Hi Geff -
It's kind of a controversial subject. Bev Smith an interview about it
several years back. That appeared in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, I
believe. I think Mark Simos has written a column or columns in Fiddler
Magazine about guitar backup. He might have opined on this issue as
well.
Kellie Allen
On Jan 22, 10:57=EF=BF=BDpm, Geff Crawford <g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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e:
> Is guitar backup just the slightest bit behind the beat in a dance tune
> with a fiddle lead? =EF=BF=BDHere's why I ask: A few times I've
overdubbed=
over
> my own fiddle part with a guitar backup on a multi-track recorder.
=EF=BF=
=BDIt
> feels sort of artificial, compared with playing simultaneously with
> another live person in a jam, or when recording live with someone else.
> =EF=BF=BD My perception is that I've noticed that if the guitar isn't
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> slightly behind the fiddle, it makes the fiddle sound uncertain, or not
> swingy, or somehow out of sync. =EF=BF=BDIt's all very slight, so it
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just
> be my ear or sense of rhythm. =EF=BF=BDI'd be curious if anyone else has
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his
> same perception.
>
> Geff
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