Gone Fishin'

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Dedicated to my good friend, Jimmy Kennedy. Whether it's the canoe or that warp speed pro boat of yours that we're settin' in: it's all good, brother. It's all good.

I've redone this and the other 3 tunes that make up the Woodbury Suite. That's why I'm "re-posting" this little number.

A litttle piece of summer to carry with you, if you please...

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Hits: 1892
Comments: 39
Fans: 29
Plays: 150
Downloads: 85
Votes: 7
Uploaded: Aug 05, 2008 - 03:41:49 PM
Last Updated: Aug 05, 2008 - 03:41:49 PM Last Played: Jul 17, 2010 - 07:56:26 PM

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Fishing (6)

Hardware:

National Radiotone Resophonic Guitar
Rode NT3 condenser mic
M-Audio Firewire 410 Interface

Software:

GB4

Comments

lengold	lengold said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	A little piece of summer A beautiful bright tune to bring a smile. Certainly puts me in a good mood. Lovely composition Bob and beautifully played. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Stab Me with cchaplin

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Thanks, Len... ...looking forward to hearing your latest... :) Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

magnatone	magnatone said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Gone Fishin' God you're good! Check out my latest song called Irrational Exuberance

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	I thought... ...of you listening to this, riding cross country on your motorcycle... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

mowguy3	mowguy3 said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Summertime fishin, swiming,whatever. good times good friends good music. You made that happen with this one. great job on just a happy happy tune. Be well, Russ Check out my latest song called A Different Shade Of Moonlight

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Thanks, Russ... ...looking forward to going back to the birthplace of this tune in about a week...kick back and relax... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

sloparts	sloparts said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	A little Dobro to wake you up on a summer's morning. Nice track Bob with some really great recording quality on the Dobro. Sound excellent. thanks for sharing this one, Ed Check out my latest song called Them Pickers, Grinners, Losers, Winners (Ain't nothin' hotter than Texas)

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Thanks, Ed... ...it's a nice sound and I'm glad ya like it... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

HenriROGERsoloandbands	HenriROGERsoloandbands said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Fishing Beautifull tune , very well played . And nice changes .

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Thanks, Henri... ...a country twang... ...I should send you a note from this guit for you to sample...imagine the possibilities...Henri's journey through the "Cornfield Galaxies"... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

HenriROGERsoloandbands	HenriROGERsoloandbands said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	You should I'm open to try :-)

Moviz	Moviz said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Summery sounds abounding Bob and as others have said, a great mood lifter, cheers M Check out my latest song called Love, Love.

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	You know... ...try as I might, I just haven't been able to write a sad song on this guitar. My nylon string pops 'em out like a toaster...but this guitar just won't sing in that direction. Thanks for the listen, M Bob Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

peacepiano	peacepiano said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Ray Thanks for the little ray of sunshine :) Check out my latest song called New Jam (MJRF 2010)

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	My pleasure... ...thanks for absorbing it... ;) Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

Roxylee	Roxylee said 724 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Perfect summer tune, Bob and I really love the sound of your dobro. Sweet picking. :-) Check out my latest song called Covered-poem by Jack Miller, added vocals by Rich Schletty

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Hi Roxy... ...yep...a summer song... Jimmy does ice fishing, too...but he's a hardcore fisherman... Trying to imagine what a Vermont Winter "Gone Fishin'" would sound like... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Okay, I'll Bite... How loud is that National? How far from your mic do you record it? Very cool piece, Bob. Reminds me a bit of some old ragtime tunes I've heard played on 12-string. Nice mood changes and well-played. I hope they were biting for you. ;) --- Joe Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	It is... ....v-e-r-y loud, Joe...Add the fingerpicks and it's off the charts. They first developed the reso as a lead instrument that could cut above the rhythm, before amplifiers. I love it...nice change of pace from the nylon string... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Oh... ...and the mic's about 8 inches from the guitar. I had it tilted a bit more towards the wood than the cone on this one. A bit of a deeper sound for the little fishies... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 723 days ago (August 5th, 2008)
	Fun! And I've got a canoe just like that one! I'm gone! Check out my latest song called Tomorrow

