Charlie Robinson Solo Guitar Vid

charles robinson

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Mar 19, 2007, 6:04:26 PM3/19/07

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I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
Charlie

oasysco

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Mar 19, 2007, 6:23:30 PM3/19/07

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On Mar 19, 6:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>
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> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

I like it! Your tone is so... liquid and smooth.

Greg

Max Leggett

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Mar 19, 2007, 7:21:25 PM3/19/07

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Nice stuff, Chas. There's so much to be said for thumb tone. My only
critique, apart from the lack of go-go dancers, is that I like to see
the right hand, so a different camera placement perhaps. Or play
standing on your head. I dunno. :-)

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Bill Ribas

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Mar 19, 2007, 7:25:58 PM3/19/07

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nice stuff for sure. if you're looking for pointers, i'd say set the camera
right in front of you, and not off and up to the side.

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Mar 19, 2007, 8:22:10 PM3/19/07

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On Mar 19, 5:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>
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> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

Beautiful. I always dig your solo guitar stuff.

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Mar 19, 2007, 8:42:03 PM3/19/07

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On Mar 19, 5:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>
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> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

Really nice. Great tone, and I like the way you keep the time moving.

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Mar 19, 2007, 9:26:25 PM3/19/07

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On Mar 19, 5:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>
wrote:

> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

very nice Charlie,
Great relaxed style with nice swing. I like the bass movment in
your chords and that Joe Pass style of trading improv with chords.
Sounded great.

--Eric Elias

Rick Ross

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Mar 19, 2007, 9:59:36 PM3/19/07

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love it!!! a great player like yourself should be sitting in front of the
camera:)..beautiful sound..a little Jimmy Ponder in there?

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Dan Adler

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Mar 19, 2007, 11:04:55 PM3/19/07

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On Mar 19, 6:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>
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> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

Nice flow, Charlie. It's hard to get a relaxed swinging flow when
playing solo. The camera angle is weird - are you afraid we'll steal
your grips? :-)

-Dan
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Jerry Aull

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Mar 19, 2007, 11:14:13 PM3/19/07

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Very nice Chas: I second and third all the above posts. We all want to see
how your hands are making that sweet tone.
jerry in atlanta

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Victor Henshaw

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Mar 20, 2007, 12:53:53 AM3/20/07

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I love the tone on your guitar and you make that old number really cool
again. The solo work is really great, I love the way you play a few chords
from the melody then drop in a line or two, then a few chord phrases. I
actually like the camera angle for a change but I would like to see your
left hand better.
Victor

charles robinson

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Mar 20, 2007, 6:40:34 AM3/20/07

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Thanks Greg, most of that is because of the JazzKat amp that I'm playing
through and the 175. Some guys have been complaining that they can't get the
darker sounds out of the newer 175's or the JazzKat for that matter but I
haven't had that problem. The strings have been on there for almost a year
now so that could have something to do with it also.
Charlie

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charles robinson

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Mar 20, 2007, 6:45:04 AM3/20/07

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It's really hard to find a good camera angle with these desktop cameras.This
is much better than the one that had me sitting cross legged on the floor
(it looked kind of hip but it was almost impossible to play anything :)
Charlie

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charles robinson

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Mar 20, 2007, 6:50:16 AM3/20/07

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Much better shots are obtained when I use my camcorder but with that I can't
use the direct out on my amp but instead have to rely on the cameras mic
which isn't that great. Thanks for the input......
Charlie

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Mar 20, 2007, 7:08:37 AM3/20/07

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Thanks Victor, that seems to be the consensus---more hands. You have to
admit though that this is a lot better than the old Putfile things that I
was putting up a while back (they looked like those horror movies that you
wake up to in the middle of the night when you forget to turn off the TV:)
Charlie

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Derek

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Mar 20, 2007, 10:12:37 AM3/20/07

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Sounds great Charlie. That is the new "must have" sound, a 175 thru a
JazzKat. I remember the old vids you put up in the past. Great
improvement. I could listen to you play for hours.

charles robinson

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Mar 20, 2007, 10:55:23 AM3/20/07

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Thanks Derek, you should give this a try yourself sometime. I think that the
old ones hit a low with the one that had a light shining down on me like it
was a police interrogation room while I was playing an Ornette tune with
blurred fingers.Thanks again......Charlie

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Mar 19, 2007, 11:50:10 PM3/19/07

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:04:26 -0400, "charles robinson"
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Beautiful jazz tone and playing Charlie!

