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Permalink Reply by Kevin M. Kraft on August 1, 2009 at 9:25am

I listened (and still do) to many of these great artists. I was thinking specifically of contemporary cigar box guitarists who play rock as well as blues and other styles. Thanks, though.

Fernando Amorim said:

Hi Kevin,
Here’s my thought, please don’t misunderstand me.
Many of my great slide players were gone:
Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lowell George, Pete Wells(Rose Tattoo), Duane Roland, Toy Caldwell, Robert Johnson, Muddy Watters, Elmore James, Homesick James, Alan Wilson, J.B. Hutto, John Campbell, Rory Gallagher, and some others were all gone. Many of them died too early. They all played different style, different sound, and in a different age, but they played slide as real masters.
So, I put some old records and listen, do the things by my own away, take my time and delight my ears and my mind, sometimes I travel in my mind with the great music from these masters and I don’t need to stick any kind of stuff, or addiction, just music!
Let the good times roll…, cuz my time is gonna come.
Keep well my friend and cheers to the nation,
Fernando

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Permalink Reply by Kevin M. Kraft on August 1, 2009 at 9:27am

What sort of pickup is in this guitar?

tinyguitars said:

There's a bit of variety in this video:

But, I'm no performer, just showing what the guitar can do.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin M. Kraft on August 1, 2009 at 9:31am

Very nice!

tinyguitars said:

There's a bit of variety in this video:

But, I'm no performer, just showing what the guitar can do.

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Permalink Reply by Keni Lee Burgess on August 2, 2009 at 5:13am

I understand your point, but it is like going to a banjo site and not expecting to hear a lot of Bluegrass. LOL Please feel free to post some videos playing in other styles. I know there are players here playing in country styles and in contempory modes. If CBG is approached with a view toward the acoustic past, certainly the rural Blues plays a big part, but with the addition of picks-ups the sky is the limit. Personally, I enjoy seeing and hearing these creations in any style. I'm a big fan of acoustic building. Please don't misunderstand me, but I feel authentic CBG is an acoustic instrument. If you are going to build electrically, chances are you will get better tone and sustain utilizing a soild body. The Log and the Les Paul story. If sound reenforcement is necessary, I prefer mics. Especially with resonators. Sorry about going off into a tangent, but considering there is no imit to what a player can do with 3 strings, it comes down to a traditional approach or a modern approach. It's all good. Enjoy.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin M. Kraft on August 2, 2009 at 5:59am

Thanks for your input. I would add that while I understand and even embrace eletrification (is that a word), I've never heard a CBG with a electric guitar pickup that didn't sound like just another electric guitar. You certainly don't get the unique CBG sound with amplification--unless, as you said, youor simply mike the acoustic CBG or use an acoustic guitar pickup to preserve that sound. And, of course, you can always add distortion or whatever to that unique sound, and THEN...you can say you've truly got an electrified cigar box guitar sound.

what my point is, I don't know!

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Permalink Reply by Brian Lemin on August 3, 2009 at 1:53am

Love your list of the "greats" Fernando. Any old stuff that would not get you in goal if you posted some MP3s of these guys?

Fernando Amorim said:

Hi Kevin,
Here’s my thought, please don’t misunderstand me.
Many of my great slide players were gone:
Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lowell George, Pete Wells(Rose Tattoo), Duane Roland, Toy Caldwell, Robert Johnson, Muddy Watters, Elmore James, Homesick James, Alan Wilson, J.B. Hutto, John Campbell, Rory Gallagher, and some others were all gone. Many of them died too early. They all played different style, different sound, and in a different age, but they played slide as real masters.
So, I put some old records and listen, do the things by my own away, take my time and delight my ears and my mind, sometimes I travel in my mind with the great music from these masters and I don’t need to stick any kind of stuff, or addiction, just music!
Let the good times roll…, cuz my time is gonna come.
Keep well my friend and cheers to the nation,
Fernando

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