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BlueSkyGuitar 2
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After the Solstice (Early Take)
After the Solstice and its harmonic laden chorus came to me one day after a winter solstice. It’s a quiet, peaceful time of year where the days are gradually getting longer and your mind turns to the hope of a new cycle. (I think it’s also fine for the already long days of summer too though.) Hope you enjoy.
Code: LIVE 167 • After the Solstice (Early Take)
Recorded with a Taylor 912ce (Rosewood/Spruce, with Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze HD Light strings) and a Neumann TLM 102 microphone.
Music by Nick Borho, all rights reserved.
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Code: LIVE 167 • After the Solstice (Early Take)
Recorded with a Taylor 912ce (Rosewood/Spruce, with Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze HD Light strings) and a Neumann TLM 102 microphone.
Music by Nick Borho, all rights reserved.
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Awake Again ~ Acoustic Guitar ~ Full Album: ua-cam.com/video/EdeFRrj1nDY/v-deo.html
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Glass Ball Slack Key (Kamaka HF-3D Tenor)
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Glass Ball Slack Key is a favorite chestnut (or perhaps kukui nut) of uke players in Hawai’i; it’s a fun little ditty that is sure to please aunty or uncle. I learned this song watching and listening to the great Led Ka’apana over the years. A recorded version can be found on the classic Led Live album. Many other ukulele players have covered the song over the years as well. Hope you enjoy. Cod...
Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals ~ Awake Again ~ Full Album ~ 53 Minutes
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“Awake Again” was an unfinished project I revisited a few years back, eventually posting all the tracks and assembling them together in a playlist. Now, with some slight remixing, they’re combined here into a single compilation video as one of two different versions with slightly different mixes - this version features song titles; the other one has a slideshow of photos taken around the time o...
Warm & Cozy (Original Fingerstyle, 312ce)
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Today’s song is “Warm and Cozy,” a fingerstyle improvisation I filmed while trying a new recording set up one day. Hope you enjoy. Code: LIVE 158 • Warm & Cozy (Original Fingerstyle, 312ce) Recorded with a Taylor 312ce (Sapele/Spruce, with Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze HD gauge set) and a Neumann TLM 103 microphone. Music by Nick Borho, all rights reserved. You may also like: Relaxing Guitar P...
Crossing the Field
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Here’s another take of “Crossing the Field,” a song from my “Awake Again” album. “Crossing the Field” was recorded as part of a pair of songs (along with its companion song, “Moment in the Sun”) to set the stage for the second half of the album. Following the dramatic strumming of “Make” that closed the first half of the album, “Moment” & “Field” framed the mellower vibe of the album’s remainin...
Magic Sands (Original Slack Key, Alt Take)
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I used to take a guitar to sit and play some slack key at beaches around Kailua-Kona like Old Airport, Honl’s, Kahalu’u, Keauhou Bay, and La’aloa Beach Park… which is also known locally as White Sands, or Magic Sands. La’aloa Beach Park is just off Ali’i Drive a few miles South of Kailua-Kona. Often known as Magic Sands because the sand ‘disappears’ practically overnight from most of the shorel...
Persistence (Original Guitar Instrumental)
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From the vaults, here’s a guitar instrumental called “Persistence.” All of the parts were tracked as you hear them; none of the parts were sped up and I recall that all ‘layered parts’ and harmonies were multi tracked ‘one at a time.’ While not usually a fan of excessive stereo panning and movement, I do like the interplay here of the stereo ‘back and forth’ towards the end. Persistence origina...
Sin Qua Non (Original 7 String Electric Guitar Harmony)
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From the vaults, here’s an electric guitar driven song called “Sin Qua Non.” I recall writing and tracking this song over a number of months - probably all done on an Ibanez 7 string guitar. All of the parts were tracked as you hear them; none of the parts were sped up and I recall that all the lead / melodic harmonies were multi tracked with the possible exception of some parts of the ‘heavy h...
Bron~Yr~Aur (Physical Graffiti, K22ce Alt Take)
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Bron-Yr-Aur is probably my favorite Led Zeppelin acoustic song. Written by Jimmy Page about a tranquil cottage in the Welsh countryside, the song is meditative and bucolic; it always puts me in a different place whenever I hear it or play it. This is an alternate version recorded on my Taylor K22ce. Code: LIVE 149 • Bron~Yr~Aur (K22ce Alt Take) Recorded with a Taylor K22ce (solid koa grand conc...
Keiki Slack Key (Nylon String, Alt Take)
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Here is another version of the Ray Kane classic “Keiki Slack Key” I recorded on my Taylor 414ce-NR nylon string guitar. Keiki Slack Key (not to be confused with the Sonny Chillingworth song of the same name) is one of the first slack key songs I transcribed, and has stayed on my setlists ever since. To me, Ray Kane is probably the best example of an ‘old style’ slack key player, and his tracks ...
