Steely Dan guitarist and session legend Elliot Randall fills in the gaps and brings us up to date in the concluding part of his epic saga that is his life in guitars
It’s fairly common knowledge that Strat #1 has accompanied me on the majority of my musical ventures – both in the studio and on stage. But there are other guitars that play an ever-more important part of my musical sounds and moods.
On the acoustic front, I’ve been fortunate to have two Martins – a 1947 D-18, and an early 70s D-28. Both magnificent and I would never taint either with a pickup – microphones only! In this past year, I experienced Gordon Giltrap’s ‘Vintage Signature Deluxe’ Electro Acoustic. Replete with Fishman Rare Earth Blend electronics, and sound characteristics vastly different from my Martin, it is another important part of my acoustic paintbrush.
I also dabbled further into ’63 Strats; I bought two more in the 70s. One I still use a lot today, and the other, while only a few serial numbers away from Strat #1, was a horror show – it had no resonant qualities in the body whatsoever. It quickly found itself a new home…
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2017 من Guitarist.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2017 من Guitarist.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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