A place for my music. I plan to add videos on music theory, arrangement and related topics. The COVID-19 threat finally got me to move forward. Let's all hope that it provides inspiration for more projects.
Just leaned about these picks yesterday and found your video today. Very informative. What about the pinky? I play mostly classical so I use the pinky a lot. Liked and subscribed.
AFIK, classical players don't use the pinky. At least, none of the transcriptions I've seen do. Some things like the "rasgado"' may optionally use the pinky, but it's too small to reliably hold a plastic pick.
Lovely meld of the two sounds. Like David's voice, but I'm SO ENAMOURED of Phil's chromatic harmonica! He's a genius at matching his sound to the vocals and guitar! I have no idea how he manages this! Bravo!
D'Addario Phosphor Bronze. I use the 1st and 2nd (unwound) strings from a set of .013 strings and the rest (wound) from a set of 0.012. So the strings are pretty heavy; but I get a lot of control and very little buzz.
Hi, really fantastic😂. I loving Latin and jazz music. Also look for one kind of guitar design for both of them. Could you introduce the one you using😂??❤
I'm using a Goodall Grand Concert (goodallguitars.com/). It's the best acoustic guitar I've ever found. I had it wired with a dual system: acoustic transducer and condenser pencil mic. I mix them at the board.
Sorry, no. I've been asked before, but I work these arrangements out myself and they would complex to score, since I'd need both treble clef and TAB to do it right. What do you think of a video about creating such arrangements? I've debated about it.
@@davidhovel Hi David, personally, i think anything you add would be worthwhile because it's a very 'chordal' piece, similar to the Johnathon Stout videos. Yours has so much life in it rather than most that feature single notes with chords in between. Anyway, I for one thoroughly enjoy your rendition. Best Regards..............Bob
Nice review and I bought some based on it. I’ve not tried a ton of fingerpicks but these are by far the most comfortable, best sounding, and easily adjustable picks I’ve found. I tried metal- didn’t sound good Tried Fred Kelly Freedom Picks- bulky Alaska Pik is my favorite! I do modify a bit by taking a Dremel sanding cylinder to the tips and taking a lot of the lead tip down closer to my fingertips. Then I file and buff with very fine sandpaper. Feel and sound great, plus I feel like I have great control over them. Very natural feel and tone. 😊
@@davidhovel As a fellow guitar player, I knew you’d appreciate that …. I have a regular gig where I do a lot of singing. I’ll use that song & a couple others to give voice as a rest …
Hey David! This song is great and one of my favorites from Loreena Mckennitt as well. Your arrangement is absolutely awesome, any chance you've documented it and willing to share? I would love to give it a shot myself!
I like Kevin's Pat Matheny's hat and guitar playing. Your singing is really upbeat and uplifting. The 2 of you are great pickers, perfect for our generation.
I loved listening to you guys jam. Very beautiful. Just the right speed for this neighborhood. Let's make our party it like a Coffee House environment with BYOB.
Thanks for the video, very helpful. You mention trimming the picks to prevent it getting pushed off when you bend your finger. Is it the back corner of the pick (ie. toward the wrist) or the front corner (toward the nail) that you trim? I haven't worked out which is causing the pick to move when the finger is bent.
I trim the corners on the upper part of the pick (top of finger) towards the wrist. I trim a little at a time with fingernail trimmers until the pick stops moving when I flex.
