ESPIRITU DE LA GUITARRA (CD) - DALE HARRIS CLASSICAL GUITAR

CD Title: Espiritu De La Guitarra
Artist: Dale Harris, guitar
Genre: Classical (Solo/Instrumental)
Catalogue number: CMZ001
Record Label: Cryptogram Records Ltd.
© Copyright-Cryptogram Records Ltd.
Barcode: 5060118672310

The first solo guitar release by Dale Harris: "Espiritu de la Guitarra" (release date 18-Apr-06), featuring inventive and sensitive new interpretations of classic guitar music from Spain and Paraguay. Works by Barrios, Sor, Albeniz, de Murcia & Tarrega.

Track Listings:

1. Waltz Op.8, No. 4 (Barrios) 5:22
2. Una Limosna Por El Amor De Dios (Barrios) 3:33
3. Choro De Saudade (Barrios) 6:33
4. La Romanesca (Sor) 1:59
5. Minuet Op.22 (Sor) 4:01
6. Minuet Op.25 (Sor) 3:07
7. La Folia De Espana Op15, No.1 (Sor) 4:28
8. Asturias (Albeniz) 7:57
9. Prelude (de Murcia) 2:18
10. Allegro (de Murcia) 1:01
11. Recuerdos De La Alhambra (Tarrega) 4:06
12. Adelita Mazurca (Tarrega) 2:00
13. Lagrima Preludio (Tarrega) 2:36

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Further details On Musician: Dale Harris
www.dale-harris.co.uk
www.classicalguitarteacher.co.uk
www.guitarwedding.co.uk

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Rare FX Pedal: Able Bassmaker by John Rogers

I often use an Able Bassmaker in my set-up. They were made by John Rogers who was based in Pwllheli (Gwynedd), in Wales, UK. I phoned him up one day, long after he stopped production, and he very kindly made me a one-off. I now read that pedal cannot be purchased anymore which is a shame as it is a unique (and perhaps 'quirky') pedal.

The bassmaker acts as an intelligent octaver. A filtering process allows the octaver section to kick in on the lowest notes. However, how it does this I'm not so sure. There is an op-amp on the board, but I believe the easiest way to filter the bass-end is to couple a resistor and potentiometer (not unlike the tone control in an electric guitar). As standard analog octavers process monophonically ( e.g., such as the Boss OC-2/OC-3), the filtered signal cuts out some of the frequencies that confuse the pedal when playing polyphonically. The bassmaker does get confused but it is just hidden better; this adds to my hunch that the filtering process is achieved via the potentiometer itself (the other pot serves as gain of the octave section only)and not via the circuitry.

I hereby invite comments, especially if there is anything technical to add concerning the electronic workings of the Bassmaker. Moreover, he made a strings/synth pedal for guitar; do you remember the name of this?

Meanwhile you can view videos of me using the bassmaker at the following locations:

http://www.youtube.com/daleharrisguitar
http://www.youtube.com/user/musicianshive
http://www.youtube.com/user/europalivemusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/b4udr