"Better Boat" cover with new Mcpherson Sable

[granttucker]

Here's a quick cover i shot yesterday with my new Mcpherson Sable.

Hope the song encourages someone!

https://youtu.be/6ms_odkz8Og

[Xinzheng]

That was fantastic! The Sable has really nice tone and you have a great voice. Good job.

[Acousticado]

Fantastic is right! You play very well and the Sable sounds great, your voice is as pro as it gets and your recording sound is awesome! There are a bunch of folks who tend to hang out in the carbon fiber subforum who would love to hear your Sable, so I’m going to post about it there to encourage them to enjoy your video.

[jdinco]

That was great ! Thanks for posting that. Of all the Sable videos and sound clips I've heard, what strikes me the most is how balanced the guitar is. It seems to be a very good guitar. No need to add "CF" in that statement.

[Lkristians]

Originally Posted by Acousticado

Fantastic is right! You play very well and the Sable sounds great, your voice is as pro as it gets and your recording sound is awesome! There are a bunch of folks who tend to hang out in the carbon fiber subforum who would love to hear your Sable, so I’m gonna got post about it there to encourage them to enjoy your video.

Great call, Tom! And GrantTucker, that was spectacular in every way. Just sterling. Thanks for posting.

[granttucker]

Thank you so much guys!
I accidentally had the camera setting wrong so the visual is really poor, but the Vanguard V44s stereo mic really picked the performance up well. I think the Sable is perfect sounding...just have to mic it properly.

I couldn’t be happier with the guitar.

And I love the message of the song which is why I recorded it. Travis Meadows is a beast of a writer.

[DavidE]

Sounds great! What a voice!

I notice that like mine, it's very easy for the voice to overpower the Sable. Last recording I did I had to change to a wood guitar for better balance. I do wish the Sable was a bit louder.

[MCDEMO1]

We all hear things different. Grant has a great voice and delivers that song well. Why have it compete with a loud guitar ? His recording of the Sable is perfect to my ears. The instrument sounds very clear and balanced and supports the song - best recording of a Sable with a vocal that I have heard so far.

Most recording of CF guitars have a muffled or hollow tone to me. Not this one.
Great job singing, playing, and recording. Glad you used a mic and not the pickup.

[granttucker]

I just threw the mic up and never auditioned it’s placement or what it was capturing. I’m sure I can find a better spot if I spend the time. I also engaged a high pass on the camera that cut off anything below 120. The thought was to remove any low end household noises( appliances...) and also outside street noises. If I didn’t have that on then the Sable would sound even deeper and better. I was just guessing and didn’t spend much time on the gear. Next time maybe

I can’t stand guitar pickups on acoustics. I have a DPA 4099 that I’ll use for intimate recording and live work. I created a magnetic connector with the mic mount attached to it. Both magnets are strong rare earth magnets and covered in rubber to not damage anything. I place one inside the guitar and that holds the outer magnet with the mount against the guitar side. This way it doesn’t touch the resonating top(like the DPA clip does) & can be positioned or removed very easily. I didn’t use it in this video, but I’ll try to post something with this setup when I get a chance.

Thank you again for all the encouragement. This is just a hobby for me at this point and family life definitely detracts the time needed to be on a professional level. But it’s fun and therapeutic!
I do mix for others on the side so if anyone needs songs mixed...hit me up

[kramster]

Cool...gotta love those Sables by McPherson.

[Tele1111]

Hey Grant,

I thoroughly enjoyed that. It was well done in every way.

Thanks,

Mark

[SprintBob]

If I was Jason Isbell, I’d be worried!

Nice job and great looking/sounding guitar.

[Ruppster]

Originally Posted by granttucker

Thank you so much guys!
I accidentally had the camera setting wrong so the visual is really poor, but the Vanguard V44s stereo mic really picked the performance up well. I think the Sable is perfect sounding...just have to mic it properly.

I couldn’t be happier with the guitar.

And I love the message of the song which is why I recorded it. Travis Meadows is a beast of a writer.

Really nice performance of a great tune by a great Mississippi songwriter. This is one of the most requested tunes I play and I try to keep it closer to Travis' version than Kenny Chesney's, which to me loses some of the pain.

[DavidE]

Originally Posted by MCDEMO1

We all hear things different. Grant has a great voice and delivers that song well. Why have it compete with a loud guitar ? His recording of the Sable is perfect to my ears. The instrument sounds very clear and balanced and supports the song - best recording of a Sable with a vocal that I have heard so far.

Most recording of CF guitars have a muffled or hollow tone to me. Not this one.
Great job singing, playing, and recording. Glad you used a mic and not the pickup.

My thoughts on balance are just different than yours.

[reeve21]

Fantastic Grant, really liked the whole thing!