I first caught this video about a year ago and bought the CD. Awesome. After seeing this again, I think I'm going to revisit open tunings again. This is just so inspirational as a player.
Everytime I watch you play Colorado, I just shake my head. I've always been impressed by how well you play and the emotions you put into playing. Really nice, Jeff. I've played for 30 years off and on ... I'm about 50 miles down the road behind you. LOL Be good man. Thanks for the inspirations.
Cool. Thank you very much. Good luck with the 12 string. I know that I love 12 string guitar. It's an entirely different instrument than the 6 string guitar in my opinion.
Thank you very much! 12 strings are hard at first, but once you get used to them, they're not so bad. I reall started to enjoy playing 12 string once I realized that it's a completely different instrument from the 6 string.
Thank you very much. You can find me on itunes, cdbaby, amazon, and magnatune. There are probably other places but those are the main sellers of my music.
I should check out Candy Rat. I'm pretty bad at the business side of all this. And yes, Don Ross is a huge influence. "Klimbim" is one of my favorite songs of all time.
all days fade and change as part of the great ancient. stay patient and let go of your complacent face. peel back the mask and ask for forgiveness. shiver in the midst of the rivers minions. heal this place and shape your days.
Wow,thanks a lot. "Dancing at Harvest Time" wold have been a great title for this song. I wish I would have thought of that. Save that title for a song, book, short story, play or poem. That title paints such a picture.
Your playing is very beautiful and clean. I was reminded of Andy McKee with this song. Is there a name for this style of playing with a lot of hammer ons and drumming on the side? You're really a big motivator for me to continue practicing.
Wow, thanks a lot. I don't know if there is a name for this style. I learned it from listening to and studying the music of Preston Reed. He has an instructional video available which is excellent and easy to follow.
Thank you. I like this guitar a lot better with an amp. Takamine's are infamous for sounding full through an amp, but sounding very thin and tinny unplugged. That's the case with this particular guitar unfortunately.
Cool! Thank you very much. I started playing seriously at 12. That's a great age to really get into guitar. It kept me out of a lot of trouble I think in those years.
Insane. Sir, you are an inspiration to me. I just got a really cheap 12 string on eBay. It sounds so sweet. It came in the mail on Friday. on Saturday morning i broke my left index finger and now I cannot play anymore. So unfortunate.
Anyway, I figure, just 20 more years of practice and I might get as good as you.
i have that exact same guitar, and i got it because i am, 6'7" tall so i have big hands and the takamine was the widest neck 12 string i could find in the 800 or less pricerange...but can I have to push down so hard when i play b/c strings are so far up from fretboard...can that be changed? strings are closer near the nut, but like half inch away near soundhole, hard to play there.
Takamine's are notorious for high action it seems. I took this guitar to a guitar repair shop and they filed down the nut quite a bit. I also filed down the bridge quite myself. The action is set way higher than it needs to be by Takamine. I don't know why. Anyway, some filing makes it much more playable. Be careful though. It's probably better to have a repair person do it.
Definitely take it to a stand alone guitar store or guitar repair shop. Don't take it to a pawn shop to have this done. I think it usually will cost about $75 - $100 to have this job done right. Or, you can buy a good file at a hardware store for about $1 - $5 and try it yourself. Just be very careful. I had a shop do the nut for about $30 and then I did the bridge by myself.
Don't put yourself down man. Yeah, Kottke is fantastic (saw him live here in Olympia, blew me away; ever heard Gewerbegebiet live!!?) but I haven't heard him do allot of that percussion that you do so well. So keep it up.
Thank you. Yes, I've seen Kottke live about 5 times and Gewerbegebiet is always awesome live. Yes, getting into the percussive stuff has finally helped get away from wanting to just "be" Leo Kottke.
Thank you. I take it as a great compliment to be compared to Andy McKee. He's really great. I learned a lot of what I do on this song from listening to and watching the gutarist Preston Reed.
Yes, that's the model. Go to musicians friend's website and you can look it up. There are reviews there as well. It goes for about $700 I believe. It's not the best 12 string out there, but for the money, it's very good. You might want to lower the action a little when you get it. I did. Also, thank you so much for your kind comments! You speak English much better than I could speak French.
I don't know. I think it's a matter of feel. Also, a lot of those fast passages in this song are played primarily on on string - or I guess on 12 string, one "pair" of strings. 12 string is a lot easier than it looks. Plus, I have my guitar tuned low to a C tuning so the strings are looser.
absolutely delightful... is this an original composition? either way, it is a very creative way to play! i have recently begun playing blues pieces and am looking into getting a 12-string... any recommendations?
It is an original. Thank you very much. This is a Takamine 12 String jumbo. I don't the model off the top of my head. It's a pretty good guitar for the money. Not perfect, but pretty good. I think I got my money's worth. They go new for about $650.
This one is in open C tuning (C,G,C,G,C,E). This is a tuning Leo Kottke used a lot on his early albums. The Kottke songs "Busted Bicycle", "Watermelon" and "Skinflint" are all in open C.
Is all the sound in this video coming out of the guitar? I'm assuming you have a piezo pickup, but that percussive sound... is that from you tapping the guitar or from something else? I can tell that you're tapping the guitar at some points, but it's not always obvious.
Great Stuff, too. And I'm not much for Acoustics, either.
Hi. Yes it's all coming from the guitar. Whenever my fretting hand (left), isn't holding a string down, I reach over quickly and slap the guitar body either up top, near the sound hole, or below the neck on the cut-away part of the body. I also, use my picking hand (right), to strike the guitar's body just beneath the sound hole in between or at the end of strums. I hold the pick with my index and thumb and keep my other fingers in a loose fist and strike the body.
Thank you. That's a Takamine 12 String jumbo. They're actually very affordable. I bought mine new for about $650. I actually own three of them so that I can leave them in different tunings since 12's are so hard to tune.
ooh. no way affordable for me...i have 2 electrics. both combined still wouldnt be able to pay for that...but i know, when i get alot of money, i will get one. no doubts.
and how are they tuned?? the double strings are tuned the same but in different octaves or whatever??
Generally the strings are tuned to the same notes an octave apart. Strings 6, 5, 4, and 3 are doubled by an octave string and strings 2 and 1 are doubled by an identical string that drones the same note. You could tune all 12 strings to different pitches though.
... by any chance is that a takamine 12 string? if so, im looking into purchasing the same guitar as you... maybe it's just similiar. very nice song by the way.
Yes, that is a Takamine 12 String. I've been very happy with it. The only problem is the action is pretty high. A guitar tech. can easily lower the action quite a bit without creating any buzz.
yeah, i tried it out in a steve's downtown, i felt that made it pretty hard to play... i was looking at either purchasing this one or a yamaha apx700 12 string... i think i might go with the yamaha, are you familiar with it?
Yeah, I'm considering going with the Yamaha because the Tak is about 100-200 dollars cheaper, and I want to get all I can, and also the Tak has a lot bigger body, but the Yamaha is a thinline, much smaller body with a cutaway.
I've heard Yamaha guitars aren't that great? What model did you use?
Well, actually I had a Yamaha bass. I started out as a bass player before I played guitar. I played that bass for years and it was very high quality. But maybe their acoustic guitars aren't as good or maybe the quality has gone down hill in the last few years. I had that bass a long time ago.
Well I've played my ex-girlfriend's mother's guitar, and it was Yamaha acoustic, but the action was pretty high, and that makes it alot harder for me... Considering my current Walden acoustic has very fast action. Also, have you ever bought an acoustic without a pickup in it and manually put a pickup in it? Cause im considering doing that and I don't know what brand of pickup to get...
I haven't done that (buying an acoustic an putting in a pickup). It's pretty common though. It matters how good want it to sound. Dean Markley makes a very good pickup that is cheap and easy to install. If you want a really good one, ask at a good acoustic guitar shop and they will know the best ones out there. I like a really loud acoustic pickup. That's one thing I love about Takamine, their pickups are really loud and bassy.