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Derek

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Mar 20, 2007, 12:07:03 PM3/20/07

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Mar 20, 2007, 1:26:17 PM3/20/07

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I'm using a Steinberg MI4 interface along with a fairly inexpensive desktop
camera. I run a line from the direct out on the JazzKat into it.
Good luck and let me know when you get something up.
Charlie

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Bahnzo

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Mar 20, 2007, 2:58:33 PM3/20/07

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On Mar 19, 3:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>

wrote:
> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

Hi Charlie, great video. Something like this really inspires a learner
like me. Effortless playing, great tone, and devoid of anything flashy
for flashy's sake. Really keeps me going and give me something to
aspire to whenever I pick up my guitar (which I think I'm gonna have
to do right now).

-Ken

charles robinson

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Mar 20, 2007, 3:55:48 PM3/20/07

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Thanks a lot Ken and good luck.
Charlie

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jay carlson

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Mar 21, 2007, 8:54:05 AM3/21/07

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On Mar 19, 5:04 pm, "charles robinson" <robinsonch...@comcast.net>

wrote:
> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie

Yeah Charlie, nice playing.

JC
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tom walls

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Mar 21, 2007, 9:51:18 AM3/21/07

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In article <H6ednUPCVOB0lWLY...@comcast.com>,
robins...@comcast.net says...

> I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
> to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
> Charlie
>
>
>

Hey Thumbs! Your playing takes on a different character when you play
with your thumb. Softens you up a little bit. Liked the overhead shot.
--
Tom Walls
the guy at the Temple of Zeus

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jerr...@earthlink.net says...

> Very nice Chas: I second and third all the above posts. We all want to see
> how your hands are making that sweet tone.
> jerry in atlanta
> >

Just to add a note of dissent, I couldn't care less about watching
someone's right hand. I can see you're using your thumb, that's all I
need to know. I get a nice view of your left. I'm all about the left.

charles robinson

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Mar 21, 2007, 10:46:56 AM3/21/07

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Thanks Jay, I stop by your site once in a while to hear you, sound great
these days ....Charlie

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Mar 21, 2007, 3:51:34 PM3/21/07

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Yeah, I switch back and forth all of the time. Sometimes on the same
tune..Thanks..Charlie

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Mark Cleary

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Mar 21, 2007, 9:21:13 PM3/21/07

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Charlie,

I am going to come at it from a different angle. I would like to have heard
this with a pick. I think it would have given a certain definition to the
sound that the thumb is missing but the downfall is it would be missing the
flow that the thumb provides. I am always torn between using the thumb and a
pick. Not a criticism but just a comparison.

No matter what the playing is great and I still think your gift as a comping
guitarist has few equals. I wish BIAB would develop a Charles Robinson real
time comp style and I would be the first buyer.

--
Mark Cleary
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charles robinson

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Mar 22, 2007, 7:28:29 AM3/22/07

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Thanks a lot for the compliment Mark. I've been torn between playing with my
thumb and using a pick for almost as long as I've been playing. Each has
it's own strong points. Some other guitarists switch back and forth, most
notably George Benson who you can see going from one to the other on some of
the You Tube videos. I finally decided that you can do both much as a
trumpet player might use a mute at some times but not at others. You are
right in that it is hard to decide which would be best for a particular
interpretation of a tune,
Charlie

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Kevin Van Sant

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Mar 23, 2007, 9:37:05 AM3/23/07

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:04:26 -0400, "charles robinson"
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>I decided to put up a solo guitar rendition of Everything Happens. I'm new
>to this Youtube thing so any advice or criticism is welcomed:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlq3wXF8a0
>Charlie
>

Yeah Charlie, kind of got a little Jimmy Ponder going on there in
parts of it. That Jazzkat sounds great too.

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charles robinson

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Mar 23, 2007, 10:22:50 AM3/23/07

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Thanks Kevin, I haven't listened to Jimmy that much but I guess that the use
of the thumb and the overall style can cause things to sound like him in
places. I heard you latest one, the interpretation of the Wes Montgomery
tune Leila and added it to my favorites list. You get a nice clean sound on
that one, Later, Charlie

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