Twilight Blues on my Rickenbacher Frypan -Video-

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Twilight Blues on my Rickenbacher Frypan -Video-

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Twilight Blues on my Rickenbacher Frypan (Longscale Postwar)
inspired by the great version of Dick McIntire.

The tuning I use is C#minor (Hi to low E C#G# E C# G#)
Tabs and Playbacks for all of my videos are available on request.

Hope you like it !😊

Aloha
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Sebastian


click here----> https://youtu.be/6O3l1nAISDE


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And that is just how to do it. Really excellent Sebastian. You are such an inspiration! Just a joy to listen to!
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Yet another great tune! I always enjoy your arrangements and playing!
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I always wished I could watch Dick McIntire play ... now I have 🤠
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Keep 'em coming, Sebastian! You are a real inspiration. The tone is so sweet and your backing tracks really swing.
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I hope you never tire of blowing our minds. Another outstanding performance channeling the greats. But you are more than that, you are also your own artist.
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Simply put ..this is about as good as it gets...man you are incredible...love your playing... :) ....
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Very accurate and very professional. Beautiful :D
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Fantastic, Sebastian. I really enjoyed that! :)
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Nice Nice!!
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Post by James Knox »

Great playing and great video production!

Thank you for sharing here...

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Ditto that Rick!
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That’s great! Really good playing and tone!
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Wow! Fabulous!
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Post by David Matzenik »

Another fine performance. Absolutely flawless.
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Post by Jim Fogarty »

Sebastian.......as always, that's excellent and inspiring.

Question: Are you using your low 6th string (G#) at all in this arrangement? I didn't see that you were, but I might have missed it. If not, I could just tune my B's to C# on my E tuned steel, without changing strings.

Thanks!
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Post by Paul Seager »

Thanks Sebastian - another excellent recording.

Over the last year my interest in the original Hawaiian players has grown immensely but trying to figure out how the style was played is difficult, not least because the audio transfer from "78's" to digital is often unpleasant to listen to when one slows a track down!

I learn as much (if not more) watching you play as I do listening to Sol himself!

Next time I visit Berlin, I very much hope I can meet you personally!

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That is some great playing , love it !
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I tried to like it but I ended up loving it! Total package!
I thought Nashville was the roughest, but I know I’ve said the same about them all.
I received my education, drivin through the Nation listenin to Paul!.. ( Franklin that is! )
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Post by Don Kona Woods »

Sebastian that was a great arrangement and playing of Twilight Blues. Your Rickenbacker helps creates the sound of Dick McIntyre. Again well done.
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PURRFECT!

Tone, expression, music... just a like a recording by the masters of the time.

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Post by Don Kona Woods »

Sebastian, can you tell us about your backup?
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Stop it! You are making all of us look bad!

Just kidding, keep ‘em coming!
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Post by Sebastian Müller »

Aloha friends,


thank you sooo much for all the amazing comments, they mean a lot to me !

In regards to the backing track:

I played 3 different Rhythm Guitar tracks and one Uke track. For Swing Rhythm Guitar I like to use 3 Note voicings a lot.

Since the original track features a nice walking bassline I asked my bandmate and good friend Taylor to record a bass track in his studio, he did a awesome job, in my opinion.

Thanks again for your support and if you have more questions please keep them coming !

Aloha

Sebastian