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Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J S Bach - Philip Hii, guitar

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  • fugue voices are crisp and delineated...great job!

  • @paultreselli Many thanks! All the best.

  • Hi Philip, I have a question for you: are you using a different guitar than the one you used to record the Bach album (the one with this Tocatta)? In the recording, the guitar sounded like a spruce top, whereas here, your guitar sounds like cedar. I'd love to know! Thanks.

  • @BLR1GBattlemaster Yes, I play a Ruck these days and it's a cedar top. I still play my old Savino but the Ruck has a deeper and richer sound.

  • @philiphii Ah, much thanks for the response! I found the answer on your website too. I knew the Bach recording was done using a spruce top. That was my only gripe with the recording: the tone of the guitar. I can't stand the sound of spruce. It just sounds very dry and scratchy. It's almost like listening to the sound of chalk writing on a chalkboard. The Ruck, however, sounds VERY nice. I really hope you re-record the Bach record with the Ruck.

  • @BLR1GBattlemaster I agree the Ruck is a great guitar, fantastic basses, sounds like a Steinway in the low end. The Savino is nice too, it has a great high end, that's why I used it for the Chopin too. One day, I'll re-record the Bach on the Ruck and with better equipment too. It was recorded on 2 cheap mics and an old DAT recorder.

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  • Looking on youtube and I see all of this guys playing only bits and pieces of the intro on electric guitars with distortion. I appreciate the fact that they pay homage to Bach, but there are only a few people on youtube who can play this entire piece on guitar solo, one of which is you. You did a great job in not only performing this piece, but putting emotion and substance into the music through just a simple spanish guitar. Respect.

  • @92djwalsh Hey Daniel, stop surfing and start practicing!

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  • you took the time to learn the song but not a minute to trim your cat whiskers? props on making sweet love to that guitar.

  • BRAVO!!

    

  • @barbelfloat Many thanks. ATB.

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