Treetop Flyer by Stephen Stills (cover)

[bickb]

Nice one, Glenn.

A pleasure to listen to & watch - as always

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by bickb

Nice one, Glenn.

A pleasure to listen to & watch - as always

Thank you Rick!

I appreciate that you are watching and I always appreciate your comments!

- Glenn

[larryjoh814]

I enjoyed this one, Glenn. I also perform it occasionally, for the right audience, but I hate tuning when performing, so I use a partial capo. The difference between singing in D and E isn’t much for me, and adds a little Steven Stills strain.
What I like is your sustain when singing this, while deciding when to head up the neck with your doublets.

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by larryjoh814

I enjoyed this one, Glenn. I also perform it occasionally, for the right audience, but I hate tuning when performing, so I use a partial capo. The difference between singing in D and E isn’t much for me, and adds a little Steven Stills strain.
What I like is your sustain when singing this, while deciding when to head up the neck with your doublets.

Thank you Larry!

What an interesting observation that you could only have because you are so familiar with playing this song yourself! How very cool! And how nice of you to comment here!
I'm extremely pleased that you feel that this came out okay.

I can see where you would shy away from the retuning required to do this live in double-drop-D. I would, too!

Thanks so much Larry!!

- Glenn

[Glennwillow]

As an experiment, above is the audio track from the video edited to add a light chorus effect on the two guitar tracks to sound a little bit more like the original Stephen Stills recording below:


The above recording was clearly recorded through Stills' pickup because you hear the unmistakable sound of piezo quack. My guitar recording was recorded live with good studio small condenser mics, so there is no piezo quack.

I still like the sound of the naked D-35, but I thought this was an interesting experiment. If the idea of the chorus effect was new to me, I might be very intrigued by this sound. But of course, chorus effects have been around for a long time, since the late 1970s in stand-alone units.

Thanks again for listening!

- Glenn

[62&climbing]

Glen. You nailed it. You're even in the neighborhood of Stephens voice. That song really sets a mood. Its in my top 3. There is an eeriness to it and when Stills does it, my neck hairs stand up. Your version did the same. And I notice that you "usually work alone".
Now then, hows about a little 4 & 20.... and Judy Blue Eyes.

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Great job Glenn...just great!
Thanks so much for sharing.

[Kerbie]

Originally Posted by 62&climbing

Now then, hows about a little 4 & 20

I'd like to second that request.

[redavide]

Really sounds good . . .

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by 62&climbing

Glen. You nailed it. You're even in the neighborhood of Stephens voice. That song really sets a mood. Its in my top 3. There is an eeriness to it and when Stills does it, my neck hairs stand up. Your version did the same. And I notice that you "usually work alone".
Now then, hows about a little 4 & 20.... and Judy Blue Eyes.

Hi "62"!

Thanks so much for taking the time to listen and comment! I do usually work alone!!!

Actually I have been thinking about learning to play "4 & 20." I will work on that!

- Glenn

[ohiopicker]

The most musical cover of this song I have ever heard, and that says a lot. It has the groove/spirit of the original! Thanks for sharing!

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by ohiopicker

The most musical cover of this song I have ever heard, and that says a lot. It has the groove/spirit of the original! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks so much Ohiopicker!

I am so glad you thought I did this song justice! Thank you for your very kind words and encouragement!

- Glenn

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by Ed-in-Ohio

Great job Glenn...just great!
Thanks so much for sharing.

Hi Ed,

Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to comment!

- Glenn

PS: Ed, I grew up in Lakewood, OH, probably very close to where you are!

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by redavide

Really sounds good . . .

Hi Redavide!

Thank you very much! I am so glad you like this! And I very much appreciate that you took the time to comment here!

- Glenn

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by Kerbie

I'd like to second that request.

Hi Kerbie,

Thank you for the encouragement. I will put "4 + 20" on my list for sure!

- Glenn