Voyage of the Susan Elizabeth

Bob6stringer

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This is a thematic companion to my recent "Glacial Age" and part of a larger effort to dive into what I can make my guitars do. It's dedicated to the Susan Elizabeth, my friend's 30-foot mistress (aka a '70s-vintage C&C sailboat), which takes us on 2-man trips between Long Island and Nantucket and points in between. While the sailing is generally smooth, this piece offers a patch of heavy seas and screaming wind. (The song art is a shot from one of those nasty moments in a rising storm off Newport, R.I. in '06)

FYI 1: I set this song to some fresh video from the July '09 sailing trip to Nantucket here on YouTube.

FYI 2: What inspires you? If it's natural forces liek wind and water, feel free to share your audio, video or verbal inspirations in this MJ forum thread. Thanks for your criticism and comments.

FYI 3: Collab in progress... Check out Steve's - er, "Tonestones" - interim mix. Still working on a "final" (is it EVER final?!)

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Uploaded: Jun 18, 2009 - 11:16:30 PM
Last Updated: Sep 04, 2009 - 09:07:28 PM Last Played: Nov 24, 2009 - 07:32:10 AM

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Hardware:

Martin D-28 and Strat Plus (which is also used w/effects for bass); Boss GT-6 effects; PreSonus Inspire 1394 interface;

Drums wanted (My ideal: a polyrhythmic, percussive merger of Yes' Alan White (Tales from Topographic Oceans or Close to the Edge) and the fast-paced jamming of Allman Bros. Live at Fillmore East.)

Software:

GB4 (You know, iLife '08)

Comments

sloparts	sloparts said 161 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	Firsties Yes it me and this is just a great as I remember Ed Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

sloparts	sloparts said 161 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	too bad about the drummer backing out, but that's the way it goes sometimes. I would have loved to hear this with the drum track. This is a real musical adventure Bro, with some super fine guitar work from the "SixString Assassin" Love the new ending too. Ed Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 161 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	Tupperware & spoons? Well, I may just drag out the spoons, Tupperware and castanets on this one if I can't get the right loops. I'll figure something out if the drummer doesn't surprise me. I just want this "on the record" before I unveil it to the Susan E's captain next week. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Feter	Feter said 161 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	Voyage of the Susan Elizabeth This is a top notch strat work along with the martin what a rich tone the whole bunch of these guitars have ...I really didnt feel a need for the drummers ...perfect perfect production ...Deepest Bow !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

thoddi	thoddi said 161 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	works well without drums Your acoustic strumming makes a great groove. I dig the melody lines you do on the electric. Very powerful. If you're looking for loops... I've used betamonkey for a while... they have some good ones that might suit your needs. Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

Skean	Skean said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	Great track I love noise when it's right played, as this is. Sorry about the drums, it should be cool to hear it with it...Cheers Check out my latest song called Let's Go Trippy

lavalamp	lavalamp said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	Awesome Ripping it up on the guitar. Dig it. Excellent work. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	Your guitar playing does sound a lot like Duane Howe.This would be great with drums (maybe Butch Bruford?)but it does sound perfect by itself.Great gutar tone and playing.Only thing is... if you cross Yes with ABB at the Fillmore how do you end up with a 3 min long song? Check out my latest song called Blues in Bm

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Bob6stringer said 159 days ago (June 20th, 2009)

Yes + Allman Bros. = literal LOL!
Yes + Allman Bros. = literal LOL!
Thanks John, I tried SO hard to supress my laughter at EVERYTHING you wrote (Because I'm working), but I still laughed literally out loud. Let's decode this one for all:
--Guitarist "Duane Howe" = the late, great Duane Allman (Allmans) + Steve Howe (Yes)
--Drummer "Butch Bruford" = Butch Trucks (Allmans) +Bill Bruford (Yes).

To which I'll add: Don't forget "Jaimoe White" = Alan White (Yes' other drummer) + Johnny "Jaimoe" Johanson (Allman percussionist)!

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

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Reggie_Pole said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)

Nantucket sleighride
What a unique sounding composition this is. Lots of cool chord transitions. Yeah, a little of the Allmans in there. I think a drum track would complete this, but it's not absolutely necessary. The acoustic strumming provides the rhythmic sense quite effectively. That minor chord at the end is at first disorienting, but once it sets in, very nice.

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Bob6stringer said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)

Resolve or hang on the 4th?
Thanks, Reggie. About your dissonance over the last minor chord (w/a touch of diminished), I debated leaving it on the "4th" in the cycle ... if you listen to the fade-out, you'll actually hear it resolve back to the original, major 1st chord & key. I'm glad that got a rise, though... I think!

BTW: Nice semantic omlette: Nantucket trip + the tune's status as sequel to a "glacial" tune = NAntucket Sleighride. And I live in (surrounded) the Mountains, and as we know, Mountain did Nantucket Sleighride. (Which was great and now it's stuck in my head!)

