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East Long
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Submitted on: Sep 26, 2008 - 05:43:03 PM
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Description "East Long" is one of four tunes that make up the "Woodbury Suite". It's a painting of my lovely wife walking down to the dock, diving into a crystal clear lake, and taking a swim.

I visited the lake, recently. A bit cold for swimming, now...but a sweet escape from the problems of the world, all the same. Hopefully this will have the same effect on you, too. Nice and easy...

BTW: The tune fades in a bit at the start. It's a remake of the same tune I posted when I first came here (which I've since deleted). In fact...all of the tunes from the suite have been re-recorded. I like them much better this way.

© 1996 Bob Prince
Hardware National Radiotone Resophonic guitar
RODE NT3 condenser mic
M-Audio Firewire 410 Interface
Software: GB4
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davisamerica said 103 days ago
finally!
a download ... bob you are magic!

guitapick said 103 days ago
The download:
That will be $.99, please...

Hohoho...

Oh...I'm such a card...

Thanks, Jack...

morningcup said 103 days ago
great stuff Bob
I love your way with just a guitar and fingers... I'd come see you in a second... and looks like you sucked me in anyway... hah

where is the lake? I live on one... you should prol bring your guitar here so we can sit and play next to it...

Scott Carmichael said 103 days ago
oops
that was me... i forgot I was wearing my other self... but still this is the stuff I love to play constantly around the house... your playing sounds like home to me

guitapick said 103 days ago
Whether it's...
...sitting on the table or coming from the heavens: it's a cuppa Joe, all the same...

It's a glacier lake located in the Northeast Kingdom section of Vermont. 150 feet deep in the middle. Wonderful place. I'm glad you can relate...and that's a very nice offer, thanks.

Thanks, Scott.



Moviz said 103 days ago
That's
just lovely Bob. Beautiful sound and to me, very evocative of moonlight shimmering on a lake;great stuff, regards M

guitapick said 103 days ago
Thanks, Maurice...
...painting in sound. Glad you liked it.

Feter said 103 days ago
East Long
Incredible how you let this resophonic guitar
sound so imagenary and delightful ..its your
wonderful art and feelings and genuine heart
very lovely Sir ...thnx alot for sharin !!!!

guitapick said 103 days ago
Hi Feter...
...it's a sweet guitar. Not the easiest to finger on (action's a bit high for the slide)...but I love it.

Thanks, brother.

michael2 said 103 days ago
beautiful
that guitar sounds great, you play it so well with such great dynamics. the song itself is a real keeper too (great changes). i'm a little jealous of this one, i gotta say. now i gotta go find me that lake.

guitapick said 103 days ago
You know...
...the dynamic range of the guitar is what first attracted me to it when I sat down with it in the shop. Great ax.

The lake's a charm. It's in many places. If you find this particular one, though...please look me up. That would be very cool.

composerclark said 103 days ago
Warm and toasty
Boy, I sure love the sound you make with that guitar, and I love this music. Very warm, expansive, peaceful, but vibrant. Or something like that...!

Great job here, as always, Bob!

guitapick said 103 days ago
"Warm and toasty"
Thomas' English Muffins. I truly love them.
Oh...the guitar...?
Thanks, Clark.

chipan said 103 days ago
East Long
Just as you described it- this is a wonderful escape from the world. I really like the sound of your playing and the mood it puts me in.

chip

guitapick said 103 days ago
Thanks, Chip...
...glad you could get into it.

dajama said 103 days ago
Wonderful
Your changes are exquisite on this, and, as always, you have such a sure touch. Lovely guitar sound, too. It all sounds so 'present' as if you're right here playing. A lovely track, with a nice story behind it. Nicely done. Peace.

guitapick said 103 days ago
So far...
...99% of what I record is meant to sound exactly like the guitar in a live situation. Glad you caught that. Thanks.

Ibstrat said 103 days ago
This
is a really well thought out composition.I really like the way you write- always something unexpected.There is a lot of passion in your playing.Truly great stuff here.

guitapick said 103 days ago
Hey Mark
...it's funny how this one wrote.The A and B sections in that one sitting while Rachel swam. The A was mirroring this beautiful lake/mountains/sky combination. The B was watching Rachel swim. I found the bridge later that night, when I recalled her walking down to the dock and diving in. I also put a lot of thought into the details after that, yes. I appreciate that you'd comment on that.

