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What is a good guitar for playing Surf-Rock, Jack Johnson style and, Blues? Question: I am looking for a good and versatile guitar for playing Surf, Blues and, pretty much everything in-between. I have a pretty big price range of around $200-$500 and I was thinking about something like a "Fender" but I am not sure. I am looking for an electric guitar if that helps, because sometimes people give me acoustic guitars as responses... Answer: Hello there, This is easy. Fender Standard Stratocaster. Later, Hello again, You can use a Fender Jaguar. But not every one finds the short scale length (only 24 inches) to be comfortable to play. I played a short scale Fender as a kid when I was learning to play. Now that scale length is not comfortable for me to play. If you like the Jaguar, try one before you buy. Nearly everyone finds a Strat pretty comfortable to play. The guitar has good balance (neck is not going to hit the floor if you let go). The weight is comfortable (lighter than a Les Paul). The double cut away body gives you easy acess to the bottom frets. Fender single coil pickups are bright and clean in tone. Nothing beats that for surf. At $200 to $500, you are in the ball park with some options. The Squier Classic Vibe is a very good guitar (yes there are good Squiers contrary to what some think). It has Alinco 3 magnets in the pickups like the vintage Fender American pickups. It comes in the 50s series and 60s series. Either is good for surf. Not everyone will like the low output 50s pickups. Try them before you buy. New is sells for about $350. Limited color choices. All have 3 singles and a vintage tremolo bridge. No pickup configuration variations. The Fender Standard Stratocaster is the work horse. This baby is built to last. My new one is a 1997 year model. Can be had in SSS or HSS pickup configurations. Lots of color choices. Rosewood or maple fretboards. New it is $500. There are many used ones on the market. They last forever, so there are always lots of used ones around. I see used MIM Strats sell on ebay for $200 to $285 all the time. I recently bought a used MIM Strat with a maple fretboard in Lake Placid blue for $200. I like the maple fretboard better than rosewood for 2 reasons. 1) It sounds slightly brighter. 2) I like the feel of lacquered maple under my fingertips. The Fender Strat is the most versatile guitar out there. It can be used for about anything. SRV to Jimi Hendrix to Malmsteen to Clapton to George Harrison. Hello again, I started playing surf over 50 years ago. Over the years I have played it on about every guitar imaginable. I have played it on a 63 Harmony Bobcat (better than you might expect), a 63 Gibson ES-335, a 64 Fender Strat, a 64 Rickenbacker, numerous funky 60s and 70s Japanese imports. Most days now, I play a (custom built) Squier Tele and several MIM Strats (a few custom built ones). You really can use about any guitar. So fine a guitar that is comfortable for you to play. Whatever it is, it will work. The amp is a big part of the sound. I used a black face Fender Bandmaster for years. These days I play a 69 Fender Dual Showman Reverb (my personal tribute to Dick Dale). |
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Robert Johnson King of Delta Blues Singers or Complete Recordings? Question: Should i get King of Delta Blues Singers 1 & 2 or The Complete Recordings? Does King of Delta Blues Singers 1 & 2 come with all his songs (not including alternates and other things)? I don't really need the alternate takes as long as the sound quality is better. So which has better sound quality? Thanks. Does King of Delta Blues 1 & 2 contain every one of his songs excluding the alternate takes? Also i've heard King of Delts Blues has better sound quality, is that true? Answer: Why would you want to exclude the alternate take?. A few of them are near duplicates, but several of them (Crossroads in particular) are virtually different songs. Of all the tracks Johnson recorded, no more than two or three are without added value. At least twenty are essential listening for anybody who is serious about country blues (including both takes of Crossroads). Robert Johnson is an artist you need to be completist about. The only excuse these days for King of the Delta Blues Singers is that it shows how Johnson looked to the British Blues Revival in the 1960's. If you have a scholarly interest in Jeff Beck or Clapton - you need to look at the downright eccentric way KDBS packages Johnson's talent. Otherwise, you need everything he ever cut. |
