Tommy Emmanuel's "Those Who Wait" - performed by Curt Smith. #instrumental #fingerstyle #sologuitar #elixirstrings #tommyemmanuel #taylorguitars
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@jammer7775 жыл бұрын
I purchased one of these exact models a few weeks ago. I have many high end guitars but this is fast becoming one of my very favorites. This video was one of several that inspired me to get one. Thanks!
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
jammin4good good to hear. They’re quite unique - and the Taylor pickup system is really special. Hope you enjoy it!
@frmcf5 жыл бұрын
I came here looking for a demo of this guitar's acoustic sound, but you gave me so much more. Inspiring playing.
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Fraser McFadyen Thanks Fraser - much appreciated 👍
@im58woody4 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful arrangements I’ve ever heard on guitar! You make the Taylor sing brother.
@CurtSmithGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man - Hats off to Tommy for writing what I think is the most beautiful acoustic guitar instrumental ever written.
@valentinmateve51823 жыл бұрын
Great song, great composer and great performance. Congratulations.
@CurtSmithGuitar7 ай бұрын
Thanks! 🙏
@bobparsonsartist5645 жыл бұрын
So beautifully done!
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob - very kind of you to say. Cheers :-)
@bobparsonsartist5645 жыл бұрын
Curtis Ray Smith, would love a quick play by play without all the fret counting, finger-use etc. plus im looking at that guitar being my next...
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Hey Bob - sorry about the delay in responding - just discovered this. Just not sure what you're asking for . . . are you asking about the song, or the guitar?
@clover0420016 жыл бұрын
wow Curt that is awesome playing and sound!! so full!!!!
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Dan Maggi Thanks Dan 👍
@warrengreig55564 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!
@CurtSmithGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Warren! Cheers
@simonleatham7 жыл бұрын
beautiful sound ..loved the track.. top notch as usual...regards Simon
@CurtSmithGuitar7 жыл бұрын
simon leatham Thanks Simon 😊
@stringbender577 жыл бұрын
Very nice Curt! Nice touch and tone. I am a Taylor fan. Finally retired from the cruise ships. Still using the tracks I purchased from you. Gary - Florida
@CurtSmithGuitar6 жыл бұрын
Hey Gary - good to hear from ya! I've retired as well - don't play gigs anymore, but still noodle around the house. :-) Cheers!
@RezaChitsaz3 жыл бұрын
Lovely performance calming!
@CurtSmithGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Reza - much appreciated!
@LaurenceMSchwarz6 жыл бұрын
Very well done! I absolutely love this song.
@CurtSmithGuitar6 жыл бұрын
thanks Laurence - both as a player and writer, Tommy is from some other universe
@LaurenceMSchwarz6 жыл бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly! A very Happy New Year to you and yours.
@CurtSmithGuitar6 жыл бұрын
Same to you!
@dougascoli3105 жыл бұрын
Great playing - I thought I read you are retired from giging- wow! Your talent is a blessing - I hope you come out of retirement!
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Hi Doug - thanks for the encouraging comment. When I was playing live they were 3 and 4 set gigs, and my arthritis reached the point where I couldn't do those anymore. I still enjoy playing when (and what) I can, but I never know on any given day if I'll be able to play or not, so I can't commit to a gig schedule. But thanks for watching! Cheers
@CamsCampbell6 жыл бұрын
Very well played. I'm considering on of those guitars and you've helped push me a little closer. I use the Apollo Twin too - it's a great little device.
@CurtSmithGuitar6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cams - it really is a very versatile guitar. I've also had a couple of the original T5 models - and they're worth checking out as well. Cheers
@CamsCampbell6 жыл бұрын
So as an acoustic player, would you go with the T5 or T5z? I don't have much experience with electric and play a lot of acoustic gigs. The idea is to have something that I can switch to electric for playing lead over my own looped acoustic rhythm.
@CurtSmithGuitar6 жыл бұрын
It really depends on your neck profile preference. The pickup systems are very similar, but the Z is much smaller (body) and has a pretty thin neck profile. Acoustically, I prefer the T5 - the Z is very thin sounding acoustically. But they both use the Taylor neck shim system, so you can remove the neck and add or remove shims to achieve the neck set angle you prefer - which for me is a major thing. If you have the chance, you should spend a bit of time playing both models.
@CamsCampbell6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Curtis. I'll take a trip to a guitar store in Glasgow and see if I can try both models. You've been most helpful!
@alansturgess13245 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this and for explaining which of the 5 positions you were using. I bought an ex-demo T5z Cocobolo from Guitar Village and that first position arrangement never worked so it's gone to a Guitar Repair Workshop near Manchester (in PMT) to be sorted. The tones you get are exactly the ones I want for the acoustic side of the T5z ... the other 4 positions are electric but that 1st position should sound exactly like this. Great job.
@CurtSmithGuitar4 жыл бұрын
HI Alan - sorry I didn't reply to this - for some reason I missed it. Frankly I never used anything but the first two positions because it's really the acoustic tones I bought it for, and even the second position (humbucker only) has a nice acoustic guitar quality to it. (Also love the fact that it's so small and light - makes a great travel guitar! :-) Cheers
@alansturgess13244 жыл бұрын
@@CurtSmithGuitar Thanks Curtis. The Guitar Repair Workshop did the job that Guitar Village should have done in the first place and my T5z now sounds amazing. Many thanks.
@robdonell99153 жыл бұрын
@@alansturgess1324 Hi, what did they fix ?
