Rambler Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Paul Geremia has a new CD out, a live set called Love My Stuff. Lots of vintage J35 goodness and old school 12-string. Songs by Blind Lemon, Willie McTell, Leadbelly and the man himself. Paul doesnt do a lot of releases, so get'em while they're hot. Here's a link to Paul'spage@Red House http://www.redhouserecords.com/Geremia.html . There's also some YT clips of him playing@the RH store room. Here's one Set List 01 - See See Rider 02 - Shuckin' Sugar Blues 03 - Mama Don't Allow No Lowdown Hangin' Around 04 - Love My Stuff 05 - Lovin' Sam (The Sheik of Alabam) 06 - Death Don't Have No Mercy 07 - Intro-Silver City Bound 08 - Silver City Bound 09 - Cocaine Princess 10 - Special Agent Blues 11 - Stomp Down Rider 12 - Dr. Jazz 13 - Where Did I Lose Your Love 14 - Intro-My Money Never Runs Out 15 - My Money Never Runs Out 16 - Lock and Key Blues 17 - Intro-Stray Dog Shuffle 18 - Stray Dog Shuffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 He just gets better with age, unlike most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 He just gets better with age, unlike most of us. Yeh, he's the gold standard. Good man as well. Genial in a gruff kind of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struma6 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Killer stuff!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Yep, great stuff. Paul is one of my all time favorites. The highlight of my musical "career" was opening for Paul years ago. That guitar in the video, though, appears not to be his J-35, but his Fairbanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 That guitar in the video, though, appears to be his Fairbanks. Aha. Good catch, JT. My pal Frank Fotusky was singing the praises of their work last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I like his "loose" style, just like them old delta blues guys......not going for note to note perfection, but going for that "feel"...great song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 That guitar in the video, though, appears not to be his J-35, but his Fairbanks. Went on the Fairbanks website, and the workmanship looks exquisite. Love all their shop-built jigs and fixtures. Don't quite understand his neck joint, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Went on the Fairbanks website, and the workmanship looks exquisite. Love all their shop-built jigs and fixtures. Don't quite understand his neck joint, Dale Johnson, who builds Fairbanks (his mother's maiden name, I think) guitars is a friend. I often drop off vintage Gibsons for him to keep while he builds his versions of the same model (come to think of it, he's had my 1929 Nick Lucas for some time). He does terrific work. His neck joint is a traditional dove tail. Here's his modern version of the 1920s Gibson L-1 next to my 1928 L-1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 His neck joint is a traditional dove tail. I must have been looking at something else then, as what I saw looked like a slot in the top perpendicular to the front of the body. My mistake. By the way, what price range are his guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snappyturtle Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Dale is the real deal. Don't hesitate to get one of his guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Nick, as Snappy points out, Dale does good work. As far as I know, Paul Geremia no longer gigs or records with his J-35s, but uses his Fairbanks instead. Dakota Dave Hull does, too. I don't know precise numbers, but Dale is very inexpensive for a custom, hand-built guitar (think less than street price for a new Gibson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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