Darrell Scott - guitar make?

hat · #1 08-14-2018, 05:54 AM

What make of guitar is Darrell Scott playing here? I wonder how much of this is his fantastic playing, and how much is the guitars tone itself!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svS6MwQ5mBY

Tim Porter · #2 08-14-2018, 05:59 AM

That's his guitar built by Stefan Sobell in the north of England. It's Stefan's Martin Simpson Signature model. http://www.sobellguitars.com

On Stefan's site, look under news--Darrell Scott just borrowed a guitar from Stefan for a one-off gig in Perth.

No commercial connection, just a very satisfied customer with five Sobells . . . .

hat · #3 08-14-2018, 06:06 AM

Thanks Tim. I had the pleasure of seeing Darrell this spring at a local music festival in Paducah. We sat front row center, about 10 feet from the stage. What a show!

Silly Moustache · #4 08-14-2018, 06:08 AM

Yup, that's it.
Darrell used an all koa Taylor for many years, then changed to a couple of extras after playing with Robert Plant's band for a while.

He can also sometimes be seen with a very large (super jumbo) Kopp (?)

Whatever he's playing - he's good...very good!

I spent a week with him a few years ago in a songwriting seminar. Fascinating bloke.

Tim Porter · #5 08-14-2018, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

Thanks Tim. I had the pleasure of seeing Darrell this spring at a local music festival in Paducah. We sat front row center, about 10 feet from the stage. What a show!

Yes, he's a mind-blowing musician, isn't he? You're lucky to have seen him up close there in Paducah.

hat · #6 08-14-2018, 06:14 AM

There are a lot of great singer/songwriters out there. Seems like a new one comes along almost daily. But Darrell is very much in a class by himself. Time will bear him out to be one of the greats of this generation.

Tim Porter · #7 08-14-2018, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

There are a lot of great singer/songwriters out there. Seems like a new one comes along almost daily. But Darrell is very much in a class by himself. Time will bear him out to be one of the greats of this generation.

Totally agree!

llew · #8 08-14-2018, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

There are a lot of great singer/songwriters out there. Seems like a new one comes along almost daily. But Darrell is very much in a class by himself. Time will bear him out to be one of the greats of this generation.

Darrell Scott is in a class by himself...an amazing writer and player! Would love to see him live...

KevWind · #9 08-14-2018, 07:33 AM

A prolific songwriter, outstanding guitarist, and consummate performer.... I have seen him three times .
Twice during the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival..... in Nashville ( highly recommended for anyone's '"Bucket List" ) great multiple small venue shows. ( played his Koa Taylor )
And once at the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival ( more than just Bluegrass) played couple of different ones, perhaps like the one in the OP video)

Here he is in one of the Transatlantic Sessions, with his Taylor

dave42 · #10 08-14-2018, 08:31 AM

Darrell playing his new Kopp baritone 12 string....

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...id=24894936216

llew · #11 08-14-2018, 08:39 AM

Nothing against Gordon Lightfoot but I've never heard that song done better...Darrell owns that song!

Zissou Intern · #12 08-14-2018, 11:33 PM

DS also owns and plays several guitars built by the Montana-based Renaissance Man, Larry Pogreba.