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	It's a... ...great canoe...I'll be paddling around in it in a week...so looking forward to it... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

caroline	caroline said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	this is lovely... it reminds me a bit of music for a kiddies prog here in the uk - camberwick green i think it was - apb will know for sure - when i grow up i wanna play guitar like you - thank you for this piece of summer xoxox Check out my latest song called i'm a reunion maid MJRF 2010

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	I used to... ...write music for children's theatre...lots of fun and space... Keep up the guitar... Please don't grow up... ;) Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

dirigent	dirigent said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Gone Fishin' Stunning guitar-performance. Yeeeaaaaahhhh! Very coooool! Bravissimo! Check out my latest song called Piglets in Wonderland

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	OK... ...thanks for the inspired comments, man... I absolutely loved your Pompeii special... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

lavalamp	lavalamp said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Always nice Always nice to hear your beautiful playing. Some nice changes, too. Dave Check out my latest song called Huh?

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Thanks, Dave... ...maybe I'll get a gig somewhere in your vicinity, someday... Thanks for your latest, too... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	I think this was one of the first songs that I commented on when I joined about a year ago.You have a beautiful touch on the guitar.A lot of people would just blaze on this all the way thru, but you are using dynamics and different articulations to make it interesting.Very nice recording and great composition. Check out my latest song called Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

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guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)

The first recording...
...was about 12 years ago. I liked it, but regretted adding the compression and limiter.

This time around it's minus those two elements and, to my ear, allows for a lot more dynamic range. Even the mp3 you're hearing limits the peaks. I like the sound, but it's nicer on an AIFF and/or WAV.

Thanks, Mark. I really love "Bossa for Getz"...blow me away...

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paul f. page	paul f. page said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	I don't... ...know much about guitars, but this is sure a nice hill-billy sort of twangy thang that reminds me of that crazy scene in "Deliverance." Nice pickin', Bob. Sure lifts up one's spirits. I love it. Peace. Paul Check out my latest song called Falling In Love With You

guitapick	guitapick said 723 days ago (August 6th, 2008)
	Yep... ...twangy it is...with a touch of lute sound, on occasion...thanks for taking the time out to comment, Paul. I loved the soundtrack for "Deliverance"... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

Skean	Skean said 722 days ago (August 7th, 2008)
	Please Don't stop I can listen over & over again Hm! maybe I should iPod it and bring it with me when I go and fishing... I love fishing and I love this guitar picking too.. Very nice piece.. Cheers Check out my latest song called Bound(W/Char)

guitapick	guitapick said 722 days ago (August 7th, 2008)
	~ I love fishing, too...will be going up to the lake on which that nice red canoe is floating, soon. Very much looking forward to it... Thanks... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

ziti	ziti said 722 days ago (August 7th, 2008)
	you know as our friendship developed, i tend to forget what a totally remarkable guitar player you are....this is sublime, wonderful, and very moving. You are a gem of a player...and you make a nice friend too!! all my respect and deepest bows z Check out my latest song called Song for Big John'10

guitapick	guitapick said 722 days ago (August 7th, 2008)
	Thanks, Fran... ...feelings are mutual, my friend... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 721 days ago (August 7th, 2008)
	boy.... ...... that resonator really pops right out. some pretty intense finger picking. Hot enough that you want to jump into the water. just a side question...... since I have never played one of these. Is this guitar more orientated to finger pick style or can you actually get a good sound from playing chords? Check out my latest song called Her Painted Face/She Was Framed

guitapick	guitapick said 721 days ago (August 8th, 2008)
	Funny you should ask... ...I'd never tried strumming it 'till you asked...sounds great... It's mainly a solo instrument...but I've found it to be extremely versatile...now I'll be doing some strumming...thanks... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

guitapick	guitapick said 721 days ago (August 8th, 2008)
	Hmm... ...now that I think of it, Bukka White strummed one of these. Famous blues artist. And I heard a guy at a club doing the same. Very powerful...so: "yeah"...you can definitely strum these guits... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

