(Toccata and) Fugue in Dm (Bach), part II:Fugue - Ketil Strand-electric guitar/Axon guitar synth

You can download a new version of this or buy my complete solo album "Axe-Files" here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ketilstrand
http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/axe-files/id413357292
plus on several other digital music download sites.

Finally, here's the Fugue part as a follow-up to my previous Toccata version played on Axon AX100 guitar synth. (I've also added a new Toccata version without the Axon, but with the Roland GR-100 instead).
In my first version of Toccata I used only the church organ sound from my Axon, but on the Fugue I've mixed the Axon sound with my good old Roland GR-100, one of Roland's analog "guitar synth" units from the early 80's. It doesn't sound much like a synth, though, it's basically a "hexaphonic fuzz".. Both sounds were recorded simultaneously and mixed in Cubase, to make it sound like a "duet" for organ and guitar, and you can see me playing both tracks on the split screen.
I also added a third track on a few small sections where I found my piano sheet music version lacked something compared to the original organ version. (the piano version uses of course only two staffs/voices, the original organ version has three; left and right hand plus feet).
Of all my You tube videos, this has been my biggest challenge so far. It's not the easiest piece of music to play on a guitar, so it took quite a few hours to learn, reading both treble and bass clefs from the sheet music..
Hope you enjoy it!

Additional pedals used: Electro-Harmonix Micro Pog, Boss DD-6 dig.delay, Boss RV-5 dig. reverb, Palmer PDI-09 The Junction guitar DI box.

www.ketilstrand.com

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[charvelguy]

Respectfully & righteously done. I had seen Steve Steven play excepts of this live on a Roland 707 in the early 80's (84 or 85) - it was amazing pumping through a huge concert PA. That is what lead me here, to see if anyone else had done this on a Roland guitar synth since then and posted to video.

[rednebb]

@charvelguy Thanks!  That was interesting, I didn't know that. Do you have audio or footage of that, by the way?

[charvelguy]

@rednebb Unfortunately no. I've never been able to find any vid or audio recording of it. This was during his guitar solo with Billy Idol during the Rebel Yell Tour. I think he was using synth bass pedals as well for some of the bass notes. I do recall that he played played the famous intro and most of the piece up to at least 4 or 5 minutes but I only recall and recognize some parts from memory. He is classically trained and accomplished. Nowadays, he typically does his solo acoustically.

[rednebb]

@charvelguy Ok, interesting to learn about that anyway!

[VrUmPaLiV]

So beautiful! masterpiece!



[rednebb]

@VrUmPaLiV Thank you very much!

[rednebb]

@MrVitoriusBig It's inside..

[iditelliano]

Brilliant piece of music! played with immense skill, creativity, imagination and musicality.

[Herrasjonni]

Absolutely superb! I am amazed that you could play separate pieces and mix them together. Well done!

[stargroove4]

Just amazing, such a Gift! Such a pleasure to hear the Gifted carry on the most Important and Complex, from the Gifted, from such a long time in standing.

[sparkes64]

Genius

[TheSLK66]

I only need to listen to this guy 1 minute to know I was gonna push the like button XD!