Outstanding Recorded Strumming Tone?

[GanAinm]

Can you suggest some of your favorite examples of outstanding strumming tone?

Ideally, acoustic steel string, for this exercise. If it’s a flatpicking suggestion, I’m interested in the strummed component, the rhythm sound.
Probably studio versions, although if it’s a good live one, please post it.

It doesn’t have to be a favorite song or anything, just good tone. Thanks!

[RRuskin]

The Eagles, "Learn To Be Still."

[GanAinm]

I’m drawing a bit of a blank myself at the moment, but here’s one that sounds good to me.

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[robey]

Anything Jeff Lynne.

Stacking!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxo2KS351rc

[Brucebubs]

The genius of Steven Wilson.

[GanAinm]

Originally Posted by RRuskin

The Eagles, "Learn To Be Still."

Thanks. Would that be this version? (looking for a studio version?)




Or this one? (live MTV)

[jerseyguy]

"Night Moves" by Bob Seger.

[GanAinm]

Originally Posted by jerseyguy

"Night Moves" by Bob Seger.

Thanks, listening back, that’s also a nice piano part. I just looked it up and apparently it was the only piano track on the album that was played by Doug Riley from Toronto, who was arranger and keyboardist on Ray Charles’ album, Doing His Thing... apropos of nothing in particular.

[GanAinm]

Originally Posted by robey

Anything Jeff Lynne.

Stacking!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxo2KS351rc

Ha, you've anticipated the question, How Did They Do That?

[RRuskin]

Originally Posted by GanAinm

Thanks. Would that be this version? (looking for a studio version?)




Or this one? (live MTV)

Neither. It's the version from the "Hell Freezes Over" tour CD.

[J Patrick]

Context is everything when evaluating tone....here’s Slaid Cleaves strumming a lowly Gibson LGO....it fits the song and Slaids voice beautifully in my opinion...it’s a charming video and worth the wait for the tune....I consider it outstanding recorded strumming tone...

[nightchef]

The strumming sounds on Cat Stevens’ early-70s albums have always had Holy Grail status for me: woody and dry-but-sweet. This is a good example:

[nightchef]

A very different, but also marvelous strum tone from Loudon Wainwright (I think the Cat Stevens is a Gibson J-200; I assume this is a Martin, probably a D-28?).

[jaymarsch]

Here are 3 examples I like:

Chris Pureka, Rodney Crowell, Mary Gauthier







Best,
Jayne

[llew]

Here's my latest favorite...Down Like Silver's "Broken Coastline". Caitlin Canty and Peter Bradley Adams. Haunting tune...I had to learn it...in open G.