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by - Dan Portis Cathers , Terry Robb Sample CDCD-ROM (includes audio CD)Blues Guitar, Served Hot and CoolFollowing in the footsteps of our legendary Fingerstyles guitar library, Hot Steel Blues reveals a soulful Blues attitude with low-down and greasy riffs played by legendary guitarist Terry Robb (Steve Miller, Buddy Guy, John Fahey) and produced by Dan Portis-Cathers (Fingerstyles, Heart of Africa).You'll find over 800 phrases divided into Patterns, Melodies and Endings and arranged into Construction Kits that can be assembled and mixed to create complete, seamless tracks. Both plugged and unplugged styles traverse the entire Blues genre, from Waters to Clapton. These hi-fi riffs and licks were recorded using top-notch mics and pre-amps. Both acoustic and electric guitars are featured, including a Martin 000-28, a 1920's Weissenborn lap slide, a Gibson B25 upright slide, a Laguna L-29, a Fender Duo Sonic, and Fender Stratocaster. Both solid state and tube amps were used get that classic, fat and furious sound. This combined with Robb's unbelievably tasty playing makes Hot Steel Blues the most authentic, and musical, Blues guitar library to date! Five Star Review!The playing is courtesy of American session player Terry Robb, who displays a tasteful, lyrical approach to the blues that just oozes feel rather than pyrotechnic irrelevance. A number of guitars and amps were used in the recording, including the obligatory Fender Strat and a couple of dedicated lap and upright slide guitars and, though some compression is evident, the sounds have a natural, fresh-from-the-studio quality that would allow for further processing, if required. A little natural amp noise is present, but both the electric and acoustic recordings are to a very high standard#
I can't really fault these samples for quality and usability, and if you want a more overdriven amp tone there's no reason not to route the lead lines through a decent guitar processor. I imagine that most guitar players would rather play their own parts, even if few can match the skills of Terry Robb, but anyone else needing anything from a few blues licks to a full blues arrangement will find this collection hard to beat. A thoroughly well-deserved five stars.
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Stock#: 21459 Publisher: Ilio Entertainments Code: ILHSB-A Format/Platform: AKAI Subject: Guitar Year: © 2001 List: 199.00 Sale: $189.99
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