Guth Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Okay, so maybe some people would refer to this as fingerstyle, but I've always just called it fingerpicking. I love seeing the photos of all the Gibsons out there — however, we don't get nearly as much exposure to how they sound. Anyway, this is something that I've been working up for a while now and I've finally got it to a point where I felt like I wanted to capture it. I like that fact that more folks are sharing their playing here on the forum and I'd like to see this trend continue, so I'll pitch in another one of my contributions towards the cause. This is me fingerpickin' on my J-45, warts & all: Corn On The Cob Details... Tuning: Open D. (Sometimes a lower tuning like this can get a bit mushy sounding on a shorter-scale guitar with a bigger box, but I think in this case things work out okay.) Strings: D'Addario Phosphor Bronze EJ17 Mediums (probably helps with the above) Recording Device: Sony Digital Flash Recorder (PCM-D50) using the built-in microphones, converted to MP3 on my Mac Guitar: 2008 J-45 TV All the best, Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack6849 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Very cool, and the guitar sounds great. Jack6849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Good job, Guth. Hard to tell on the laptop how much your J45TV sounds like mine, but your playing is a lot better! Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 You and the guitar sound great! Thanks for sharing this with us. Oh, and by commonly accepted definition, if you play in an open tuning and don't use a slide, you're playing fingerstyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Man...that sounds great!!! Great sound, and great style of playing.....I've been listening to it as I work..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Sounds Good!! I've always figured if you play it in a bar, and no one tosses a bottle, it's 'fingerpickin'. AS for sharing recordings- I can't even get a picture up here anymore- maybe it's my browser, but photobucket is impossible. Recordings? No Idea. (I suppose you'd first have to purchase one of them fancy recording devices?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eds111 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 That's the Gibson tone we all love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 You and the guitar sound great! Thanks for sharing this with us. Oh' date=' and by commonly accepted definition, if you play in an open tuning and don't use a slide, you're playing fingerstyle. If you are drinking a beer and have your dog sitting at your feet....you are fingerpickin' If you are drinking fine wine and your guitar cost more than the fingerpickers' car.... You play fingerstyle :- PS. If Jeff Foxworthy played guitar ....he could make a career out this material.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 I suppose I should have noted my apologies to David Byrne for the play on his lyrics: "this ain't no disco". Honestly, when I learned to play the way I do, I had never heard of fingerstyle, only fingerpicking. I suppose it's six of one, half a dozen of the other as they say. All the best, Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Nice result, whatever you call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterGibs Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Very cool' date=' and the guitar sounds great. Jack6849[/quote'] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dove Histronic Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Diggable --- cool tone and tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 If you are drinking a beer and have your dog sitting at your feet....you are fingerpickin' If you are drinking fine wine and your guitar cost more than the fingerpickers' car.... You play fingerstyle :- PS. If Jeff Foxworthy played guitar ....he could make a career out this material.... Node.....LOL.....I think Quiche eaters are also finger stylists.......lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks all for the kind words. Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 If you are drinking a beer and have your dog sitting at your feet....you are fingerpickin' If you are drinking fine wine and your guitar cost more than the fingerpickers' car.... You play fingerstyle :- ... Great! I drive an '84 Mazda so I'm in! If I can exchange the dog for a cat in the first statement' date=' I'm in twice Guth, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed that. I'm listening to it for the second go-round now and will probably play it again after that. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Guth-Really nice pickin'. Enjoyed it! Great stuff! QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaibhistin Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Guth, that's great finger pickin' in my books. I'd love to be able to play that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Bill that sounds great, both the guitar and your fingerpickin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 That sounded great! I hope this isn't a stupid question, but is that your song? A ask, because I googled for a TAB of "Corn on the Cob" and couldn't find anything except recipes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Yes, this is something that I came up with. Buried in the middle of the tune is a lick derived from something I heard Roy Bookbinder play (who knows where he got it from). I don't have any tab for it however. All the best, Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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