Gibson Tal Farlow Appreciation Thread

[steve burchfield]

Im sure harmonics goes back to early guitar invention but Lenny might have first heard them on early Chet Atkins recordings.

[bangnok]

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That was a prototype built for Tal that he used almost exclusively for the rest of his career. It was sold by Rudy's a couple of years ago together with the rest of Tal's collection. It's now with a dealer in Paris.

i wish they had kept this design for the production run

[ThatRhythmMan]

Artificial harmonics have been used in the violin world for hundreds of years. I would think they had also been used on classical guitar long before the bebop era, although I have not looked into it.

[jazzkritter]

Yes harmonics are in guitar literature way back. Which I forgot about when I first answered.
So please if any of you know the guitar faculty at Peabody geez Louise don’t tell them that I blew it!

[lawson-stone]

I recorded this vid today, just for this thread. It's just some blowing but this is pretty much what my Tal sounds like through my Polytone. Personally, I would not know how to improve on this sound if you are into Tal's vibe.

The ending came kind of unexpected, I had not rehearsed it.

DB

How did you record this? Just mic the cabinet or use the direct line?

[vinnyv1k]

Who recorded false harmonics before Tal on guitar ?

[Dutchbopper]

How did you record this? Just mic the cabinet or use the direct line?

I miked the amp Lawson . I never use the direct line of my amps. I want to have on the recording what I hear myself.

DB

[customxke]

Who recorded false harmonics before Tal on guitar ?

Django.

[vinnyv1k]

Django.

Can you please tell me what albums or songs so I can hear for my shelf.
I am on a mission now to find the 1st recorder of guitar false harmonics.

[geese_com]

Can you please tell me what albums or songs so I can hear for my shelf.
I am on a mission now to find the 1st recorder of guitar false harmonics.

Harmonics start at around 1:22 in the 1940 version of Nuages.

[customxke]

Can you please tell me what albums or songs so I can hear for my shelf.
I am on a mission now to find the 1st recorder of guitar false harmonics.

there are many, many recorded versions of “Nuages”, and Django usually began, and or ended his solo with harmonics.

[jazzkritter]

Tal’s faster
I believe Tal’s first is on the Norgren 1956 album “Tal” on “Isn’t It Romantic”.
i could be wrong. There are some some single note bings at the end of a ballad or two in ‘55, not full solos.
My memory is a bit hazy on that timeframe, i was a 1952 issue)