Well I was going to go today, but apparently its some sort of holiday and it's not open... I'm looking into getting an iBeam pickup, and yeah I want a pickup with a bass-oriented sound. It's gonna kill me to have to drill a hole in my guitar, it's my favourite.
There are some excellent pickups that fit in the sound hole and don't require much if any drilling. "Sunrise" pickups are the best from what I've heard, but very expensive. Other good ones are the Bartolini3A or 3AV ($99/$111), the Seymour Duncan SA-1 Acoustic Tube ($99), the Seymour Duncan Woody XL ($129), the Dean Markley Pro-Mag ($85), and the DiMarzio Quickmount ($84). Check into these options before performing surgery on your acoustic.
thanks for the second opinion, I went with a DiMarzio Element DP134 and it took me about 2 minutes to install... Sounds very nice, but I get feedback at capacity volume with full gain. It was about 120 bucks, so it's alright.
man, i just love that jangly open sound. i played my first 12 string a few days ago in a store, had a hard time putting it down. i love the way it feels, and i'm a fan of extended range/MORE stringed guitars. haha good job! yokudekimashita ne!!
Yes it is an addictive sound. The same thing happened to me. I played a 12 string in a store and then it was hard for me to go home to my 6 strings. I was hooked!
keeping the beat on the guitar is starting to become very popular, this makes me want a 12 string really bad, also check out the styles of kaki king, and espessially andy mcgee youll be very impressed with thier videos as well
I'm familiar with Kaki King. She's great. I'll check out Andy McGee. I hadn't heard of him before. Also, really, really great is Preston Reed. He's really amazing. Look him up on YouTube. He's really incredible.
yes it is the one page played, for stairway to heaven, the rain song, the song remains the same, and sumtimes tangerine. they're awesome but very $ and really huge feeling at first! but ultimately, the possibilites 4 sound are endless with both necks at the ready.
Cool. I have been shopping online for an acoustic double neck. The only one I can find in production is by Ovation. I'm going to have to get one. With those two necks, it will be like learning a whole new instrument. Thank you for that suggestion.
I would recommend finding a good tablature book of music from an artist or band that you really like. That was the best motivation for me to practice when I started. I began with a book of Iron Maiden tablatures believe it or not. Also, stick with it. The guitar is really hard at first, but after about 6 months of playing every day, it becomes really easy.
That would be awesome. That's the one Jimmy Page played with Led Zeppelin isn't it? That would so cool to be able to go from 6 string to 12 string so quickly. That's a great idea. I need to try one of those. I've never played one.
Your fingers will hurt a lot at first, but after about 6 months, you won't feel any pain in them any longer. The guitar is really difficult for 6 months to a year, then it gets very easy and becomes automatic. 12 string really isn't much harder on your fingers than 6 string.
Wonderful! That 12 has a huge sound if you know what I mean.
wdchrismon 10 months ago
@wdchrismon Thank you. It does have a pretty big sound. It's a Takamine Jumbo which is pretty good. One day I'll upgrade it to a Taylor.
jeffwahlguitar 8 months ago
Hey! this is awesome! i have your CD which is way good as well!
its good to know i have talented family.
maggot7889 1 year ago
@maggot7889 Thank you very much! Yes, the music gene is in our family pretty strong.
jeffwahlguitar 1 year ago
JW,
I first caught this video about a year ago and bought the CD. Awesome. After seeing this again, I think I'm going to revisit open tunings again. This is just so inspirational as a player.
Thanks a bunch,
Alan K.
alankcpa 1 year ago
@alankcpa Cool. The tuning is C,G,C,G,C,E. My favorite tuning of all.
jeffwahlguitar 1 year ago
wondeful style of playing! You master it in a beautiful way! Best wishes.
MauroPavanelli 1 year ago
@MauroPavanelli Thank you so much!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 1 year ago
Everytime I watch you play Colorado, I just shake my head. I've always been impressed by how well you play and the emotions you put into playing. Really nice, Jeff. I've played for 30 years off and on ... I'm about 50 miles down the road behind you. LOL Be good man. Thanks for the inspirations.
lakotabob 2 years ago
Thanks a lot. This is a really fun style to play in. Kind of like playing drums and guitar at the same time. I'm glad that this has inspired you!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
Nice :D
damjankokol 2 years ago
Thank you!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
Hey Jeff!!! I never knew you played the guitar! You sound great!! How's life coming along?