“Horn” Improv - Nick Drake Uke Cover (Kamaka Tenor)
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Here’s an improv around Nick Drake’s “Horn” I recorded one day between takes of another song I was working on. Appearing as a sort of interlude on the Pink Moon album, Horn is a fascinating little study of a song in its own right. I love the simple, atmospheric melody, and think it translated well to ukulele. Hope you enjoy. Code: LIVE 141 • “Horn” Improv - Nick Drake Uke Cover Recorded with a ...
Slow Funk Fun
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Today’s song from the vaults is Slow Funk Fun, which starts off slowly with a quizzical theme but picks up speed as it moves along, culminating with some driving harmonized guitar riffs. Slow Funk Fun originally appeared on a project called Positivity that was in part a collection of demos and song ideas. I don’t recall where I got the idea for Slow Funk Fun or what made me decide to record it,...
Sound and Solace (Original Fingerstyle)
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This song was born of my desire to improvise around some familiar ideas and possibly discover some new ones. Using familiar shapes and runs, perhaps I would come to appreciate them from a new angle, or juxtapose them in a way that I hadn’t before. I wanted to explore textures, try to accent some of the notes in a different way, give the strings a staccato strum or two, play some lush harmonics....
Slack Key Guitar Medley - Little Grass Shack, Pua Tuberose
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From the vaults, here is an old recording of a slack key medley performed during an informal kanikapila at what was then the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort Hotel (it has since changed hands from Sheraton). The medley starts out with a rendition of Little Grass Shack, followed by the classic Pua Tuberose. Hope you enjoy. Code: LIVE 138 • Little Grass Shack, Pua Tuberose - Slack Key Medley Recorded ...
Wayvvs Crashin (Slack Key Guitar)
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Here’s an isolated track that I recorded for a collaboration a few years ago. That particular collaboration didn’t end up coming together, so I thought I would release this track as a stand alone piece. Hope you enjoy. Code: LIVE 136 • Wayvvs Crashin Recorded with a Taylor K22ce (solid koa grand concert with Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze HD gauge set) and a Line Audio CM4 microphone. Music by ...
The Bantry Girl’s Lament - Celtic Guitar (912ce)
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The Bantry Girl’s Lament - Celtic Guitar (912ce)
(Sting / The Police) Every Breath You Take - Fingerstyle Guitar
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(Sting / The Police) Every Breath You Take - Fingerstyle Guitar
Monsarrat Avenue (Classical Solo Ukulele)
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Monsarrat Avenue (Classical Solo Ukulele)
103 Minutes Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Instrumental Music
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103 Minutes Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Instrumental Music
Fronds in the Wind (Slack Key Guitar, Alt Take)
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Fronds in the Wind (Slack Key Guitar, Alt Take)
Makalawena (Slack Key Guitar, Alt Take)
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Makalawena (Slack Key Guitar, Alt Take)
Punahoa Special (Slack Key Guitar Cover)
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Punahoa Special (Slack Key Guitar Cover)
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Im a former big island girl too. Waikoloa, Holualoa and Hawi. Did you ever go to Ohana Pizza in Hawi in the 80s? My darlin owned it once upon a time. This is a very beautiful song, you did that place justice with this song. Madame Pele loves you. I miss it there. Mahalo nui.
Much appreciated, @Kerricorser4562 🙏 I do not remember Ohana Pizza, though I'm sure it was delicious. It's funny though, I was recently thinking about Paniolo pizza in Kona & Waimea, and a pizza place in Kawaihae called "We're Talking Pizza." The logo on the window was this guy in a zoot suit chomping on a cigar and talking on a telephone, and the window graphic was still there through the 2000's when it was later a Café Pesto location. There was lots of good pizza around :-) Anyway, Mahalo for listening!
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Lovely! ❤❤❤ Gabby winking at you from heaven.
Much appreciated 🙏 I was just listening to Pure Gabby this morning. :-)
Aloha and Mahalo ❤❤❤
C'est une très belle piece, merci
De rien - merci d'avoir regardé!
C'est très bon, merci beaucoup.
Much appreciated 🙏 mahalo for watching!
Nice Kihoalu fusion. Nice solstice reflection, whatever the season! Thanks!
Mahalo, @arthurl2045 !
LOL!! I NEVER, EVER have music on while I'm working... UNTIL NOW!!!!!!! LOL!!! This is so relaxing and enjoyable yet not distracting - EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE!!!!!! MANY THANKS!!!!
Much appreciated ~ glad it helped your workflow 😀 Mahalo for listening!
