Little Minor Thoughts

[VikingBlues]

I'm trying to get the occasional airing of an electric guitar in case I forget how to play them.

A David Wallimann backing track in Bm "Aeolian Thoughts" took my attention. I've just used the PRS SE P90 guitar into the little Blackstar Fly 3 through the EHX Holy Grail Nano reverb pedal.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13254136 On Soundclick to keep my viewing numbers up.

Also uploaded to here in case anyone has problems getting to the link above.

Little Minor Thoughts.mp3 - (3.88 MiB)

I've also been getting reacquainted with my Tanglewood TW73 after selling the Lowden acoustic. Here's a recording from this afternoon - I was just sitting back on the couch with the microphones angled downward to try to pick up the sound. Not ideal for quality recording or playing, but I enjoy the relaxed feeling when noodling on the couch. I'm also enjoying the TW73 and being reminded why it was so difficult to find a better guitar.

https://app.box.com/s/yovr8o1d2vl8ihm39to4sud443njcltn On Box.com

I had to get past the guard dog to get the guitar of course!

[12bar]

Aeolian is your mode (we know...)!
Very nice bends and double stops - a pleasure to listen.

Even better your acoustic work - no surprise. It sounds really professional, both tone and playing.

[MichaelRobinson]

Hey, VB

I had a little hard for me to decide how I want to express myself over your music. Therefore, yes anticipated to comment.

The best I can think of is to try to be part of the orchestra is in thee. Rather, place you in you in the orchestra I get in my head when I hear you play.
I can also get to the song I sing to your acoustic guitar music but my COPD puts a stop to keep out the tones so unfortunately I can not prove this.

You have a very good tone in your music. I assume hard that you have a full symphony orchestra in your head as you play.

[MichaelRobinson]

Strange English. it's Google translater and it translate as i like. i hope you undersand what i mean in anyway.

[VikingBlues]

Thanks Gerd - it was quite nice to find that I wasn't too out of practice on the electric. It being Aeolian mode helped and it being a Wallimann backing track helped a lot too. I can connect to his BTs better than I can most others.

Many thanks too for your kind comment on the acoustic playing. The guitar has a lot to do with it and I've found the right microphone(s) at last with the pair of Avantone CK-1s. Having one with a cardioid capsule and the other with an omni just seems to capture the sounds of an acoustic guitar so much better than a single mic, or a pair of cardioids, can.

Don't worry about Google translate Michael. It does do strange things, but it's usually good enough for me to get the general meaning OK. I do hear a lot of the musical lines in my head as I play them - quite often they sound better in my head than they do when actually played!
But perhaps it's not the sound of a full orchestra that I get in my head - I'm not that creative.

A lot of my tone in my acoustic playing is just down to the guitars and microphones and having picked guitars that play well when played gently that's all I need to do to get the sound.

I do feel I get better tone when I'm improvising or semi improvising. I also get a better musical flow when I'm doing that too along with more variation and feeling. Does it make sense that it should be that way? I do like an improv as the thought at the foot of my posts confirms.

[tytlblues]

LOving this acoustic sound VB!! Great backing track also.....this is some melodic playing...nice mix of smooth jazz and a blues feel!!!

[tytlblues]

Oops, got the tracks confused....thaought the first track was with the acoustic!! Still love it though.....going to listen to the acoustic now!!! :) WOW, that acoustic is just LOVELY VB!!

[VikingBlues]

Thanks Tytl.

Quite right on the backing track being a good one. David Wallimanns BTs usually encourage melodic lines from my guitar in a way that others fail to do. I'm still so surprised at what the Blackstar Fly 3 can produce soundwise. At less than 1kg in weight it certainly is portable - no back strain with that.

Glad you liked the acoustic number too. Just shows that what is needed is a guitar to connect with, not an expensive high quality guitar.