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Relic67	Relic67 said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	shreddies some nice guitar playing!! huge sound. acoustics and electrics blend really nicely. like the chord changes too. Great post. Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 160 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	sailing on a breeze something of a sea worthy epic in the making. I'll slap the drum pattern on my knees for the time being :-) Check out my latest song called November

mowguy3	mowguy3 said 159 days ago (June 20th, 2009)
	Fantastic this covers the description well. Very nice. Check out my latest song called A Different Shade Of Moonlight

ktb

ktb said 159 days ago (June 20th, 2009)

caught in a storm
a powerful ode to Susan Elizabeth. Having been caught in a vicious open water storm once (once is all it took) I'm glad to see you choose to re visit the joys of being back on the water. For me I'm still working on the courage to take a shower :-) I like your concept for the drums. I think that would work perfectly. The bass sound you achieve with the Strat is pretty damn cool as well.

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Bob6stringer said 159 days ago (June 20th, 2009)

Loving the Coast Guard
John, thanks for the feedback. If you have nautical charts handy for Buzzards Bay, look about 5 or 10 miles north of Cuttyhunk (tip of the Elizabeth Islands) for Elisha Ledge. It was right around there, where we got caught in a storm advisory--fishing boats much larger than our cruiser were ducking for cover, but we were trapped against the tide and wind when we narrowly missed a giant "pod" of fishing pot buoys strung together in a cluster much bigger than a buoy. The fog was all snot and spit and we hated to give up but man, this was one instance where we LOVED those guys on the coast guard cutter.

Hell, even the Stephen Hawking voice of NOAA radio sounds kindly to us now--except for the fact that it's never accurate.

I may come back and delete-and-update this comment to give you better coordinates if you want to, but can't find Elisha Ledge. It gets hairy-rocky up in there! Also, I may post a movie clip of some of this, before it got too rough.

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Char	Char said 159 days ago (June 20th, 2009)
	We got lots of drummers. This is wonderful, Bob. Thank you. Love it. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 158 days ago (June 21st, 2009)
	Wow Epic tale as well as totally Epic guitar work! Really cool stuff here! Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

davisamerica	davisamerica said 158 days ago (June 21st, 2009)
	very cool Bob ... allman bros. and Yes drums ...i canonly imagine ...nice work! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

tempie	tempie said 157 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	sailing man i'll say it again love how you find your own way around the fretboard, totally unique to you, i listen to each note wondering where you're going to go from there. also really like the way you're not afraid to shred things up. cool concept and cool tune. Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

Calchas	Calchas said 157 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	Sorry... ..it took so long to get here Bob-aloo! Busy weekend. 30-foot mistress! Mmmmmmm.... But seriously, the music is awesome, even sans drums (which would have been nice). Nice Strat work brother! Raw and raucous...the way I like it! All aboard! Be well friend! Check out my latest song called It's Not The Same

buckhorn	buckhorn said 156 days ago (June 24th, 2009)
	Sa weet and epic. Nice mix of different tones, especially considering it's all guitar. Acoustic chord progression ,or stream, is very nice. Now what drummer could do this justice, all the ones I'm thinking of are six feet under... or they've turned to green globules....Very nice work. Check out my latest song called salience #2

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 155 days ago (June 24th, 2009)
	Thanks... Well, the weather's lousy but we're off again... Still a chance to make it to Nantucket ... But had o dithering it at Newport, R.I. ... Be back soon. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

egobandit	egobandit said 155 days ago (June 24th, 2009)
	what a moving performance on so many levels. Drums or not it moves and dashes you almost can see the froth of the waves. Great song Check out my latest song called when its love

Reisinger	Reisinger said 142 days ago (July 7th, 2009)
	I would love to put some drums to this song someday. I could work my v drums into this beautifully, if I had the hardware worked out at the moment. soon though I would love to put drums to this song Check out my latest song called The Eyes of Feeling

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 141 days ago (July 8th, 2009)
	Sounds good... I've send you a message... we gotta talk. Your chops and sensitivity on skins are killer. Oboy... let's see what we can do at that point in the future... when it's convenient for you. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Bob Rodgers	Bob Rodgers said 141 days ago (July 8th, 2009)
	This sounds superb, great guitar playing and some lovely chords, don't think it needs drums, sounds great as is, the guitars are dominant on this one! Great stuff! Bob Check out my latest song called In My Mind

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 141 days ago (July 8th, 2009)
	I'm BAAAACK! Hello everyone, or anyone who might come back to this page wondering where I've been. I've been sailing and I'm back. New photos, new video, new inspiration. Now if I can just find new hours in the day... but I'll be catching up with all of you soon. THANK you for the feedback. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 141 days ago (July 8th, 2009)
	great track! I really dig the acoustic work. but your playing knocks it out of the water. This flows like a classical piece. The music totally tells the whole story. From the danger of the choppy waves to the serenity of coming out of the storm. It's good to be back on land, but can we do it again? Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

awigze	awigze said 140 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	Bob didnt really miss the drums all that much - nice heavy water here... bring me along next time - I can tow out for some good ballast Check out my latest song called We got to Jive in Blues by (Feter)

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Bob6stringer said 138 days ago (July 11th, 2009)

Landlocked
Hey, Andy, my line in the sand for a bunch of music I have in mind is to ego-out on ALL handmade, all guitar music to srech my limits. If I get drums in, 'm leaning away from even loops. One day I might just use my guitar for a bongo! As far as taking you along, I'm landlocked in Tennessee... I'd bring you along but it ain't my rig. Suezie E. belongs to the cap'n in Long Island!

