Guthrie Govan
- Thread starter schenkadere
- Start date
easily swayed eh?
Never. I was kidding of course.
I started this thread to turn folks on to a guitarist they may not have known. He's not really in the spotlight and there's not much published about him.
Funny how it always becomes a silly "he's not so great, this guy's better" kind of thing. I guess that's guitarists for you.
progmetaldan
Member
haha, yeah we guitarists are a very self-opinionated bunch, I guess if we weren't we'd play a non-solo instrument like the oboe...
haha, yeah we guitarists are a very self-opinionated bunch, I guess if we weren't we'd play a non-solo instrument like the oboe...
I can't quote any, but I'm sure there are concertos and jazz pieces for solo oboe.
Guthrie Govan plays a mean oboe too!
progmetaldan
Member
Like...at the bottom of an Ocean?
In all seriousness I never could stand oboe...conveniently enough a lot of the pieces we did in symphonic band in high school and long oboe solos despite our glaring lack of competent woodwind playersuke:
In all seriousness I never could stand oboe...conveniently enough a lot of the pieces we did in symphonic band in high school and long oboe solos despite our glaring lack of competent woodwind players
uke:I like woodwinds, Oboe's cool, I have more problems with horns but in the hands of good jazz players they are fine
progmetaldan
Member
In the context of an orchestra, every additional instrument is cool imo, but some instruments are better designed to be the soloist than others...
ABQShredHead
©1970
progmetaldan
Member
I'm reviving this thread so as not to completely hijack the 'Now Listening' thread in the main section...
[ame]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6871640[/ame]
[ame]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6871206[/ame]
Incredible live footage, excellent quality!
Guthrie is one of my new favourite players...
[ame]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6871640[/ame]
[ame]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6871206[/ame]
Incredible live footage, excellent quality!
Guthrie is one of my new favourite players...
progmetaldan
Member
Btw, where did everyone who has his album get it from? I'm thinking I'll order it direct from Cornford Records, anyone had any experience with them?
I'm heaps keen to try a Cornford amp though, Guthrie's tone is incredible, and I believe Greg Howe used one on his new album also...
I'm heaps keen to try a Cornford amp though, Guthrie's tone is incredible, and I believe Greg Howe used one on his new album also...
When I got it, that was the ONLY place to get it. I don't think that has changed.
His tone is incredible. His technique contributes to that more than anything...but that combined with the cornfords has created some sort of supertone. Yep...supertone. And yes, Howe is using them now too.
His tone is incredible. His technique contributes to that more than anything...but that combined with the cornfords has created some sort of supertone. Yep...supertone. And yes, Howe is using them now too.
progmetaldan
Member
Amazing. And supertone is right. They're pretty expensive though...
Abstractlogix.com has his album listed, but as a 'UK Import' and 'Out Of Stock' so I think I'll just get it direct...
Abstractlogix.com has his album listed, but as a 'UK Import' and 'Out Of Stock' so I think I'll just get it direct...
They just came out with a "low" end line (really not right to call it that). it's called the roadhouse series...i think there's a head, a 1x12, and a 2x12 in the series. The ONLY difference between those and the rest of their lineup is that they have printed circut boards instead of being hand-wired. There's a video on youtube of Guthrie demoing them (with Fives) at tone merchants back at NAMM. Great tone. I'm waiting until the Mark V hits the market before I make a decision on a new amp...but the cornford is a serious contender.
yeah, I would just get it through cornford. Amazon.com has had Erotic Cakes listed since it's release, but has never actually had it in stock. Could be the same case with Abstract Logix. They were working on distribution deals a while back but nothing ever really came of it. Soon after the album's release, a shitload or so copies were stolen from the cornford warehouse (along with some guitars) and I think that's what initially put a kink in the pipes, but I don't know what the status is now. Another thing to look into getting is the tonemerchants dvd. It's bootleg quality (some of the stuff from it is on youtube), but the sound is great and the playing is FTW. It's super cheap...I don't know if they'll ship to you or if there will be issues with the DVD itself (it's homemade essentially...not sure if dvd players in australia are different than the ones here).
yeah, I would just get it through cornford. Amazon.com has had Erotic Cakes listed since it's release, but has never actually had it in stock. Could be the same case with Abstract Logix. They were working on distribution deals a while back but nothing ever really came of it. Soon after the album's release, a shitload or so copies were stolen from the cornford warehouse (along with some guitars) and I think that's what initially put a kink in the pipes, but I don't know what the status is now. Another thing to look into getting is the tonemerchants dvd. It's bootleg quality (some of the stuff from it is on youtube), but the sound is great and the playing is FTW. It's super cheap...I don't know if they'll ship to you or if there will be issues with the DVD itself (it's homemade essentially...not sure if dvd players in australia are different than the ones here).
Similar threads