@alansturgess13243 жыл бұрын
@@robdonell9915 The acoustic-only pickup just behind the bridge. The failure of that to work should have been found by Guitar Village but it wasn't. The GRW at PMT were superb. Incidentally, I just bought a small Ammoon 15w Acoustic Guitar Amp for use with my GS Mini but have found that it works perfectly with the acoustic side of the T5z ... even better than a Yamaha YHR5A on which only one setting works with position 1 on the T5z. I don't use overdrive or distortion so it's great to have a single amp which can do everything I want when I'm practising.
@cdta98125 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Terry Phelps thanks Terry 👍
@RickDanner7 жыл бұрын
great sound ! love that guitar is that a new one?
@CurtSmithGuitar7 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick - thanks! Yeah man - a 65th birthday present from my wife, and Tommy's "Those Who Wait" is her favourite instrumental, so I recorded it for her.
@davidl.41473 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully done ! I’m a total beginner at 62 yrs old with shorter fingers. With your expertise I love the T5z but I’m also considering a Taylor 412ce-r. What would you consider being an easier guitar to learn on with my finger length ect. I value your input. You are such a gifted talent sir. My music taste is the type your playing here.
@CurtSmithGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Hi David - thanks for the kind words. The T5z has a really comfortable neck profile for me, but everyone has different preferences in terms of that. So my suggestion is to spend some time in music stores playing lots of different guitars until you find something that feels really good. Generally, with short fingers you want to concentrate on shorter scale length models. But playability is also affected by neck thickness, width, and radius - in addition to scale length. The T5z is a 24 7/8" scale length - which is shorter than a lot of acoustic guitars, which are often 25 1/2". But it's all in the feel mate - hit lots of stores and play lots of guitars. Cheers - and thanks for listening!
@rafaelunplugged4 жыл бұрын
Ever consider putting flat wound jazz strings for a wounded G? I do that for my 1st gen acoustasonic Stratocaster. When I don’t throw on 11 acoustics on em. Can’t wait for my t5z to arrive. Great jam!
@CurtSmithGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Hey Rafael - thanks for the suggestion, but I've never been a fan of flat wound strings - even on my jazz boxes. But they might sound quite good an a T5z - it's a very bright guitar. I've been pretty much addicted to Elixir Nanoweb strings for several years now. Very impressed with your music - hope you enjoy your T5z. Cheers :-)
@auxorion4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing this. BTW why did you opt to use the Boss Preamp rather than just go into the Hi-Z or Line In on the Apollo? Does it offer a better sound than just direct in? I have an Apollo and a T5, and I'd love to know if maybe I'm missing out by not using a Preamp pedal!
@CurtSmithGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Thanks - and my pleasure - but all the credit goes to Tommy for writing such a stunningly beautiful piece of music. Regarding the Boss pedal, you can definitely get a great sound going directly from the T5 in to the Apollo. What I found with that Boss acoustic guitar preamp is that it added a lot of depth that I just couldn’t get from the thin-body T5. If you have the opportunity to demo that pedal and experiment with it, I highly recommend doing so. it’s an amazing pedal in my opinion.
@robdonell99153 жыл бұрын
Have you tried playing it in Position(1 ?) (acoustic) thru a Fender Blues Junior ?
@CurtSmithGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob - I don't actually have the T5z anymore (not that it wasn't a great guitar!) but when I did, I really just used it for acoustic guitar stuff. My main electric now is an '83 Ibanez GB10. Cheers
@robdonell99153 жыл бұрын
Curtis Ray Smith were you playing it into a computer ? I like the sound effects (if any).
@jaypat25464 жыл бұрын
Hi Curtis, thank you for the lovely video! Can I ask what you think of the acoustic tone on this guitar and if it sounds real/ gives off a similar sound to an acoustic? Many thanks :)
@jaypat25463 жыл бұрын
@Curt Smith many thanks sir!
@CurtSmithGuitar3 ай бұрын
Hi - this was 3 years ago, and I thought I responded, but it has suddenly started popping up. 🧐 The acoustic sound of that guitar was pretty much what you’d expect from a thinline. It’s the combination of the dual pickup system that makes it special - but it’s fine for practice or noodling.
@jeff0566jsm5 жыл бұрын
What a sound!
@CurtSmithGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff - it's a very versatile guitar because of the 3 different pickups - contact mic, neck humbucker, and bridge humbucker with a 5 position toggle switch.
@electricfiddle13133 жыл бұрын
Great, very tasteful playing. What strings are you using? Brand, gauge, and acoustic or electric strings?
@electricfiddle13133 жыл бұрын
@Curt Smith I just purchased this guitar. Have the same strings... Love it! I had a regular T5 before but this T5z plays so smooth. :)
@CurtSmithGuitar6 ай бұрын
Sorry man - for some reason, I’m just now seeing this question from you - 3 years later! 😳 I was using Elixir Nanoweb electric strings - 10 to 46. And I agree with you - I also had a T5 and much prefer the 5z. Cheers
@joshofofw9455 жыл бұрын
long fingers
@coleenspence74165 жыл бұрын
Beautiful hands
@jaypat25464 жыл бұрын
Hi Curtis, thank you for the lovely video! Can I ask what you think of the acoustic tone on this guitar and if it sounds real/ gives off a similar sound to an acoustic? Many thanks :)
@jaypat25464 жыл бұрын
@Curt Smith thank you very much!
@CurtSmithGuitar3 ай бұрын
Hi - this was 3 years ago, and I thought I responded, but it has suddenly started popping up. 🧐 The acoustic sound of that guitar was pretty much what you’d expect from a thinline. It’s the combination of the dual pickup system that makes it special - but it’s fine for practice or noodling.