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Does anyone have any good websites and information on the Blues legend Robert Johnson? Question: I have been a fan of his music for a while now and since his life is so mysterious I was wondering if anyone knew a really good site... also it is rumored Vanity Fair has a third picture of him with Jimmy Shines, is that true? Answer: Impossible for me to say how "true" the Vanity Fair thing is since I don't have credentials to authenticate the photo but it WAS published by them in their November 2008 issue and the article also says other Johnson photos which are so far unpublished MAY exist. Here's a batch of links for him below. |
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What was the ORIGINAL LP track listing for King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson? Question: I can't figure out what the original track listing was. If anybody that has the album from way back when can you please give me the tracks on it. Don't use Wikipedia cause I know that they are wrong. One of the few things wrong on Wikipedia. Answer: I don't have this one, but I have the box set. 1. Cross Road Blues 2. Terraplane Blues 3. Come On In My Kitchen 4. Walkin' Blues 5. Last Fair Deal Gone Down 6. 32-20 Blues 7. Kind Hearted Woman Blues 8. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day 9. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) 10. When You Got A Good Friend 11. Ramblin' On My Mind 12. Stones In My Passway 13. Traveling Riverside Blues 14. Milkcow's Calf Blues 15. Me And The Devil Blues 16. Hell Hound On My Trail |
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Is Robert Johnson the frist blues musician? Question: I've worked backwards to see where music came from and according to alot of high profile musicians Robert Johnson was the first and to some the greatest. I know the blues came from africans and was brought to the U.S. during slavery but is there a musician before him not getting credit? I've done my research and people like Elmore James and Big Bill Bronzy were either during his time or right after it Answer: not the first at all. i tend to think of him as the LAST great player to be associated primarily with the pre-war era. there are lots of players that are earlier than him. if you want to check some out start with charley patton, skip james, son house, mississippi john hurt, blind willie mctell, blind lemon jefferson, blind blake, tommy johnson, bukka white, blind willie johnson, lonnie johnson, barbeque bob, geeshie wiley and memphis minnie, just to name a few. |
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How was it proved that blues legend Robert Johnson had a son? Question: Dna? Documents......any answer will be greatly appreciated Answer: While he certainly could have had any number of illegitimate children, I don't think anyone has ever proven paternity. Are you by chance talking about Robert Jr. Lockwood? If so, he took the name as a homage, not to claim that he was his son. |
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who can I compare blues guitarist Robert Johnson to? Question: I need someone to compare Robert Johnson to. dead or alive. atleast seven facts in total. thanks in advance ;) Answer: I'd compare him to one of his main influences-Tommy Johnson (no relation). The legend about selling his soul to the devil actually stems from Tommy. The band Canned Heat took it's name from one of Tommy's songs. Canned Heat was a nickname for Sterno liquid fuel, strained through a couple slice of bread and drunk. It got you high, but also poisoned you. Tommy was a notorious alcoholic who would drink almost anything to get high. P.S. no insult intended to the poster, but Son House and Blind Lemon predate Robert by more than a decade.Blind Lemon had been dead for seven years before Robert's first recordings. |
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What kind of Guitar did Blues Ledgend Robert Johnson play ? Answer: it was a Gibson L-1 or L-2 |
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Is it true that Robert Johnson had to make a pact with the Devil to make him one of the best blues players? Question: I heard a lot of rumors about Robert Johnson and Crossroads thing a lot. Where can I find the true, or the full story of this. And he also claimed that he had to sell his soul. Tell me more about this. And that thing can be done by anybody? Answer: The legend refers to Tommy Johnson who reportedly told friends that he acquired his musical ability by selling his soul to the Devil. His best known songs are "Big Road Blues," "Canned Heat Blues," and "Cool Drink of Water." Tommy Johnson was an early influence on Robert Johnson. Many individuals confuse Tommy and Robert Johnson when it comes to the pact with the Devil at the crossroads. |
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Did Blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson use a pick or bare fingers ? Answer: I'm not sure if you mean in general, or on a specific tune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8fyb9vpIc0 He's using one in this video for sure. But I don't know if he did any freestyle finger picking |