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Status: Single
City: SAN RAFAEL
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/11/2005

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 

Category: Music
I didn't have a regular performance video for my song TRYPTO - so I loaded this one up.

MySpace friend Nathan commented - "it's not as bad as fingersmoran"

awesome.

enjoy!





I'll upload a few more pieces from this performance over the next weeks.

For the curious, bored, and/or insane - there's a gas mask version of TRYPTO out there on the internets and webs that almost no one has seen.
nick_

 
Was hoping for something new. haha
Never the less still awesome.

Other then the bass being tuned piccolo style and upside down how what is tuning for this specific song? It's a pain in the ass to try to figure out what your doing.
Perhaps one day you'd be so kind to do a small write up on your musical approach, break down a part or two on one of your songs and some of the techniques you use. Although they look rather obvious, you make it [i]look[/i] like your just hitting and tapping the bass but for the life of me I can't even get close to imitating it(disregarding the higher pitched acoustic sound do to your tuning).
 
Posted by nick_ on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 10:53 PM
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Jeff Schmidt

 
I'll have some newer stuff & more old stuff up soon.

the tuning in this video is (low to high) G,G,C,F,G capo @ 5th fret. Half step lower than on the CD.

Yes - it's a pain in the ass. But it keeps it fun - for me anyway.

I get asked quite often to explain various aspects of what I'm playing. I keep saying I'll do a few videos but i never seem to get around to it. I will eventually.

word
 
Posted by Jeff Schmidt on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 11:41 PM
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mark

 
Fine work, Jeff. Powerfully emotive composition. You make the ERB sing just right.
 
Posted by mark on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 2:04 AM
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Jeff Schmidt

 
thanks Mark - you rule!
 
Posted by Jeff Schmidt on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 5:40 AM
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James
James Tejada

 
WTF Well actually. What the hell.
Cool performance Jeff.
 
Posted by James on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 8:21 AM
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