Wow! I admire how quickly you can move your fingers on the fretboard. It sounds like the original. I'm currently practicing the intro of velvet green and I already have knots in my fingers.
@@mulberrywood4529 there’s a performance of this one on RU-vid where Ian introduces it as “a bit tricky. If you hear a mistake, just conjure up an Eb minor chord in your head.”
In finger picking, the tone, articulation and balance are suprisingly similar across these two, expecially considering the different body styles, but differences are more pronounced with the flat pick. I have a 1981 D-18 now, but sure wish I had not sold the 000-18 that I bought in 1971, and traded off a few years later. I loved the action and sound of the thing, and since then the price for a replacement has soared. .
I agree. The dreadnought was the first nice guitar I owned, an upgrade from a $100 Yamaha dreadnought. I played finger style on it for a couple of years before I bought the Collings. I bet your 000-18 was sweet. I owned a 1943 OM-21 for a while. Wish I hadn't sold it. One of my best friends owns a music store and is a national expert on vintage Martins (he does some of the appraisals for Antiques Road Show). Since he collects vintage Martins I get to play all these instruments that are valued over $50,000. Some are just OK in my book, but I played a 1928 OM-28 that was the best sounding guitar I've ever played. At the time it was $75K, so a bit out of my price range.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-huzQqesb160.html Hey Doc, not sure if you're familiar with this podcast. Stewart complements you at 31min 09 secs. It's a really insightful podcast. Maybe you, with your knack for precision, can help Stewart resolve his Flying Colours chord dilemma that he's unhappy with at 30 min 32 secs.
@@snoozedoctor its super hard for me but i need to break out of my comfort zone...4 years in now playing so i have to step it up haha....you are amazing!!! Great teacher to...i also want to learn acoustic section to aqualung
It's almost impossible to appreciate how good a guitarist Ian really was/is. This is almost 50 years old now and stands up as well today as it ever did. Astonishing stuff.
It really is. I don't think there was anyone in that era that could have played his stuff, excepting maybe Steve Howe. Who, btw, was asked to audition for Tull after Abrahams left. But he was told they didn't want any creative input from him, just to play Ian's compositions. Howe turned down the offer.
I was on Isle of Skye two years ago. I stopped at his former estate and tried to find Dun Ringill ruins. They aren't well marked and I couldn't find the path down to it. Beautiful there!
@snoozedoctor I envy you 👍 I hope to make it there someday, My mom's side of the family was from the McFarland clan in the Highlands and ironically I had a cousin named George Smith like the founder of Glenlivet single malt scotch whiskey 👍 Thank for the great tutorial really enjoyed it and now trying it out on my Gibson J45....
“When you’re falling awake and you take stock of the new day, And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say, Well, don’t you fret, don’t you fear, I will give you good cheer.”
Martin Barre, Jethro Tull made him famous and vis a versa. It was the creative electric guitar work that made me a big time Jethro Tull record -ticket buyer. Let's face it, the electric guitar was was invented only 20 years before Martin Barre got his hands on one.
He never got due credit, IMHO. His playing developed, he wasn't spectacular on Benefit. Then from Aqualung on he became a virtuoso and developed a style all his own. When he left Tull, the players after were good players, but they didn't have his magic.
Not much bass. This isn't a guitar I would use to record a solo acoustic piece. However, it plays nicely and doesn't sound too bad. I use it fairly frequently when recording an acoustic guitar into a band mix. You're typically gonna EQ out the bass anyhow and it's easier when it's not there.
No, one I've had for quite some time. It's a Variax modeling guitar that I bought as a demo model from Guitar Center. The electronics died in it, I didn't think it made sense to replace it, being a cheap guitar and all. I took it to Mass St. Music and the tech guy there suggested we put some humbuckers in there and make it a regular old guitar. It's pretty cool. Closest sound I have to a Les Paul.
