Twang Darkly Comes to Town -- oil can guitar and harmonica

on cd: http://michael.futreal.com/devil

A post-blues western atmospheric using my modded Afri-can oil can guitar in a Gm open tuning (DGDGBbD), run through a blues vibe model on my Line 6. The harmonica is a Lee Oscar in a harmonic minor tuning. Later on, my yardsale banjo (tuned DGBbD) and cajon see some action. The bass, as usual, comes from my Danelectro guitar chugging through an EHX HOG.

If you're interested in the oil can guitar, you can find 'em at http://www.townshipguitars.com/ (no association of mine, so I can't help you). My particular oil can was a gift from my brother Andy. I've replaced its pickup with a model meant for dobro, so mine sounds a bit different than the original, unmodified South African models.

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Music

Tags:

• oil
• can
• guitar
• oilcan
• afri-can
• electric
• harmonic
• minor
• blues
• western
• banjo
• harmonica
• open
• tuning

[Remington1875]

What are you using for the snare drum effects?

[BuckoFutreal]

@Remington1875 a cajon with snares

[AsylumAvenue]

Sweet! Visions of Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef.

[BuckoFutreal]

:-) That's what I was seeing too!

[warchild1976]

how do you get the pick up in these guitars

[BuckoFutreal]

@warchild1976 they are actually sold with pickups wired in (see the township guitars link), although I went DIY on this particular guitar in order to replace the pickup (its native pickup was damaged)

[warchild1976]

ohh ok was just wondering if i wa to open the bak of a can up a bit just to get the pick up in would it affect the sound much

[Remington1875]

Hey Sheriff!

The Futreal Brothers are in town!

[booniesville]

Very Cool

[BuckoFutreal]

I was thinking spaghetti western when I recorded it too! I listen to lots of soundtracks...