new videos..

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:06 am

been playing a lot of acoustic stuff recently after getting the new acoustic - i need a new video camera or at least one with better sound, but you get the idea..

youtube channel

rah.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:07 pm

Just make a nice cd so I can buy it and play it at holiday parties as background entertainment music. Its really nice.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:57 pm

Wow, you're a really good fingerpicker.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:38 pm

so, can i have your jaggie baby so pretty?

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:50 pm

nooo! jag = love!

thanks for the comments - need to get to the point where i'm doing some of my own acoustic stuff before trying to record any of it... but will definitely get there eventually...

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:49 am

Beautiful tunes and presentation! That 12th fret chord harmonic looks so confusing, but would be something I'd love to dig into on a limited basis.

Nice to see a Fylde fan as well. When I was in England in '99 I met a guy in Eastbourne who had a Fylde Archtop Cittern, possibly one of the most beautiful sounding(and looking) instruments I've ever been around. The volume was immense, and the attention to workmanship was quite stunning.

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:16 am

cheers - yeah the harping thing looks confusing but isn't too bad when you get your head around it. start off trying the technique with open strings then move onto chords is the best way to get into it.

the fylde has been a revelation - I had a takamine G-Series for probably 12 years before that, and just couldn't get the same response... coming from a classical guitar before that, everything felt flat, with no bass, dynamic or whatever... then last month decided to take the plunge. They do some amazing proper folk instruments (Citterns and the like) and they all sound stunning - and since getting the alchemist I can't put it down, which is no bad thing since my playing has come on leaps and bounds as a result...