This one for Eric: "GUITAR THEME" with a Gibson?

[abel]

Eric,

I think you heard this one a long time ago, but you don't remember the guitar and I made a slideshow for it of which I know that you are going
to like the last picture.
It sounds like a Gibson, doesn't it?.
In 2006, I found out about Billy Mure and someone sent me a couple of his tunes. I loved his style and wanted to play his
"Guitar Theme". I couldn't find a midi file on the web, so I took his original recording and removed the lead
It worked (sometimes it doesn't) and I play the melody.

If you haven't heard it, here it is "Guitar Theme"



Abel

[ecca]

Great playing Abe.

PS Didn't you like the Filleted Place video then ?

[JimN]

That isn't great playing, Abel...

It's BLOOMIN' FANTASTIC playing!

[Ecca often damns with faint praise...]

JN

PS: Which guitar did you use?

[ecca]

Probably the one HE won in a competition too you jammy pair of buggers.

[abel]

Glad you liked it,

Eric,
I definitely will check your Filleted Place, I necver expect to see you doing Shads covers except for nthe last one you did that took me
by surprise, I think it was Peace Pipe. Did you hear Charles Campbell's version of (I don't remember) but it was superbly original).

Jim,
You will be surprised but that was my very first Strat, a Chinese Squier I got for $125 in 2000. It had a 70 headstock which I didn't like so I ground it
to make it look like a regular strat (see picture).
Later on, in 2006, I had a technician in Santa Clarita make one of the Tone button a Push Pull button, and that's what I used
to play "Guitar Theme", I think I am using the Bridge and the Neck pups together.

Cheers,
Abel

[JimN]

Abel, do you have to use special scotch tape on the Midi pickup to get your sound?

JN

[abel]

Jim,

I am dedicating this guitar now exclusively for the Roland synth.
The scotch tape is because the double sided tape underneath the midi pup ids not sitcky anymore.
At the time (2006) when I recorded Guitar theme, it was just a regular guitar that I used among the others
and it had the push pull button on top, so well suited to Jazzy tunes.

Abel

[ecca]

Abe, I swapped my G20 for a GR55.
Amazing.
Combination of modelled guitars and guitar synth.

[abel]

Eric,

I am pretty happy with my Roland GR-20 and I don't have the means to get a GR-55 really.

Regarding Billy Mure, very few people know about him, including me until someone told me in 2006

When you see his achievements (see list below), you realise how much his silent contribution was to the music industry:

Abel

A few hits that he played on in the '50's and '60's as a studio guitar player:

Paul Anka - Diana (reached #1)
Frankie Lane - Rawhide (reached #6)
Perry Como - Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes (reached #1)
Ames Brothers - Ragg Mopp (reached #1)
Eddie Fisher - Oh My Papa (reached #1)
Eddie Fisher - Anytime (reached #2)
Don Rondo - White Silver Sands (reached #7)
Marty Robbins - White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation (reached #1)
Bobby Darren - Splish Splash (reached #1)
Steve and Eydie - Blame it on the Bossa Nova (reached #7)
Rosemary Clooney - Come on-a My House (reached #1)
Connie Frances - Among my Souvenirs (reached #7)
Guy Mitchell - Heartaches by the Number (reached #1 on C&W listing)
Perez Prado - Patricia (reached #1)
Tony Bennett - Because of You (reached #1)
Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune (reached #1)
Tony Bennett - Cold Cold Heart (reached #1)
Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (reached #1)
Billy Williams - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (reached #3)
Johnny Mathis - Chances Are (reached #1)
Patti Page - How Much is that Doggie in the Window? (reached #1)
Marcie Blane - Bobby's Girl (reached #2) ** (Produced by Billy Mure)
Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her (reached #7) ** (Produced by Billy Mure)
Bobby Freeman - Do You Want to Dance (reached #7) ** (Produced by Billy Mure)
Johnny Ray - Cry (reached #1) Played as Sebastian Mure ** (Produced by Billy Mure)
Dela Reese - And That Reminds Me (reached #15) ** (Produced by Billy Mure)