This is an example of the unplugged, acoustic tone of a D’Angelico Excel EXL1 Hollowbody Jazz Guitar.

I used a Dunlop .73 Tortex guitar pick and recorded with an AKG P420 large diaphragm, dual capsule microphone into a ZOOM Q8HD camera via xlr cable.

The guitar has an all-laminate maple body with laminate spruce top.

I removed the non-functional pickup. They list it as “floating” but have them taped to the top with double-sided tape. I plan to put in a pair of Seymour Duncan Seth Lover non-potted pickups and good wiring including 4 pots – two volume and two tone, as one might find in a far more expensive Gibson L5

This clip is about the first half of Barney Kessel’s version of “Autumn Leaves”
Let me know what you think.

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Best, Rick

Sep 19 2016

Ibanez Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro TS808 into Marshall 1987X 50W Plexi Reissue Demo

This video is my demonstration of a 2016 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus-top played into an Ibanez Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro TS808 into a Marshall 1987X 50W Plexi Reissue head and Marshall 1960AV 4×12 cabinet. Mic’d with a Shure SM-57.

This is a demo of various pedal settings using a single riff to make the comparison easier to hear.

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Rick McCargar

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Nov 7 2015

So Alone – original song video release

We all face the same issues in life; our loved ones die, we can’t go home because the home we remember and love, is the past…and you can see it in our eyes. Please hit “like” on the video if you did, and to support artists, remember to buy the music you love!

This song is inspired by singer-songwriters; Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, George Harrison, James Taylor, Leonard Cohen, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and many others.

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The lyrics to “So Alone”

Lost them all, when he passed away

I withdrew, and they slipped away

You Can’t Go Home……I’m so alone