Campbell's Jigs

Comment by John Masciale on April 17, 2009 at 7:26am

When I first heard this week's challenge I was thinking of Campbell's Jig in Buckley for some reason, so I put them together. Both have their challenges...

Comment by Tim Twiss on April 17, 2009 at 9:51am

Hey John...you went with a theme, eh? Pretty neat. Nice job on both of them.
I have a hard time distinguising the nuance of attack in your videos...is it the recording not really picking it up? How do you record yours?

Comment by John Masciale on April 17, 2009 at 5:55pm

Until recently I have been using a cheap mic. I recently bought a Samson USB mic bottom feeding on EBay. I don't have a boom, so I've been setting the mic on the floor in front of my feet. I'd like to get the mic closer to the banjo.

On this piece I was using a bunch of pulloffs and hammer-ons for the run, rather than stroking every note, so I'm not surprised that the attack isn't all that great.

Comment by Tim Twiss on April 17, 2009 at 10:29pm

John, you gotta splurge on a stand. You just can't get a good sound from the floor. You play too good to miss all that.

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