Hank Marvin & TravisBean Virtual Jam

TravisBean

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I did this on a whim, and it's my first YouTube upload. I've seen many videos where an instrumentalist will jam along to a song, and I decided to do one a little differently, by showing just my guitar fretboard along side a video. A "Virtual Jam " so to speak. I use this song as a warm-up at the start of guitar practice sessions, but the song has really grown on me, like it alot. (yes, I know it's dated, but Hank Marvin's impeccable technique and style still shines through)
This was done with a Panasonic Lumix ZR3 "piont and shoot" using AVCHD lite movie mode.
 
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PEDANTIC OBJECTION. In musical circles, the word jam indicates collective improvisation. Playing in synch with a pre-existing recording is not improvisation.

Apache is an all-time classic. Hank is professionalism personified. I am an annoying old get who would rather listen to (or watch) you playing your own material.
 
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I tend to agree with FF ............AAAAAAND I hate listening to stuff recorded with cam microphones. It always sounds like a tinny transistor radio.:banghead:

[ Another cranky old bastard! ]
 
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Funkfingers said:
PEDANTIC OBJECTION. In musical circles, the word jam indicates collective improvisation. Playing in synch with a pre-existing recording is not improvisation.

Apache is an all-time classic. Hank is professionalism personified. I am an annoying old get who would rather listen to (or watch) you playing your own material.
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Yes, but I played it differently and added a bit of a twist to it. I played the melody with harmonics Vs open strings, and repeated parts of the main theme in between some of the open melody spots. I do kind of jam out at the very end of the song. I agree the cam mikes are a bit on the cheesy side, but I kinda like what I've done.........just a warm-up piece that I thought I'd throw out there. It was not really intended to be anything else. I figured someone might like it, and if not, oh well.
I do sincerely appreciate the honest feedback.

The first feedback that I got (from a different forum):

SpadCat2000 said:
NICE version! Played that song as a kid in a surf rock band. Makes me want to bust out the Strat and relearn it.

Thanks for posting it.

SpadCat
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So obviously not everyone is gonna like or dislike it. I'm my own worst critic, so to everyone who dislikes it, I can certainly understand why.
 
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I was grumbling about your use of English.

I said nothing (positive or negative) about your playing other than that I would prefer to hear your own original material.
 
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Nice mate, love a bit of ank'. I used to be in a shadows cover group actually, I'll post a few links if you are interested.
 
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Kev, your mixes sound great. Your playing also reflects a real "feel" for that type of music. Loved it.
 
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