The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118122   Message #2551165
Posted By: Big Mick
28-Jan-09 - 01:11 PM
Thread Name: Two guitars and a voice?
Subject: RE: Two guitars and a voice?
I love the fact that you are exploring this, and I encourage you to develope your own sound. That sounds simplistic, but like most things, it is much deeper than it seems. I would start by just playing together, being careful not to duplicate each other. In other words, don't let it be a contest to see who can strum louder. When one guitarist starts a song, try and figure out what you can do to enhance the sound, or the effect, add graces to it, etc. Maybe one person play in the first position with chords and have another use a capo and different chord forms fingerstyle. Figure out where the "holes" in the sound are and try different things to see if it enhances the sound. Experiment with different licks. From your tinkering, a sound will emerge, just like a sculpture emerges from a raw piece of stone. There will be dead ends, and there will be very cool things.

Harmonies in your singing are another place you are in for some sweet surprises. Siblings can do some amazing things. Give a listen some time to The Black Family, or any of a number of other family acts. Take advantage of your genetics.

The best sauce here is just do it, overcome whatever timidness you have and go for it. You will have failures, and they sting a bit, but when it comes together, they are the spice that makes a very tasty dish. I can't wait to hear how this goes.

Please join and keep us posted.

All the best,

Mick Lane