John Fahey - Sligo River Blues (cover) Martin 000X1

This is the first song that first helped me to get my thumb to keep on rockin' whilst the fingers pick the melody, and it's taken me nearly two years to actually be happy enough with my rendtition to show the world! Hope you enjoy it.

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• john
• fahey
• blind
• joe
• death
• martin
• guitar
• american
• primitive
• sligo
• river
• washington

[sucipres]

Thanks for your candor about the practice time prior to production. This is absolutely beautiful and your hard work has clearly paid off. Kudos brother.

How are you liking that Martin 000x1? I'm looking to by one (play mostly blues). The price seems right and the online reviews seem to support it. Your thoughts?

[russelsheartinacage]

yeah it's got a great neck. i normally play with 12s, so a medium gauge string. i have a DX1 too, and that is very good. The 000x1 still sounds great, and good for shuffles and palm muting. Very nice guitar indeed.

[ztbsk8er]

Nice job buddy! Hey, quick question. I have the same guitar and was wondering how I should clean it. It is kinda getting dirty where my arm touches the guitar how can I go about cleaning it.

[russelsheartinacage]

Hey. Not sure about the cleaning, I like my guitars to have a bit of dirt lol part of the story of the guitar in my opinion.

[RascoH12]

hey man, I want to buy this guitar but Im wondering: how HPL behaves with age on guitars? thanks

[nathansonic]

@ztbsk8er If you're still looking... Use Gorgomyte for the fretboard and Jim Dunlop Formula no. 65 for the body.

I like wear and tear too, but dirt mixed with sweat corrodes things.

[jherr5150]

very sweet thanks for posting! this one is tricking the hell out of me now :)

[guild40]

I like your version very much. Thanks for posting. You got the alternating bass down -- but the bass line in the original song is slyly more complicated. I'm working on it, and if I ever figure it out, I'll post my version here. FWIW, none of the tribute versions of Sligo River Blues has the bass line down cold. That's Fahey -- and he said he became bored with this song. Keep playing!

[zabba312]

@ztbsk8er If your still interested...if the guitar has a satin finish. I take a warm "slightly" soapy rag and wipe her down. DRY IMMEDIATE! Hope this helps. I know this post is a year old.

[magliulo]

Hey Russell, great playing man. You turned me on to this John Fahey fingerstyle stuff. I am quite set on buying the 000X1 in the next few weeks, but since you own both, I wanted to ask you: is there much appreciable difference in the quality of the low end between the 000X1 and the DX1? Just covering my bases (or basses? No pun intended). Thanks man.

[magliulo]

Hey Russell, great playing man. You turned me on to this John Fahey fingerstyle stuff. I am quite set on buying the 000X1 in the next few weeks, but since you own both, I wanted to ask you: is there much appreciable difference in the quality of the low end between the 000X1 and the DX1? Just covering my bases. Thanks man.

[magliulo]

@waves14 I too am a lefty and I have been to regular chain music stores as well as boutique shops and played a ridiculous amount of different acoustics. I can tell you with no small degree of confidence that in this price range, the Martin X series is the most complete, well-rounded and well-built guitar, and sounds just as good as any other Martin costing more than twice as much. I will be purchasing my 000X1AE in the next few weeks. But of course, it all depends on your style and sound.

[JoeBloggo400]

The first song that got my thumb rockin was Van Ronk's Green Rock Road. Theres an instruction video by the man himself on You Tube. Loved the Cover!

[waves14]

@iMakeY0Ucrazy Can someone help me out? I am a lefty and lookinf for a 000 or folk size...now I like Seagull but they make fuck all left handed really so I wondered if anyone could tell me with £600 whether to get one of these, a taylor or any other one someone could recommend?? I am going mad looking for one. I am wary of these martins as it seems like a bottom end guitar just cashing in on the martin rep?? but any comments are welcome.