A quickie; One of my tunes, My '68 330, and my Vox AC4TV.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 12:44 am

Man I love this guitar (amp is pretty neat too!). Enjoy!

winston · Post by **winston** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:39 am

What a cool guitar John. Great guitar playing too. Very smooth.

beatbyrd · Post by **beatbyrd** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:52 am

That's just great stuff all the way around. Please post a full length version. Tom

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 12:03 pm

Thanks guys, I must have posted this in error though, I forgot that you can't play lead on a Rick.

beatbyrd wrote:That's just great stuff all the way around. Please post a full length version. Tom

Hi Tom, that's from my band's EP from 2008, you can download it here: http://thejazzfuneral.com/

JakeK · Post by **JakeK** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:45 am

Very nice. That sounded similar to George Harrison's Chet Atkins/Carl Perkins style of playing. I take it "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" was an inspiration?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:07 pm

JakeK wrote:Very nice. That sounded similar to George Harrison's Chet Atkins/Carl Perkins style of playing. I take it "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" was an inspiration?

Thanks. Nope.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:18 pm

Nice little solo there, JB !
Sounds real good.

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:36 pm

I don't believe JB's lead work sounds anything like anyone else in particular Jake. It just sound like John's unique mastery of his own riffs and patterns to me. Maybe I have just got used to listening to his well honed guitar work though.

JakeK · Post by **JakeK** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:18 pm

I commented on the similarities to George's rockabilly type playing. Everyone has his own unique style, and JB is no exception.

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:39 pm

JakeK wrote:I commented on the similarities to George's rockabilly type playing. Everyone has his own unique style, and JB is no exception.

Yes I know..........but I don't hear the similarities that you do............I guess.

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:45 pm

Fabulous!

Great playing and a superb tone! Bravo!!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:34 pm

Thank you for the kind words everybody! Jake, I was never a fan of George's rockabilly playing, I always found it to be a bit half-baked and sloppy. If I'm gonna listen to that kinda stuff I prefer to go straight to the source, Chet or Cliff Gallup or even Setzer. I can't recall anything influencing this solo (which I came up with 6 years ago) but I believe I had learned "Sultans Of Swing" around that time so perhaps there is a bit of Knopfler in there.

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:54 pm

beatbyrd wrote:That's just great stuff all the way around. Please post a full length version. Tom

+1! Sounds great, I'd sure like to hear more.

'Course, I'm sure it would sound better with some other brand of guitar...

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:10 pm

Thanks fellas, here is a direct link: http://johnbiscuti.net/music/annie.mp3

This recording (done early 2008) has prominent 5002v58 in the intro and bridge; my v68 with mutes engaged and lots of slapback echo doubling the upright bass after the 2nd verse; a 660/12 playing the solo (which I have come to regret; why I decided to use a 12-string is beyond me.

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winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:30 pm

I liked the 12 string guitar sound John. I thought you did a great job with it.

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