Ortega did their job I’d say. If you can pull it out in the English countryside and have it sound like Mississippi… that’s a win. Nice playing as always too Dave
Sweet! I bought a resonator maybe 30 years ago. Absolutely love the vibe, just incredible and different! Sadly it went about 10 years ago and have been thinking about it ever since! This would make a sensible replacement for my all metal reso on so many levels!
If you want to sit with your back to the sun to capture the dramatic sky, which I must say looks incredible, a key light or two would do wonders. Awesome location . . . Thanks for the interlude, and now its time for "Ice Cream" 🍧🍨🍦
You get so many awesome sounds out of that guitar Dave! If you ever have time for a second channel, I have a title for it, how about; ‘the Dave Simpson Blues Hour?’
Sounded like a little Dokken riff there when you had it plugged in, if so, that may be the 1st time Dokken has ever been played on a resonator. Thanks Mister Dave!
You really floated my boat today. My lessons are wholly blues based because that’s all I want to play. I don’t mind some rock here & there but I’d rather listen to it than play it. I can really feel the blues. I have in mind a parlor sized resonator with a pickup for when my playing improves. The Ortega is the 1️⃣ and available in the US in my price range. I can’t thank you enough for this demo. It was outstanding ‼️I’ll be waiting for when you change the tuners and whatever you do I’ll do the same. I’ve learned so much from you. Thanks 🙏. 👍☮️🌞🎸🎵🩵
I love this one! Superbly done! Bravo! By the way, I just ordered the VOX 847-A. Do be a good chap and let us know if I ordered the wrong one to trim the feet off. Much ado to you!
You wailin on dat there thang! Keep the blues back by strumming that sweet instrument good sir, I would be personally interested in hearing a Dave Simpson blues track or 9 😁
Hi Dave, New subbie here😃 Could you tell me what FX pedal you are using round the 18:00 mark please, Love that orchestral sound, Many thanks Mark .... PS loving the channel and looking forward to seeing part two of the guitar from the bin 😄
Glad to see you with a resonator! A different world of bliss 😁 Yours looks like a parlour size, & normally 12’s or 13’s would be fitted for slide work. I had an Icarus Parlour very similar a while ago. I now have a steel bodied full size Icarus Duolian, a repro of a 30’s National. I have 13’s on it, a Newtone Michael Messer Monel set, which tune up at lower tension. I play in open D or G.
Ortega guitars are great i have the Ortega R122 3/4 classic . Looking at that guitar really looks a 3/4 and same shape as mine , but mine is not a resonator . Loved the start of the video and as always great playing
What you described (turning, turning, sudden jump) sounds more like the string is sticking in the nut and then slips after enough tension is accumulated. Might try taking it to your favorite luthier and have them check out the nut slots. Otherwise it could be the tuning machines, but if they are not engaging properly then the tuning would be even more squirrelly.
Awesome Dave!! I have a rigid guitar case that was broken at the big part, like it was split from weight. Could never figure out how the last guy did it, but now i see. Using it as a stool... never thought of that before..🤣
Dave it sounds great... thanks, nice review.👍 Unlike you I prefer heavier strings. For me they work better on a parlour size when I tune down etc. I have a parlour here that has 13s on. Question... do you think it will manage the heavy strings o.k? (I get they're not too your taste but do you think the instrument will handle them? Cheers!
Does anybody know what the tune is called about 9,17 minutes in please? I've heard Dave play it before, really like it. Great guitar perfect for Mark Knopflers Romeo and Juliet would sound excellent on it
I met a fan of yours in the wild, he had a good gravey davey shirt on and I thought for sure nobody in my neighborhood knew of your online presence let alone rock out like you. crazy stuff because it was right after I started thinking about your new band name in the woods... very strange coincidence.
Curses! I've never wanted a resonator, but you make this one sound so good that I want to try one now. Re: strings, I have a Guild parlour guitar which came with 12s. Sounded great but felt like hard work, so i swapped them for 10s. Felt better but sounded thin and "tinny". I've found that, for that particular guitar, 11s are a good compromise between tone and playability.
