The first jazz piece with the Campellone Deluxe archtop.

 
This was a quick rendition of one of my favorite melodies just to see how the new guitar recorded. 
 
There are just two tracks (plus a string section) One track is finger picked rhythm the other track is flat picked melody.  This is just the guitar straight up plugged into my Carr Mecruy amp.
 
I think this guitar might work for my jazz efforts.  I think I'll keep it ;>)
 
There are picutures of the new guitar if you scroll down to the bottom of my Web page.
 
Enjoy - "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"  (3rd  on the list)
 
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=582907
 
 
Daryl

Man.... that is sweet... 

What a clean tone that rings like a bell. 

Nice playing too. 


Edit: wow.. the chords and the progression are killer!

Very nice indeed!!!  Great performance.  Excellent sound and playing!!! 
Oh ya, and the vocals --- terrific.
Freddy J

Gorgeous guitar and tone...nice pickin' too!

Daryl,
This is absolutely georgous.  That guitar tone is just incredible.  A little more strings would be nice (Listening on PC speakers at work).  This is so nice and sweet on so many levels.  Thanks for sharing.
 
I know this was a quick rendition but boy I'd live to hear a brush kit in there. 
 
Thanks for sharing,
Rich

I remember when you were talking about this guitar? How do you like it? I'll bet it's like sex with your favorite actress... It really sounds good Daryl. No buyers remorse? :-)

There were a couple of "minor" timing anomolies, a few mix issues where it got a bit too loud all of a sudden? And a few clicks and pops, but hey? It's our imperfections that make us unique! And they were minor. Good job.

Thanks guys.  There was no attempt here to mix or master this tune.  It was just a recording test to see how it was going to record.

I love it.  Those little jazz pickups are amazingly clear in tone and no buzz or static at all.

No buyer's remorse.  I could have bought several really nice guitars for what I paid for this but I always wanted a big, quality, archtop.  I would still keep my little Korean made PRS copy over this if I had to go down to one guitar.  But for what it's for, it's a joy to play and the workmanship is as good as it gets.

Daryl

Hey, Daryl,

Oh, Yeah, that's absolutely amazing, beautiful, creamy, clean tone, and also great playing, as always!

I remember checking out the pictures on the luthier's website when you first posted about ordering the guitar.  It definitely sounds like it was well worth the wait and you sure got your money's worth.

Congratulations, buddy, I hope you enjoy your new instrument! 
Bob

Dean,

I love my Carr amp, but it is not necessarily the Holy Grail.  That amp cost $2300 and their are some amps available for around $1500 these days that I actually like better.  The Mercury looks pretty cool, and it's a good amp, but you can find equally good amps with a lot of the same features for less money and I think in some cases a better amp, depending on your needs.  Carr is an expensive amp, although not as expensive as Matchless or some of the others, but you can get some very nice boutique amps and prices under $1500.  All that being said, Carr amps are very nice, but they are not the ideal clean or jazz amp, but you can EQ them to a jazz sound and they always have that slight tube edge, which is a sound I like.

Bottom line, play a bunch of them with YOUR guitar.  There are a lot of good amps out there and some of the best are not household names like Fender.

Daryl

I'm not sure which was lovlier, the guitar or the piece you played.

Sorry,

I was commenting on 'Right Between the eyes" what a wonderful song Nightingale is though.

Keep the guitar please.

Mark.

Thanks all, it's a gas finally have this big jazz machine.

Kenny I will check that out, you're the jazz man!  Thanks. 

Trust me when I say that the pictures on my Web page do not do justice to the guitar.  The edges which look black in the pictures, is actually a deep brownish red.  It's a beauty!

Nice and easy playing. A great change of pace to listen to. Thanks for sharing this!

darylcrowley

I guess that's why we can still get goosebumps listening to "Over the Rainbow" even though we have heard it a million times.

Daryl

I do but moreso when I hear Selena Quintanilla Perez sing it.

Tim, no standard jazz round rounds.  Thanks.  It's a sweet guitar, you have to hold it and play to really apprciate it.  I've always wanted a quality jazz box since I was 13, and 47 years later, I've got one :)