Lars68
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The J-185 is the one model of the classic Gibson designs I have never tried. A very nice looking guitar. Please post a little recording when you find the time and the setup is done. By the way, this is maple b/s right?
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Kind of a strange uke, or? 😀
Does this mean congratulations are in order?
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Ah, this is so sweet and relaxed. Sounding great, Sal!
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David, I really like this. Can you post the lyrics? I always find it easier to ”get” a song if I can read along.
As far as writing and playing styles, having a personal style is a strength, as long as the listener is not put off by repetitiveness among songs. For your songs, David, the story is what draws me in, and I haven't really given much thought to similarities in playing style. I can appreciate both a poetic style, as well as storytelling one. However, any song with lyrics that are lost on me has a massive disadvantage in my book. What is the point of writing lyrics if no one can understand what you are trying to say? That doesn't mean everything has to be spelled out, but I need to be in the right ballpark, playing the appropriate sport at least as a listener.
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My guess is that what affects tone the most between these two variants is the amount of vibration created in the lower bout. The more flexible this area is, the better would be my guess. Wouldn't a belly-up bridge create more free area in the lower bout for vibrations, given the pin holes are in the same spot for both variants?
Also, a Gibson with a straight bridge and one with a belly-up bridge sound very much the same. So any difference in bridge construction is probably small enough to drown among any other natural variants among guitars made out of wood.
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Happy New Year to all of you!
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7 hours ago, E-minor7 said:
Mattias Krantz, aha, , , I would have thought it was German. .
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The Gatling Gun of guitars 😀
The guy looks like a Swede, sounds like a Swede, and has a Swedish name. If indeed a fellow country man, I can assure you we don't all have crazy ideas like that. I like his determination, though!
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The more I hear this song and think about it, the more it bothers me that the original demo wasn't just cleaned up using modern technology and released unaltered, as a JOHN LENNON song. This whole “new” and “last” Beatles thing just doesn't feel right to me.
With that said, I do like the new recording, if I see it in isolation only as a new piece of music.
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On 11/1/2023 at 11:24 AM, EuroAussie said:
Sounds like a bit like Ship Song or Weeping Song, take a listen Lars. The song from a few years back, technically its done, I play it out live and it gets feedback positive, it does sound good. But .. Ive still not fully recorded it with all the parts, no idea why. I had so many people push me to lay it out done so its part of my history but I still have not done it. Might be a winter challenge !
Of course a song does not have to be recorded. If you play it out in the world that is great and all that matters. For me, since I don't feel I have the skills to play my songs live, it's like a songs doesn't exist unless I record it to the best of my ability. Hence, I spend a lot of time polishing and changing my recordings as a learn new skills.
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Good music is good music, no matter how it was created. In this case, I'm tankfull for modern technology and think it has been used beautifully. Great song and production.
Lars
By the way, I have no idea on the mystery Gibbby.
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4 hours ago, EuroAussie said:
Lars, have you been listening to Nick Cave tuens recently ?? Sounds the prince of darkness all over yoru song, love the organ !
EA, long time no see! Hope your are doing well. I keep working on my songs, singing, etc. Progress is slow but at least steady, with vocal hiccups taking place from time to time 😂 I still enjoy the journey as much as ever. What about your musical journey of late? I remember you posting an original song as a work in progress a few years back. Did you finish it?
As for my song and Nick Cave, no I have actually listened very little to him over the years. So any resemblance is more of a coincidence. With that said, I have always been aware of him and thought of his music as very likely fitting my tastes, but never really given it enough listening.
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The 45 wins this battle for me, but to be fair, I think the Martin keeps up very well, even though it's more at home finger picked.
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Simply wonderful!
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By the way, I watched the fairly recent movie “Blaze” a few months ago. He was quite a character and had a rough life.
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There is an interesting discussion in the video below about the very topic of this thread starting at the 36:30 minute mark and reappearing several times in the video from that point on.
By the way, Johnny Marr, who might not be as known in the U.S. as in Europe, is all about melody and serving the song. I love his approach and his unique and inspirational style and he is my favorite guitar player. If you care to hear his style, check out the second clip.
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I come to the guitar hobby from all angles. I love music as a listener, especially when played on guitar. I love guitars as material objects and as pieces of art. I love them as songwriting tools.
I wish I was a good enough musician to be able to make a guitar do what I want it to do. I'm not, so instead my approach is to search the fretboard for something that I think sounds good and could be part of a new song. Most of my small riffs and licks have come when I sit watching TV with a guitar in my lap just trying new things, aimlessly looking for something new.
So for me the guitar is a safe with a great treasure inside, to which only a tiny part of the lock number combination is known.
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5 hours ago, Cougar said:
I think there's a short story there, too.
If you are referring to the lyrics, they are from personal experience. There is a lot between the lines not spelled out, in the hope a listener can fill in the blanks based on their personal experiences. At least that's what I was aiming for…
MP, that is really cool that you have songs of your own from forty years ago. You have a true soundtrack of your life in your music. I hope you document them for your loved ones.
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I've kept going through all my original songs since I first started this thread back in August. I've added new elements and revised old ones, as well as changing things as far as mixing. I can't quite remember all things I've reworked, but I've learned a lot. Here is one song I feel benefited a little more than some of the other ones. I hope you like it…
BLACK VELVET BLANKET
A long black velvet blanket
was hanging over meA long black velvet blanket
as far as I could seeIt kept me from harm and tears
but alone with my doubts and fearsCan you see me now, can you see me?
Can you see me now, can you see me?
Can you see me now?
Can you see me now?A long black velvet blanket
My comfort and my curseA long black velvet blanket
Never better but forever worseWith courage stabbed and pierced
So far from your arms for yearsCan you hear me now, can you hear me?
Can you hear me now, can you hear me?
Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me now?My long black velvet blanket
You tore it asunderMy long black velvet blanket
You brought me out from down underAnd your love is my saving grace
My beacon for cloudless daysAnd you see me now, and you hear me
And you see me now, and you hear me
And you see me now
And you hear me now -
On 10/8/2023 at 3:37 AM, E-minor7 said:
Admit finding the D-28 a bit too conventional - actually slightly boring. The HD-28 and HD-28V however, are stunning guitars that could go to the end of this world.
But yes, mahogany has something very seducing to it. What interests me is that rose offers that broader perhaps also deeper power, , , and still quite often (not only in this tempel) falls behind the gentler or more rounded hog. .
I agree with this. My first higher end guitar was a D-28 Standard non-scalloped. I never bonded with it and just could not understand what the fuzz was all about, unitil I tried the scalloped HD-28V version. I love to play palm-muted, rumbling, Neil Young style, minor chords on my scalloped D-28. This is a sound I can't find in Gibsons. The Martin, on the other hand, can't do that dry as a dessert thump of a J-45.
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Unfortunately, I have no experience with maple guitars, but out of the other two choices, I prefer rosewood on a Martin and mahogany on a Gibson. A sucker for tradition, I guess.
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Sorry for being late to the party. That was wonderful!
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Baked top?
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I'm a fan of everything except the price. My 1942 J-45 cost less (purchase price + minor repairs + shipping/customs/sales tax).
However, I still think they will sell.
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On 8/28/2023 at 6:49 PM, MissouriPicker said:
I love this, Lars! I recall it from the past and I really like how you’ve changed. The intro grabbed my attention. I like somber and warm sounds. Then the vocals really pulled us along. Very, very nice.
Thank you, MP! This exercise of revisiting older songs definitely teaches me that songs are never finished and that time tends to reveal previous shortcomings.
Lars
“Fields of Stubble Straw”
in Gibson Acoustic
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I agree with Murph. Using names make the story more personal, and I think this holds true whether a story is fictional or not.
Another example to add to the ones in Murph's list is Joe Roberts in Springsteen's Highway Patrolman. Lots of made up names in songs…
Lars