RazorsKiss

RazorsKiss said 721 days ago (August 8th, 2008)

you have
captured the resonator nicely. on a production sidebar, i wanted some more dynamics with the mix. not sure how to go about it without the file, but the resonator has such a loud sound, you should be able to get a concussion from the beginning notes. great, no, fantastic performance.
jimmy page meets ry cooder. well written, i love the passage at 2:15. it was zep worthy. great post, and thanks for sharing this song with the community.
AD

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guitapick	guitapick said 721 days ago (August 8th, 2008)
	I know what you mean... ...about the dynamics. It's why I redid it from the original one, which used both compression and limiter. The mp3, itself, is a (if not THE) culprit, here. The AIFF and WAV files have more dynamic range...noticeably so, to my ear. Thanks for the listen and taking the time out to comment... Bob Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

guitapick	guitapick said 721 days ago (August 8th, 2008)
	and, btw: Love Ry Cooder...and J. Page is and was a great, great, great acoustic player. One of my biggest influences... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

jiguma

jiguma said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)

Shades of ..
.. Leo Kottke. Sure sounds like more than 6 strings somehow. Bob, I've been kind of caught up in voting and commenting and have been finding it hard to get beyond the rating picks and a few others. Glad I found this in the "Fan Picks" list. Just a gentle summer song - I suspect I'd enjoy it even more if we had an extra 15 degrees on board at the moment, but at least everyone else is having summer.

A great "front porch" kind of tune - love it.

Neil

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guitapick	guitapick said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	Yeah... ...it ain't exactly "summer", down under, at the moment...is it? Well...you can put it on your iPod and pull it out in a few months, if you like... I'm glad you liked this, Neil...enjoy the day, man... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

guitapick

guitapick said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)

BTW
...I know what you mean. I've been trying to figure out why it sounds like more than a 6 stringer (sounds like we're talkin' firearms, here).

I figure it's about the volume/sustain from the aluminum cone combined with the fact that, using open G tuning, I like to use octaves in and out of the tune. Easy to hit those octaves in G...just form an A7 chord on any of the four bass strings.

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Feter

Feter said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)

Gone Fishin'
I m just so impressed by the tone that you let your
guitar sounds like !!!! .. I ve told you that before
and here with this song its again so astonishing !!!
sure the master showed the real art with the pickin
KUDOS ...wonderfull feelin all around here ..thnx
alot for sharin !!!!!

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guitapick	guitapick said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	Thank, Feter... ...great to see you back! It's a good vibe tune and I'm glad to have shared it with you. Bob Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

FEEL	FEEL said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	Merrily, merrily Life is but a dream. Nice acoustic piece. remnant of Page in parts. Great tribute to your friends past time. Those hand built canoes are nice. Check out my latest song called Don't Call Me Again w/mike_d

guitapick	guitapick said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	Ain't Page... ...off the charts? I love his stuff... It's a nice canoe, man. I'll be paddling around in it in a few days. Yeehawwww! You should see Jimmy's pro bass boat. Sponsored. Moves very, very, very fast from place to place on those big lakes/rivers. Thanks..."merrily, merrily", it is.... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

composerclark	composerclark said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	Wonderful! This exudes good feeling! I love it. And the title is perfect! I also love the sound you get with that guitar%u2026 I want one! You're a fabulous guitarist... I could listen to this stuff all day. Wonderful music! Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

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guitapick said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)

Thanks, Clark...
...you know; the one you're hearing here is an older re-issue model. The new ones look like this...:

http://www.nationalguitars.com/rtb2.jpg

...and will run you into some buckaroos.

But, if you look around and find one of these (note the art deco headstock)...:

http://www.digimart.net/images/1940/DS00378785.jpg

or this (I took this shot at the place I wrote this tune)...:

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k92/guitapick/Radiotone.jpg

...you can sometimes find a deal. I saw one for sale on eBay for $400.00, a couple of years ago. They are GREAT guitars, Clark. Play close to the neck and they're almost lute like (esp. without fingerpicks). And near the bridge puts you in country heaven. And they take to either slide or fingering beautifully.