As a guitarist who has been playing since 1962, professionally for 55 years, I really appreciate the creativity, dexterity, expressiveness and soul that your playing shows! Well done! Aloha!!!
Much appreciated, @jkinmon ~ mahalo for listening!
I use to play with a band that had a Yamaha 600 pa. I’m now playing with another guy that uses a mackie mix12fx and when I tried hooking up the DI mix or single 1 & 2 channel one for mimic and one for my taylor 814ce I’m getting a hum. Would it be better to mic the amp into the mixer instead of trying to run the channel one & two into the separate channels? I never had an issue when running my fishman loudbox artist directly into the Yamaha 600 pa. The new guy I,m playing with uses a mackie mix12fx and two powered mackie speakers. I ended up running my fishman into one of the powered speakers but then only was heard of course on one of the powered speakers. Not sure why I was getting the hum running the taylor 814ce and one mic into the mixer and the other guy ran his mic and guitar on two other Chanel’s and no hum. So my question is the only way to do this is to mic the amp into one channel. I thought since the fishman has DI on both channels or DI on on the mix channel shouldn’t be any hum. I’m not sure and have a week to figure this out before a gig next Sunday! Thanks in advance, great video!
There are several things that could be causing your feedback. The short answer is that you have to experiment. Is the feedback coming from your microphone or the guitar? It'll be one of the two (or both). If you have a vocal mic try running it through the mixer and just using the amp for the guitar. For the amp itself, you could try the line out on the amp and make sure the mixer is set for a line input (rather than mic the amp). I would generally mic the amp in a larger venue with a sound engineer - that type of situation - not with a PA. The amp offers you options for a line out both with and without the EQ - so I would try to EQ it from the amp (leave the board flat) or from the board (line out with no EQ) but not both. The big picture is that you effectively have two mixers - one on the amp and one on the board - and you may not need both. With microphones, where you place them in relation to the speakers matters as well as their levels - lower levels and having the mic below / behind the speakers could help. It's not likely that you need your amp for volume, might be useful as a monitor, but generally you might keep the volume lower on the amp or just run directly into the board. You might use use outboard effects (like a chorus pedal) for your guitar and skip the amp - run straight into the mixer. If the mixer has reverb, a lot of people would just run their vocals / guitar into the mixer if they were having issues (or if the amp was not needed for volume / to serve as a two channel mixer itself). With guitar, feedback is typically from the lows / low mids so you could EQ some of that out, starting with the 'low' EQ knob on he Taylor. The onboard EQ on the Taylor should be helpful. Those are a bunch of random thoughts / suggestions. The short answer is to experiment. Good luck!
Can't say enough great things about your reviews. Really relaxing presentations that don't sound like you're trying to sell something. Thanks and looking forward to more videos.
Much appreciated ~ thanks for watching!
Do you have video EQ for Martin D35?
Don't have a D35. I'm guessing you'd want to tame the bass and low mids though. Good luck!
super usefull man, thank u
You're welcome 😀 thanks for watching
Very nice!! I also have a Taylor. Absolutely love it!!! Hoping your enjoying yours!!
Much appreciated 🙏 Thanks for listening!
I used to have the visual sound vs-xo pedal and absolutely loved it. Got out of guitar for a while and got back into it recently. Wanted that pedal but a little too pricey. Bought both of these trying to imitate to vs-xo. Then I found this demo. Nice job man !!! It tells me I made the right choices!! Thanks!!
I keep returning to this and the more I listen, the more I appreciate your arrangement and playing. Lovely tone!
Much appreciated... though the arrangement is just a slight modification on Martin Simpson's excellent rendition. :-)
May I ask what TAB are you using?
Martin tabbed out bits of the songs which were included as an insert to the vinyl. I think I bought an excellent condition vinyl with the 8 or 12 page tab insert for about $4 at a record store years back. Good find - great album. I didn't find all of the tab usable, but the tab for this song was enough to work with. The main thing I did differently was use a slightly different tuning from the original Drop D. And I didn't play it on a Baritone like Martin did, but I think it's still plenty sonorous on a regular scale length guitar. Lots of ways to approach this one. Good luck!
Thank you so much for your reply; it’s very helpful. Also, I appreciate your skilled and soulful guitar playing/voice!
Maikai nui! Mahalo!
Much appreciated, @arthurl2045 🙏 Mahalo for listening!
Vaporr trailll❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
THANK YOU
Very welcome - thanks for watching!
Picked up a secondhand ERD for £60, and got myself a vintage BluesBreaker today. Stacked them both with ERD over the BB, and it sounds incredible. However, both pedals are respectable and great-sounding on their own. Have been pleasantly surprised by the ERD.
