This is a beautiful tribute. I really enjoyed it. I especially appreciate that your right hand is floating and not anchored on the guitar. That’s a much more difficult technique. Beautiful playing and singing.
I started listening Tony Rice along with David Grisman in 1978 and then I was 18 years old and living in Italy..........so far away. Never stop listening this " New age grass " style music. I want to say no like others will all my respects. Sad to know that Tony Rice cannot longer perform but he must knows that he has many fellow musicians and follower out there appreciate him
Just appreciate that via Tony's example Chris Eldridge has risen to this level of excellence. No criticism Chris, thankful for your skills and dedication. We have some Aspergers/Autistic traits in our genetics, so we're familiar with the colors and taste of sounds, flavors, and feelings. We appreciate both your inability to describe certain things with our limited vocabulary and your ability to interpret those images. Thank you for your commitment.
It's really a tribute to Clarence White's guitar. The D-28 with the oversized sound hole. Tony tracked down and bought Clarence's guitar after Clarence was killed by a drunk driver. Much of Tony's playing is also a tribute to Clarence's playing.
I've watched this dozens of times now and I think Eldridge has a really great unique take on this tune. The way he reharmonizes and uses the crosspicking is just so cool. It's starting to become something unique to him I think (I know David Grier is also known for it). His playing is pretty traditional, but it is has something special to it. And Chris is one of the nicest people out there. Total class act.
Chris is my favorite flat picker. Special without going to a level of complexity that can be difficult for us mere mortals to listen to. The overall musical message always comes first with a bit of space for the mind of the listener.
I've had the pleasure of seeing Tony several times and have heard him play this song on "58957" each time. Ist, Chris does a magnificent job capturing Tony's cross picking style and this tune in particular, 2nd, it is eerie how closely this guitar sounds like Tony's (granted, on a laptop from a utube download). Them folks up in Maine can sure build 'em! No surprise there. .
I didn’t understand what he was saying when he described it, but as soon as he started playing I knew exactly what he meant. That guitar sounds closer to Tony’s than any guitar I’ve heard
I heard of Chris years ago from Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. This is one of only a handful of times I've actually got to enjoy Chris playing. I'm the proud owner of a Santa Cruz Model D from 1984. This was before the Tony Rice models, I think, were introduced. I've played Collings, countless Martins, and other Santa Cruz and a few Bourgeois guitars. I tell people this with all sincerity, the only guitars I ever played which I thought were as good as my 1984 Santa Cruz were other Santa Cruz guitars, and the two Dana Bourgeois dreadnoughts I've played.
Yes, they do seem to have reproduced that TR Martin box sound well. Great rendition of CSB there! That's quite an achievement. Wish I could play is as note-for-note perfect as that...
Don't be fooled, Mr Martin and the folks at Santa Cruz would all be proud of this box. It will have a long useful life. Hope to be good enough to have one myself one day. Martins are the standard, but this is one beautiful sounding guitar.
I've played Tony Rice's D-28 several times. The tone that comes out of that guitar is because it's being played by Tony. Listen to Tone Poems where he plays many different guitars. They all sound like Tony Rice. This is a nice guitar and there are many good players. But there is only ONE Tony Rice!
+Raymond Eaton I heard that once about a great flute player, also thought about that idea when my cello was played by a skilled cellist. I think it makes a lot of sense.
+ipmala I have two tortoise picks that Tony gave me from his own supply. In fact he made them himself. They are .050 (50thousandths) thick and are equal triangles that measure 15/16 inch from wide edge to point.
I've sampled the Bourgeois videos and nothing can take the place of Tony Rice singing with his guitar. In his heyday I know he would switch the Santa Cruz replica of his D-28, which was louder, although audiences expected to see Clarence White's 1938 D-28 at some point in a show (roughly verbatim from Tony, mid 70s).
The guitar sounds great--unusually great. There are lots of replicas of Tony's guitar, and Critter knows more about them than just about anybody, having studied with Tony and spent some time with the original Holy Grail herringbone. Also…killer version of a classic tune.