Is it the tuners, or the strings? I quit putting acoustic strings on my acoustic guitars because they never seem to act right. I switched to a set of electric 10 gauge strings and glad i did. Install new strings, stretch them, and now my acoustic is MUCH more fun to play and holds a tune so much better. No other changes than the strings.
I tried that in Glasgow earlier today. The guitar case blew away, the guitar followed and I am currently stuck up a tree. How did I get up a tree? Wind is the answer and for once not produced by beans. Is it a dad joke to say this video resonated with me? Of course it is, silly question.
Surprised how well it sounded amped up. A fun bit of tattle, that. Bet it'll be a bit(...) temeramental at high volume onstage, though... Unless you simply decide to embrace the uncontrollable feed back and just go with it;) And yeah, wonky machine heads are allways a huge pain in the back side. I know little to nothing about those split headstock thingys, but, there's an ocean of after marked tattle out there, so... yeah, like you said, perfectly fixable.
@@thedavesimpson Thanks, my old little amp recently broke and I'll not have it repaired ;-; How would you say does the Katana artist compare to Marshall amps, say, the dsl40cr regarding John's/rhcp tone? I'm not specifically after the Californication tone, I'm a huge fan of BSSM, UMPP, .. too
Hi. Does that tone knob really change anything in sound? Cause I can see you are trying to adjust tone but don't see much tonal difference. I'm about to buy green one (as for that price I dont see any better sounding parlor resonator) but I'm afraid it will go like in HB guitars with one knob that is more a decorative than practical. Appreciate if you could honestly comment about that. Any other, better resonator for about 350 pounds?
@@thedavesimpson Thank you as your review helped me to push my luck with this one :) Bought green one and after these few months I can say it's fantastic one. Of course on amp sounds flat ;) but base balanced "banjo sound" is what I was looking for :) Now waiting for 12 stringed travel guitar to be made by some company as not a lot of them on the market... yet :)
Dave went down to the crossroads and started playing then a hippie in a napalm death shirt showed up requesting some Cathedral riffs making it clear this indeed was the wrong crossroads...
Dave your videos where you play slide are truly a gift. Like the cinematic beginning too. Keep up the good work.
Master Dave was out there playing but the devil didn't show up, so he went back home.
Not at a crossroads, I guess.
I understood that reference.
Dave doesn't need the devil ♥️
Best sales pitch ever for a guitar
Another kick in the balls to high end guitars and a thumbs up for your magic on the strings
Ortega did their job I’d say. If you can pull it out in the English countryside and have it sound like Mississippi… that’s a win. Nice playing as always too Dave
Fell in love with that reso at the guitar show................
Delta Dave..... Awesome video!
Can't beat the slide. Goes right to the soul
whouw, that last part with the shimmer was so wonderfull....thanks for that...made my day!!
Great sounding resonator and playing. Dave can play anything.
Sweet! I bought a resonator maybe 30 years ago. Absolutely love the vibe, just incredible and different! Sadly it went about 10 years ago and have been thinking about it ever since! This would make a sensible replacement for my all metal reso on so many levels!
I bought one today! I sat down in the shop and held it and played the base and had to have it!!
beautiful opening dave
Very theatrical into... beautiful scenery, magnificent sound's...
Very inventive.....
Ortega getting good value here...🤟🤙👌🎼🎵🎸🎵🎶
sweet guitar brother davo!
awesome intro bit as well!!!
You are smiling the full video. A new love Found. Nice to see and listen. Thx for this one. Hello from Belgium. 😄
Dave blind Simpson sees the light!
If you want to sit with your back to the sun to capture the dramatic sky, which I must say looks incredible, a key light or two would do wonders. Awesome location . . . Thanks for the interlude, and now its time for "Ice Cream" 🍧🍨🍦
Somehow apt for East Anglia and Lincs. 😏 Sounds great. Loved the intro. Thanks.
Your such a special person dave another guitar I would like to add to my ever-growing collection have a great day
Nice cinematography! Very well done! Nice playing also!
You get so many awesome sounds out of that guitar Dave! If you ever have time for a second channel, I have a title for it, how about; ‘the Dave Simpson Blues Hour?’
perfect instrument for you Dave when it comes to an acoustic electeric...congrats! Tremelo and reverb sound great on those!
