Gibson F25 "Folk Singer"

[davidphilips]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

Right. This guy's attitude seems to be that since all of us in the church love Jesus, silly little stuff like being in tune, keeping time and starting & stopping together simply doesn't matter.

Let's just say that I take a different philosophical position on that...


whm

hahaha sounds like he should have gone solo ;-)

[iknowjohnny]

Never heard your stuff before this thread David but after spending some time on youtube i must say i like your style and variety. Great stuff.

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

...snip...
No, you don't, Ed, you really don't. The guy's an out-of-tune steamroller in human form. ...snip...
whm

The Out-of-Tune Steamrollers might be the greatest band name EVER!

[zombywoof]

Originally Posted by Ed-in-Ohio

The Out-of-Tune Steamrollers might be the greatest band name EVER!

My vote still goes to Mogen David and the Grapes of Wrath.

[davidphilips]

Originally Posted by iknowjohnny

Never heard your stuff before this thread David but after spending some time on youtube i must say i like your style and variety. Great stuff.

Hey thanks!! Really glad you like it

[ThroBak]

Originally Posted by iknowjohnny

Never heard your stuff before this thread David but after spending some time on youtube i must say i like your style and variety. Great stuff.

I agree. I really like your electric playing also!

[Scootch]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

Right. This guy's attitude seems to be that since all of us in the church love Jesus, silly little stuff like being in tune, keeping time and starting & stopping together simply doesn't matter.

Let's just say that I take a different philosophical position on that...


whm

He's just making a joyful noise.

[Tony Burns]

I actually owned one of those in the late seventies -not my cup of tea

[Daion78]

Great song. Great guitar and harp David.

[davidphilips]

Originally Posted by ThroBak

I agree. I really like your electric playing also!

Oh thanks a lot ThroBak. Appreciate that

[davidphilips]

Originally Posted by Daion78

Great song. Great guitar and harp David.

Thanks Daion78, very kind
I have a Daion The 80, great guitar! I used it almost exclusively on my last record. Records sooo well.

[davidphilips]

Originally Posted by Tony Burns

I actually owned one of those in the late seventies -not my cup of tea

Hey Tony. Yeh they are definitely an acquired taste. Some of my friends who have tried it love it, some not so keen. But all love how it sounds recorded.

[beatcomber]

Here the '64 that I just picked up last night, purchased locally from Guitguy1 last night, via this forum's classifieds.

I got it all polished up, cleaned the fretboard with some Fret Butter (that stuff works wonders!), and put a fresh set of light phosphor bronze strings on it. It plays wonderfully and sounds terrific.

[phxguy]

The Gibson F25 folksinger was the second guitar I owned. The first was a Sears Silvertone I traded a sweater vest for, but I digress. I bought it new in 1966 knowing absolutely nothing about guitars but I knew Gibson's were considered to be great. Never could get use to the wide neck so in 1968 I sold it and bought a Martin 0017.

[larren]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

After I mentioned my fellow church musician (from another parish, thank you, Lord,) who learned what few musical skills he has during folk music hootenannies and hasn't progressed musically since 1962, Ed wrote:



No, you don't, Ed, you really don't. The guy's an out-of-tune steamroller in human form. It doesn't matter how precisely or well anybody else is playing, so far as he's concerned you're just there to back him up.

Even if you're not....


After about the fourth or fifth time he'd rolled over whatever it was you were playing, sung an out-of-tune top volume "harmony" over whatever you were singing, and stopped and started his playing with absolutely no reference to what anyone else was playing, sort of like random mortar fire coming in over the wire at Khe Sanh, I suspect that his charm would wear off for you.

It certainly has for me....


whm

Ha!!.........I think I used to play in a band with this guy