Wind Cries Mary Hendrix cover on a Weissenborn

[dobrodaddy]

Thank you folks!  I'm glad you're digging my take on this Hendrix classic and digging the Weiss tone.  It's just not something you hear that often [sadly].  I was lucky to snag one of the old ones before the prices got really high.  I got to see David Lindley play his at the Cellar Door in DC.  That put the bug in my ear, tho is was 15 yrs before I finally landed one. 

Was the Weissenborn actually made in 1928 ? Could you tell us a bit about it ?

It's a real 1928 Weiss.  Got on eBay almost 10 yrs ago from a man in Ohio who played it regularly.  He definitely knew his stuff.  It's got a couple of dings, but the tone is rich.   A lot of the tone comes from having a hollow neck, but not all Weiss's were built that way. This guitar is light as a feather.   

The entire guitar is koa wood w Brazilian rosewood fretboard.  This is a Style 2 so it has 'rope' inlay around the soundhole, but not around the perimeter of the guitar [Style 3 [front] or Style 4 [front and back]. 

This is an excellent short article on Weissenborn and Hawaiian guitars.

http://www.vintagemandolin.com/weissenborn_article.html

[Snowpig]

Great sound. You really make that old guitar sing.

[Speed Demon]

Damn, this sounds good! Real good!

Instantly reminds me of a soundtrack for a western movie.

This instrument speaks from the past, far into the future.

Excellent work!

Gene

[steelguitar]

Great sound of the Weissenborn...
Excellent work on guitar... Good vocals!

A great cover of a classic song from Hendrix, with that new blues interpretation!!!

Musically

[andy casson]

Geo, fantastic!! Loved it! Your playing is mesmerising, and a nice vocal to go with it. The tones you get are fabulous
more please!

andy

[Burtog]

That sounded so good, kind of sounds more original than the original if that makes any sense at all??

Loved it!!

[tom r]

Not entirely sure what a weissenborn is but it sounds bloody great!

T

[Vaisvil]

damn... that cover has soul by the bucket full.

Nicely done - what a nice axe you have!

[Mojo1961]

DD this is a gem of a cover! I am so drawn to that open tuning slide sound and you execute it with style. I've been playing around with standard tuning slide for the last couple months once in a while but those open tunings just sound so powerful. Thanks for sharing this! Hope to hear lots more from you.



Martin