r/gypsyjazz • u/Bbmaj7_ • 7d ago

Exploring more of the melodic and lyrical aspect that these guitars may have to offer, rather than their usually dry and energetic explosiveness.

These guitars were made to project mainly, they have a characteristic aggressive and assertive sound to them, so making them sound sensitive and beautiful is a challenge I've been obsessively taking on for years. Do you think I manage?

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u/terenceboylen 7d ago

Lovely. I know some folks (most folks) are fastidious about string noise, and it's quite polarising, but I quite like it. This seems a little like ASMR for guitar. What's the song BTW?

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u/Bbmaj7_ 7d ago

Thanks! The song is "Por Una Cabeza" by Argentinian composer Carlos Gardel. I think I might be in that camp of people who don't like string noise, I do all sorts of things to try to avoid it as much as possible. Although for some reason, it doesn't bother me when I hear it in other people's playing, only on my own... it's like the guitar makes a sound I didn't intend, oh well...

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u/madogblue 7d ago

Loved it, now to rewatch Scent of a woman....

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u/Bbmaj7_ 7d ago

Yes! The arrangement of this tune in that movie is beautiful

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u/LegitYarik 7d ago

I love this way of playing, being a fan of Eddie Lang, Carl Kress, Johnny Smith and the like. Keep up man, great job !

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u/Thisizamazing 7d ago

I loved this

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u/True-Bet-7906 7d ago

That was great.. post more..

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u/swingaholic 3d ago

This has become a favorite of mine in just the past couple of days. Thanks!