REHEARSAL SET.33. THE SPECIALS "GHOST TOWN". LIVE PIANO & ORGAN COVER.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- I sat down & played through all 35 of these songs in one go, so there are a few stupid & annoying mistakes here & there, but that is what rehearsing is all about.
Played on my Hammond SK2 keyboard through my Leslie 3300.
Recorded the Leslie 3300 with 2 Shure SM57 & 1 Shure BETA 52A microphones.
The piano was recorded direct out of the SK2 into Tascam 2488 MK2 Portastudio.
![The Specials - Ghost Town [Piano Cover]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GOHWuVTf7nc/mqdefault.jpg)
I couldn’t watch (or listen) to the end as it was mind blowingly amazing. Wish I had that talent 👏
Absolute fantastic rendition of a classic
Many thanks.
BLOODY HELL THATS GOOD
Thank you very much
Excellent 🎹 ✊🏻❤️🕴
R.I.P . Terry. Great song.
ayyyyyy this channel is EDUCATION. fantastic covers man
thank you.
you my son! are best keyboard player I've ever heard thanks
You are very kind.
What a wonderful comment, many thanks.
Once again... Excellent thanks 👍
Thank you.
I had this and a few of your other tracks playing out loud through my Bose bluetooth loudspeaker today, hope the neighbours appreciated it.
What a Fool ! (I am), for I have not previously considered how that enigmatic opening of this classic song was created, too often I'm just lost in the imagery of the music video and the period. Great, thank you.
Could I use this?
We're just starting to learn this - so your video is extremely useful. Thanks for posting.
Ghost approved. Big up!
My favourite Specials song!!!!
It is an amazing song isn`t it.
Brilliant, cheers bud, I was looking for sheet music for the chords in this on the organ, not a chance, but your video helped greatly! Good stuff, well played!
wow!! i've been absolutely amazed by your videos! this song especially. recently started playing piano/organ for reggae and ska and i learn much quicker just by watching people play. would it be really cheeky if i asked for your drawbar settings? i'm finally getting my first keyboard in a few weeks (roland-vr09... cant quite afford a fancy sk2 yet) and it would be cool to know! also any good advice or links to literature to help me along my journey? keep up the good work dude!!!
Hi Ross,
Thanks for your kind words & comments.
I`m always pleasantly surprised when people tell me how much they enjoy my playing.
Do you want the drawbar settings for this song or for other songs?.
As for advice I would say practice hard & play as much as you can in each song, (meaning playing with 2 hands to make your keyboard parts as full as possible).
Unfortunately there was no TH-cam when I started learning back in 1983, so I just had to listen to the records & try to work the parts out.
But now there is a whole wealth of information on the net, so try to watch as many videos as you can of various ska
eggae keyboard players & just thoroughly enjoy what you do !!.
I wish you lots of luck & have fun.
Thanks for getting back to us :) sorry i don't really check my mail often on here ha ha! i've been checking out a lot of your videos as you seem to be one of the few authentic players and i was hoping to find out the drawbar settings for all your tracks really.. maybe something you could include in the bio for future uploads? (i'm currently just messing round with 88000008) had my new keyboard for a few weeks now and i am completely overwhelmed with the tones i can generate at my finger tips.. i've been a guitar player most of my life but there is something completely satisfying about the sound of an organ. i'm working on a few covers at the moment of some modern reggae/ska bands which i'm planning to record and upload .. more as a documentation of progression but also in the hope of getting some pointers or abuse from the internet.. ha ha. anyhoo, thanks for the advise and inspirational videos!
Ross
Hi Ross,
Sorry mate, I didn`t receive a notification of your reply.
Thank you for calling me an authentic player, as that is one thing I really try to be... so my channel should be a good resource of info, as I do so much research before I cover a song, to get it as authentic as possible.
Regarding drawbar settings, i`m not surprised you are completely overwhelmed. According to Hammond, there are 253 million variations of tones you can get out of their 9 drawbar system.
So you can imagine i`ve spent many, many long hours adjusting the old drawbars trying to copy certain sounds, of which some I don`t want to give away. They took me too long to work out to simply give away!.
But i`m happy to share some others with you.
For this song (Ghost Town) I used-
UPPER KEYBOARD- 88 8000 888
LOWER KEYBOARD- 80 0008 008 with a layered piano sound.
For most ska songs I use full organ- 88 888 8888.
Martin Stewart of Bad Manners is an excellent Hammond organist & he used a wide range of sounds ranging from 88 888 8888, to a `creamy` sound of 00 823 0000, and 88 800 0000,amongst others.
Yeah 88 000 0008 is a good one.
You just gotta keep playing about & you`ll find loads of settings you`ll love.
It`s just very difficult trying (but possible) to get the same sound you love from a certain record.
Keep at it mate & maybe even get yourself a proper Leslie speaker in the future. These things really bring your organ to life!! :o)
Wow! too good
Thank you
fantastic.. very talented
Brilliant again. Only just checked out your vids. Truly talented musician. Almost on a par with Hazza from the Rough kutz. Fantastic.
Thanks mate.
Absolutely fantastic, you're way too good for you tube. Great to hear these classics in a different vibe.
Thank you so much Stu.
I really appreciate all of your comments.
I`m really pleased you`ve enjoyed my stuff.
any chance you can share the registration you have on your hammond please?
Hi Julie,
I`m pretty sure I was using,
UPPER KEYBOARD- 88 8000 888
LOWER KEYBOARD- 80 0008 008 layered with piano,
with C3 chorus on both & all going through a delayed reverb (which I adjusted to try to match the tempo of the song).
Hope this helps.
@@MrNuttylee7 thank you so much
You`re welcome.
This is better than the original tbh
Wow, thank you.
Would you be interested in joining a ska band in Coventry?
Thank you for the offer, but you`re too far away.
Is there any chance you could write a chord chart for this song?
I`m sorry but i`m self taught & I wouldn`t have a clue where to start.
MrNuttylee7 it's fine don't worry, I was able to slow down the video and pick out all the parts you played, so thanks for making the video, I couldn't find covers anywhere.
Thats good. I`m glad I could be of some help to you.
very haunting tune shame it wasnt jerry dammers but still brilliant!
Thank you very much.
Piano sheet?
All done by ear i`m afraid.