Great sounds! The acoustic clean sound is great, but that slide sound is just so freaking cool! Hard to believe it was the same guitar with just some effects on it! And absolutely amazing slide work, too! Such tasty, perfect note choices!!!
@@robbiecalvoguitar - Seriously so brother! Such expressive and subtle nuances! Pure pleasure watching you play! Most all slide I have heard before you, have mostly been really rock oriented -scratchy and tinny- sounding, but you have made this guitar sing, you have that light touch string "muting" down perfect, which makes the notes sound rich and pure and no hint of tinny or scratchy tones! I ran across a YAMAHA CSF1M model yesterday at a guitar shop. It was simply by accident, I went to buy a slide for one very simple part of a song we were going to be doing in a worship set at our church today, but the store didn't have the one I wanted, so I ended just wandering around in the store. I picked up the CSF1M and ended up playing it for over an hour in the store. Could not believe how loud it was for the size, been wanting a parlor guitar for years, but none I ever played checked off all the boxes until this one. As soon as I got home from the guitar shop, I ordered a CFS3M model like this one - its arriving Thursday :-) After ordering it, I got online again to find videos of CSF3M's, thats how I came across your video here. But now, instead of just wanting a slide in order to play a part of a one song, I want to really pursue playing it in hopes of being able to play it like you can! Anyway, thanks for sharing your talent! And I hope you don't mind my trying to learn some of your licks here next as well - HA! Blessings, Bob~
How do you like your CSF3M? I accidentally picked it up at GC and it blew me away. Such a good sounding parlor styled guitar. Compared it to the Taylor GS mini and some other higher end guitar, but this guitar holds it place.
I'm playing in standard tuning. The action was set about right for normal playing and slide. The 12 gauge strings help when playing slide, especially on a parkour size guitar.
Hi Robbie, this is probably a fairly dumb question but if you are trying to emulate an acoustic guitar through a Helix you need to be playing an acoustic guitar right or can you somehow emulate an acoustic with an electric?
Hi Dan, Quite often we direct record acoustic guitars these days. The Roland Jazz chorus model in Helix works well for that, or the studio pre-amp. You can try to emulate an acoustic guitar on an electric by using a clean amp tone with more mid-range and bass eq. Double-track the parts and pan then left and right. I'd also suggest using open string chord voicings and a touch of compression. It won't sound exactly like an acoustic but in the mix of other instruments may be good enough for the track.
Hi Lee, I have 12's on this guitar but I think you could go to 11's if you are a light player. The fret spacing will always be smaller on a parlor guitar...I got used to it after a few minutes.
Because of the busy mix of background sounds it is impossible to evaluate the sound of the guitar. Also the playing is the same throughout: monotonous. Would like to see the actual guitar highlighted, possibly unaccompanied by background sounds.
Wow, sounds fantastic
Great sounds! The acoustic clean sound is great, but that slide sound is just so freaking cool! Hard to believe it was the same guitar with just some effects on it! And absolutely amazing slide work, too! Such tasty, perfect note choices!!!
Thank you Kelly...The passive pickup and this guitar are amazing...glad you like the tones and playing!
Great playing. Such great tone, Robbie, and memorable melodic motifs.
Thank you Mike, You know me, find a hook and play it a couple of times...love this guitar for the Blues tones.
You have just inspired me to learn how to play slide guitar - SO NICE!!!
Thank you so much, much appreciated and glad that you were inspired by this demo.
@@robbiecalvoguitar - Seriously so brother! Such expressive and subtle nuances! Pure pleasure watching you play! Most all slide I have heard before you, have mostly been really rock oriented -scratchy and tinny- sounding, but you have made this guitar sing, you have that light touch string "muting" down perfect, which makes the notes sound rich and pure and no hint of tinny or scratchy tones! I ran across a YAMAHA CSF1M model yesterday at a guitar shop. It was simply by accident, I went to buy a slide for one very simple part of a song we were going to be doing in a worship set at our church today, but the store didn't have the one I wanted, so I ended just wandering around in the store. I picked up the CSF1M and ended up playing it for over an hour in the store. Could not believe how loud it was for the size, been wanting a parlor guitar for years, but none I ever played checked off all the boxes until this one. As soon as I got home from the guitar shop, I ordered a CFS3M model like this one - its arriving Thursday :-) After ordering it, I got online again to find videos of CSF3M's, thats how I came across your video here. But now, instead of just wanting a slide in order to play a part of a one song, I want to really pursue playing it in hopes of being able to play it like you can! Anyway, thanks for sharing your talent! And I hope you don't mind my trying to learn some of your licks here next as well - HA! Blessings, Bob~
Your slide playing is slick and sick you naughty man!
Hypnotic.
Go on, try and break the spell...
Brilliant Work Robbie. I am about to buy my HX Stomp and use a strat and an acoustic so really glad to have found this video
Thank you Wallace...if you need cool R&B , bluesy rock presets for your HX Stomp check these out...ua-cam.com/video/9op3rDcluyw/v-deo.html
Holy mackeral! Man that is some good stuff!
Awesome...thank you!
Sounds gorgeous
Thank you...much appreciated!
Love that sound.
Thank you Anna
Lovely slide tone; I'm hearing Lowell George...
Really great !
Thank you!
Just bought one of these yesterday in natural. It must be broken though, cause I cant make it sound as good as yours! 🤣 Great playing mate, cheers.
How do you like your CSF3M? I accidentally picked it up at GC and it blew me away. Such a good sounding parlor styled guitar. Compared it to the Taylor GS mini and some other higher end guitar, but this guitar holds it place.
cholo po I love CSF3M...wonderful guitar and the passive pickup sounds great...and the gig bag is the best I’ve seen for a guitar like this!...
@@robbiecalvoguitar glad to hear positive feedback. I'll probably get one myself.
Just for your information that GS mini use tusQ saddle but the CSF3M use plastic sadle. It will be great if CSF3M use the same sadle, tusQ.
@@satriasamudra306who cares. Listen to it!
I was wondering what tuning you used for this and if you had to raise the action. I have one of these guitars and plan on using it for slide.
I'm playing in standard tuning. The action was set about right for normal playing and slide. The 12 gauge strings help when playing slide, especially on a parkour size guitar.
Hi Robbie, this is probably a fairly dumb question but if you are trying to emulate an acoustic guitar through a Helix you need to be playing an acoustic guitar right or can you somehow emulate an acoustic with an electric?
Hi Dan, Quite often we direct record acoustic guitars these days. The Roland Jazz chorus model in Helix works well for that, or the studio pre-amp. You can try to emulate an acoustic guitar on an electric by using a clean amp tone with more mid-range and bass eq. Double-track the parts and pan then left and right. I'd also suggest using open string chord voicings and a touch of compression. It won't sound exactly like an acoustic but in the mix of other instruments may be good enough for the track.
@@robbiecalvoguitar Thanks man!
Where abouts are these made?
Robbie may i ask what patch you used for this guitar tone, love it
Hi Wallace, It's one of the patches I created for HX Stomp. The R&B patches. Btw the website is now back up and running. .. robbiecalvo.com
Hi I have this guitar and I'm just wanting to know what strings and guage do you use. Also do you find the fret spacing a bit tight on this guitar?
Hi Lee, I have 12's on this guitar but I think you could go to 11's if you are a light player. The fret spacing will always be smaller on a parlor guitar...I got used to it after a few minutes.
@@robbiecalvoguitar thanks Robbie 👍
Because of the busy mix of background sounds it is impossible to evaluate the sound of the guitar. Also the playing is the same throughout: monotonous.
Would like to see the actual guitar highlighted, possibly unaccompanied by background sounds.