Hi Mike,
First time doing one of your song tutorials (I am a Man of Constant Sorrow) and already a big fan. Your teaching style is clear and unambiguous, which I very much appreciate.
You appear to be playing an acoustic-electric guitar. Are you playing that into an external mic or are you plugged in and modulating the sound?
The reason I ask is because when I play the song on an acoustic, the low E string just drowns out everything else, especially in that opening lick. I switched to an electric with a compressor pedal to tame the low end but the overall sound loses that stripped down raw feel of the original. Nevertheless, I'm content to continue playing it on an electric since I'm just performing it for an audience of two hound dogs who start howling every time I play the song. It's hilarious.
Anyways, if would be helpful for me to know if you're simply playing an acoustic guitar into an external mic, in which case I would know that the problem is my weak legato technique and the like.
Sascha
Hi Sascha, thanks for the kind words!
In the tutorial, I'm using an acoustic with a built-in pickup system. So I am plugged in direct. I usually plug into an audio interface connected to my laptop, and use plug-ins to shape the sound a bit. I'll use some EQ to fliter out some of the lows, and some compression to even out the dynamics a bit.
I'm sorry to hear your acoustic sounds a bit boomy with the low string. I'm not sure if you're acoustic has electronics in it. If so, maybe you could try something similar as you have with your electric. If not, perhaps lighter strings or trying a lighter low string might help? Your comment about the hound dogs howling made me smile - I think that adds to the overall vibe of the tune haha!
Good luck with it - let me know how it goes!
Mike
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Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach
