyNJ2, on 12 April 2012 - 07:39 PM, said:

That was awesome Fran...And although you're a very handsome man I have one thing to say...Coconut clade'd Hula Girls

Mickey, my wife dances hula and the coconut bra thing is passe', but you should have seen the young ladies showing off for each other's cameras down there today. I could barely keep my mind on my playing.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

pfox14, on 12 April 2012 - 12:59 PM, said:

Very nice and tropical sounding.

The name of the style is Hawaiian slack key, so I'm glad a tropical feel came through. Thanks for listening.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Gordy01, on 11 April 2012 - 10:18 PM, said:

Loved it. Really captures a mellow mood.

Thanks so much. It's one of the few styles where having the audience go to sleep is a compliment <grin>.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Red 333, on 11 April 2012 - 03:09 PM, said:

Fran,

Between the composition, playing, and videography, I was completely transported. THANKS for the three minute and nineteen second vacation!

Red 333

If you've never made it to the islands, I hope you'll add it to your list. And when you get to O`ahu head over the mountain and leave Honolulu behind. There's a lifetime of beauty on the windward side.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

RaysEpiphone, on 10 April 2012 - 11:29 PM, said:

Nice finger picking!

Thanks, Ray.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Jon S., on 12 April 2012 - 01:13 AM, said:

+1. If that doesn't relax you or put you in a better mood, nothing will!!!

Jon, thanks for the thumb. I'm always saying they ought to make slack key the official music of airport security lines.

Fran

[wootpow]

Loved the sound It was so relaxing and very well played. Congrats!

[Morkolo]

Great playing my hats off to you because I know all too well the work that goes into it to be able to play a one thousandth of your ability. I'll have to try out one of those EF500s next time my dealer gets one in.

[Fran Guidry]

wootpow, on 14 April 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

Loved the sound It was so relaxing and very well played. Congrats!

Thanks, very glad you enjoyed it.

Fran

[Fran Guidry]

Morkolo, on 14 April 2012 - 05:09 PM, said:

Great playing my hats off to you because I know all too well the work that goes into it to be able to play a one thousandth of your ability. I'll have to try out one of those EF500s next time my dealer gets one in.

I'm really lucky to have found a style that I play without feeling like I'm working at all <grin>. I used to work at playing guitar but now I just play at it.

Fran