~Jaimie Lawson
Ausrina 2 years ago
Hi Jaimie. Thank you. Yes, this is one of the other lives I lead. Life is good.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
Wow, I just discovered you, Jeff. This is truly amazing. Awesome!
Messjuh1 2 years ago
Thank you so much. That's really great. Thank you.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
I had a listen to Preston reed there i prefer your style its more upbeat and motivated good work :D
Irvs311 2 years ago
Thank you very much. Preston is the master of this style, but thank you very much.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
You are incredible! I wish I could be half as good as you.
WhoStoleTheLulz 2 years ago
Thank you! Just keep practicing. You'll get there.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
that kicked ass !!!!!!!..Garvey
smgri 2 years ago
Thank you!!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 2 years ago
I like the percussive nature of your style ... it's got power and energy and sounds quite unique.
Encore!
5♫♫♫♫♫
ElemeFF 3 years ago
Thank you very much! The real master of this style is a guy named Preston Reed. I can fake it pretty well though! Thanks again.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 3 years ago
Awesome!!! I really enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing. I love the 12 string. I just started playing it.
geneg54 3 years ago
Cool. Thank you very much. Good luck with the 12 string. I know that I love 12 string guitar. It's an entirely different instrument than the 6 string guitar in my opinion.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 3 years ago
That's amazing! 12 string guitars are incredibly hard to play. You've got serious skill.
tehmandudeguy 3 years ago
Thank you very much! 12 strings are hard at first, but once you get used to them, they're not so bad. I reall started to enjoy playing 12 string once I realized that it's a completely different instrument from the 6 string.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 3 years ago
colorado is the best place on earth...this song says it all
walkerpride 3 years ago
Amen!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 3 years ago
Where can I buy or download your stuff?!
Truely incredible.
Tommo
GSquaredTommo 3 years ago
Thank you very much. You can find me on itunes, cdbaby, amazon, and magnatune. There are probably other places but those are the main sellers of my music.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 3 years ago
wow...that is liek the best 12 string playin ive ever seen :|
RossWildish 4 years ago
Thanks a lot!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 3 years ago
Bloody Brilliant. Have you seen Kaki King? Shes got a pretty cool style like yours.
stinkeydiver 4 years ago
Yes, Kaki King is great. She's really a master of this style.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
What is your guitar tuned too?
morgoth195 4 years ago
It's C tuning which is [C,G,C,G,C,E].
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
It's pretty cool. Ya into Leo Kottke?
morgoth195 4 years ago
Yes, very much so. That's where I learned that tuning!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Just "found" you Jeff, you should be on candyrat with the rest of the greats, do I hear a little Don Ross influence maybe?
my31and37 4 years ago
I should check out Candy Rat. I'm pretty bad at the business side of all this. And yes, Don Ross is a huge influence. "Klimbim" is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
a good one, but "Loaded, leather, moonroof" is my favorite Ross tune. Looks like he's gonna break every string while playing it, but what a sound!
my31and37 4 years ago
I'll have to check that one out. I haven't heard it. He is definitely amazing.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
all days fade and change as part of the great ancient. stay patient and let go of your complacent face. peel back the mask and ask for forgiveness. shiver in the midst of the rivers minions. heal this place and shape your days.
unsetelex 4 years ago
Wow.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
what?
ericthehalfabee63 4 years ago
Great song! Reminds me of dancing at harvest time, very clean and joyous. You really have a gift and have enlightened me with your music this day.
unsetelex 4 years ago
Wow,thanks a lot. "Dancing at Harvest Time" wold have been a great title for this song. I wish I would have thought of that. Save that title for a song, book, short story, play or poem. That title paints such a picture.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Your playing is very beautiful and clean. I was reminded of Andy McKee with this song. Is there a name for this style of playing with a lot of hammer ons and drumming on the side? You're really a big motivator for me to continue practicing.
