Paul Brett - Gibson L Century

[omnimanify]

I love this song. I feel as if I've heard it somewhere before? What is the name of this piece?

[pickinstone]

Is this the same model L gibson that Robert Johnson played on?

[guitbrett]

@pickinstone

No, Johnson was supposed to have played a 1928 Gibson L1, sunburst or a Gibson made Kalamazoo KG-14. There is somedoubt as to whether he played either however. The only two photographs of him known show him holding an L1 and a KG - 14. But in those days, many photographic studios carried guitars as props to use on phot sessons. It could be Johnson didn't own or play either of these.

[GroovyGuitar02]

oh by the way , can you recommend me some books and artists doing such music as yours ?

i can't stop listening to your videos . So inspiring and soothing :)

[guitbrett]

@GroovyGuitar02

Hi,

I can't point to any player who plays what I do. I have always prefered the melodic and structured style as opposed to the fast, technical stuff on 6 string. I am going to attempt to film a DVD this year called "100 picks and licks". which will have tabs too. These will be in the style of what you hear in this clip and others. They will represent all manner of styles and feature many different vintage guitars.

Paul

[GroovyGuitar02]

@guitbrett

hi ,

i totally understand your musical vision since i am a bit into this kind of melodic stuff :)

i'll totally stay in tune for your DVD ! i forgot to say your collection of vintage guitars rock :)

thanks for your answer :) have a nice day !

David

[GroovyGuitar02]

@guitbrett

btw , i am working currently on some folk songs , and if in any way i release something , i'll let you know :)

[xodusattack]

Hi Paul, I have a question. Since you own so many vintage acoustics, I figure your the man to ask.

I properly humidify my guitars, but i know over time some guitars are prone to give under the tension of strings.

I had a luthier check out 1 of my small bodied gibson guitars. He said if Im not going to play it for a week that I should detune it a FULL STEP & a Half to prevent the neck from being warped along with where it joins the body.

DO YOU detune your acoustics when not playing them?

[guitbrett]

I slacken off total tension on all guitars I am not currently playing, especially acoustics and most certainly 12 strings.. John Joyce actually used to unpeg his strings and curl them. Hope this helps,

Paul

[xodusattack]

Thanks Paul !

[leandropatriarca]

for me thats the best guitar you have

[guitbrett]

It's a great old guitar. Difficult to say what is the best one as they all have different sounds and uses. I have 350 in total.

[kurtc0841n]

at about :27 its sounds abit like stairway to heaven :)

[xodusattack]

say GUITBRETT, what gauge strings do you use on the L-c model?

[guitbrett]

La Bella Silk and Steel light gague

[xodusattack]

Thanks!

Do you prefer these strings for fingerstyle guitar? And do you think in your opinion they would still sound OK for slide guitar?

[JWise12345]

wow the sound coming from that guitar gave me chills, thats the best sounding acoustic ive ever heard

[xodusattack]

what song are you playing in this cliP?

Its great!

[guitbrett]

It's a section from a 15 minute adaptation of The Fox's Prophecy... a well known poem about changing life in the UK in 1871...author unknown. I am currently making a CD of it and this pice is a small section of original music I have done which will feature vocals of the poem over.

Thanks for your interest.

Paul

[bnc98765]

The sound quality in your recordings is really excellent. Do you use a high quality microphone to record or is it that these guitars just sound so darn amazing that if you recorded them with anything they'd sound good?

[guitbrett]

To be absolutely honest, it's all down to the actual sound of the guitars themselves. This was done with only one condeser mic costing around £100. Most modern engineers tend to over process acoustic guitar recordings and use expensive mics that are more suitable to modern vocals. The most important thing is the natural sound of the guitar itself and the placement of the mic, the rest should take care of itself. Simplicity is always the best option !

thanks,

Paul

[RaggedTime]

I agree, and I think that's how recording should always be done. I must say I feel too lucky to be able to listen to all these guitars and learn about them.