I see 2 people gave this thumbs down, that to me is simply incomprehensible, the guitar, the playing, it's all mind blowing , to this 71 year old wanna be !
You're on the right track Chris. A great guitar is like a Great Violin, and those guys knew exactly how to Tune a violin to the Overtone Series. And it's not just the higher frequencies. When you play two notes you get the addition of frequencies and also the subtraction, so a lower note & a higher note, plus the two you are playing. This makes for a Wider and thicker note, plus more volume.
Musicians! Yes this guitar builder is outstanding and guitars sound and play AMAZING.However, upon actually finding a few of these instruments at Rudy’s Guitar Shop in Scarsdale New York, the prices STARTED at $7600. Now unless you are a member of the Eagles or The Dire Straights you may have to downgrade to $3550 dollar Martin D-28 guitars……….. Good luck! 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Rudy's music offers a great selection of our guitars, however we do have plenty of models that are much more attractively priced. If you are looking for something in the price range of the D-28, we recommend looking at our Touchstone Series Vintage/TS.
Sounds like Dana did manage to capture a lot of the qualities of that guitar. So much is in the player, but I can hear what he was going for. Are those Monel strings? Looks like them.
beautiful playing-nice changing of the chords: well done. What is fascinating-is that the guitar does not sound like Tony's-that guitar has old dried resonance and mystical magic born of traveling and sweat. Played by a hell of a guitar player.
I did a search on this guitar - apparently it raised $10,000 at charity auction for Tony Rice.... $10K? That's it? If you bought a similar Bourgeous guitar at the shop it would cost that (assuming this guitar has Brazilian rosewood, etc)...
Sounds pretty nice! Any Bourgeois owners know of a reputable shop in New England that I can get my Bourgeois vintage d repaired at? The bridge plate is coming unglued, but even though its only a few years old Bourgeois doesnt want to fix it because Im the second owner, which is a serious bummer, been looking for someone with some skill and insurance (lol) for over a year.
It's sounds nice, not quite the the guitar my Epiphone PR 150VS is but it's close....lol... Yeah right... Just kidding Dana... Your guitars make me lose sleep thinking about crafting a real instrument on day... I try to learn whatever I can from you guys.... I am curious what size your soundhole is... I hear on the internet that Tony's guitar was close to 4 5/8.. But it doesn't look completely symmetrical ... R.I.P. Mr Rice... Legendary to all of us...
Yup! Not to uncommon, but it takes some getting used to. It gives you more freedom to embellish over an F chord (or G# in this case with the capo) as opposed to playing a bar chord
"Ten thousand, we could almost get our own ship for that!" I mean, I'd reserve judgment until I actually played one of these beauties, but I would bet my life that there's no way the tone is enough of an improvement over, say, your run of the mill Martin or Taylor to justify that kind of difference in price.
I agree with several people who have commented on the TR/ Clarence D-28 that it is really much more tony than the guitar he plays that produces the magic of Rice's playing. In other words sorry, but you can't buy it. Tony has been nice enough to allow me to strum it on several occasions. It's a really nice 28, but I've heard several others it's equivalent or better, including the CW I own now {built 2012). We all, me especially, want the easy way out...the guitar. Hey, good old very hard work in the shed {plus a little talent} equals good playing. Bob Jackson
So many great variations added to Tonys version without taking anything away from it, this is real bluegrass gold
the way he re harmonizes some of the sections is really great. Great player
Awesome tribute to Tony Rice. Chris is a fantastic player.
SO good! Thank you Chris. Great sounding guitar too.
That was a fantastic rendition of that song Chris! You are an amazing guitarist and a pretty good singer too! :)
Great interpretation Chris, I know you loved Tony.
There's lots of great players but Chris "Critter" has something extra in his playing that sounds kinda like magic.