weiszed 4 years ago
Wow, thanks a lot. I don't know if there is a name for this style. I learned it from listening to and studying the music of Preston Reed. He has an instructional video available which is excellent and easy to follow.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
your pretty good, Andy Mckee is better.
unclebob238 4 years ago
Thank you. No argument there.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Andy plays 6 strings less ;) I prefer 12
apffiner 4 years ago
Thank you!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
dude have some decency. plus andy mckee is just famous, not "better"
saleens7austin 4 years ago
thats my opinion, yeah this guy is good. but in my eyes, Andy Mckee is better.
unclebob238 4 years ago
i like andy too, but i don't think that there is "better" at their level
saleens7austin 4 years ago
again that opinionated. but w/e. their both very talented guitarists.
unclebob238 4 years ago
this is great but it sounds better without an amp you have to admit
wereyouat18 4 years ago
Thank you. I like this guitar a lot better with an amp. Takamine's are infamous for sounding full through an amp, but sounding very thin and tinny unplugged. That's the case with this particular guitar unfortunately.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
dude, have you ever watched august rush?
well the kid on their plays just like that!
suzukirider33 4 years ago
You're the second person who has mentioned that movie to me. I'll have to see it.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
have you herd of rodrigo y gabriela?
blakepepper13 4 years ago
Yes I have. They're absolutley amazing!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
yeah they are. i love em
blakepepper13 4 years ago
Too much reverb IMHO. STill awesome tho
fryBASS 4 years ago
Thank you. I'm somewhat of a reverb addict I must admit.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
can i download this song in ares?????
GUILARTEX 4 years ago
I don't know was ares is. I know it's available at itunes.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
fantastic!
gabariti 4 years ago
Thank you very much!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Hi Jeff.
What alternate tuning are u using in colorado.
sill learning..
grhauffe 4 years ago
This is in C Tuning. It's from lowest string to highest, [C,G,C,G,C,E].
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Superb.....will drag my 13 yr old in to listen to this. So many ways to make great music on a guitar. Well done, Sir!
4711StGermain 4 years ago
Cool! Thank you very much. I started playing seriously at 12. That's a great age to really get into guitar. It kept me out of a lot of trouble I think in those years.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Insane. Sir, you are an inspiration to me. I just got a really cheap 12 string on eBay. It sounds so sweet. It came in the mail on Friday. on Saturday morning i broke my left index finger and now I cannot play anymore. So unfortunate.
Anyway, I figure, just 20 more years of practice and I might get as good as you.
meprovitae 4 years ago
Thank you very much! Too bad about breaking that finger. Yikes! Congratulations on the nice sounding guitar.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
almost as good as leo kottke...get rid of the guitar body drumming though. that would sound good with a cedar top, but not spruce.
crobs808 4 years ago
I will never be anywhere near as good as Leo Kottke. He's in a different league all together. Complete, unexplainable genius. Thank you though.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
i have that exact same guitar, and i got it because i am, 6'7" tall so i have big hands and the takamine was the widest neck 12 string i could find in the 800 or less pricerange...but can I have to push down so hard when i play b/c strings are so far up from fretboard...can that be changed? strings are closer near the nut, but like half inch away near soundhole, hard to play there.
crobs808 4 years ago
Takamine's are notorious for high action it seems. I took this guitar to a guitar repair shop and they filed down the nut quite a bit. I also filed down the bridge quite myself. The action is set way higher than it needs to be by Takamine. I don't know why. Anyway, some filing makes it much more playable. Be careful though. It's probably better to have a repair person do it.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
ok, how much does that cost, and you mean like a pawn shop guitar guy, or like a stand alone music repair store?
thanks
crobs808 4 years ago
Definitely take it to a stand alone guitar store or guitar repair shop. Don't take it to a pawn shop to have this done. I think it usually will cost about $75 - $100 to have this job done right. Or, you can buy a good file at a hardware store for about $1 - $5 and try it yourself. Just be very careful. I had a shop do the nut for about $30 and then I did the bridge by myself.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Don't put yourself down man. Yeah, Kottke is fantastic (saw him live here in Olympia, blew me away; ever heard Gewerbegebiet live!!?) but I haven't heard him do allot of that percussion that you do so well. So keep it up.
