ES-175s through Studio V3 Tube amp

Dutchbopper · 12-13-2021, 10:21 AM

New mix.

Graham adapted the Gil Evans arrangement of "Boplicity" for 2 guitars. We both recorded our 175 directly through the V3 Tube amp. No amps or mikes were involved. I posted another take of the tune in the showcase section.

This was a lot of work dudes. Give it a listen.

DB

**Stringswinger** · 12-13-2021, 11:16 AM

The hard work shows! Great sound and playing from both of you.

**grahambop** · 12-13-2021, 11:23 AM

I'll post the chart here too in case anyone would like to see it.

**kris** · 12-13-2021, 11:26 AM

Great jazz sound!
You should get an award from jazz guitar.be for promoting real jazz.
Best
Kris

**Greentone** · 12-13-2021, 11:35 AM

I agree with Kris. That's the best chart I've heard in quite awhile. Thanks for the effort, fellas.

**mr. beaumont** · 12-13-2021, 12:50 PM

To get something that tight and grooving and not be in the same room...DAMN!

**lawson-stone** · 12-13-2021, 01:03 PM

I was so distracted by the amazing playing that I couldn't concentrate on the tone. I had to listen 3 times to be able to attend to the tone.

Great playing is so distracting. Hard to analyze anything else when the mind is utterly overwhelmed by exactly the type of playing I have longed to be able to do all my life.

Well done, and yes, I do think the tone is to die for.

Dutchbopper · 12-13-2021, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by grahambop

I'll post the chart here too in case anyone would like to see it.

I like this take better than the other one in the showcase forum Graham. Better sound too. I used some compression on the guitars in the other take but got rid of it in this one. This is pretty much what the guitars really sound like. I think I will take down the other clip and make this the official one!

DB

Dutchbopper · 12-13-2021, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by lawson-stone

I was so distracted by the amazing playing that I couldn't concentrate on the tone. I had to listen 3 times to be able to attend to the tone.

Great playing is so distracting. Hard to analyze anything else when the mind is utterly overwhelmed by exactly the type of playing I have longed to be able to do all my life.

Well done, and yes, I do think the tone is to die for.

Thanks so much for the kind words Lawson. We worked hard on this one.

DB

**grahambop** · 12-13-2021, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dutchbopper

I like this take better than the other one in the showcase forum Graham. Better sound too. I used some compression on the guitars in the other take but got rid of it in this one. This is pretty much what the guitars really sound like. I think I will take down the other clip and make this the official one!

DB

Yeah, I don’t mind either way. I do kind of like the relaxed vibe of this one, it’s supposed to be the ‘birth of the cool’ after all!

**grahambop** · 12-13-2021, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

To get something that tight and grooving and not be in the same room...DAMN!

Thanks Jeff! DB sent me his part and then I practised for several days to get mine to match up. Also it was kind of weird trying to play the lower harmony part, I kept hearing the melody instead.

Just to clarify, DB played the top melody (i.e. Miles’ part on the original recording), while I played a line below it.

**grahambop** · 12-13-2021, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by lawson-stone

I was so distracted by the amazing playing that I couldn't concentrate on the tone. I had to listen 3 times to be able to attend to the tone.

Great playing is so distracting. Hard to analyze anything else when the mind is utterly overwhelmed by exactly the type of playing I have longed to be able to do all my life.

Well done, and yes, I do think the tone is to die for.

Thanks Lawson! Actually this progression is not really that complicated, all it really does is move from F to Bb and back again. Then the bridge just moves from Bb back down to F. So it’s all based around I and IV really, then you just try and sketch in some of the passing chords (at least that’s how I tackle it).

But the melody is quite complicated.