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newsblues amped demo newsblues amped demo
short demo for my stanford guitar with newly installed B-band A3T pre-amp. playing thru my marshall AS80R amp using a touch of reverb and recorded thru a zoom H4 unit. (no animals were harmed in the making of this demo.)
open c slack key melody open c slack key melody
new composition in progress. playing my stanford PSD-28 acoustic guitar. whoops! i forgot to turn the ceiling fan off before recording...
newsblues - prototype newsblues - prototype
under construction. lyrics almost done. i'm playing a stanford psd-28 acoustic guitar and a lee oskar "G" harmonica.
the old rugged cross the old rugged cross
one of my favorite old hymns played in 'taro patch' (open G) hawaiian slack key style. this is my own arrangement and is a work in progress. using my 1978 adamas 1687-9 guitar.
ariana's lullaby ariana's lullaby
a song for my daughter, ariana, played on my takamine EF75. this slack key style melody is played in 'F wahine' tuning. recorded on the fly, first take with a few fumbles!
summer country slackin' (full version) summer country slackin' (full version)
summer country slackin' (teaser) summer country slackin' (teaser)
here's my newest composition in the slack key genre. played in open G or 'taro patch' tuning. this song will be my contribution to this year's ovation fan club member's compilation CD. the guitar featured here is a 1978 adamas 1 1687-9.
song for chloe song for chloe
demo of some original guitar phrases using my ovation viper EA-68 semi-hollow thinbody electric guitar
ovation viper demo ovation viper demo
short demo clip of my mid-70's ovation sunburst viper