wdchrismon 4 years ago
Thank you. Yes, I've seen Kottke live about 5 times and Gewerbegebiet is always awesome live. Yes, getting into the percussive stuff has finally helped get away from wanting to just "be" Leo Kottke.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
not to say your copying him, but ur style reminds me of andy mckee when he plays drifting, but anyways great job man!! B..E..A..utiful!!!!
funnystuff1284 4 years ago
Thank you. I take it as a great compliment to be compared to Andy McKee. He's really great. I learned a lot of what I do on this song from listening to and watching the gutarist Preston Reed.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Wow, you are amazing!
Jan
janhanford 4 years ago
Thank you very much!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Hello
is this guitar a takamine EG 523 SG ?
i'd like to buy it and i'm looking for reviews about it. is it as easy to play as you seem show it?
you 're playing like a king!! that's great
ps Excuse my english i'm french...
mounolou 4 years ago
Yes, that's the model. Go to musicians friend's website and you can look it up. There are reviews there as well. It goes for about $700 I believe. It's not the best 12 string out there, but for the money, it's very good. You might want to lower the action a little when you get it. I did. Also, thank you so much for your kind comments! You speak English much better than I could speak French.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Thank you! It is very fun. It's just letting loose on the guitar.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Love your playing style!! :)
KRISSEEEEEEEEEE 4 years ago
Thank you very much!! It's a fun style to play in.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
whoa! One day I will be that good :)
DjosueD 4 years ago
Thank you!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
thats us guitarest
davidwoo9194 4 years ago
Great stuff. I love Open C tuning, as I use it on some of my songs. cheers
blackiel1 4 years ago
Thank you. Yes Open C is great. That's my favorite tuning. It's so low and full sounding.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
How would you find a right string all of the time? Sometimes I have hard time finding right one on 6 string, the 12 string must be hell
temich1985 4 years ago
I don't know. I think it's a matter of feel. Also, a lot of those fast passages in this song are played primarily on on string - or I guess on 12 string, one "pair" of strings. 12 string is a lot easier than it looks. Plus, I have my guitar tuned low to a C tuning so the strings are looser.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
absolutely delightful... is this an original composition? either way, it is a very creative way to play! i have recently begun playing blues pieces and am looking into getting a 12-string... any recommendations?
HighDesertGlider 4 years ago
It is an original. Thank you very much. This is a Takamine 12 String jumbo. I don't the model off the top of my head. It's a pretty good guitar for the money. Not perfect, but pretty good. I think I got my money's worth. They go new for about $650.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Are you using the tuning Leo Kottke used? I think it was open E... or open G?
churchboose 4 years ago
This one is in open C tuning (C,G,C,G,C,E). This is a tuning Leo Kottke used a lot on his early albums. The Kottke songs "Busted Bicycle", "Watermelon" and "Skinflint" are all in open C.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Is all the sound in this video coming out of the guitar? I'm assuming you have a piezo pickup, but that percussive sound... is that from you tapping the guitar or from something else? I can tell that you're tapping the guitar at some points, but it's not always obvious.
Great Stuff, too. And I'm not much for Acoustics, either.
darkfatherdivine 4 years ago
Hi. Yes it's all coming from the guitar. Whenever my fretting hand (left), isn't holding a string down, I reach over quickly and slap the guitar body either up top, near the sound hole, or below the neck on the cut-away part of the body. I also, use my picking hand (right), to strike the guitar's body just beneath the sound hole in between or at the end of strums. I hold the pick with my index and thumb and keep my other fingers in a loose fist and strike the body.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
thats amazing...can i have your guitar???
no, but i do want a 12 string acoustic...those have a beautiful sound.
