Artist Spotlight: John Butler Guitar – Ocean 11 string guitar solo
It’s hard to pick a 12 (eh 11) string guitar. John Butler makes it look so easy. The song “Ocean” makes me actually feel that I’m hanging out in Depoe Bay, Oregon listening to the waves crash against the wall. This is really an amazing song, so very well done. I started with a 12 string guitar a bunch of years ago and I’ve always enjoyed the full sound that you can achieve with one. The fill-in strings keep all the frequency waves moving – what a great sound.. I hope you enjoy this great artist..
There are a couple of video’s on Youtube, but IMHO this is the best quality, each note rings, each strum resounds.
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John Butler (born 1 April 1975) is an Australian musician. He is the frontman of the John Butler Trio, a band that has achieved two platinum records in Australia with Three (2001) and Living 2001-2002 (2003). Their album Sunrise Over Sea debuted at number one on 15 March 2004 and shipped gold in its first week of release.
John is able to play harmonica, didgeridoo, drums and chooses amplified acoustic instruments such as the 12-string (although he removes the higher octave G string due to personal preferences he learned from his guitar teacher Ori Rossi), lapsteel and banjo (in his recent productions). Butler uses mainly Maton 12 strings, and amplifies them using a Marshall Amplification JMP Super Lead Head, with a Marshall 4×12 cabinet, recognisable by the Southern Cross Flag painted on the front. He has a variety of effects including: distortion, reverb/delay and wah wah pedal effects to achieve a unique sound. Source Wikipedia
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