But it was the right thing at the time. I think the closest I ever got to Scottish music was _Wish You Were Here_ (Pink Floyd).I sold it to pay down credit card bills when I got married.Bummer.. Real bummer.. Though I bet you didn't play Scottish music on it!
Thanks. I'll look into that.think Dave MacIsaac used a tele for some of the tracks on his first
In a plastic bag out in the barn, wired to a 15" speaker. Know anyone who really needs one?I've still got the vintage Silvertone tube amp I used to play it with. New tubes too.Let me guess. You're not even using it.
That's it exactly. Before I could play along with my wife on fiddle and even move up the neck to the 5th or 7th fret and it sounded so great. Even 10th fret worked. Now I have a hard time even deciding that it's in tune.I've started thinking recently of buying a steel string electric/acoustic along the lines of Ovation. I've got a cheap classical guitar, but now that I've started playing fiddle, my ears are better, and I can tell how poor the intonation is on it.Yes, it's sad how that happens. Get used to playing anything that is fretless for awhile, then pick up a cheap instrument with frets, even a cheap mando, and you can immediately hear where it's not quite spot on. Worst of all, it bugs you. Whereas in the past you wouldn't have even heard it.
When I go to Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, there's two guys with guitars. One has a strat, and one an Ovation. Both of them played in rock bands decades ago. The guy with the Ovation actually made a living as a guitarist for a time. I think we all have a great time when we get together and try to play Scottish tunes. "Skye Boat Song" is probably our standard.Ovations are nice. That slippery, rounded back
My most vivid memory: The two guitars, playing exactly the same thing at the same time. "Man these guys are awesome", I remember thinking. After a bit, I realized it was really just Daniel with the Ovation. He was to my left, but his amp was to my right. The amp was hardly on, and it blended so well with the acoustic nature of his guitar. I've got that moment on tape too... "Damn, these guys are tight!"....
That night was so great. I ended up sort of leading the "rhythm section" of a session, just because I sort of knew how tunes went together. That and because Hal kept passing around bottles of single malt. I've figgured out: If you've had enough to drink, you really *can* play anything. Anyone who feels otherwise obviously hasn't had enough.
Bob