Looking forward to your next.



sloparts said 103 days ago
Is that a National Dobro your playing there Bob
Sure sounds like one, but I can't be sure. Sounds very clean and crystal clear on this piece, which is just lovely.

Nice relaxing track the soothes the nerves just like the lake and the picture of it does. Very mice Bob, very nice indeed.

Be well and be cool,

Ed

guitapick said 103 days ago
Yep
...a National Radiotone. Dobro and National used to be one and the same. Then they split up and National tanked. Dobro became the household name for a reso...similar to the relation between Kleenex and tissues. National's made a big comeback in the last couple of decades, though.

It's a great, great guitar. I think you'd love to play it.



paul f. page said 103 days ago
I am...
...always a sucker for the 6-5 melody and you use it throughout as your main motif. This is a very restful composition, Bob, played with your characteristic command of the guitar. It is a piece I know I will enjoy listening to many times.

Peace.
Paul

guitapick said 102 days ago
Kristy Jo...
...was saying the same thing about time signatures outside of 4/4...we be suckers for 'em...

Thank you, Paul.

TEXASFEEL said 103 days ago
Enjoyed this very much
Thanks for sharing. Tranquil way to start the morning.

guitapick said 101 days ago
~
Thanks, John. Much appreciated.

lengold said 103 days ago
Beautifully played
beautiful melody.
Cheers
Len



guitapick said 101 days ago
And...
..."down the hatch, Len"...

thanks...

Vic Holman said 103 days ago
wonderful
a really nice composition, Bob. Has a good feel of sound and vision.

Very expressive tone.

And now my techy question: are you using fingerpicks here? because each note really rings out with great attack.

guitapick said 102 days ago
Techy Question
Yep...fingerpicks all the way.

As a classical guitarist, broken nails used to drive me completely crazy. So, when I got back into the steelstrings (both my Martin and this reso), I put a lot of work on using fingerpicks. Nice to have an option that doesn't require the perfect manicure.

Thanks, Vic.

drakonis said 102 days ago
Even better...
I was awed when you brought us the first recordings of your Woodbury Suite, and it does sound clearer and more jubilant here. I can see the sparkle on the surface of the lake, all the way from here. Gorgeous mastery of that instrument, sir! And wonderful composing too. Waiting (as patiently as a dragon can wait) for the other parts :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis

guitapick said 102 days ago
I remember...
...you were listening and commenting on the original posts. I liked them, too, but was very unhappy with my choice of including compression on those recordings. As they were done in a studio; I was stuck.

You're right. This recording allows for the fullness and brightness of the instrument to really come through. Hail to Apple for the invention of Garageband!

I did record another part of the suite, earlier this summer, if you get a moment. The other 2 will follow over time (I learned my lesson when I posted all 4 at once, the first time).

http://www.macjams.com/song/45181

Best to you, Eduard. Fly on, man...

Ejh said 102 days ago
Lots of air...
...in this recording, and lots of metal... It's not 'flat' or too smoothed out or compressed...so the overall effect is that of hearing your National in a real space...

'Natural recording' hi-fi nuts would love this one...It has me looking up the Rode NT3 again and going, "hmm"...

The feel of this manages to combine something pastoral and something familial... I'm listening just before heading upstairs to finish cleaning/vacuuming my son's room...Gives me that necessary spiritual strength, ya know?...

Ed

guitapick said 101 days ago
I really like...
...playing with the mic placement on the Radiotone...interesting combinations of wood and metal, according to the angle...

My brother's a total audiophile and he MUCH prefers these recordings, minus the compressor and with one mic, to the originals. I do, too...and I'm happy with a transistor radio.

I'll be happy to play for you while you vacuum and dust my room, sometime, Ed.

Joe Brady said 101 days ago
Beautiful!
Nicely done Bob! That National sounds great.
Joe

guitapick said 101 days ago
Thanks, Joe...
...yeah...it's a sweet guitar...

Cori Ander said 100 days ago
Nice
Nice music here! Beautiful compostion. Would be nice to hear it on a version for wooden guitar too!

guitapick said 100 days ago
When I gig...
...I often bring just the Martin (tough to carry all of 'em with me on the subway). It can carry all of my tunes; from the slide to the classical.

This tune sounds beautiful on that guitar. Very deep. I like to begin my set with it, in fact...

