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Title: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Geir on May 11, 2012, 03:56:32 AM
Sometimes it's hard to find the right words .......

This is dedicated to two people that mean a lot to me
Fumbling for words
Music: Geir
Instruments played:
Ibanez UV777 electric guitar
Ibanez GSR200 bass
Technics El.Piano (organ)
MBR80 drums
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 11, 2012, 04:09:15 AM
beautiful geir.
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Ferryman_1957 on May 11, 2012, 04:42:08 AM
Can only agree, very beautiful and really emotional playing. Great stuff.

Nigel
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Redler on May 11, 2012, 04:49:30 AM
The words are not needed as your guitar talks! Nice guitar licks and the keys sounds great on the backround! Fine piece of bluesy music!

Kari
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on May 11, 2012, 05:09:23 AM
Hi Geir, beautiful song from beginning to end, very emotive guitar work.............Willie
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Hook on May 11, 2012, 05:27:25 AM
Your fingers, my friend, speak extremely eloquently! There were times during that wonderful few minutes when, pardon the cliche, your guitar was thoroughly weeping! Heartfelt and touching performance, excellent in every way!
Rock on!
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Gnasty on May 11, 2012, 09:22:45 AM

I agree with everyone and especially Hook's comments.
This is one fine piece of guitar playing Geir!!!  I love the tone!
Just beautiful and from the heart!
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: launched on May 11, 2012, 10:06:06 AM
Been listening to this all morning - I love it, bro!! Soulful and I feel it in deep in my bones - Made my day!

You rule, Geir - The absolute best!!!
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Flash Harry on May 11, 2012, 10:20:34 AM
Yup.
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Bluesberry on May 11, 2012, 10:22:20 AM
WOW......I am going to listen to this one a lot...........
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: SwanSong on May 11, 2012, 12:37:50 PM
hi Geir.. you surely can feel the emotions. very expressional
guitar playing almost as if it were talking. liked a bunch
Cheers NEIL.!!
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: des0free on May 12, 2012, 01:58:11 PM
liked it a lot, especially the evocative lyrics
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: 64Guitars on May 21, 2012, 08:07:15 PM
I only just got around to listening to this now. Wow! This is fantastic, Geir. You sound like Jeff Beck. This tune would not be out of place amongst his "Nadia", Bulgaria", and "Where Were You". Your whammy bar technique is astounding and that guitar tone is gorgeous and emotive. There's also some nice David Gilmour bluesiness in there. This is a guitar masterpiece to be proud of. Well done!

Which guitar did you use for this? And how'd you get that amazing tone? Is it a mic'd amp or a BR model?

Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: henwrench on May 22, 2012, 03:43:29 PM
Quote from: Bluesberry on May 11, 2012, 10:22:20 AMWOW......I am going to listen to this one a lot...........


   'bout sums it up. Amazing and yes, old Mr Beck better watch his back.

                                                                    henwrench
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: andy casson on May 23, 2012, 12:34:25 AM
Oh my Geir this is stunning guitar playing! I am speechless...

wonderful
andy
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Geir on May 23, 2012, 02:30:26 AM
Thank you kindly dear friends !!

Your kind words mean a lot to me !

Quote from: 64Guitars on May 21, 2012, 08:07:15 PM.....Which guitar did you use for this? And how'd you get that amazing tone? Is it a mic'd amp or a BR model?
I used my Ibanez UV777 for this one (tho I never used the seventh ... or even the sixth string here :) ). I tried yesterday to figure out which patch I used, but had obviously put down the bass guitar after the guitar so the MBR80 didn't "remember" either. I did however use a BR model , most likely a tweaked version of one of the "Liverpool" patches (I'm rather fond of those for some reason ::) ) I think it might have been "P28 VO DRIVE" to which I just added a tap-delay. I like to think tho, that much of the tone comes from the playing technique. Yes I've obviously been influenced by mr Beck on this one, partly in the whammy (ab)use technique, playing some of the notes with the whammy rather than fretting the excact note, but also by not using a pick. Now Mr Beck mostly uses his thumb, but I find that hard and uses whatever finger is closest to the string I want to pay. I do think the finger picking which I think resembles the way you do it when "chicken picking" has much to to with the tone.

I'll make a note to myself to save the patches I use, and make more notes on what patches I use on different tracks !!!
Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: 64Guitars on May 23, 2012, 11:59:04 AM
Thanks for the info, Geir.

Quote from: Geir on May 23, 2012, 02:30:26 AMI'll make a note to myself to save the patches I use, and make more notes on what patches I use on different tracks !!!

What I try to do is always save my patches as Song patches, even if I don't change the presets. That way, I can come back to the song in the future and see what patches I used. To separate your saved patches from the other Song patches (which are just copies of the presets) you can give the patch after your last saved patch a unique name such as "--------" so it acts as a divider. Then when you look at the effects list for your song in BR Explorer, you'll see something like this:

(https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=15218.0;attach=15428)

At a glance, I can see that the effects patches I used in this song are "AcstSolo", "ClnTubes", and "GtPad". The current version of BR Explorer doesn't show me whether I changed those patches or not. For that, I'd have to edit them on the BR. But at least the Song Bank patch list provides a record of what patches I used in the song. Without that record, I would soon forget which patches I used.

I also try to remember to use the "Notes" feature of BR Explorer to keep a record of which patches I used on each track. By using BR Explorer in this way, all of my notes stay with the song data instead of on a piece of paper which I'd most likely lose.

It's a good system but only works if you adhere to it. Unfortunately, in my haste to finish a song and get it posted, I often forget to document it. But I'm trying.

Title: Re: "Fumbling for words" - a Geir original
Post by: Hook on May 11, 2015, 06:36:32 AM
OTD, such brilliant playing, very Marc Ribot.
Rock On!