Ralph on You Tube

[Henrik]

Thanks for these links Henrik.  Excellent.

Anyone know what guitar Ralph is playing? (not the GPs electric one)

Carl

I am pretty sure it's a Gibson - think I could see it in the close ups - ,
but no idea of the model. Maybe it's actually a J45 ?    

( but it does looks smaller than his old one, I think - ?! - so probably not )

Why, Carl? - are you planning to buy one like it?

[Henrik]

Thanks for these links Henrik.  Excellent.

Anyone know what guitar Ralph is playing? (not the GPs electric one)

Carl

Haha, no, it looks like it's actually a Gibson J-200 - in honour of the RT / BF song, no doubt
So it seems Ralph has been asking Nanna for money and permission once again  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_J-200
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1960GibsonJ-200.jpg  (close up)

Compare with these dumps from one of the Cropredy 2009 videos with Ralph on YouTube -
and notice the very special two part saddle and the curvy bridge (string holder on the soundboard)
- and of course the unmistakeable Gibson neck.









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[Henrik]

Whoops, I forgot to add this Cropredy close up of Ralph's new (?) Gibson J-200

I really think you should start giving them away to worthy people in need from good homes, Ralph  
I bet Nanna is fed up by all your dust collectors by now  



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[Henrik]

Hmmm, it seems it's actually an Epiphone EJ200 (a Gibson J200 copy - and the Epiphone
brand is also owned by Gibson, so it stays within the family   ) -
I found this link by pure chance - it looks like an exact match.

Notice the pick guard, the sunburst colouring and the fret board decorations, which are identical
to those of Ralph's model - unlike the similar, but not identical pick guard on the Gibson J200.
It also has that alternative white "filled" bridge decoration, unlike those "hollow"curved bridge
shapes of the J-200 original.

http://www.aage.dk/shoppingsystem/vare.asp?varenr=32533

This is act. only around 1/10 the price of the real Gibson J200 (ca. 300 £ range)
Seems our Ralph is on a tight budget

So maybe you should also go for one, Carl? It does sound really great.

[CarlWoodb]

Thanks Henrik,

I'm afraid it would be completely wasted on me.    My old Aria (Which was about 1/4 of the price of the epiphone) stays in its case most of the time.  
The instrument my hands are mainly on is one of Mr & Mrs Yamaha's electric pianos or one of many tin whistles.  I think the only thing Ralph has released on Penny whistle is Wino and the Mouse.  Why are they still called penny whistles - My Low D was about £50.00  

[Henrik]

Thanks Henrik,

I'm afraid it would be completely wasted on me.    My old Aria (Which was about 1/4 of the price of the epiphone) stays in its case most of the time.  
The instrument my hands are mainly on is one of Mr & Mrs Yamaha's electric pianos or one of many tin whistles.  I think the only thing Ralph has released on Penny whistle is Wino and the Mouse.  Why are they still called penny whistles - My Low D was about £50.00  

Ah, well - keep trying and progress will happen eventually

I see - I wish I could play piano / keyboards.

Aha, didn't realise he played tin whistle on that one.
Well, that certainly sounds like a very steep price to my ears
for a penny whistle ?!?!
Is it a particularly expensive HQ brand?

Still amazed here that Ralph is playing a rather cheap J 200 copy (if I am right, that is) -
but maybe he has had it refitted?

The EJ-200 owners on the web seem to be very pleased in general though -
but "they" also say that the quality varies a lot. You need to look for the good
ones with no slur etc.  ( but that goes for all brands of course ).

I would like a better one than my Yamaha FG 335 II,
which is rather worn down. It has a nice sound but could
need more volume and sustain - and most of all a more powerful
bass region. And the strings could also be a bit closer to the fretboard,
I think ( had adjusted truss rod, but a bit worried about overdoing it ).

http://www.guitar-museum.com/vignette/guitar/16/8032-1.jpg


But I don't really have any idea what to look for and what to avoid
( ie. little signs that it's a bad choice)
You often can't tell from just hearing them in a shop with brand new strings.

Any suggestions good people?  
What should I look for and look out for?
What are (really) good guitars for a not too big wallet?

H.

[CarlWoodb]

Naomi has dug this one up (too much time on her hands)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZqJGbxCwps

It sounds like the vinyl is a bit scratched in places. At least I hope that's the reason for the sound quality.

[Henrik]

I believe this 1990 live version of "From Clare to Here" is a new one on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb92tJkSmrw

[MAJ]

Well spotted, senior field researcher.

There can't be much more out there that we haven't got between us all................ is there...??