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	said 720 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	glad is back liked it the first time. and again . - Harold

guitapick	guitapick said 719 days ago (August 9th, 2008)
	You sly dog, you... ...wondering where you went to...glad you like this version as well...thanks... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 719 days ago (August 9th, 2008)

"That'll be the way to get along...."
Reminds me of that cascading descent from 'Prodigal Son' that Leo Kottke picked up for one of his tunes...

Quite a big sound, but you're keeping it contained...even without the compression, it doesn't sound like it's too much...

I was looking at Johnson resonator guitar at one point, but when they got a new one in it was all set up with the high action for slide... Oh well...Resonator guitars are so good for playing 'Lola'...

Good and sprightly and driving...

Ed

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guitapick

guitapick said 719 days ago (August 10th, 2008)

Regarding...
...the action:

I saved this tune for last, when I recorded the Woodbury Suite over, again. Figured I'd be "warmed up" by then.

What I DIDN'T figure was that I'd been playing nylon string exclusively for months, previous to this. Soooo...moving over to that high action (you CAN finger it...but it ain't easy) was pretty jarring. By the time I reached this tune, I'd developed a blister on my middle finger. It made for a rolicking good time, Ed...

Show must go on, though...and I put myself into it...and I was happy with how it came out.

Glad you like it, too...

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darin803	darin803 said 719 days ago (August 10th, 2008)
	Real Nice like a narrative to a time or event of the listeners choosing. really nice work, i enjoyed it thoroughly Darin Check out my latest song called A Little Insane

guitapick	guitapick said 719 days ago (August 10th, 2008)
	Thanks, Darin... ...I appreciate you taking the time...really enjoyed "Come On"...pleased to make your acquaintance... Check out my latest song called Good Buddies

spitlogic	spitlogic said 718 days ago (August 10th, 2008)
	Nice playing Wholesome is the word that comes to mind when I hear this. Great playing. Check out my latest song called Too Easy

regulus	regulus said 717 days ago (August 11th, 2008)
	That's some mighty fine pick'en. Nice arrangement for a toe tapper. Always enjoy your work. Check out my latest song called Sensual Waters featuring ✬✬ rsorensen ✬✬

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guitapick said 717 days ago (August 12th, 2008)

Thank you....
...sir knight...quite an outfit you've got there...that you made it is even more impressive.

I've got a good friend who's a professional photographer. He was down in Puebla and took an absolutely stunning black and white shot of a boy on a mule, out in the desert, ambling towards the sunrise.

I'm looking at it right now...

Looking forward to giving your sounds a listen...thanks, again.

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timothy devine

timothy devine said 717 days ago (August 12th, 2008)

real bright
sunny
happy and peaceful
playing is primo
i really enjoy your talents
my daughter is sitting here and i said, 'great guitar picking' and she said 'who is it?' and i showed her, and she said, 'oh yea, he is one of my fans'(dbily the song was mommy)
funny of her to remember
kids have such clear minds
anyway
great playing i love your stuff
peace out
tm

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guitapick

guitapick said 717 days ago (August 12th, 2008)

Thanks, Tim...
I'm a fan of your daughter's. "Mommy" is a wonderful tune ("kids have such clear minds") ;) and I love her avatar (I'm big time into stuffed animals...can still remember my lion with the glow in the dark eyes) (I kept a bunch that Ava was giving away, too).

Very cool that she remembers me...please give my regards...

As always: looking forward to your next, Tim...enjoy the summer, man.

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Enrique Gil	Enrique Gil said 715 days ago (August 14th, 2008)
	Wonderful guitar playing and great musical piece. Check out my latest song called Simple Feelings

justatom	justatom said 713 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
	Excellent Dobro Hey, Love this piece. The Dobro sound is excellent. Well done! Tom Check out my latest song called Goodbye to you

Char	Char said 710 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	Wow! You have got to be one of the best guitar players I've ever heard. thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks. Check out my latest song called Bound

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 683 days ago (September 15th, 2008)
	Porchin' it! I can't let the opportunity escape to praise this one. That's some fine resonatin' man. Take us to the porch, man! I'd say more but I'm too busy getting into the music. Check out my latest song called 1-2-3-5 Overdrive

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