Tallstrom plays Hana (Flower) by Masaaki Kishibe

[@tallstrom]

Thanks for all the sweet comments folks!

[@TomCafiero]

Martin "Tone-Monster" Tallstrom :-)

[@TomCafiero]

Does the "0" fret make any difference in tone when the Capo is used? Just curious...never played one :-)

[@tallstrom]

Tom Cafiero I don´t know, don´t think so :)

[@AbsurdBrane]

Each time I listen to your work the words to comment escape me as I listen. Perhaps "thanks for being there"... Yes, Thanks.

[@BoeckmannLudwig]

A very beautiful composition, played by one of my favorite guitaplayers! Love this one and the sound of the Loef guitar. But most of all I love your dynamics and phrasings and how you put all emotions into the melody! Great job, my friend!

[@kevingreene6893]

Just came across this Martin - lovely piece on a beautiful guitar - enjoyed that!

[@SergeUnplugged]

Unmatched clarity in sound

[@matthewleitner6399]

Well played! What a great guitar!

[@nateherman8804]

Thank you for this. Your technique is impeccable. Always a pleasure hearing you.

[@sixpooltube]

This is the best cover of Hana, by far.

[@astralionica]

Great JOB, Martin! Really GREAT! Godbless you!

[@AlOwens]

Sublime Martin. Beautiful tune wonderful performance. cheers allen

[@UliHeim]

As usual a stunning perfromance on a very nice guitar. Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it very much.

[@57tele57]

Beautiful musical journey.

[@mymartind35]

I have played music almost 50 years and you will always be one of my favorites. You get the most amazing tone (part guitar-mostly Martin) and you don't have to beat it. Your playing is a sight to see.

[@DaveVietVet]

Beautiful song played with passion. I love your style..... subtle, wonderful nuances, effortless and simple. This is acoustic guitar at its best.

[@SergeMARC1]

Nothing else to say than wonderful !!! Oh man it's brillant, thanks !!!

[@rolandkalus]

Martin - produces lots of goosebumps down my spine, great composition and wonderful playing!

[@bobbyzz94]

A wonderful piece of music and you play it simply amazing and touching ...

[@glaoud]

Une belle version avec un son superbe ! Je vais essayer de la faire tant cette mélodie est belle .

[@DazHuang72]

The most inspiring melodist + the most inspiring player = this video

[@woodstoney]

Beautifully played. As good as it gets!

[@442lucio]

grazie martin.....appreciate a lot.. best regards from Milano, Italy!!!

[@lynington]

superb as always Martin,

[@ManuElaGrabsch]

A wonderful interpretation. I love it :)

[@notpopebuthope]

... another excellent video done by Tallstrom-san! ;-) ... awesome sound and deep soulful playing! Thanks & Cheers from Austria!

[@tallstrom]

Danke schön!

[@YannRayon]

Just superb ! Thanks a lot

[@cwsgershwin]

Just wonderful.

[@mamo8691]

Great as usual Martin, Great as usual. ..

[@JosephineAndriani]

A great emotion... You're a emotion... Great Martin!!

[@mtilzmusik]

Once again, I am speechless! Well, almost! Wonderful! :)

[@davidlawson2193]

So beautiful, Martin! Also the neck looks wide like a classical. I Have an old 1965 Gibson F-25 Folksinger with a classical neck, but steel string. Thanks Martin, for sharing!

[@0PTin0]

Lovely!

[@ryo4228]

Beautiful sound as you will receive also Fukushima ...

[@KjartanHaugen]

Wow, really great! Youre one of the best out there

[@Sabaydeemusic]

nice playing.

[@Rael0505]

I was just looking at this guitar on Loef's website. Great playing! You're really good!

[@CraigRelyea]

Hi Martin -- always such a pleasure to get a notification that you've posted something new! The feeling you communicate through this piece, and all of your music, is inspiring. The guitar sounds great in your hands. I'm curious about fanfret necks, do you find it to be an adjustment? All the best, TD

[@tallstrom]

Thank you! No, not much of an adjustment, you would think one would feel the angled frets, but it feels like a standard neck. The only thing I could feel that was a bit trickier than usual, is to fret the low F with the left thumb on the 6th string, like you sometimes would on an F chord. But, like with everything really, it just takes some practice to get used to. I like it! Unfortunately , it ain´t mine ;)

[@CraigRelyea]

Martin Tallstrom Well, sure sounds nice … I've listened to this several times, gets better and better. That guitar seems like it was meant for you!

