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Well Don I just loved the sound of your Guild guitar and I liked the variation in styles that packed into those 4 minutes or so. I noticed that there were some interesting titled blues songs on your soundcloud that I would like to re- visit.
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Don, you have a strong recognition value in your playing with an always dynamic attack of the strings. I’ll say – pure cool blues. Thumbs up.
Wilfried
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Love your attack on the strings Don. Very authentic and raw approach. It was if you were sitting in the corner playing. Absolutely fantastic, a stand out performance for me. All the best!
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Very nice and exquisite old style blues! Very well played. It brings up back at the original blues roots! Love also the old blues guitar tone of your Guild.
Guido - Italy
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Listening to your challenge reminds me of why I started to play guitar all those years ago. A natural acoustic blues shuffle, it doesn’t get any better than that. Thanks Don….
Richard
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Yep you sure got the blues , that chugged along nicely the classic shuffle is always a safe bet . Well played .
Martin
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Hey, Don. Haven’t heard you for a while. You still got that sound, Man. Really swings and rocks. Great playing!
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Good to see you submission, Don. Am I right that we haven’t seen that for sometime? Anyway, you are my favorite blues guy in the AM community. Your style reminds of a lot of (professional) Chicago blues guys and gals around here. Most of them use fingers, and their tone is soooo raw! Do you know Lurrie Bell? He is one good example.
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Thank you for listening and taking the time to comment, Hide! It’s nice to hear you like my playing. Slowly but surely, I’m getting somewhere, but I don’t think I’ll ever get near the Chicago guys—they could play anything.
Lurrie Bell is one of my favorite guitarists. When I saw him 2 or 3 years ago, he was my favorite for a month or two after. If I saw him again, it would probably happen again. He’s phenomenal. I made a playlist of his music, live videos are first. Check the Description area for albums and other related info (if you have any trouble accessing the Description, just let me know, I’ll paste it in a message).
Don D.
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No mistaking who is playing this authentic blues style. It’s the blues historian Don! Great to hear you again.
James
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Hey Don, that was awesome! Great sounds coming out of that Guild, solid rhythm. Who could ask for more? Shame on you for not posting your playing more often!
Sunjamr Steve
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You have created a great vibe on this. Just a raw blues, nothing like it!
Guitar sounds great.BTW, Thanks for the work you put in to consolidate the videos. Very helpful.
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Thank you Richard! It’s great to hear that from you!
Consolidating the posts is my pleasure. It’s usually easy, but I was busy and sleep-deprived this time, and there were so many posts, this month it really was a challenge, but JoLa gives me all of the information about new people, how many participants, etc., the things that make it interesting. She should get a lot of the credit.
Don D.
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Hey Don, always a pleasure to listen to your playing, your sound is authenticly yours which is something many players never achieve. Well done man! thanks for sharing.
Scott
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So good, Don! There is something very authentic in your playing, I love the roughness of it and super steady shuffle and attack. It takes me to another era and a different neighborhood instantly, I listened to it twice already before posting this comment.
I also have flatwound strings on my archtop guitar, they are very different and I like them! They seem to be easier on my fingers and they don’t squeak which is the main reason I picked them for this month’s challenge.
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Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment, JoLa! I don’t think I could hope to have a better effect. I appreciate your assessment.
There’s another thing you can do when you have flatwounds if you want to bend the G string. Most flatwounds come with a wound G of about .018 or .020. If you replace it with an unwound G of .020 or even .024, it’s easier to bend—and less likely to break.
Don D.
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I liked this a lot, Don. You are playing with confidence, and I don’t hear any of the rushing, almost nervous quality that I used to. It had a real shuffle feel and sounded authentic. You still add a beat here and there, most notably on the turnarounds – but so did Lightnin Hopkins and nearly all of the early blues guys. With the assurance that you are playing with, it sounds like you have absorbed the style, and not like you have just made a mistake. Really good stuff here.
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Hi Duffy, thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. When I play with other people, I try to be much more careful (I still can’t count without getting confused, so I play less), but playing solo I just try to make sure all the parts fit together smoothly. In about 4 years, I hope to have advanced to the point that putting a hat out will yield some duckets.
Don D.
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Well that was special, some down to earth blues, roots and all. So authentic and captured the essence of early blues. Toe tapping, finger clicking it was. Applause.
'To learn the language surround yourself with better players ... I think it's rubbing off'
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Cool! Another Don D. original. There is no other guitar with that sound on this forum and I mean that in a good way. And it’s a great finger-snapping toe-tapping rhythm. I couldn’t help but grab my acoustic and play along in E. I am glad you made it to the challenge!
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That’s Blues! You nailed it! I can imagine the fun you had by playing this beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing.
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Get R Done! Sounded like your were really enjoying what you were playing. Nice job and I mirror what Duffy said. Cheers. Pap
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