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Jim Opfer

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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

Shettleston Flamenco

Ron,

Your video with the wig etc.
Absolutely brilliant.
But I have to know, is that you playing?

Cheers
Jim.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 10:49:12

Ron.M

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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to Jim Opfer)

quote:

Ron,

Your video with the wig etc.
Absolutely brilliant.
But I have to know, is that you playing?

Cheers
Jim.

Yeah Jim...it's me.

Why do you ask?

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 11:07:43

Jim Opfer

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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to Ron.M)

quote:

Yeah Jim...it's me.

Why do you ask?

I was looking at again and noticed the credit at the end, then I thought, jeez!was that really you playing Ron? It's just sooo... good, everything is perfect.
I don't think all the guys on Foro realise this, especially with the wig and all, I just thought it was a spoof!
Crumbs! terrific playing there man, yea! terrific.
Stunned.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 11:26:25

Jim Opfer

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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to Ron.M)

Ron,

You should put that up for the next challenge.
I'd love to be able to play that.

Cheers

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 11:28:33

Ron.M

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From: Scotland

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to Jim Opfer)

Well thanks Jim....it's maybe a bit of a trick, because I just had a sort of fundamental 3/4 rhythm going in my head to keep me on track over the bits I found difficult.
Also I added lots of compression and reverb to give it a larger than life sound to try to recreate the same impression I had when ToddK sent me the original low quality mp3 he got off the Net that impressed me so much.

(When I heard the "clean" version, I didn't like it as much!....Sorta like hearing an overdriven version of Chuck Berry on a juke box for the first time....then when you eventually get the record it sounds too tame!

)

Basically I tried to get a Phil Spector sound going on a 3 minute single..

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 11:44:19

at_leo_87

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From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to Jim Opfer)

can i have a link to this video? i'd like to see ron's playing

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 11:50:21

Jim Opfer

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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to at_leo_87)

quote:

can i have a link to this video? i'd like to see ron's playing

Delighted.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 11:55:44

at_leo_87

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From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Shettleston Flamenco (in reply to Jim Opfer)

thanks jim!
ole!
now i understand why you can be so critical of other's playings.
dont know if this was mentioned before but that wig actually looks very natural on you. all you need to complete the flamenco look is a 5 o'clock shadow beard.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2009 14:27:37