It was a very pleasant surprise to discover two new (for me) videos from the Tickets! There are many renditions of this blues classic from Son House, including Eric Clapton's, and this performance stands up to the comparison. Great to hear a lead vocal from Nigel, with another solid rhythm from Dave (both foot and guitar). And Nigel,..great sound on the dobro (bridge piezo pickup?)!
Hi, great to hear from you again and thanks for the favourable comparison with one of the greats! And yes, the dobro has an under-saddle piezo pickup, though a good sound from those is not a given. They tend to be a bit thumpy and undefined with a brittle mid-high, so I tweak the inbuilt EQ until it sounds as close as possible to the natural acoustic sound, both for live performance and for recording. Very nice to hear that it sounds good out there in the real world! - Nigel
It's very vaguely branded as Classic Cantabile. Not a great quality instrument, I've had to do a lot of work on it to make it playable: fret smoothing, top nut re-slotting, new bridge, a lot of cone adjustment, etc. Unbranded 4-banded EQ and pre-amp sounds OK though. A lot of the groove comes from the great GHS nickel rollerwound resonator strings and the metal slide - and possibly a bit from the player as well 😉. Oh and I forgot... the neck was completely warped and I made matters worse before realising they'd installed a truss rod with the thread going in the opposite direction!
Hi Wladimir, thanks for listening to our version alongside some of the greats! This blues originated in the 1930s, and although it lists Son House as its composer, it was played in differing versions by Robert Johnson (Clapton's inspiration) and Muddy Waters amongst others. Each added their own twist to it with personalised lyrics, tempos and guitar licks, the idea being that it should convey the feeling of the performer rather than be lyrically or melodically accurate. Try listening to the quite different contemporary rocky version by Sonny Landreth for instance. Our version follows Clapton's dobro quite closely, but I like moving around a bit more with the vocals and I've added a harmonica part, which we have so far not come across in anyone else's version. I hope my English answer translates okay into Russian. Greetings from Holland! - Nigel
Hi Ian, there are indeed many great versions out there of this blues classic and lots of them are performed with a heavier sound, as are the two you mention. Impressive though they are, we've chosen to stay closer to the Robert Johnson roots version as also performed by Eric Clapton, as it fits our acoustic style better. The Son House original would also have been a possibility from a purist perspective, but we felt it was too different from the structure that most people know. Thanks for listening and commenting, we hope you enjoyed our take on it!
Very beautifully done.👍 The sound of your acoustic guitars are so nice to listen to.
That's great to hear as quite a lot of time is spent on getting the sound just the way we want it!
Y'all are the for real awesomeness'!!! Love you guys so much that I'm an instant 16 stone, grey bearded, teenage-throwback, screaming fan girl!!! ❤😊
Hi Ol Grey Bear, great to hear that you're enjoying our music so much, we're appreciating the fandom!
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Hi Peo, nice to hear from you and from Sweden again! Hope you're well and very glad you enjoyed this one.
Love your adaptation, the armonica, with such a powerful and pleasant presence, blew my mind away! Bravo!!👏👏👏
Hi Omar, great that you continue following our recordings and of course many thanks for sharing your appreciation. It means a lot to us!
You look enjoying so much playing together and we do enjoy listening to this great cover!💙💯
We did indeed enjoy recording and performing this classic in the same way we do on stage!
It was a very pleasant surprise to discover two new (for me) videos from the Tickets!
There are many renditions of this blues classic from Son House, including Eric Clapton's, and this performance stands up to the comparison.
Great to hear a lead vocal from Nigel, with another solid rhythm from Dave (both foot and guitar). And Nigel,..great sound on the dobro (bridge piezo pickup?)!
Hi, great to hear from you again and thanks for the favourable comparison with one of the greats! And yes, the dobro has an under-saddle piezo pickup, though a good sound from those is not a given. They tend to be a bit thumpy and undefined with a brittle mid-high, so I tweak the inbuilt EQ until it sounds as close as possible to the natural acoustic sound, both for live performance and for recording. Very nice to hear that it sounds good out there in the real world! - Nigel
@@TheTickets What is the make and model of your Dobro, Nigel? I don't see a name on the headstock.
It's very vaguely branded as Classic Cantabile. Not a great quality instrument, I've had to do a lot of work on it to make it playable: fret smoothing, top nut re-slotting, new bridge, a lot of cone adjustment, etc. Unbranded 4-banded EQ and pre-amp sounds OK though. A lot of the groove comes from the great GHS nickel rollerwound resonator strings and the metal slide - and possibly a bit from the player as well 😉.
Oh and I forgot... the neck was completely warped and I made matters worse before realising they'd installed a truss rod with the thread going in the opposite direction!
Brilliant cover guy’s thanks for keeping us entertained 👌
Thanks Pete, very glad you enjoyed it!
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Lovely rich sound
Thanks David, that comment means a lot as I spend a great deal of time and energy trying to get a good sound with very simple means - Nigel
Love it
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Thanks a lot, very glad you enjoyed it!
Another great job lads
Thanks again, so glad you enjoyed it!
Good work! Nice sound, stylish location...)
That's great to hear, thanks for listening and commenting!
Почему все музыканты исполняют этот блюз по-разному? Ранее я слушал Seasick Steve, Эрика Клэптона, The Tickets.
Hi Wladimir, thanks for listening to our version alongside some of the greats! This blues originated in the 1930s, and although it lists Son House as its composer, it was played in differing versions by Robert Johnson (Clapton's inspiration) and Muddy Waters amongst others. Each added their own twist to it with personalised lyrics, tempos and guitar licks, the idea being that it should convey the feeling of the performer rather than be lyrically or melodically accurate. Try listening to the quite different contemporary rocky version by Sonny Landreth for instance. Our version follows Clapton's dobro quite closely, but I like moving around a bit more with the vocals and I've added a harmonica part, which we have so far not come across in anyone else's version. I hope my English answer translates okay into Russian.
Greetings from Holland! - Nigel
Can we remove the Clapton reference... yes we know he played the song but so did the Grateful Dead and Paul Butterfield and they did so way better.
Hi Ian, there are indeed many great versions out there of this blues classic and lots of them are performed with a heavier sound, as are the two you mention. Impressive though they are, we've chosen to stay closer to the Robert Johnson roots version as also performed by Eric Clapton, as it fits our acoustic style better. The Son House original would also have been a possibility from a purist perspective, but we felt it was too different from the structure that most people know. Thanks for listening and commenting, we hope you enjoyed our take on it!
The early Paul Butterfield Blues Band did EVERYTHING better than anyone. Bloomfield was otherworldly.
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