PiMpPiStOl 4 years ago
Thank you. That's a Takamine 12 String jumbo. They're actually very affordable. I bought mine new for about $650. I actually own three of them so that I can leave them in different tunings since 12's are so hard to tune.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
ooh. no way affordable for me...i have 2 electrics. both combined still wouldnt be able to pay for that...but i know, when i get alot of money, i will get one. no doubts.
and how are they tuned?? the double strings are tuned the same but in different octaves or whatever??
PiMpPiStOl 4 years ago
I saw one in a local Steve's for about $500 CDN
churchboose 4 years ago
Generally the strings are tuned to the same notes an octave apart. Strings 6, 5, 4, and 3 are doubled by an octave string and strings 2 and 1 are doubled by an identical string that drones the same note. You could tune all 12 strings to different pitches though.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
holy holy god.....
Your hands are like... jesus...
Thats really all I got...
justeastofhere 4 years ago
Wow, that's quite a compliment! Thank you.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
brilliant playing aside, it is nice to here a TUNED 12 string on you tube-nice job!
1gwing 4 years ago
Thank you. Yes, I think that tuning a 12 string is the hardest part of playing this instrument, seriously. It's a nightmare to tune them!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
With all the speak of acoustic pickups going on, I forgot to comment on the song. It's GREAT. Well done, I've listened to it like 15 times.
churchboose 4 years ago
Thank you very much.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Hi Jeff. Pretty cool. I am learning 12 string, what tuning did you use.
grhauffe 4 years ago
Hi. On this song I use, from lowest to highest, [C,G,C,G,C,E]. That is my favorite tuning. Leo Kottke used it a lot on his older songs.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
ohhh beautiful!!!!!
tonjes21 4 years ago
good job! great!
tonjes21 4 years ago
Thanks a lot!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
... by any chance is that a takamine 12 string? if so, im looking into purchasing the same guitar as you... maybe it's just similiar. very nice song by the way.
churchboose 4 years ago
Yes, that is a Takamine 12 String. I've been very happy with it. The only problem is the action is pretty high. A guitar tech. can easily lower the action quite a bit without creating any buzz.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
yeah, i tried it out in a steve's downtown, i felt that made it pretty hard to play... i was looking at either purchasing this one or a yamaha apx700 12 string... i think i might go with the yamaha, are you familiar with it?
churchboose 4 years ago
I'm not familiar with that model but I have had good luck with Yamaha's in the past. They are generally very solid, reliable guitars.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Yeah, I'm considering going with the Yamaha because the Tak is about 100-200 dollars cheaper, and I want to get all I can, and also the Tak has a lot bigger body, but the Yamaha is a thinline, much smaller body with a cutaway.
I've heard Yamaha guitars aren't that great? What model did you use?
churchboose 4 years ago
Well, actually I had a Yamaha bass. I started out as a bass player before I played guitar. I played that bass for years and it was very high quality. But maybe their acoustic guitars aren't as good or maybe the quality has gone down hill in the last few years. I had that bass a long time ago.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Well I've played my ex-girlfriend's mother's guitar, and it was Yamaha acoustic, but the action was pretty high, and that makes it alot harder for me... Considering my current Walden acoustic has very fast action. Also, have you ever bought an acoustic without a pickup in it and manually put a pickup in it? Cause im considering doing that and I don't know what brand of pickup to get...
churchboose 4 years ago
I haven't done that (buying an acoustic an putting in a pickup). It's pretty common though. It matters how good want it to sound. Dean Markley makes a very good pickup that is cheap and easy to install. If you want a really good one, ask at a good acoustic guitar shop and they will know the best ones out there. I like a really loud acoustic pickup. That's one thing I love about Takamine, their pickups are really loud and bassy.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Well I was going to go today, but apparently its some sort of holiday and it's not open... I'm looking into getting an iBeam pickup, and yeah I want a pickup with a bass-oriented sound. It's gonna kill me to have to drill a hole in my guitar, it's my favourite.