A beautiful rendition of a song I never get tired of hearing.👏
I suspect Tony and Norman would be/are honored at such a well-crafted redition of this tune.
A beautiful tribute with stunning variations. Thank you Chris!
That was done so beautifully that it almost made me cry! Bravo! 👏😥☺️
Absolutely beautiful.... good job brother.
Blind blake Revival, I whole heartedly agree. You can tell it's not's Tony, but it's about as good as anyone can get. I think he does a fantastic job!
Mr. Eldridge you are a true inspiration for me. Thank you for picking.
Love Chris's playing and the guitar sounds great
This is a beautiful tribute. I really enjoyed it. I especially appreciate that your right hand is floating and not anchored on the guitar. That’s a much more difficult technique. Beautiful playing and singing.
What a great version and tribute to the one and only TR.
Great Tribute and some mighty fine pickin.
so awesome to come back to this after the new punch brothers record
I started listening Tony Rice along with David Grisman in 1978 and then I was 18 years old and living in Italy..........so far away.
Never stop listening this " New age grass " style music. I want to say no like others will all my respects. Sad to know that Tony Rice cannot longer perform but he must knows that he has many fellow musicians and follower out there appreciate him
Just beautifully played. Thanks so much. And yes, there is a softness, a warmth that's very special.
Fine instrument!
And an outstanding player!!!
Just appreciate that via Tony's example Chris Eldridge has risen to this level of excellence.
No criticism Chris, thankful for your skills and dedication. We have some Aspergers/Autistic traits in our genetics, so we're familiar with the colors and taste of sounds, flavors, and feelings.
We appreciate both your inability to describe certain things with our limited vocabulary and your ability to interpret those images. Thank you for your commitment.
really well done...smooth arpeggio. lovely performance, great bluegrass guitarist!
Fantastic! Great guitarist and singer. I'm a fan.
It's really a tribute to Clarence White's guitar. The D-28 with the oversized sound hole. Tony tracked down and bought Clarence's guitar after Clarence was killed by a drunk driver. Much of Tony's playing is also a tribute to Clarence's playing.
One of the best performances of this song ever.
Truly beautiful.
I've watched this dozens of times now and I think Eldridge has a really great unique take on this tune. The way he reharmonizes and uses the crosspicking is just so cool. It's starting to become something unique to him I think (I know David Grier is also known for it). His playing is pretty traditional, but it is has something special to it.
And Chris is one of the nicest people out there. Total class act.
Chris is my favorite flat picker. Special without going to a level of complexity that can be difficult for us mere mortals to listen to. The overall musical message always comes first with a bit of space for the mind of the listener.
Beautiful sound, great guitar face😎
Amazing sound, very-very smooth pickin'! Cheers from Hungary, Tom
that was absolutely wonderful Chris, thank you.
Damn that's some slick picking. Fantastic player
That was lovely - thank you so much.
Beautifully executed!
I've had the pleasure of seeing Tony several times and have heard him play this song on "58957" each time. Ist, Chris does a magnificent job capturing Tony's cross picking style and this tune in particular, 2nd, it is eerie how closely this guitar sounds like Tony's (granted, on a laptop from a utube download). Them folks up in Maine can sure build 'em! No surprise there.
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Amazing cover man.I miss Tony Rise. :'(
Beautiful. Great job, Chris!
So good!
God fucking damn Chris can play his ass off. I love his little flairs and flourishes.
Great version. Love Chris’ singing!
Extremely well done Brother Man. Sahweet
He is a faithful steward of bluegrass guitar. This is so pure
Great playing buddy,I play and always wanted to learn this song.
I didn’t understand what he was saying when he described it, but as soon as he started playing I knew exactly what he meant. That guitar sounds closer to Tony’s than any guitar I’ve heard
Lovely. What’s amazing is it sounds a bit like Tonys guitar- but nothing comes near the sound of -old dried out wood. Beautiful playing.
