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Louise

2022-05-23T23:22:41.130Z

I nearly fell asleep myself recording this song. I have not had any videos showing up for a while so this is a test.
Large dog bowl reso played acoustic.
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some blues on the Oregon Centennial wine box reso

2016-08-22T15:23:05.278Z

3 String Fretless Reso Cigar Box Guitar - New Song "Lay My Hat Down"

2016-04-08T12:52:32.431Z

Lots of my music available here https://bemuzic.bandcamp.com/

I came in late on the last verse, but I only finished writing it a few hrs before filming it, so I wasn’t likely to get through it with no mistakes!

I’ve mainly put it on to show fellow Cambridge busker Banjo Nick, as I wrote it with the intention of us playing it together when we meet up busking, if he likes it.

GUITAR INFO

It’s also to show my newly finished 3 string Cigar box reso.
It’s the first guitar I’ve made that isn’t a through neck, so that was all a bit new. I was intending to fret it, but loved the wavy lines going up the neck (walnut) and didn’t want to cut across it, so decided to leave it fretless. I’m also really enjoying playing something fretless for a change…a lovely old time sound.
I was intending to put a flatpup on it as well as a rod piezo in the biscuit bridge, but decided to leave that off as I like the piezo sound as it captures the resoness (not a word??!)
The scale length is 23”
The strings are Zebra DR acoustic/electric. I bought them when I thought I was going to put a magnetic as well as piezo, as they work with either, and left them on as I liked them. I’ve used the D,G and B strings (24,32,42)
The nut and bridge are unbleached bone. The reso cone is a 5 1/2" one made by Charles Atchison. I bought two, so I may make a similar one, but fretted at some point. You can buy them here https://www.cbgitty.com/cigar-box-guitar-parts/resonator-parts/5-5-inch-lightning-spun-aluminum-cigar-box-resonator-cone-by-charles-atchison/ I also vaguely followed his building instructions http://www.charlesatchison.com/#!build-a-resonator-cigar-box-guitar/c1uyj
The tuners are these from Chickenbone John http://chickenbonejohn.myshopify.com/products/epiphone-deluxe-machineheads-2-1 I really like them, both for the nice retro look, and also they turn nice and smoothly. Much nicer than the cheapy eBay ones I’ve been using. The slide is also one from Chickenbone John - one of these http://chickenbonejohn.myshopify.com/products/daddario-chromed-brass-slide It's worth having a browse on Johns page as he has some good quality stuff! I got this slide for busking as I keep breaking glass ones : -/ Like it a lot but wouldn't use it for recording as when playing a guitar with a magnetic pickup I get a slight crackle. Can't notice it while busking though, with street noise etc.
I'm most often tuned A,E,A, but for this song I went down to G,D,G as I thought it’d be better for Nick in G?

Filmed with a GoPro Hero 4

Radical Annie (on 4 string metal guitar)

2016-02-01T16:20:24.502Z

I wrote this a while ago, updated it a little. Guitar made by Shane Wagstaff.
Radical Annie
1.She’s got a Che Guevara poster, to which she prays from time to time
And from Karl Marx down to Lenin, she can quote you line from line
She’s a revolution’s angel, or so she’d have you believe
But though her denim jacket’s faded , she’s got gold on the sleeves
Chorus
They call her Radical Annie, she’s a freedom fightin’ girl
She won’t change her underwear, but she’s gonna’ change the world

2. Well she’s got a big rich Daddy, who she’s just about disowned
And she only takes his cheques, ‘cause the rent’s high in her zone
And she goes to all the meetings, and she can talk a bit herself
But when she gets you in the bedroom, man, she is something else
Chorus
They call her Radical Annie, she’s a freedom fightin’ girl
She won’t change her underwear, but she’s gonna’ change the world

3. Well she wakes up in the morning and she listens to the news
And screams at politicians for their “petty bourgeois views”
Then she wets her eyes with vodka, her emotions for to show
As she plays some early Dylan , on her retro stereo
Chorus
They call her Radical Annie, she’s a freedom fightin’ girl
She won’t change her underwear, but she’s gonna’ change the world

4. She's got her Facebook army, and they wait at her command
And they sign all the petitions that she shares on Facebook Land
The blind leading the blind, through rose glasses of "PC"
I don't know where she's going , but keep her away from me
Chorus
They call her Radical Annie, she’s a freedom fightin’ girl
She won’t change her underwear, but she’s gonna’ change the world

4 String Reso Blues

2015-09-06T21:34:38.148Z

A little unplugged 4 string Cigar Box Resonator Blues. 7" Thunder Resonator cone on a cigar box guitar. http://charlesatchison.com