Little Martha (by Duane Allman)(Collings CJ)

[Scottie1152]

Hard to find really good original takes on a guitar master piece like this one, yours is outstanding! Duane would be proud of you. :) I think Leo would dig it too. Good job!

[snapperjohn1000]

not like the original version ,but so, so ,very good , i mean realy outstanding

[javiceres]

Awesome.

[trevorwenokur]

cool cover man :) check out my cover too please!

[MrBasilGanglia]

Brilliantly played.

[Lycaon43]

you look a lot like James Taylor

[maiasaura08]

That guitar sounds HUGE. I love it!

[redavide1]

@tremoloheart

Thanks t.h. -- I have it in open D (DADF#AD) with a capo on the 2nd fret which makes it open E.

[rebreb2006]

The intensity of effort in playing this tune was as good as the tune itself. Damn nice pickin'.

[jon249005keller]

very nice job on this! Great tempo too. I hate it when people try and rush it.

[womenhealers]

Very nice job.. you play with a lot of warmth and feeling. Nice guitar, too.

[birkenweg42]

Very nice. Very close to the original.

[90805susanaj]

SMOOTH!

[jkilcull]

wow! such feeling...

[MOSKII58]

interesting version, what type of guitar is that, great tone....

[toastedmonkee]

Tough nut to crack. Good job man. Is that a Collings?

[redavide1]

@toastedmonkee

Thanks.  It's a Collings CJ.

[mussman717word]

I clicked on this video just to listen to it, minimized this page, and thought it was actually Duane, until I finished what I was doing and saw the last half of the video.

Bravo.

[dtown0214]

well done. Just a great accoustic piece of music. Still miss Duane.

[slatkeyrag]

yeah, very nice interpretation.

[mbandarra3]

A very fine piece of music! Excellent, many thanks.

[julesbrownz]

You nailed it man...beautiful feel. Respect. Peace out.

[planezane]

Brilliant! Thanks.

[mmatth2194]

Superb!

[raymo13a]

open e... hes good...he had a hard time on the same part I do...and he made the same gut wrenching face i do when im tryin to conquer the song, which ill never do

[sockenfrank]

wonderful tune.

[ThirdOfNine]

great job!

[DarthTedd]

Fantastic playin'!!

[frankeesh]

can be in E or D very easy to learn but looks hard to play. will turn heads its a nice song

[goldtop55]

Great job!!!!

[ArkoshKovash]

Very, very, very nice

[chiricutojones]

great job. except for the dico interlude in the middle..but that's just me. Thanks

[MrPearl92]

So good.

[AllenWestlake]

Fantastic!

[fro164]

r u in open e

[doubleknavery]

open D

[emitchsr]

excellent

[BTrucks79]

awesome man

[acousticguitarfan]

nice!

[rlouie]

nice playing and that Collings sounds heavenly

[cysublime]

i could watch this all day

[MashingTheGas]

One of the best versions I've heard - a virtual dead-ringer for the real thing.

Just got back from seeing ABB in NYC at the Beacon and posted a couple videos from it. The quality isn't the best (old and early Nikon Coolpix) but hey . . . I was there!

[jonjonzf]

Nice one man - I play it in openE - same shapes - the tricky bit is not to rush the harmonics, which 8 out of 10 times I fail to do - but hey we're only human!

Regards, John

[luvzmocha]

That is some great guitar face.

[JBurneo]

amazing, just amazing. im gonna try to learn this song asap. and hopefully itll sound just like when you ploay it c: though i have my doubts about that

[gytrpykr]

That was really great. I think you play that as well as I have ever heard anyone play it...I would also like to know what guitar you are playing. There are not a lot of guitar players who can transfer the real feeling of the song like you did in this video.

[redavide1]

Thanks -- the guitar is a Collings CJ.

[scottbaron]

That guitar has such a lush sound to it.

Well played also.

[feathersprings]

Just beautiful... hated for it to end. Sure wish I was able to play like that.

[AqualungsTull]

...man im impressed......~.~

[TheAllmanBrothers]

You are amazing, i wish Duane was here to see you.

[redavide1]

Thanks for listening! I wish Duane was here too . . .

[marKism69]

Real pretty rendition, great job, and what a rich sounding guitar you have! What kind is it?

[hochbob]

In a word....outstanding!

Thanks.