I heard of Chris years ago from Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. This is one of only a handful of times I've actually got to enjoy Chris playing. I'm the proud owner of a Santa Cruz Model D from 1984. This was before the Tony Rice models, I think, were introduced. I've played Collings, countless Martins, and other Santa Cruz and a few Bourgeois guitars.
I tell people this with all sincerity, the only guitars I ever played which I thought were as good as my 1984 Santa Cruz were other Santa Cruz guitars, and the two Dana Bourgeois dreadnoughts I've played.
Yes, they do seem to have reproduced that TR Martin box sound well. Great rendition of CSB there! That's quite an achievement. Wish I could play is as note-for-note perfect as that...
Don't be fooled, Mr Martin and the folks at Santa Cruz would all be proud of this box. It will have a long useful life. Hope to be good enough to have one myself one day. Martins are the standard, but this is one beautiful sounding guitar.
I've played Tony Rice's D-28 several times. The tone that comes out of that guitar is because it's being played by Tony. Listen to Tone Poems where he plays many different guitars. They all sound like Tony Rice. This is a nice guitar and there are many good players. But there is only ONE Tony Rice!
+Raymond Eaton I heard that once about a great flute player, also thought about that idea when my cello was played by a skilled cellist. I think it makes a lot of sense.
+Raymond Eaton Someone with the talent can make an average guitar sound like a million dollars.....and talent and a great guitar is really sweet.
+Raymond Eaton What amazed me about "Tone Poems" is how much alike all the guitars sound. It's really in the hands of them player.
+ipmala I have two tortoise picks that Tony gave me from his own supply. In fact he made them himself. They are .050 (50thousandths) thick and are equal triangles that measure 15/16 inch from wide edge to point.
It's great to watch Chris Eldridge play because he loves music so much. He loves playing as much as people love to listen to him play.
Brilliant!
Love to have one those
Stud! Love this.
beautiful I did not hear him solo yet only with punch brothers
I've sampled the Bourgeois videos and nothing can take the place of Tony Rice singing with his guitar.
In his heyday I know he would switch the Santa Cruz replica of his D-28, which was louder, although audiences expected to see Clarence White's 1938 D-28 at some point in a show (roughly verbatim from Tony, mid 70s).
Great job, Chris !!! Amazing rendition.
Bravo!
Good clean picking. 👍
The guitar sounds great--unusually great. There are lots of replicas of Tony's guitar, and Critter knows more about them than just about anybody, having studied with Tony and spent some time with the original Holy Grail herringbone. Also…killer version of a classic tune.
At a level where you hear width of notes etc. don’t understand that but Chris is an exceptional player.
I see 2 people gave this thumbs down, that to me is simply incomprehensible, the guitar, the playing, it's all mind blowing , to this 71 year old wanna be !
It’s like ringing a bell my dear boy
Wow, good cover man!
You're on the right track Chris. A great guitar is like a Great Violin, and those guys knew exactly how to Tune a violin to the Overtone Series. And it's not just the higher frequencies. When you play two notes you get the addition of frequencies and also the subtraction, so a lower note & a higher note, plus the two you are playing. This makes for a Wider and thicker note, plus more volume.
Soooooooo much low end in that beast yet it still chimes!
Great soundin guitar ( Bourgeois Guitars are loved by many artists ) and it does have some of the likenesses of the TR modified Martin imho.
Good Job C. (Chris...? Too many Chrises!). Looking forward to chatting/jamming again, sans COVID. Manu
Nice !!
Wow that guitar does sound a lot like Tony Rice's, and the playing is very similar. Sounds great
3:35-4:00 is absolutely insane
No lie. I hear a lot of similarities in this guitar. I am actually quite surprised.
Outstanding.
❤❤❤❤
Musicians!
