WATERMELON Leo Kottke Cover Seagull 12 string heavy gauge strings

[kriptozen]

Esplendid! Strong songs! Greetings form Brasil

[toomuchrose]

Yep, you got it down and nailed on pretty good. Big strings, big sound. Lovely fucking jubbly sir!

[DrPorro]

F*ck yeah!

[eightpans]

Hello,,,Was the bridge doctor hard to fit ? any tips ? did you use a bridge pin instead of drilling the bridge ?.....fantastic playing BTW lovely sound ....keep posting the instructional vids a great way to pass it all on IMHO

[Cj12sings]

@eightpans i had a luthier do this, i wasn't into building yet, he used a single bridge pin( only charged for one) I think he liked the idea, he'd never seen it before, it is easy, especailly with the pin setup....I will definitely post some more how to play stuff, i have been helped a lot by other people's stuff, so indeed a good way to pass on the benefits!!!!! happy playing and thinaks for watching!!!!

[StarFighter2000]

Badass.

[InnuendoXP]

heavy gauge on a 12 string? yeesh! how were your fingers after that?

Sounds really good though

[Cj12sings]

@InnuendoXP actually the heavy gauge strings are not really bad, I had the action set by a pro, and remember I'm tuned way down......

[borrowmeadolla]

After playing Martin, Taylor, Takamine and Ovation 12 strings.....The 500 Dollar Seagull handily took them back to school and confiscated their lunch money.

[Cj12sings]

@borrowmeadolla well said...

[iaingbrennan]

Cj12sings

Why don't you post a lesson for this song? I'm sure it would be appreciated by all those players out there, trying to learn this song properly,( like me!) go on.......

[staygee1]

This song is amazing your playing is excellent truly inspiring i keep watching and watching how can i be like you lol

[Cj12sings]

@staygee1 thanks for watching, you know I keep watching and watching Leo Kottke, and I wonder how can I be like him!!! LOL!!!! only Leo is Leo.......he is still my all time FAVORITE guitarist...it is nice to try and get a bit of that Leo sound going, I actually thought of posting a video on how to learn this one or get close anyway...

best regards cj

[frg8524]

Excellent playing. I'm looking to purchase a Seagull 12 string. Is that the cedar top model?

[Cj12sings]

@frg8524 Yes it is a cedar top, Seagull's are great instruments, it also has a great neck..thnaks for watching

you can get these relatively inexpensive used.

[babymoss72]

I have a strange feeling in my stomach...oh yeah, it's JEALOUSY!!! The sound of that guitar with the heavy gauge strings and YOUR playing is an intoxicating combination. Jaw-droppingly good. I'm going upstairs to practice - see you in about 200 years time!

[MrHobartJones]

I am amazed at the sound of a 12 string - GO LEO!

[iaingbrennan]

That, my friend, was a really neat performance of the Kottke song, like your style, can I ask you what Open tuning you are using? I bought a Seagull 12, back in early 90's, lovely sounding guitar, had to sell it, hard times, now use Tak 12, picking on a 12, really takes practice, I've been doing it for 8-9 years now, and I really think you have to avoid a six-string to do it!

[Cj12sings]

@iaingbrennan

OPEN D

thanks for watching!!!!

[GameLevelEditor]

The best 12string sound to date. Really!

[robdorg]

0:05

Whoa. Ridiculous sound.

[MrPlatypus70]

Really well done! Klottke's stuff is not easy to pull off and you did this great! I have a seagull 12 string too and they are just great guitars. I was trying to tune down low like this with slightly lighter strings (starting with 12s on the high e) and I had some problems with buzzing strings and the intonation up the neck was not quite right. Did you have to adjust the truss rod a lot to get your guitar to play well with the heavy strings in low tuning?

[MultiMarktwain]

Very nice!!!!

[Cj12sings]

@MultiMarktwain , sorry for the delayed response I had a luthier set this up, so I'm unsure how much adjustment was required, I am trying to learn as I start building instruments.....i'd say it is definitely worth it to have one set up by a pro for heavy strings...!!! thanks for watching

[warlocksarewatching]

Amazing, really love this song

[Cj12sings]

@warlocksarewatching

Thanks for watching, one of my all time fav's!!!!

[groovebrew]

That was beyond awesome, I try not to hate people who can fingerpick like this... I CAN'T DO IT!!!! LOL 5 stars

[Cj12sings]

yes, your right, free is good, and i'm more technically capable from such an excercise...... thanks again

C

[bertbouw]

Btw, how did you lose your vids?

[Cj12sings]

not sure, but into thin air they went, it does seem impossible to contact youtube, even though I tried, I could never get a comment posted on the help page.

I'm just grateful I didn't lose my fav's, subscriptions, etc...all the stuff that has really made this effort worth while....

by the way do you have tab to " Part Two"? I really loved it. thanks

CJ

[bertbouw]

We can't complain too much about a free service I guess :-)

Sorry, I don't have tabs for Part Two. Maybe I used some online versions, but I actually don't remember.

[PearTree37067]

Part Two tab can be bought from Stropes Editions Ltd. or there's a free tab at the Tab Pigs website. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the latter but their stuff is usually good.

[Cj12sings]

Thanks, i'll checked it out!!!

best regards

cj