churchboose 4 years ago
There are some excellent pickups that fit in the sound hole and don't require much if any drilling. "Sunrise" pickups are the best from what I've heard, but very expensive. Other good ones are the Bartolini3A or 3AV ($99/$111), the Seymour Duncan SA-1 Acoustic Tube ($99), the Seymour Duncan Woody XL ($129), the Dean Markley Pro-Mag ($85), and the DiMarzio Quickmount ($84). Check into these options before performing surgery on your acoustic.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
thanks for the second opinion, I went with a DiMarzio Element DP134 and it took me about 2 minutes to install... Sounds very nice, but I get feedback at capacity volume with full gain. It was about 120 bucks, so it's alright.
churchboose 4 years ago
O.K. Good choice. It's pretty common to get feedback on an amplified acoustic guitar if you play loud. It's a constant struggle to avoid that.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
amazing! very very very amazing...love the slaps =]
hahaha great stuff!
azndrummer1 4 years ago
Thank you very much. Sorry for the slow reply time.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
man, i just love that jangly open sound. i played my first 12 string a few days ago in a store, had a hard time putting it down. i love the way it feels, and i'm a fan of extended range/MORE stringed guitars. haha good job! yokudekimashita ne!!
iammrchad 4 years ago
Yes it is an addictive sound. The same thing happened to me. I played a 12 string in a store and then it was hard for me to go home to my 6 strings. I was hooked!
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
keeping the beat on the guitar is starting to become very popular, this makes me want a 12 string really bad, also check out the styles of kaki king, and espessially andy mcgee youll be very impressed with thier videos as well
xedge4lifex 4 years ago
I'm familiar with Kaki King. She's great. I'll check out Andy McGee. I hadn't heard of him before. Also, really, really great is Preston Reed. He's really amazing. Look him up on YouTube. He's really incredible.
Jeff Wahl
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
So, so good.
wdchrismon 4 years ago
Thank you very much.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
yes it is the one page played, for stairway to heaven, the rain song, the song remains the same, and sumtimes tangerine. they're awesome but very $ and really huge feeling at first! but ultimately, the possibilites 4 sound are endless with both necks at the ready.
deegan463 4 years ago
Cool. I have been shopping online for an acoustic double neck. The only one I can find in production is by Ovation. I'm going to have to get one. With those two necks, it will be like learning a whole new instrument. Thank you for that suggestion.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Hey, you're brilliant! i've started playin an eletrick guitar and i'm finding it hard especially with the pick! any advice?
Tinercell82 4 years ago
I would recommend finding a good tablature book of music from an artist or band that you really like. That was the best motivation for me to practice when I started. I began with a book of Iron Maiden tablatures believe it or not. Also, stick with it. The guitar is really hard at first, but after about 6 months of playing every day, it becomes really easy.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Very impressive. It is apparent that you utilize every aspect of this beautifully played instrument. Bravo. Well done.
NeroBNiv 4 years ago
Thank you very much. I definitely try to play every part of it that can be played.
Jeff Wahl
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
u should try n get ur hands on a Gibson 1275, u'd probly shred on that too.
deegan463 4 years ago
That would be awesome. That's the one Jimmy Page played with Led Zeppelin isn't it? That would so cool to be able to go from 6 string to 12 string so quickly. That's a great idea. I need to try one of those. I've never played one.
Jeff Wahl
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
woa, after i saw this, i strated to think to buy a 12 string guitar, sounds awesome!
jhon8585 4 years ago
Thank you! The 12 String is very fun. After you get one, it will be hard to go back to playing 6 string. The sound is so much bigger.
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
That's right :)
apffiner 4 years ago
Im just beggining to learn to play a 6 string guitar my fingers hurt like hell >.<
PkedYou 4 years ago
Your fingers will hurt a lot at first, but after about 6 months, you won't feel any pain in them any longer. The guitar is really difficult for 6 months to a year, then it gets very easy and becomes automatic. 12 string really isn't much harder on your fingers than 6 string.
Jeff
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
haven't seen someone rock on a 12 string like this since jimmy page!
deegan463 4 years ago
Thank you very much! I take that as a huge compliment!
Jeff Wahl
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Thank you so much!!
Jeff Wahl
jeffwahlguitar 4 years ago
Awesome indeed
needler3 4 years ago