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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I want to play like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djcYXanoSVg |
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Location: Flahdaw | I don't really ever want to grow up, but I'd STILL like to play like that! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Start with the tattoos and face paint and see if it helps. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Wow... knocked my socks off right past my shoes. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | The tatoos and make-up was to make him look like Tonto (Johnny Depp). |
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Location: Tennessee | This is not the first time a guitarist has taken this on ...
In fact, it was once played on an Ovation acoustic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSE1GrQVzCQ
And then, on an Ovation electric 12 string: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAkAtSE8xI
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I know t's not the first time. Hell, I play the darned thing myself but I'll tell you, my arrangement is pretty darned feeble compared to this kid's. And what I also like about it is he is not being backed up by an orchestra. It's just him, a drum machine, and a few stomp boxes. |
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Location: Tennessee | And what I also like about it is he is not being backed up by an orchestra. It's just him, a drum machine, and a few stomp boxes. And a pre-recorded backing track including a bass and at least two other guitars ... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | But he did it all himself. There is a "question and answer" video on his page where he explains how he records. He started playing classical and then went to Berkley.
I'm not dissing Glen here. I just really really like this guy's arrangement and his playing. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | When I grow up mommie I want to be a guitar player.....
Son, you can't do both. |
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Location: Tennessee | Hey CS, I'm not dissing this guy either. I misunderstood your point that he did it himself ... I thought you were saying it was all live. My bad. My attempt to draw attention to some Ovation rarities was also poorly done. Let me try again: Yeah, that's really well done. Hats off to him. BTW, I ran across some old clips of Glen Campbell also doing this song on some Ovation guitars ... here's one where he uses an Ovation nylon string (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSE1GrQVzCQ) and here's one when Glen uses the rarely seen Bluebird 12 string (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAkAtSE8xI). 
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | And someday when I grow up I will post MY version IF I can ever punch it up some so it can even vaguely compare to this guy or Glen... Nah, I'm too old now - I'll NEVER be that good! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | cwk2 - 2014-09-25 4:43 PM
When I grow up mommie I want to be a guitar player.....
Son, you can't do both.
Unfortunately, I got stuck with the growing up part. It's tough to regain that youth I should have wasted. |
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Location: south east Michigan | On a 7 string guitar is there an extra high string... or a extra low string?
(and I'm not coming out of left field and off topic... Tonto is using a 7 string) |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Usually on a seven string you have an extra bass string tuned to B. |
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Location: Flahdaw | B?? that seems odd. I would have guessed D, but that's why I am who I am.......... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yeah because if you go to the fifth fret on B you get E. It's the same as with five string basses. If it's tuned that way the leads or bass runs fall into place naturally. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They tune them to D in the Tampa area |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I guess you can tune them any way you want to. Anybody ever play an eight string?
http://www.bigcitystrings.com/tg78.htm |
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OT: When I grow up...