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30th Jul 2020 14:02 - 4 years ago
Description : A few of us CBG builders did a swap recently. I recieved The Gunslinger 3 string fretless. This is the music I was asked to record for the video showing off the swaps. Rythym and intro is The Gunslinger, lead is The Lone Rider both fretless 3 stringers played with a brass Mojobone slide.

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If you have time take a listen and give Burtsbluesboxes some feedback.

theHumps
theHumps 31st Jul 2020 05:57 - 4 years ago
The intro was right out of a Clint Eastwood western, I can smell and taste that half smoked cigar as I listen. I would consider that part an interlude, a separate track introducing the piece to follow and connected to it in some way. The main piece is raw, dirty and swampy and I can dig that! Nice composition overall.

Well done Burt!

Wayne
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes replied 4th Aug 2020 - 4 years ago
Thanks Wayne :D The intro was messing about on my new Gunslinger guitar making a soundcheck video, I got in the swap. I really liked it so added it in. Great description! I wish I could share pictures here, it's a skeleton cowboy smoking a cigar, strung with acoustic strings with a ghosted (hidden under the lid) magnetic flat humbucker pick up. Yes they work but a bit quieter than electrics. It does have quite an old western kind of sound. It did seem to fit with the following I recorded for the video showing all the guitars that were swapped, what a BLAST that was! :D Always a pleasure Wayne, wish I could hang around here as much as I used to!! I do alot with the cbg groups on fb these days. There's no hope but to build more LOL!!
ShortBusMusic
ShortBusMusic 31st Jul 2020 01:51 - 4 years ago
My god man, you are a blues god aren't you? Holy moly, that is some tasty playing right there, like Ry Cooder and Mississippi Fred McDowell got together to play some cigar boxes, and this is what came out. Seriously, this is just about as good as it gets. Not only do you have the talent to build one of these bad boys, you have the chops to bring them to life. Smokin' piece. I hope all is well.

Bear
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes replied 4th Aug 2020 - 4 years ago
Wow Blues god status!! Thank you Bear! There's nothing like these beautiful guitars, so unique and fun to play and build. I barely touch my six stringer production guitars anymore. Even got into making my own pick ups which seem quite popular. All is well, been working all through this virus crap, thankful the school is closed to unauthorized persons. There's been a few quaranteen build competitions, but this one was a swap, build a guitar for someone, recieve one in return.
Nodog
Nodog 30th Jul 2020 21:31 - 4 years ago
i love that swamp guitar work on the intro thick and tasty and the slide work is exceptional loved it well done i enjoyed it immensely. faved
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes replied 30th Jul 2020 - 4 years ago
Who knew a stick in a cigar box with some strings could create such sounds! I make alot of short videos playing live for fb groups like that intro. Stay Tuned ;)
ronabo
ronabo 30th Jul 2020 21:25 - 4 years ago
Love the blues feel. Nice guitar intro play.

Thanks for sharing
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes replied 30th Jul 2020 - 4 years ago
Nothing like the blues :D Thanks :D
xstokes
xstokes 30th Jul 2020 19:57 - 4 years ago
really beautiful intro, exotic sounds — nice, thick tone on the electrics! great playing, glad i heard this one today, too — rip buddy guy.
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes replied 30th Jul 2020 - 4 years ago
They be gone but their influence is not. Exotic sounds on exotic guitars. Calling on the soul of the blues, I made The Lone Rider, The Gunslinger was made for me. Handmade slide and pick too :p Happy you enjoyed, it was alot of fun!
krotan
krotan 30th Jul 2020 14:50 - 4 years ago
Nice work!
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes replied 30th Jul 2020 - 4 years ago
Thanks :D The swap was a ton of fun , so was abusing my Lone rider guitar ;)

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