dG 885 "Le Frotteux" Jean-Paul Bataille

"Drop G Swing Studies" vol.1 CD available at http://jeanpaulbataille.bandcamp.com/

I bought this archtop guitar yesterday, and... you know, a new guitar, happiness and all that... So, original strings and factory set-up, I'm just *playing* it as it was out of the shop (not bad, but can be improved, obviously).
This is my first archtop guitar, an Eastman 805. I'm looking at a more "jazz" tone these days for my Drop G Swing Studies, so here it is : the # 885 "Le Frotteux", a slow number, lounge style. Of course I don't know the guitar yet (it will be another story in a few months), but I didn't resist to show off a bit.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jean-Paul
• Bataille
• acoustic
• swing
• fingerstyle
• guitar
• Eastman
• 805
• Drop
• studies

[niko62fr]

Bravo pour ce Frotteux, vraiment sympa maintenant je suis zen :-)

joli son aussi.

Une question me taraude, d'où vient le titre ? Le frotteux des cordes ?

[batzic]

@niko62fr ah ah, non, étant donné le caractère particulièrement... lounge, disons, de cette musique, c'est en référence à la façon dont on danse le slow quand on est ado, si tu vois ce que je veux dire (et même après, d'ailleurs...)

Je dois admettre que je ne prends pas la tête avec les titres. Vu la quantité de nouveaux morceaux qui me sortent de la tête, la première image qui me vient c'est la bonne. C'est parfois franchement tiré par les cheveux, mais comme je suis le seul à le savoir....

[bohemian46]

I was introduced Geroge Brassens' music by my high school French teacher, perhaps 50 years ago. I am not familiar with Trenet or Sablon, but I'll check them out.

A modern singer guitarist I enjoy is Thomas Dutronc; light and fun.

I also listen to mussette and Gypsy Jazz.

Don't tell anyone but I also play diatonic button accordeon, mostly French on 2 row and Quebec on one row.

[batzic]

@bohemian46 You are listening to musette and Georges Brassens ? Now this is awesome :-))

And the diatonic is the cherry on the sunday (la cerise sur le gateau, in french)

I won't tell anyone.

[batzic]

How do you happen George Brassens ? Are you french ? American are not supposed to know Brassens ! ;-)

This music I play sort of popped out of me five years ago (because of dramatic circonstances, but this is another story), and this is obviously the music I have been exposed to when I was young, so 50's and 60's in France, that percolated thru my head during 50 years.

So yes, Brassens is very present (BTW, he was a fabulous melodist).

Also Charles Trenet, Jean Sablon, french swing...

[flyfifer51]

Love the relaxed mood you have here. Superb playing and sound - plus your

new guitar is a beauty to behold.

[jayspearsmusic]

Sweet. Merci! Encore! Formidable!

[scgraffito]

Absolutely magnificent! I need to hear more of this kind of music!

[robbourassaguitarist]

I love this.

[bohemian46]

I think this guitar suits your style perfectly. The archtop has a subtle complexity not found in a flattop. This is like your playing, a complexity masked by the illusion of simplicity. Wonderful stuff.

I think I hear a bit of Geroge Brassens... one of my favorites.