Masterful playing. Thank you. I agree with everything you noted by the watch - spot on, but it dissent matter.
What? Had NO idea man. Nice Bluegrass-style playing.
The end is fantastic 👍👍👍
Great playing Dave
Absolutely brilliant playing! You make it shine! I understand the cone is stomped and not spun? Giving it a thinner, less resonant sound?
Sounded like a little Dokken riff there when you had it plugged in, if so, that may be the 1st time Dokken has ever been played on a resonator. Thanks Mister Dave!
You really floated my boat today. My lessons are wholly blues based because that’s all I want to play. I don’t mind some rock here & there but I’d rather listen to it than play it. I can really feel the blues. I have in mind a parlor sized resonator with a pickup for when my playing improves. The Ortega is the 1️⃣ and available in the US in my price range. I can’t thank you enough for this demo. It was outstanding ‼️I’ll be waiting for when you change the tuners and whatever you do I’ll do the same. I’ve learned so much from you. Thanks 🙏. 👍☮️🌞🎸🎵🩵
I love this one! Superbly done! Bravo! By the way, I just ordered the VOX 847-A. Do be a good chap and let us know if I ordered the wrong one to trim the feet off. Much ado to you!
Nice playing ! Thanks !
You wailin on dat there thang! Keep the blues back by strumming that sweet instrument good sir, I would be personally interested in hearing a Dave Simpson blues track or 9 😁
Hi Dave, New subbie here😃 Could you tell me what FX pedal you are using round the 18:00 mark please, Love that orchestral sound, Many thanks Mark .... PS loving the channel and looking forward to seeing part two of the guitar from the bin 😄
Yes please tell us!
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day Dave ❤😊
FMD you got a resonator 😎
Crocodiles and Ry Cooder pop up in my head 😎
Glad to see you with a resonator! A different world of bliss 😁 Yours looks like a parlour size, & normally 12’s or 13’s would be fitted for slide work. I had an Icarus Parlour very similar a while ago. I now have a steel bodied full size Icarus Duolian, a repro of a 30’s National. I have 13’s on it, a Newtone Michael Messer Monel set, which tune up at lower tension. I play in open D or G.
Dave playing acoustic blues - oh how happy I am. Great acoustic - I would not need to play in the bathroom with one of those lol.
Ortega guitars are great i have the Ortega R122 3/4 classic . Looking at that guitar really looks a 3/4 and same shape as mine , but mine is not a resonator . Loved the start of the video and as always great playing
Wow, thank you for that 🙌🙌
What you described (turning, turning, sudden jump) sounds more like the string is sticking in the nut and then slips after enough tension is accumulated. Might try taking it to your favorite luthier and have them check out the nut slots. Otherwise it could be the tuning machines, but if they are not engaging properly then the tuning would be even more squirrelly.
a compensated nut plus a little lubrication of the tuners where they sit in the headstock would solve most of that tuning problem. 👍
I want one of those now, although I always seem to have trouble with the tuners on slotted headstocks.
I just love open tuning and a slide - Preferring glass to any other type ( open D being my fave tuning) Great video Dave
Great fun mate well funny 😊
Really nice guitar!🙂
Is there anything u can't do? This was stunning
Awesome Dave!!
I have a rigid guitar case that was broken at the big part, like it was split from weight. Could never figure out how the last guy did it, but now i see. Using it as a stool... never thought of that before..🤣
I like the amplified sound of it
How did you get the sun to wear those dark glasses?
Hi Dave!
Can you recommend after market tuners for this beautiful Ortega parlor resonator guitar?
Sadly not yet no.
Dave it sounds great... thanks, nice review.👍 Unlike you I prefer heavier strings. For me they work better on a parlour size when I tune down etc. I have a parlour here that has 13s on. Question... do you think it will manage the heavy strings o.k? (I get they're not too your taste but do you think the instrument will handle them? Cheers!
