Ron.M -> RE: getting "good" tone? (Aug. 8 2009 11:29:00)
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Wow.. Difficult subject to explain in words IMO. Flamenco tone, to me is like "sophisticated naivety" or "smooth crudeness", so very different from the Classical tone and Bossa nylon guitar tone etc. Really hard to explain.... Ricardo, I hear what you are saying, but I think that's because you care a lot about what you play and I think you sell yourself short here, as your CD's general tone and phrasing etc stands up pretty well to the established non-gringo players IMO (and as you know, I'm pretty unashamedly critical about that kinda stuff. [:D]) It's funny, 'cos when I hear, say... Clapton...I can tell he's a white guy with a good blues guitar technique, but when I hear, say... Hendrix play some of his less crazy stuff, he sounds like a black player...even though he was brought up a thousand miles away from the south. Admittedly, he spent a lot of time doing session work for black groups though. It's maybe that music, in phrasing and tone and the subtler things finds it's own centre of gravity within the folk you work and associate with? Interesting subject. cheers, Ron
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