Come to the Mansion tonight at midnight where rations, field glasses and maps will be issued.............

[Henrik]

Well spotted, senior field researcher.

There can't be much more out there that we haven't got between us all................ is there...??

Come to the Mansion tonight at midnight where rations, field glasses and maps will be issued.............

Thank you, Madam Chief Inspector

Well, you never know what is out there still - and what we have between us -,
so I shall of course keep asking, begging and "bribing" "all" the people on YT, who show
the slightest inclinations of being Ralphites. And we did after all get those wonderful YT-videos
of Ralph at Cropredy recently, so we may still get these pleasant surprises every now and then.

This version of "From Clare to Here" had just been uploaded 1-2 weeks earlier, so it does pay off
to search for Ralph stuff on YT - and elsewhere - every now and then.

Oh ? And what will happen then ?!?!?!   (at midnight)

H.

PS. So did you manage to get your Real Player to work with respect to downloading
streamed videos from YT and other sites?

There are several other programs and methods out there for downloading such streamed
media than those I mentioned, but I haven't really tried out any of them, apart
from "YouTubeDownloader", which does exactly what the title says - plus converts
video and extracts sound to mp3.

And the naughty program TuneBite, which will strip DRM-informations (copyright protection)
from sound and video files - provided you have the licenses to play them - and convert
them to ordinary mp3s and videos, can btw. also be used for downloading streamed video
and audio - such as YT-videos.

[MAJ]

Apologies if THIS has been mentioned before but I've only just found it (    ) on page 30 of a YouBoob search.  

[JJ (Joanna)]

Apologies if THIS has been mentioned before but I've only just found it (    ) on page 30 of a YouBoob search.  

Sigggh... Come on Maj, please keep up!  

[Henrik]

Apologies if THIS has been mentioned before but I've only just found it (    ) on page 30 of a YouBoob search.  

Thanks, Maj - nice version
Keep it up, please.

I guess the reason we have missed this one completely - only seeing the
second half of this performance (Clare to Here) in another video, Joanna ,
is that it doesn't have Ralph's name nor the title of the songs in its title.

How very rude of the uploader!

[MAJ]

Apologies if THIS has been mentioned before but I've only just found it (    ) on page 30 of a YouBoob search.  

Thanks, Maj - nice version
I guess the reason we have missed this one completely - only seeing the
second half of this performance (Clare to Here) in another video, Joanna ,

Exactly, that was my point.!!

[JJ (Joanna)]

Stolen from elsewhere for those who don't venture far from McMansions   (not sure if we've seen this before, enhanced by a few rude words from Fairport's Peggy and Simon.   )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlQAYiyRYxI

[Henrik]

Another nice one here with Berth Jansh as the lead, singing his "Moonshine"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN8rvFgj_mg


Some lucky few among us may already have seen ALL of this great show elsewhere

[Henrik]

"Jansch", it is   - Sorry, Bert  

[JJ (Joanna)]

Another nice one here with Berth Jansh as the lead, singing his "Moonshine"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN8rvFgj_mg


Some lucky few among us may already have seen ALL of this great show elsewhere

I know correcting spellings is frowned upon on TAW, but correcting someone's name just has to be done! Sorry H but its Bert Jansch   (So was Berth a typo or the male form for Bertha?!  

[Henrik]

Another nice one here with Berth Jansh as the lead, singing his "Moonshine"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN8rvFgj_mg


Some lucky few among us may already have seen ALL of this great show elsewhere

I know correcting spellings is frowned upon on TAW, but correcting someone's name just has to be done! Sorry H but its Bert Jansch   (So was Berth a typo or the male form for Bertha?!  

No, among us close friends he is affectionally known as "Berth" *LMAO*
Yes, I guess that "h" somehow jumped around there all by itself. *SIGH*

I just can't win, can I? - with all you "evil" people ready to jump at my slightest mistake, I mean

[JJ (Joanna)]

Another nice one here with Berth Jansh as the lead, singing his "Moonshine"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN8rvFgj_mg


Some lucky few among us may already have seen ALL of this great show elsewhere

I know correcting spellings is frowned upon on TAW, but correcting someone's name just has to be done! Sorry H but its Bert Jansch   (So was Berth a typo or the male form for Bertha?!  

No, among us close friends he is affectionally known as "Berth" *LMAO*
Yes, I guess that "h" somehow moved around there all by itself. *SIGH*

I just can't win, can I? - with all you "evil" people ready to jump at my slightest mistake, I mean

You do very well most of the time H *LOL*. Good to see that clip,  will search for it on that DVD