Does anybody know what the tune is called about 9,17 minutes in please? I've heard Dave play it before, really like it. Great guitar perfect for Mark Knopflers Romeo and Juliet would sound excellent on it
I love the look of Ortega but i can't decide if i should buy the one you have or gretsch hound dog .. what do you think? Thx 4 the video ❤
Hard to say. I’d go for the ortega myself. Try both and see which one you prefer if you can.
@@thedavesimpson thats unfortunately just the problem, i live in mountains and nearest city with guitar seller is almost 130 km 😢 😅
The thin and honky acoustic sound is not for me, but I absolutely love the clean sound of the pickup! :)
I met a fan of yours in the wild, he had a good gravey davey shirt on and I thought for sure nobody in my neighborhood knew of your online presence let alone rock out like you. crazy stuff because it was right after I started thinking about your new band name in the woods... very strange coincidence.
Curses! I've never wanted a resonator, but you make this one sound so good that I want to try one now.
Re: strings, I have a Guild parlour guitar which came with 12s. Sounded great but felt like hard work, so i swapped them for 10s. Felt better but sounded thin and "tinny". I've found that, for that particular guitar, 11s are a good compromise between tone and playability.
Is it the tuners, or the strings? I quit putting acoustic strings on my acoustic guitars because they never seem to act right. I switched to a set of electric 10 gauge strings and glad i did. Install new strings, stretch them, and now my acoustic is MUCH more fun to play and holds a tune so much better. No other changes than the strings.
He said it was the tuners, he said he changed the strings and it plays better, but the tuning machines aren't smooth.
I tried that in Glasgow earlier today. The guitar case blew away, the guitar followed and I am currently stuck up a tree. How did I get up a tree? Wind is the answer and for once not produced by beans. Is it a dad joke to say this video resonated with me? Of course it is, silly question.
Is that a new guitar Dave ?
Yep
It could be that the peg holes are a bit tight. Open them up with a file. Then wax the holes and those tuning pegs will come right I think.
Surprised how well it sounded amped up. A fun bit of tattle, that. Bet it'll be a bit(...) temeramental at high volume onstage, though... Unless you simply decide to embrace the uncontrollable feed back and just go with it;)
And yeah, wonky machine heads are allways a huge pain in the back side. I know little to nothing about those split headstock thingys, but, there's an ocean of after marked tattle out there, so... yeah, like you said, perfectly fixable.
Just bought this I like it but needs a setup !!!!!
Hello Dave!! What amp(s) would you recommend these days to get as close as possible to John's classic sound, if about 1000€ were the upper limit?
Boss katana artist.
@@thedavesimpson Thanks, my old little amp recently broke and I'll not have it repaired ;-; How would you say does the Katana artist compare to Marshall amps, say, the dsl40cr regarding John's/rhcp tone? I'm not specifically after the Californication tone, I'm a huge fan of BSSM, UMPP, .. too
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Nice dobro !
badass intro
Not a bad rendition of a mississippi delta blues style in the opening.
Hi. Does that tone knob really change anything in sound? Cause I can see you are trying to adjust tone but don't see much tonal difference. I'm about to buy green one (as for that price I dont see any better sounding parlor resonator) but I'm afraid it will go like in HB guitars with one knob that is more a decorative than practical. Appreciate if you could honestly comment about that. Any other, better resonator for about 350 pounds?
It does change the tone but its subtle till the last bit.
@@thedavesimpson Thank you as your review helped me to push my luck with this one :) Bought green one and after these few months I can say it's fantastic one. Of course on amp sounds flat ;) but base balanced "banjo sound" is what I was looking for :) Now waiting for 12 stringed travel guitar to be made by some company as not a lot of them on the market... yet :)
Build it they will come
Sweet
Dave went down to the crossroads and started playing then a hippie in a napalm death shirt showed up requesting some Cathedral riffs making it clear this indeed was the wrong crossroads...
Nice
Never trust the GPS in a guitar case!
Intro sounds like Long cold winter -Cinderella.
Have guitar will travel is that the Lincolnshire delta
It is indeed. :)
@@thedavesimpson love it
#no 9 is good
Can't you write a blues song about tuning it? i will start you off i may. "woke up this morning had the machine head blues.....
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That’s not the cross road young man, although it is good cross road music.
Thank you for that @thedavesimpson 👏👏