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David
Olney talks about his guitars |
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Eric
Taylor talks about his guitars |
I
play a re-issue J50 Gibson acoustic guitar. It's got a
Baggs pick-up in it. I don't collect guitars because it
is too expensive a habit. Over the years I've mostly
played Gibsons. They are cheaper than Martins and have a
nice warm sound. Especially in the bass. I
use drop D tuning a lot (Bass E tuned down to D, Sometimes
I tune both E strings down to D as in Deeper Well). On
Bathsheba Blues I tuned the B string down to A. I think I
got this tuning from Eric. I
use a thin flat pick to get that clicky sound. I learned
that from Townes. When I finger pick, I don't use any
picks on my fingers (or on my nose). Hope this is helpful. Best,
David
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My
main guitar is one built by James Kinscherff KINSCHERFF
GUITARS 102 W. Annie Austin, Texas 78704 Phone: 512-447-1944). My
second guitar is a Taylor 512NG. I
still have my old Martin D35 that I've had for many many
years. It's
in bad need of work, but I refuse to part with it. I'll
have it re-worked sometime in the coming year Probably
have Kincherff work his magic. New record is still going
well. More
about Eric's open tunings About Prison Movie.....well, you're close. I play many songs in dadgad tuning. B string tuned down to A....both E to D Martin Simpson and I use it quite a bit. I sometimes use a G tuning, and sometimes use a tuning taught to me by Lightnin' called the lazy B.....just drop the the B to A and leave the others in standard. (Hey Little Ryder, Whoopin Crane). Hemingway's Shotgun is in dadgad. Any case give it a try and don't let me hear of you tuning your guitar UP, always find a way to drop to where the need is. Oh yeah, and I play in standard tuning as well....and sometimes I play with both hands..... Eric
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