Thanks, Johannes...

ziti said 100 days ago
just
beauty....sheer pure beauty


great great great

i love your touch, your sensibilities, and the sound of that resophonic!!!!

you are the monster man

z

guitapick said 99 days ago
Thanks, z...
...best of luck to your Sox...(imagine a Yankee fan saying that)...

kristyjo said 99 days ago
Very nice-
lively recording (or re-recording) of this. I like the background story, and the fact that you share those simple, yet memorable moments through your music.
Don't you love the ability to redo things like this when you have a chance? The original may have been great, but you have a chance to 'say' the same music from a different point of view.

guitapick said 99 days ago
Thanks, Kristy...
...and, "yes"...I'm soooo happy with the new found ability of recording my own works.
When I first recorded the Woodbury Suite, it was at a professional studio and cost me over $1,000 to get the 4 tunes recorded, mixed, and mastered. And they still didn't come out the way I wanted.
Now I can get 'em the way I want in the comfort of my own home. Amazing...

bud said 99 days ago
Tremendous work Bob
I remember the original and now this - wonderful! Your playing is so relaxed yet challenging at the same time. A real gift. And that Resi sounds awesome.

guitapick said 98 days ago
~
Thanks, Kevin. It's a pleasure to be able to put out my sounds on a great site like this. Not to mention the fact that I can LISTEN to other's stuff, too...

thoddi said 99 days ago
great recording
and ditto playing:) Your music works well to paint vivid images of your lake or some other lake where one can get some peace of mind:)

guitapick said 97 days ago
Thanks, Thor...
...take a trip to the lake of your choice...

Rocha Malhada said 98 days ago
Therapy....
Another good acoustical composition and performance from you. I wonder how the tone in this captured recording differs from listening present, by your side... (that would be a privilege!) sounds slightly "metallic" to me, but I don't know guitars very well.

You've spoken in the past about physical therapy you've had and your recovery. With the control you exhibit here, we have evidence and you've given us back a vehicle of musical, spiritual and visual therapy here. Thanks for this.

. - Harold

guitapick said 97 days ago
Hi Harold
The tone you're hearing is pretty much what the guitar gives out. That's cuz it's made of laminate wood with an aluminum cone. Here's a picture I took of it on the porch where I wrote the tune you heard, here:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k92/guitapick/Radiotone.jpg

I can get more or less of the metallic sound, depending on how I slant the mic. In this one, I kept it midway so it would stay balanced. In the tune "Hayseed", it's more towards the aluminum cone. Brighter.

I've had to rehab my almost lost finger and totally re-taught myself to play without looking too much at the neck of the guitar so that the arthritis in my neck would subside. I'm sure there will be other challenges. Gotta keep on keepin' on, though...and pay very solid attention to the advice of the good doctor(s).

Thanks for taking the time, Harold.

Bob

said 97 days ago
I only want to say...
...I wish I could play like this.

Like davisamerica said: MAGIC!

Be well friend!

timothy devine said 97 days ago
Pure Guitar
Super chords
primo playing
great listening

some how the gutar at times reminds me of the accoustic guitar Greg Lake would do on and old ELP tune.
It must be a chord or two that he uses, or the tuning.

anyway
your a great player
keep em coming

guitapick said 97 days ago
I've been...
...figuring out and playing Greg Lake's stuff since "Court of the Crimson King". A very, very big influence on my playing. Both acoustic and electric (that lead he does on "Brain Salad Surgery" is forever implanted in my mind).

Thanks for the listen, Timothy.



timothy devine said 96 days ago
Ahhh the "Court of the Crimson King" wow
what a great record that was.
Still have that vinyl copy
It may have been the very first record i listened to with headphones...that use to be a big deal...headphones...??? Like wow man you can hear the music soooo much better...
now i long for my old stereo blasting like the old days
anyway i'm off here
thanks for stirring up that King Crimson file
I also saw the ELP 'brain salad surgery' tour
great memory
remember 'Tarkus'
I'm off to listen to some Greg Lake and co.
peace out
tm

DWL said 97 days ago
John Fahey lives!
I love this style of guitar and you do it so well.

Lovely sound and I can see the lights on the lake glittering.

Fine stuff Bob.

Cheers

Dick

Enrique Gil said 89 days ago
Hi Bob...
beautiful sound. Knowing nothing about guitars I googled the National Radiotone Resophonic guitar on images and was stunned by its beauty. Special music needs special instruments for skilled hands.....

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