[brumar0]

I was looking for the peace this song can bring, and you provided it. Beautiful.

[laddyy]

rich sounding guitar

[1wiesehoefer1]

very nice playing, greetings from germany

[FLDavid]

Headstock indicates Collings

Not sure which model: maybe a C-series

Well played, redavide1

[redavide1]

Thanks for the comment -- guitar is a standard Collings CJ.

[mwc109]

Hey My Friend, This is outstanding. You play it very well. Please enlighten on your set up. Type of guitar, strings, tunings ETC.

[DictionRedaction]

The sound is just beautiful-you did a terrific job on that. Kind of reminds me of Alex de Grassi's sound. Very clear and ringing and yet mellow. Gorgeous job man.

[Jamdor78]

Outstanding!

[wetzki]

You play beautifully! Your guitar sounds very warm and very responsive to the nuances that you want it to exude. I play the same tune since I was in college and I'm a businessman now, but still manage to perform a couple og live gigs every week and I would always include that on my 3rd set as closing out song. And I have not witnessed any performance of Little Martha with so much emotion like you delivered iun this video.

From Manila, Philippines, I say, "MABUHAY!" and God bless...

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

Great job, beautiful sounding guitar. I am currently learning Bron-Yr-Aur by Zeppelin. Perhaps when I get much better I can try to do this masterpiece as well.

[mkcoliver]

I dig it. Nice touch!!

[igot1i]

Phenomenal playing, excellent facial expressions. I can literally see what you feel. Thanks!

[thetinkerer]

very nice playing

[milktrey]

Yes the Allman Bro's played many of there songs in E B E G# B E tuning because that is what almost all of slide guitarists use so dunae thought to himself, well i dont feel like changing tunings so he wrote some song that didn't even have slide in them like this one in that tuning also. When i play this song i don't use a capo. i just tune it up to open E

[redavide1]

The only reason I use a capo is because I use heavier strings that put a lot of tension on the neck when you tune them up to open E. If you tune down to open D and use a capo, tension on the neck isn't an issue.

[milktrey]

ahhh smart never thought about that

[MOSKII58]

what brand guitar is that it sounds HUGE..Big bass bright treble great sound

[petejblock]

You play with alot of emotion.Beautiful job.What make guitar is that? sounds very nice.

[Mastas999]

wow very good job and ur rigth it is in E when they play on eat a peach and ive been listenin to the bros all my life which is like 18 years lol but god i cant stop listenin to them there amazing rip skidog cant w8 to see them at the becan this april ABB4life

[WayUpInMaine]

What open key is the guitar in?

thanks

[redavide1]

Open D with a capo on the second fret making it open E.

[WayUpInMaine]

Thanks, also do you know who played it for the ABs? And was it 2 guitars? Did they do it the way you did the open D-> capo -> sounding E?

Also, have you seen the ABs recently? They are at an incredible plateau right now - Derek and Warren SMOKE! I have heard Greg say they are playing better than ever since the 60s and I believe it.

Also, if you can catch Derek's Band it is a great show. He did a Ravi Shankar orchestral piece with a slide! Amazing.

thanks,

will

[redavide1]

Will, On "Eat a Peach", Duane Allman and Dicky Betts played thus tune on 2 guitars. I believe the tune was in E -- I don't know if they tuned up to E or down to D with a capo. I've been listening to the ABB on and off for the last 35 years with a lot of pleasure. There have been many excellent guitarists over the years, including the two current ones.

[magikbee]

I'm sure you get this all the time - but what model Collings is this? Sounds gorgeous!

[redavide1]

It's a Collings Jumbo, also known as a "CJ".

[pjk]

OF COURSE it sounds better than a martin or a taylor... IT IS A COLLINGS!!!

[wierdomagnet]

very nice sound, unique version

[rlouie]

very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[carrickfergis]

Great stuff , the cleanest version of this great tune on YouTube .

[carrickfergis]

Great stuff , the cleanest version of this great tune on YouTube.

[alexcornelli]

It's pure and it's simple ..and there's just no easy way to get it done. Thank you!

[zut212]

The guitar sounds very nice. Much better than a Martin/Taylor.

[Danhartog]

Marvelous play and great mimics :)

[StuartRossAcoustic]

Excellent playing and great sound.

Stuart

[alkirob]

I always look forward to your videos. Thanks.