Thanks for the wonderful music, Ian's a wonderful songsmith and a stunning Musician his guitar playing is superb and like the sadly missed Greg Lake Thier stuff sounds simple until you try to play it. Thanks again and have a wonderful weekend. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Retired physician also, been playing for the past 50 years and Jethro Tull was part of my young 20 s. Your tutorials are exceptionally instructive. I learned a lot .
This is a Martin OMC Aura. I don't think they made it for very long. This is overall my favorite guitar now. It differs from their standard formula by having a very thin neck profile and wider spacing of the strings. It's a very comfortable guitar for me because I have small hands. If the neck is too chunky, I can't wrap by thumb around to play the low E string. The pearl inlay is different too, as you might have noticed.
Love this song. I don't know why this one in particular is so hard for me to sing with any kind of accuracy. The melody works agains the harmony in a very unusual way. It's a great tune.
Thanks for this upload, Doc. Requesting a tutorial on White Innocence which was a bonus track on Catfish Rising - stunningly good lyrics, probably the best song of un-requited love ever.
I love the that deep, warm low end of Dreadnought. It sounds like a deep thinker, and at the same time nostalgic. I agree that doesn't suit all music or playing style though.
I've been playing it a lot more recently. I put it aside for many years because it just wasn't a good match for my finger style. I've been writing much more music with simple strumming and it can't be beat for that.
Love the album and this part, but I cannot hear your guitar very well. The parts where the flutes are dueling always just gets me. I listen to this when running and it was like being in another world.
He doesn't get enough credit for his virtuosity on the flute. Later, when he focused more on it and changed his fingering (being self taught, he used incorrect fingering for all this time) he got even better. The playing on his solo album Divinities is just off the charts good.
Glad you liked it! I think these slowed down play-a-longs are better for the many more advanced players out there. Maybe they just need to see the hand positions, etc.
Thanks. Every now and then I get the notion to do more of PP but it's intimidating. That album is so virtuosic. But, it rates as among my favorite Tull albums. Just an amazing piece of music.
Hi Doc!!. Nice to see you back to Tull tutorials!!!!!!!!!!! Matt in Santa Cruz California here. Thank you for all your videos over the years. Thank you for the full breakdown of TTAB pt. 1 instrumental about a year ago. 45 min long. Just caught this vid as I was out the door for a hike. You just posted it 13 min ago. Last year at this time I switched over to your videos on Baker st Muse and have been working very hard on them with great success. For the past 6 weeks I have been going over your main four or five videos on TTAB. Working on the relentless arpeggio parts is challenging but I changed my fingering pattern to adapt. Im going to stick with this till I get it. I have patients. So now I'm going to dive into your 45min hardcore fan vid of the instrumental. Any new videos you put out on Changes to TTAB sections etc I will be incorporating. How exciting to catch this vid. Off for my hike and back to the lessons!!! Thanks a lot--- Peace. Matt. " I got blisters on my fingers" Just kidding
Hi Matt! I'm glad you're finding these tutorials helpful. Sometimes I think I imagine complexity when I'm listening to these things at .5 speed with headphones. In a mix it's really hard to pick out the acoustic guitar accurately. It's much easier in a tune like Baker Street because so much is just him. Wonderful that you're able to hike there. I was just out in Montana and Idaho doing some camping and fishing. So beautiful there, as is CA.
Thanks so much! Here I"m playing a Martin OMC Aura. I'm not sure how long they made this guitar. They don't offer it now. It has a slim neck profile and wider spacing of strings at the saddle. I have small hands so this suits me perfectly and is my go to at the moment. The wider string spacing really helps in getting the right hand fingers room to work. Cheers!
Your tutorials are brilliant. Especially the Tull ones (but then I'm justifiably biased!). I started teaching myself to play guitar at the end of last year and now I'm right about the level of these lessons. You give enough information to follow, while keeping it moving and keeping me on my toes. And the neck of this Martin is just beautiful...
Thanks! The Martin is an OMC Aura. They didn't make this model for too long. People weren't crazy about the neck inlay and the thin neck profile. It also has a wider string spacing at the saddle. I love all those things about it! I'll be doing a play-a-long with this section soon and correct a few things. Cheers!
