I have just had an email exchange with Nigel Waymouth, who was the
photographer on the 'Bryter Layter' album. He says that the picture
taken at his flat, and that the chair, guitar and shoes all belonged to
him. The Guild guitar was formerly owned by Eric Clapton, given as a
gift, and acquired by him.

I talked to Nick's mother in the 1980's, and she said Nick had a
Martin, which she gave to a friend of his, after he died. I believe
that Nick recorded all of his music with the Martin, though I have no
proof of this. The kind of precise finger picking that Nick did makes
it hard to change guitars frequently. The distance between the strings
and frets changes and it takes a while to adjust.

The guitar on the cover of Bryter Later is definitely a Guild M20.
I've owned one for years, very nice little mahogany guitar. It
certainly has that dark woody tone, although I can't play it like Nick
Drake...

Maybe more info he www.nickdrake.com

Steve

The guitar on the cover of Bryter Later is definitely a Guild M20.
I've owned one for years, very nice little mahogany guitar. It
certainly has that dark woody tone, although I can't play it like Nick
Drake...

Maybe more info he www.nickdrake.com

Steve

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I have just had an email exchange with Nigel Waymouth, who was the
photographer on the 'Bryter Layter' album. He says that the picture
taken at his flat, and that the chair, guitar and shoes all belonged to
him. The Guild guitar was formerly owned by Eric Clapton, given as a
gift, and acquired by him.

I talked to Nick's mother in the 1980's, and she said Nick had a
Martin, which she gave to a friend of his, after he died. I believe
that Nick recorded all of his music with the Martin, though I have no
proof of this. The kind of precise finger picking that Nick did makes
it hard to change guitars frequently. The distance between the strings
and frets changes and it takes a while to adjust.


My guess is it was an 0-16, it's pretty dark.

jb

hehe. I think I'd have to re-tune my brain...

I've got this theory that Nick Drake's music/phrasing/lyrics/whatever
resonates at some biological natural frequency that affects my brain
synapses. I put on his music, the next thing I know I'm as limp as a
kitten picked up by the scruff of the neck...

Steve

"Fill X" wrote in message
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I've owned one for years, very nice little mahogany guitar. It
certainly has that dark woody tone, although I can't play it like Nick
Drake...

trying tuning way down and it will help!


P h i l i p
And have very old and dead strings!

Lance McCollum

Now Lance, surely none of your fine instruments ever have dead
strings?? I've got an old Kay that's had the same strings for about 15
years, very "ply-woody" sound...

Steve

Steve Scott wrote:

Now Lance, surely none of your fine instruments ever have dead
strings?? I've got an old Kay that's had the same strings for about 15
years, very "ply-woody" sound...

My McCollum wears out strings very rapidly. Frets, too. They keep
getting these little dents. It's a problem.

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In article writes:

My McCollum wears out strings very rapidly. Frets, too. They keep
getting these little dents. It's a problem.

That's because you like to play it too much. I'll bet your Harmony
with the strings half an inch above the fingerboard at the 5th fret
doesn't have that problem.



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