Five Faces of the MESA/Boogie Fillmore Series featuring Jamie Humphries - Part Two - Blues Infused
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- In this second part of a multi-session series, MESA artist Jamie Humphries runs through a slow blues piece he has written inspired by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa and Richie Kotzen, showcasing a wide variety of tones available from the Fillmore 50 combo.
This track uses pushed clean tone to fully driven gain and everything in between, but specifically focusing in on using a single coil loaded guitar for classic blues style tones. The intro includes a Hendrix inspired figure using double stops and chord embellishments with a mild overdrive tone. This section demonstrates the clarity and definition of the Fillmore 50 when playing intricate rhythm parts with overdrive. In contrast to the intro, the verse drops down in dynamics and features a mildly pushed clean tone, again using the neck single coil. This tone is rich and full bodied, with a “bloom” to the tone of each note of the melody, helped by the Fillmore’s lush spring reverb. This delicate tone really reaches to the subtle nuances of the player, as well as the slightest change to the guitars controls; a very organic/musical tone. The pre chorus see’s the gain and midrange being increased, and with the guitar switched to the middle single coil, adds bite and definition to each note. This tone was inspired by the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan. Even with the increased gain you can hear the attack of each note, with plenty of sustain on held notes. The chorus lifts up further both dynamically, and with the choice of chords for the progression. Here we have more gain added, but with the midrange cut slightly, and the use of the neck single coil, the melody sits back slightly, giving a rich soulful tone; great for sustained notes and runs alike. The outro solo includes a very driven tone, but shows how the definition of the note remains intact, even when the amp is pushed hard. This section uses the bridge single coil, with the midrange pushed, and plenty of reverb, for that old school bluesy midrange “honk”.
Following the play through Jamie takes a look at the tones, as well as performing some of the sections unaccompanied, to give you an in-depth insight into each of the tones used. Stay tuned for part three of this five part series!
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Humphries has an amazing tone and feel. Love that phrasing.
Wow amazing Jamie!
Killer tones and killer playing.
I really think the Fillmore 50 is the best guitar amp Mesa has ever made. Everything you could possibly need in an amp-and then some-and nothing you don't need. I especially love that the two sides of the preamp are identical, rather than different.
Amazing as allways Mr. Humphries
This song just made my day
Wouuuuu..........from 🇧🇷
Gorgeous tone, Beautiful playing!!!
This wasn’t a demo this was a proclamation from one of the best.
Well done Jamie! Lovely mix and Tones! Thanks for sharing, Be Well Brother! Cool amp Mesa!
Damn Jamie, puttin in some work. You just can't go wrong with EBMM and Boogie, nobody can say anything. 🤪 California has done more for guitar tones than any other place.
beautiful song!
From sweet to sizzling. . forgot that it was a demo for Mesa, and just enjoyed the music.
This is so good
That amp can Boogie!
Not for the fist time I think I'm going to buy an amp based on a Jamie Humphries demo and wonder why it doesn't sounds the same as the video!
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There’s nothing like a MESA Boogie.
Damn. Jamie is awesome. He was great as the drummer in Midnight Oil too. 😂
That is some tasty playing...and that tone. Damn. Gotta hack off an arm now to buy one of these...wait...I need both my arms.
Nice, really enjoyed that tune, also enjoy Jamies Lick Library lessons ...
Wow, that was great! Can someone share the chords, and what he’s using for a scale on the lead?
Amazing tone!
Shame they are so expensive in Europe.
They're expensive everywhere!!!