Shakey graves

[Wonky2]

I'm digging this young chap.....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eUkSTnUK_T0

As much as I love playing bass with a band i totally dig this kind of music as I also play resonator guit and banjo (but don't tell anyone, it's my secret guilty pleasure )

[stuckinthepod]

He is superb isn't he, got in to his stuff in recent months. Check out Shovell and Rope if you like new Americana. I'm hankering for a resonator myself at the mo.

[SubsonicSimpleton]

I discovered Shakey and the song 'Late July' from this youtube playlist, which contains a whole load of american roots/folk type music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar3nlmGkIhw&index=1&list=RDar3nlmGkIhw

Lots of bands and musicians that merit further listening on that playlist

[Wonky2]

Cheers I'll take a listen, I've been using spotify to try new stuff with great results

If your fancying a resonator I can highly recommend some of the new models from gretch (gretsch?) (wtf?)
Any way... I wanted one for ages but didn't fancy paying out 1700 quid for a national.... The cheap alternatives were ozark at 400 ish but they were a bag of poo. I then happened upon the gretch bobtail which I picked up used for 250 quid with a pick up. It plays and sounds fantastic and has a pick up in it too !Really, a great guitar.

See here..... Great eom vid of it....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7FZWtYvFah4


The bobtail:

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/gretsch-g9220-resonator-guitar-bobtail-round-neck-electro-2sb/56307

Or the cheaper aligator:

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/gretsch-g2940-alligator-round-neck-resonator/77946

Edited November 25, 2014 by Wonky2