Star Spangled Banner

No, MP3s work fine. There's a problem with the streaming from that site.

I'm at work right now. When I get home (9hrs) I'll either PM you with the MP3 or e-mail it to you. Hopefully one of those will work.

No, MP3s work fine. There's a problem with the streaming from that site.

Hey Ricochet, I would love to hear your SSB :D :D Can you post it for us please--the dog

I'll need to record it first! :D

(Edit)
Actually, I do have this online: http://www.guitarchat.net/modules/Media_player/Ricochet/StarSpangledBlues.mp3

I recorded that about 2 years ago. Since then, that's become the center of a three-part SSB. I start off with a pretty traditional sounding arrangement, sliding in Open D. As it ends, what should be the last note is cut off by a loud bang (popping the sixth string), and a short, explosive minor riff. The bang and riff repeat, then I go into the minor key version linked above. As it winds down, I go into a "flat tire" rhythm and pick up into an upbeat, boogie version of the tune, that ends traditionally. I played it as the prelude to our church choir's patriotic musical program last July 4, and am booked to do it again this 9/11. I need to record it.

Well, Tracker E-mailed me a copy. I like it! The pick slide "jets" sound cool! The problem that wouldn't let me open it was that the extension "MP3" had somehow gotten changed to "MP3^".

Thanks, Ricochet.

You're link doen't seam to work, "page not found".

Hmmmm. It worked earlier this afternoon. The site owner was upgrading the server software this afternoon. I'll go root around and see if I can find where it went.

OK, here's a link that worked a minute ago:
http://www.guitarchat.net/modules/Media_Player/Ricochet/StarSpangledBlues.mp3

(Looks like the same link. But I got a 404 a few minutes ago, then I went over to http://guitarchat.net/ and found it in the "media player" link, then copied it, and now it works when I click it over here.)

That was a very interesting approach. I liked it!

When you record you're multi-tracked version, I would like to hear it as well.

Thanks! I'll work on it in a bit.

Tracker

Hey, that was good!

I only heard one pick slide. I liked it, but maybe a little slower slide and a little longer duration.

I heard one little mistake around 1:04- 1:07. But the Star Spangled Banner is really a tough tune.

I try to be honest. I wouldn't give you an A+ for that, but I would give you an A.

Wes

I heard one little mistake around 1:04- 1:07
Wes

:oops: Yea, I tried editing it and that was the best I could do. I need to re-record it.

The pic slide was to emulate jets flying over.

Thanks for my A. I never was good at tests! :lol:

Thats real nice John :D what kind of guitar did you use :?:

That was my Johnson Style 1 Tricone (cheap Chinese copy of a National) in Open D minor. With Dunlop nickel silver fingerpicks and a big Dunlop brass slide.

I'm sitting here playing it now on the Agile 2500 series Goldtop with three P-90s on it that just arrived for my boy. Tuned it into Open E with the little strings and low setup it arrived with. I get the minor chords by fretting the third string behind the slide, and the sus4 from fretting in front of it. Using a wine bottle neck and bare fingers. I'll switch on the recording in a little bit. Wes'll find more than one mistake in it by the time I'm done, I'll bet! (I haven't really worked on this in months.)
:D

I have a $99.00 Johnson JG 610 ( el-cheapo) I use mostly for slide work, and I just love it! I can get a pretty good tone from it most of the time :lol: I mostly like the fact that I only paid $99 for it 8) 8) I put a single coil dunlop acoustic guitar pickup on it, I can get a good Elmoor James sound on it. I have been looking at the Johnson tricone at the local music store, my birthday is coming up and i have been droping hints to the wife :lol: :lol: --the dog