Ruphus -> RE: What's the deal with steel string guitars? (Jun. 12 2013 21:50:35)
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Hi Miguel, J.J. Cale to me is about first eight albums of all grooving stuff ( diverse kind of styles aside of his invention of laid-back ), one piece after the other. Only best with the orginal studio tracks ( live great too, but no that perfect ). Anyway, it´s been interesting to hear of your perception ( that brought back memories of other less receptive folks too ), which is near impossible for me to comprehend, but nonetheless worth considering. Because I am exactly the guy you describe. Since the age of six* or so totally enchanted by that "eargasm just waiting for an amateur to clunk on it". - Though hoping you didn´t mean any of the playing in the recommended tracks. What can be done with this instrument to my ears is "only" the icing on the sonic cake. BTW, J.J. to me is not only the most plentiful and original groove writer in the world, but also the best guitar player. Not technically, mind you, his posture and everything are actually so messed up that you can only wonder how he gets it all done ... But in terms of touch, timing and phrasing ( or shall I just say "expression") he is second to none. That is notwithstanding the fact that my personal desert island guitar would be a nylon strung, and of my love for flamenco, Spanish / Latin and classical guitar. Ruphus * At that time you would hardly get to hear a single note of nylon string anywhere in Germany´s main stream media. The first guitar sounds that got me hooked hence where sounds of acoustic guitars that came with western movies. Either when the cowboys would take a seat at the campfire and strum an axe, or in the soundtrack.
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