The TLM 102 sounds like theres a compression and less dynamic, the Edwina has more dynamics, am i right? Which one do you like?
@yongski5488 - my thoughts for these two: TLM102 - smooth highs, warm and full sounding, more body to notes. Good for Taylor guitars, especially rosewood/spruce. Popular as a voiceover and vocal mic (probably for the 'smooth / full' sound). Edwina - a little brighter high end & tighter bass. Good off-axis rejection if noisier surroundings and/or for live use. Would be good for Martin guitars, mic 'looks cool', often used to single mic acoustic + vocal groups / 'string bands' on a stage (i.e. Bluegrass / Americana groups). Construction seems pretty rugged. Both great mics. Hope this helps - good luck!
Wonderfull
Mahalo @Rogers2850 🙏
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Mahalo 🙂 🙏
great playing!
Much appreciated! 🙏
I have both. The CC is best as a mostly ON delay, warm, dark, wirh just the pushbutton for modulation. The VT is more feature rich with: flashing LED for visual tempo, adjustable modulation control knobs, AND 3 function side jack for wet out 2nd amp, expression pedal, or put another effect in a loop. It is also true bypass ( not MXR hardwire bypass ) and will also run on 18vdc or 9vdc. Top main jacks not the annoying power in the side like MXR. Seymour Duncan pedals are seriously underrated.
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~ Mahalo for listening ~
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~ 🙏 Much appreciated; thank you for listening ~
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Merci , very nice.
~ Much appreciated 🙏 thanks for listening! ~
Excellent tips. Thanks, dude. 🙏
Very welcome - thanks for watching!
Excellent 👍👍👍👍 Happy New Year from Argentina
Happy New Year to you as well - thanks for listening!
Does remind of early Hawaiian mornings, with the breezes from the mountains and gentle waves on the beach. Great slack key mele. Mahalo!
Much appreciated - Mahalo again for listening!
"Crossing over" into 2024--a great way to mellow in the New Year. Thanks!
Very welcome - I think so too 😀
Superbe merci
Très bienvenu ~ Merci pour l'écoute
That's a really pretty tune, Nick!...Fine playing, too.
Mahalo, Nate!
Beautiful
Much appreciated, John 🙏
Does the unitune have the ability to tune six strings at the same time?
No, the Polytune has the feature to tune all 6 strings at once. The Unitune does not have that feature but otherwise would be the same. (I believe that's the one difference between these two similar models.) Hope that helps. Both great options for tuners btw.
@@BlueSkyGuitar2Thank you very much for your reply. It helps me in choosing the right one to buy. Best regards
Superbe petite vidéo,pour ma part la ts9 est bien meilleure,elle a un son un peu plus chaud ,les deux pédales sont bien , mais j'utilise la ts9 pour jouer du blues.
~ Très apprécié 🙏 ~ merci d'avoir écouté, Robert!
I'm looking at buying, can you give me an idea of the volume out of this amp? I want to plug an acoustic with passive K&K pick ups into it..... also set a mic up for a banjo. It may go into another PA using the DI out, but, what is the vol like without that? Plenty loud for a busy pub?
For something practical to carry around, this is about as large of an amp as you want. If you need more volume, I would plug into a PA rather than buy a larger amp. I think that's the best way to answer the question. This could work for a smaller & quieter pub, but for a larger & louder pub I'm thinking you'll need to use the DI out to a PA. Another thought - I played an outdoor restaurant and used this + the DI to a powered speaker on a stand (no mixer board). So you may not need a full PA.
Mine stays put if I tighten it almost all the way but it’s too tight and feels uncomfortable. Would this truck lessen some of the tension but still hold it in?
Do you have a Fender guitar with a vintage style tremolo? If so, it might work for you, since that's what it did for me. Good luck!
Very, very fine playing 👌 Beautiful composition!
Much appreciated 🙏
Thank you for this comparison <3
Very welcome 🙏
Chaotically mesmerized
Mahalo 🙏 (Also, that would make a great song title!)
whats the slack key song you play at the end?
No particular song - that was some improvisation in Taro Patch. I'm sure parts of it are probably similar to 100 different slack key songs... on my two channels I do cover a number of specific slack key songs however. Mahalo for listening ~
Mahalo Nui Loa and wow just wow 💚💙
Much appreciated 🙏 Mahalo for listening
It’s a great pedal. The only issue is the switch, which is flimsy. So as long as people are cool with that, this pedal is 100% no brainer. I have both this, and SHOD.
Very clean with great feel. Well done!
Much appreciated 🙏 Thanks for listening!
Fine playing, nicely recorded!
Much appreciated 🙏 Mahalo for listening!
Beauty