Buc McMaster Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Perhaps some of you know of Monty Montgomery........for those that don't, fasten your seatbelt...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7suZpJ-rMA This kind of stuff could certainly be pulled off on an electric guitar, but Mr Montgomery chooses to rage on an old 80s Alvarez cutaway dreadnaught. Might not be to taste for many, but his wizardry is undeniable. Simply amazing chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 yes I know the man. he's a beast. he must tell his setup guys when they ask; how so... do you want these setup? "For survival..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185cat Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Okay, I surrender. All my guitars will go up for sale and I will find something else to do. Wow! At first I thought he was hybrid picking with flat pick and fingers. But as the video went on it looked more like just thumb and fingers?? Must have some light gage strings on that thing. I actually would like to hear that played on an ES335 or Stat. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Won’t be buying any of his albums But yeah. The boy can play can’t he ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Props for his acoustic chops... phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatgumbino Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanks for sharing, Buc. Big MM fan here. His 1998 album "1st & Repair" still gets regular play around here. This is an old Austin City Limits video (not great quality), but this performance of "When Will I" is spectacular IMO. Still one of my favorites. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glBwJWdSqCY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Mac Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Yep... this cat is rippin'! I first heard of him when one of my students brought in "When Will I". I suspect that those are very light acoustic strings; at least it sounds that way. Thanks for the post Buc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Monty sez he strings both his Alvarez DY62C guitars with D'Addarrio EXP 12-53 lights. Hands of steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holiday Hoser Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I always liked his version of Hall and Oats "Sara Smiles" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 As a note to his tone, in the live performances he uses a good dollop of compression. You can hear the "pop" particularly in the single note stuff. I love compression playing live but not to the "pop" degree......just a bit as a smoother to the overall sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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