Interesting use of a guitar

Subject: Interesting use of a guitar
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 02:08 PM

I found this youtube clip fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M

Roger

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 01 Feb 12 - 02:52 PM

Well, it is an interesting concept that a consortium of 5 people might be able to get together to afford shares in a really nice guitar.

And they seem to have worked out a nice compromise on the lease-share arrangement.

John

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 03 Feb 12 - 04:49 AM

By chance I just heard the original of the song on the radio. Walk off the earth's single guitar version is an incredibly clever recreation of something originally on several different instruments.
I also checked the band out via the web. I discovered they also have a video containing Interesting use of a Ukelele.
Quack!
Geoff the Duck.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Feb 12 - 02:40 PM

Yeah, that is interesting! Here is the original of the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

R

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 03 Feb 12 - 02:43 PM

Sorry, the above guest was me

R

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 04:53 AM

The original by Gotye seems to be getting a lot of play on UK radio 2 at the moment.
I thought that people who have heard it might be interested in seeing the version by Walk Off The Earth (Roger's original link) so refreshed the thread.
I've also been looking and listening to Youtube stuff by Walk Off The Earth and like their fun attitude to music.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Vic Smith
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 05:38 AM

Another Interesting Use of the Guitar

Yet Another Interesting Use of the Guitar

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Raggytash
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 08:59 AM

Try having a look for Jon Domm on You Tube, he really is very, very good

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Gurney
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 02:03 PM

Nice.
Now look at Dante Bucci playing his Hang.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 07:09 PM

5 people to play Baa-baa-Black Sheep! WTH!
Loved it; very impressive and it looks like they had a blast doing it.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Genie
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 07:47 PM

Very creative and impressive and nice to listen to!

(But Tommy Emmanuel can do pretty much the same thing with just his own two hands:

Tommy Emmanuel: Mombasa
The second half of the video shows his combination of skills/techniques best.

This one shows off Tommy's skill at using the guitar as both a melodic and a percussion instrument really well, but he doesn't sing on it: Tommy Emmanuel: Pegao

There's another video on YouTube where Tommy's playing "Yankee Doodle" with one hand and "Dixie" with the other, simultaneously.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: kendall
Date: 01 Mar 12 - 08:11 PM

Angry? looks like an act to me. If he was really angry he would wrap it around a bed post like I did.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Tootler
Date: 02 Mar 12 - 07:05 AM

Interesting use of several ukuleles

or should it be interesting use of several voices!?

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: PHJim
Date: 02 Mar 12 - 02:52 PM

The Humber River Valley Boys used to do a version of this. It was pictured on the cover of the album They Said It Couldn't Be Done (The word "Couldn't" was crossed out and replaced with "Shouldn't" on the album cover.)
The Country Gentlemen did a tune with all of the instruments, but the guitar player would continue playing the right hand of the guitar, but play the left hand of the banjo, which freed the banjo player's left hand to play the left hand of the bass which freed the bass player's left hand to fret the mandolin which freed the mandolin's player's left hand to fret the guitar.

Subject: RE: Interesting use of a guitar
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 03 Mar 12 - 08:42 AM

I seem to recall the Dubliners doing one they called the Octopus Reel, with everyone playing half one instrument and half another.
Walk off the Earth do a lot of occasionally subtle variations of the same sort of thing, HERE!.
Quack.
GtD.