[@kimbella66]

Sir you just made love to the guitar

[@Vreci]

I knew that your "Hana" will be absolut fantastic before watching. And so it is ....... warm regards, Wolfgang

[@crystalplan]

Martin, Bach 156, certain moments in Flower, maybe dissonance, melody or rhythm somehow strangely remind me of my favorite piece; Bach 156. Would very much like to hear your interpretation of it!

[@erdBAERtorte]

nice guitar, nice tune, nice playing! ;)

[@MTinJapan]

素晴らしい！

[@palomalacerda1704]

Muito bom!!!!!

[@user-Koc]

Perfect voice! how much is this guitar?

[@PraveenSawh]

beautiful :)

[@SONGSTICKS]

Another Corker from the Maestro :0) You really make that Loef sing !

[@bigmac906]

Thanks mate

[@farang0101]

It is a song of hope reconstruction from a large earthquake. I appreciate it

[@s85195]

Goddamn beautiful. Why did you choose this particular tuning?

[@tallstrom]

Thanks! This piece is written for this tuning, open D.

[@RandySchartiger]

Are you in an open tuning? Beautiful work!

[@eloi1516]

Any reason for moving the capo from third fret as the original version is, to second fret?

[@tallstrom]

No, probably ignorance on my part :)

[@eloi1516]

That's a good one! Come on! At the guitar you have none of this....

[@MikaelWittlock]

What does "multiscale" mean? Btw, Awesome playin' as usual!

[@tallstrom]

Thanks! Multiscale means there is not just one scale length on the neck (for example 650mm). Instead it has different scale lengths for every string, you can see how the bridge, frets and nut are "angled". This particular guitar has scale lengths between 635 (1st string) and 660mm (6th string) I´m no expert :) so I hope that was a correct explanation... Cheers

[@MikaelWittlock]

Martin Tallstrom Oh, now i see, thank you!

[@StagefrightTam]

Class

[@DJC955]

What do you use to record? Your stuff doing professionally done. Aside from the playing you're audio output is unreal, love it man.

[@tallstrom]

Thank you! Here´s a copy of a precious reply I did on the same topic :) "Ok, mic is a Rode NT2-A condenser type. Preamp is just a small Behringer mixer to provide the 48V. I have a Roland (Cakewalk) USB sound card, nothing fancy :) I record to Cakewalk Sonar. I set the recording level so that I´m sure there is no clipping of the signal. I often later add a bit of compression, this also allows me to raise the overall level. What I typically do (with the mixed down track) is to "normalize" the whole track to 0db, which raises the volume so that the peak sample reaches 0db."

[@ZebMacahan]

Is it DADGAD? Beautifully played!

[@tallstrom]

Thanks, it´s very close, open D - so F# instead of G :)

[@Fingerstylistforever]

Love your dynamics better than the original! :)

[@tallstrom]

Thanks man!

[@baksteen123]

Martin, I've always loved your playing since years ago when I first heared it. It's so beautifully gentle and dynamic. But, also your recording quality and great mixes are part of your wonderful sound. Could you tell me what microphone, preamp and recording device you use? I have a fairly decent condenser microphone, and about an 100 dollar USB interface/preamp with 48v powering. Problem is, I have noise on my recordings. Do you think it might have something to do with recording with the computer? I'm also having trouble getting the volume loud enough, without destorting it. Any tips and info is much appreciated! Keep on uploading stuff please!

[@tallstrom]

Thank you so much! Ok, mic is a Rode NT2-A condenser type. Preamp is just a small Behringer mixer to provide the 48V. I have a Roland (Cakewalk) USB sound card, nothing fancy :) I record to Cakewalk Sonar. I set the recording level so that I´m sure there is no clipping of the signal. I often later add a bit of compression, this also allows me to raise the overall level. What I typically do (with the mixed down track) is to "normalize" the whole track to 0db, which raises the volume so that the peak sample reaches 0db. To add even more volume you can first compress the signal even more, this is what is, for example, done when mastering a track. You know, everyone wants their song to be the loudest on radio :) I can´t tell where your noise comes from... Perhaps you can change one thing at a time in your signal chain to see if you can find the culprit. Good luck //Martin

[@baksteen123]

Martin Tallstrom Dear Martin, I've tried all your tips, my volume is a bit louder now, but I still can't get it anywhere near yours. I want to thank you anyway!! How do you still keep so much dynamics when adding compression? Just add a tiny bit?

[@sbrickles2003]

WOW

[@Wildman19941]

The capo should be on the 3rd fret not the 2nd

[@xncmnhj]

It's weird to see you call yourself "san".

[@tallstrom]

Sure is!