Awesome Electric Violin - Ed Busking Chester

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Cognaut | June 04, 2006

Ed Alleyne-Johnson Busking Electric Violin in Chester UK - May 2006 Fantastic...

Cognaut | June 04, 2006

Ed Alleyne-Johnson Busking Electric Violin in Chester UK - May 2006
Fantastic - This is perhaps the best street performance I have ever witnessed. Reminiscent of Jean Luc Ponte's visceral fusion sound. This is in the city of Chester near Wales. Chester has perhaps the only double decker shopping plaza streets, with a second level up off the street within the buildings, balconies running all the way down the streets. jablesj comments - "They were made by the victorians so that rich people would not get wet while out in the rain."
The sound is unaltered from the original and was emancipated at great volume in this old town.
Ed uses the looper and pedals to great effect. There are no overdubs. Incredible he commanded this fantastic show all by himself, I stood enraptured with all the hair on my body standing on end, grin stretched wide. You can see where he looked up to see my ebullient smile just before he grins and kicks in the distortion. This has been a tremendous inspiration for me. I had never heard him or heard of him before this performance. Ed is awesome! I got some albums of his from the web since hearing this. I hope I can see him again one day.

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  • Oh wow. This guy is absolutely incredible! I'll definitely be getting his album.

  • Why is he busking? He should be doing solo performences in opera houses around the world!

  • lol, see people, next time you call a goth a dickhead, you better have a bloody good talent to smash that!

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  • I have no words to describe what this does to me! It's... simply amazing!

  • @Hedgehoglok apparently it's quite heavy as well. i have an electric, and i can't stand using it. that said, if there is anyone who would like to buy an ashbury electric violin, in black, i'm selling it for £300. cost me £400 new, and it's only been used about 5 times.

  • @Hedgehoglok That's how I hear it, too.

  • omg this is amazing!!!!!

  • igo usking i cestr, i see this dude all the time!

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