Kokomo Blues-Fred McDowell

My version of Fred McDowell's "Kokomo Blues" played on a late '30s/early '40s Supertone archtop that used to belong to Alvin Youngblood Hart.
This one's still a little rough for me sometimes. Pardon the mistakes and the stupid faces.
Tuned one half step low of open G
(i.e. Spanish @ F#)
C#-F#-C#-F#-A#-C#
K & K Pure Western Mini Pickup played through L.R. Baggs Para-acoustic D.I. and a 50W Crate Limo portable amp.
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[bluesintheblood]

do you have an LR Baggs M1 attached to any guitars? Looking at getting the K n K for a guitar of mine that doesn't fit soundhole pickups (too small), but thinking of an M1 for another guitar of mine....

[MSB76]

@bluesintheblood Never used an M1. I've got K & K's in all my guitars (except the resonator which has a National Hot Plate).

[bluesintheblood]

@MSB76 cool...curious if you still have the Blueridge BR163A...i picked one up a few months ago...looking to get that with a pick up as well and since that Adirondak top just crackles with a sharp nice tone, looking for a pup that is quite sensitive to that

[MSB76]

@bluesintheblood mine didn't have an A at the end, but... i THINK it's an adirondack spruce top... at any rate, yeah, i still got it. it also has a k and k in it. it's been working fine for me, but i always view pickups as a compromise. guitars always sound better unplugged to me.

[ianwalkerdownland]

The laugh at the end says to me, Now beat that. And why not, don"t hide your light under a bushel. An old saying my mum used to use

[MSB76]

@ianwalkerdownland That's funny... The tongue and the laugh at the end were a result of my own self-consciousness. I didn't think this take would be a keeper while I was recording it. Came out better than I thought. We're all our own worst critics I guess. I just googled your Mum's saying... Nice! And many thanks for the encouragement!!

[bluesintheblood]

@bluesintheblood yeah, I agree...my buddy has an M1 active through a Roland AC60...sounds very pure and true to acoustic tone....but what I hear of KK intrigues me and they are about 100 beans less...thanks!

[feelingproject]

Excellent..

[bellbottomed]

This guy's got the vibe.