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

rsolorio	rsolorio said 139 days ago (July 11th, 2009)
	Sixes rock Nice groove with the time sig. And the Queen style voicing at the end, nice. Check out my latest song called Bass Thoughts

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 138 days ago (July 11th, 2009)
	Brian May, wow! It did't even occur to me that that little double-lead/octave passage near the end was Brian May inspired but that's a really interesting insight. Thanks for reminding me how good HE was on all those old Queen tracks, Roy. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

stratcat	stratcat said 137 days ago (July 12th, 2009)
	Cool song and video. That your boat in the video? Check out my latest song called Fender Bender

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Bob6stringer said 137 days ago (July 12th, 2009)

Skip-perrrrrr!
Naw, Bill, I'm just "Gilligan," the skipper's an old college friend from the 70s. He's out on the North Fork of Long Island. We missed 2 years of our annual summer sail but this year was a great one... if you want to see the boat (which I couldn't shot video of while on it!) I will send you to a .mac (okay, MobileMe) gallery with pix. It's fun being one of the smallest boats in any harbor we pull into, from Montauk to Block Island to Nantucket.

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

mvh9591	mvh9591 said 135 days ago (July 15th, 2009)
	Sailing - ______ I can feel the wind in the sails Bob. I missed the drum track (was it muted?) I think you play guitar very well. You should allow me to add bass guitar and drums...? I enjoyed - Thanks for sharing, mvh : ) Check out my latest song called Ease My Troubled Mind

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Bob6stringer said 135 days ago (July 15th, 2009)

If you like this, it can't suck.
See subject line, and let me add that you're all pro... It makes my day that you like my guitaring when you seem to have worked with far more accomplished, pro shredders. On drums and bass... I spelled-out the details in the Hardware and Software sections--which I see have temporarily disappeared at the moment as Simon continues tweaking the song page interface.

DRUMS: I have been hoping Alan White would call me. BASS: I did it using effects on my Strat (before I got a bass a few weeks ago). Let's talk... check your mailbox and thanks again.

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

timothy devine	timothy devine said 119 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	I come to visit a guitar and another guitar and another and just what the Dr. ordered. This is the 1st song ever in my new 'Bose' headphones what a treat the acoustic is so crispy and Niiiice. I am hearing the likes of yes and pat metheney all blended thru u'r fine filter. peace tm Check out my latest song called Mankind Needs a Change/WoodstockII

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 119 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	Crisping the Bosers! Thanks, tm, it's an honor to be mentioned in the same breath as those peeps. Even moreso to be the first one to fry-up your new Bosers... hope I didn't blow 'em! I don't mean to plug but if you like the "crispy" acoustics here, check out Glacial Age, the "companion" piece. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

abfkingsport	abfkingsport said 114 days ago (August 4th, 2009)
	ABFKingsport Oh how cool is this? Nice work Bob. Killer guitar it blows me away. You can definitely jam Bro. Good clean rhythm guitar. Killer. Always a fan. The King Check out my latest song called Gold Digger

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 113 days ago (August 5th, 2009)
	Hello, King(sport)! You've got lots of talent and range yerself, neighbor. We really oughta hook up and jam one of these days, it'd be a crime not to. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Jim Bouchard	Jim Bouchard said 106 days ago (August 12th, 2009)
	Cool! I like this sort of the way it is, but I do like the concept you have for the drums. I think the bass might need to be re-done to go along with the drums, as it could be integrated a bit better that way. You do indeed manage to capture a great nautical feel but still keep it high energy! Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

tonestones	tonestones said 103 days ago (August 15th, 2009)
	Really nice guitar work. Great sounding guitars. The Allman brothers influence is strong. I love that old southern rock. This one reminds me a little of Little Feat, lots of interesting chord changes, etc. Yeah, it could use drums, but it does pretty well just with the acoustic. Check out my latest song called Damballa

Moviz	Moviz said 88 days ago (August 30th, 2009)
	I know I'm very late listening to this Bob, but not having heard you before I thought I should repay the compliment of listening. Well no one can accuse you of having a 'metronome arm' LOL with this song. Your guitar playing is so descriptive of the what the song is about and it's an excellent job, regards M Check out my latest song called Come Back Billie

ShadowofNine	ShadowofNine said 86 days ago (September 1st, 2009)
	Man I like this...Bravo Check out my latest song called Brothers and Sisters

Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 86 days ago (September 1st, 2009)
	the non Steve version is ripe All's that Steve had to do was pluck it... Check out my latest song called Good Morning

woofer3	woofer3 said 29 days ago (October 28th, 2009)
	a real concept well written and well performed. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

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