Yes this guitar builder is outstanding and guitars sound and play AMAZING.However, upon actually finding a few of these instruments at Rudy’s Guitar Shop in Scarsdale New York, the prices STARTED at $7600. Now unless you are a member of the Eagles or The Dire Straights you may have to downgrade to $3550 dollar Martin D-28 guitars……….. Good luck! 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Rudy's music offers a great selection of our guitars, however we do have plenty of models that are much more attractively priced. If you are looking for something in the price range of the D-28, we recommend looking at our Touchstone Series Vintage/TS.
Bravissimo. :)
Good rendition of a great song by a good picker. But Tony and Clarence will always be the kings.
34 people are like "damn I could never play this" and then hit dislike
muito bom
This guy is a fucking maniac on guitar!
Sounds like Dana did manage to capture a lot of the qualities of that guitar. So much is in the player, but I can hear what he was going for. Are those Monel strings? Looks like them.
beautiful playing-nice changing of the chords: well done. What is fascinating-is that the guitar does not sound like Tony's-that guitar has old dried resonance and mystical magic born of traveling and sweat. Played by a hell of a guitar player.
I did a search on this guitar - apparently it raised $10,000 at charity auction for Tony Rice.... $10K? That's it? If you bought a similar Bourgeous guitar at the shop it would cost that (assuming this guitar has Brazilian rosewood, etc)...
shit man, that is raw good..!
Sounds pretty nice! Any Bourgeois owners know of a reputable shop in New England that I can get my Bourgeois vintage d repaired at? The bridge plate is coming unglued, but even though its only a few years old Bourgeois doesnt want to fix it because Im the second owner, which is a serious bummer, been looking for someone with some skill and insurance (lol) for over a year.
Get a hold of Randy Schartiger here on YT, he does some very fine work on old guitars.
It's sounds nice, not quite the the guitar my Epiphone PR 150VS is but it's close....lol... Yeah right... Just kidding Dana... Your guitars make me lose sleep thinking about crafting a real instrument on day... I try to learn whatever I can from you guys.... I am curious what size your soundhole is... I hear on the internet that Tony's guitar was close to 4 5/8.. But it doesn't look completely symmetrical ... R.I.P. Mr Rice... Legendary to all of us...
Super.
What model is the Bourgeois?
And is that at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA?
So I'm a classical guitarist trying to learn this song, and correct me if I'm wrong, but did you just fret the G# at 1:57 with your thumb?
Yup! Not to uncommon, but it takes some getting used to. It gives you more freedom to embellish over an F chord (or G# in this case with the capo) as opposed to playing a bar chord
@@jackholland1874 ah got ya. Man that’s crazy. I settled for the bar since it’s just a single note I’d be giving up (high f instead of high e.)
tabs guitar? pdf guitar? please!!!
Chris, I have a Dynavox Speech Synthesis Device that I want to donate to Tony. I've been unable to contact him. Please help.
Here is a tab of this version: ua-cam.com/video/MUjuAfpx9S8/v-deo.html
way to go….
👍👍👍
1:27
Which Bourgeois guitar is this one?
Dang
Id really appreciate it if someone can suggest what plectrum he might be using
I have read on Premier Guitar (online) that he uses Blue Chip picks. It does not mention the shape, thickness, or bevel.
"Ten thousand, we could almost get our own ship for that!" I mean, I'd reserve judgment until I actually played one of these beauties, but I would bet my life that there's no way the tone is enough of an improvement over, say, your run of the mill Martin or Taylor to justify that kind of difference in price.
Maybe. But a one-off to help Tony Rice? Someone would and did pay it.
I didn't see any mention Norman Blake, who wrote this tune.
at the beginning he says "a tip of the hat to old TR and Norman."
I agree with several people who have commented on the TR/ Clarence D-28 that it is really much more tony than the guitar he plays that produces the magic of Rice's playing. In other words sorry, but you can't buy it. Tony has been nice enough to allow me to strum it on several occasions. It's a really nice 28, but I've heard several others it's equivalent or better, including the CW I own now {built 2012). We all, me especially, want the easy way out...the guitar. Hey, good old very hard work in the shed {plus a little talent} equals good playing. Bob Jackson