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Offline elcraigo

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on: November 22, 2011, 11:39:52 AM
Happen to see these two on TV while channel surfing, and did some searching
Nice to have a few choices of speakers, and I think, I had that dual turntable in high-school
I need a wrist splint just watching Gab
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Offline Grainger49

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Reply #1 on: November 22, 2011, 02:25:59 PM
WOW !

They are good.  BTW, my brother has a Dual 510 now.  His last remaining turntable.


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Reply #2 on: November 22, 2011, 03:21:04 PM
She really is great. I'm going to have to take a closer look. Thanks for an excellent start to the evening.

Regards,
John
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Reply #3 on: November 23, 2011, 02:47:59 AM
I'm happy with my Dual 721.

Great vid thanks!


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Reply #4 on: November 23, 2011, 09:57:47 AM
Their first CD is one of the standards that we turn to during the Mid-Atlantic Bottlehead meets.  There is a DVD with the CD as well where they even got through their technique of how to get the sound.  Cool to watch if you play guitar. 

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Reply #5 on: November 23, 2011, 10:39:02 AM
Being a little more into bass guitar (because my son has played bass since age 9)
Do a search for: Rodrigo y Gabriela on BASS "Tamacun"
Appears Rodrigo's fingers were made for the wide neck of a classical guitar.
The Dual I had in high school was a Dual 1214 or some special version of it, I bought without the plinth (from Olsen Electronics).
I had very little money and built a simple frame from 1 x 4 white pine to hold it. Probably no where near straight and level, but I had tunes.

This weekend will be 11 years since I built my first Bottlehead kit, a Foreplay I, which I still have and still works great.

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Reply #6 on: November 23, 2011, 12:00:35 PM
WOW!!! Thanks to Elcraigo for the link. Those two are amazing, I'll soon be adding new music to my collection.

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Reply #7 on: November 23, 2011, 12:47:40 PM
Another guitar duo in a similar vein is Strunz &
Farah -- also breathtaking to listen to (as a former guitarist myself).

First TT?  Believe it or not, a Rek-o-cut mechanism and platter salvaged from an old console and which I built a very simple plinth for.  I don't remember what the tonearm was but it was all gold (or most likely gold anodized) and had one of those monsterous headshells, and the cart was a Shure V-15 type III.  Sure wish I held on to the rek-o-cut and the cart now :-).

BTW, the plinth had zero suspension, was terribly microphonic, yet a set of 4 pink pencil erasers (the rectangular ones) under it made it tolerable.

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Reply #8 on: January 13, 2012, 08:46:58 AM
I heard an LP by them last night, the self titled album.  It was amazing.  I vow now that I draw real retirement I will support them by buying Vinyl, as available, and CDs.  A quick look there is no vinyl on ebay.  I did listen to nothing but vinyl at my buddy's house last night, he owns Raven Records here.

As I said last night, I have played the Guitar since about 1966, but I'm not talented.  I appreciate talent.
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Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 08:55:07 AM
I can say the vinyl is sublime. It really gets cranked at my house.


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Reply #10 on: June 29, 2012, 10:42:18 AM
I received their self titled 2006 album on CD today.  It is over 100 so staying cool and listening is a good thing. 

There is a good cover of Stairway To Heaven.  A good album all around but the sound is congested.  Can anyone say if the LPs are better?


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Reply #11 on: June 30, 2012, 06:02:58 PM
I just ordered "Rodrigo y Gabriela / Area 52"

<http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/80053/Rodrigo_y_Gabriela-Area_52-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record>

Will report back on how I like it.

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Reply #12 on: June 30, 2012, 08:18:39 PM
My thanks!! It is always wonderful to get turned onto new music!!

Cheers,
Geary

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Reply #13 on: July 01, 2012, 02:32:30 AM
Im especially lousy on an acoustic, I dont even own one any more.  Seen these two quite a bit on web videos, they are fun to watch and listen to.  Unique, interesting and both obviously talented, I gotta say though that im most impressed with Gabrielas strumming technique.  Cool stuff.

Desmond G.

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Reply #14 on: July 08, 2012, 04:28:37 PM
On their live in Japan cd, they cover Metallica's One.  It's something awesome.  (Also cover Metallica's Orion - which is also something awesome.)
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