When Horses Run

[Buc McMaster]

A rather vaguely worded original tune about......well.......pick your own poison on this one. Hurl vegetables, make cat calls......I'm pretty much bulletproof. Lyrics are on the YouTube page if you're interested..........

 

Changed the strings to the Gibson Masterbuilt 80/20 lights that came with it. The guitar was sounding a bit dark and the Sunbeams don't seem to intonate well on this particular instrument.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biKb9194EyE

[jdd707]

Thanks for the Sunday AM treat. I've always thought that songwriting is the most difficult thing done by pickers and such. Good on ya for posting your own work. String change certainly made a difference. I liked the darker sound but the new strings still had some jingle and will probably mellow soon. Thanks for posting and so glad to be able to listen to you and HB again.

[EuroAussie]

Smooth as silk Buc, just lovelly. Would be a great camp fire song on a hot Texan evening. Youre qutie the crooner, arent you

 

As much as I dislike thick picks i totally undrestand why you prefer them, as that individual note picking really shines when you hit those base notes and even the higher ones, its suits your particular style of playing real.

 

Well done cowboy.

[MorrisrownSal]

very very pretty. great voice again. The guitar tone is great. Good string change. Recording... id like to hear the guitar a tiny bit louder in the mix... mic placement?

[duluthdan]

Simple and good. I like it. [thumbup]

[Tman]

Loved the major-minor changes. Really nice job

[Cougar]

Great original! Very well done!

[Joe M]

Simply great, as usual, Buc.

 

If you're searching for the "right" strings, I'd suggest Elixir HD Light 80/20's for your Bird. When I read your post about a heavier B and high E string on the set of Sunbeams, which you didn't like, I thought of the Elixirs. I've always used Elixir 80/20's on my HB Vintage and really liked the sound. Tried the Masterbuilts that came with the guitar, on the last string change, and went right back to the Elixirs, the Gibson strings were no where near as deep and rich sounding. Since you seem to like the bigger high E and B strings, the Elixir HD's might be perfect for you.

[Lars68]

Excellent!! However, I think it would be even greater with just a tad more guitar in the mix.

 

Lars

[Buc McMaster]

Thanks for watching, folks!

 

To this point I think I like the 80/20s better than PB on this guitar, which has not been the case in the past. Might try the Elixir set, Joe. Never cared much for coated strings but I might learn something new........ Not sure why the mix is as as it is. Just have the stereo mic on the desktop in front of me as always. Maybe I'm just a loudmouth today! Mark, I have to ask: why would we be sitting around a campfire on a hot Texas evening?!?! Lordy it's hot enough down here as it is!

 

Thanks for the comments........I appreciate you people!

[blindboygrunt]

like that buc.

Especially like the little run you've mustered up

 

Voice as usual is annoyingly perfect .

 

And Aussies right , you have a very 'neat' way of using the pick.

 

Always a real pleasure to see you posting a song , your own or a cover

[blindboygrunt]

And I really like that shirt

[Murph]

That was really, really good.

 

You have a very good thing going on.

 

I prefer 80/20's as well and I use the Elixir 12's. I like the tone, and the longevity.

[blindboygrunt]

Yip. , forgot about that , elixir 80/20's suit my j45 just fine ...: but not straight away . Usually about 2 or 3 days they break in

 

 

Although , I don't use a pick the same way you do ..

[MorrisrownSal]

Buc... I think it was my computer speakers at home. This sounds much more even through my speakers at my work computer (Bose).

[kidblast]

great orig Buc,

 

 

your voice is everything that I work for my voice to be. Strong and clean. NICE!

[Buc McMaster]

You are all quite kind........thank you! The shirt is one of the wife's favorites; she'll be happy to hear it's appreciated elsewhere! I've never been successful with fingerpicking so the pick and the use thereof is the foundation of my playing style.......which is why which pick I use is so important to me, nearly to the point of OCD......but not quite. And thank you Kid! I do strive for "clean and strong" with my voice and sometimes it actually works out!

 

Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou! I am once more honored to be amongst you people!

[blindboygrunt]

What a great relationship you two have where you wear each other's shirts , that's nice to hear

 

Privilege is all ours buc

Keep them coming

[Joe M]

 

Privilege is all ours buc

Keep them coming

 

Couldn't have said it better, grunt. It's great to have you back, Buc.....

[kidblast]

I do strive for "clean and strong" with my voice and sometimes it actually works out!

 

 

In all the clips you've shared with us, that's been a constant success imho.

[philfish]

Very nice Buc,if I could ask a question about one line in the song.

" When the tide has turned to shore "

Is this an expression you have heard, describing a rising tide.

I enjoy sayings that are not usually heard by me.

IN other words saying it in a different way

[Buc McMaster]

" When the tide has turned to shore "

Is this an expression you have heard, describing a rising tide.

 

Well thanks for asking, Phil. No, I've not heard that phrase used to describe a rising tide (though someone may have uttered it somewhere). And therein is the challenge I find in songwriting: find new and different ways to say things..........some combination of words that is more than just conversational; describing ordinary people, places or things with a unique mix of words that still paint an accurate picture of the idea that is easily understood. For my money this makes for better songwriting. In my process, every single word is labored over, every line re-written until, in my mind, what I'm trying to convey cannot be improved upon. As important is the economy of words: use as few words as possible at all times, keeping in mind that the meter must remain correct, which can sometimes be accommodated within the melody. And the rhyming scheme must always be considered as well...........

 

It's bringing all these things together that makes for good songwriting. I don't always hit that mark with my efforts.........but sometimes I feel I do. Thank you for hearing that line as it was intended!