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Yakety sax again.
« on: October 23, 2022, 02:16:49 AM »
Another version of Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax," the famous chase music from the immortal Benny Hill show.

https://youtu.be/4ER75uK5i4Y (3:49)

Guitarists will either love this or hate it, since it involves unique guitars.

James Q. "Spider" Rich was a co-composer, but Randolph is usually credited by himself.
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Re: Yakety sax again.
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2022, 08:09:16 AM »
That was certainly unique.  Interesting guitars, too.
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2022, 11:12:37 AM »
It's not clear how much of the sound is coming from the pictured instruments and how much is dubbed in.
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Re: Yakety sax again.
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2022, 11:23:19 AM »
Quote from: HankB on October 23, 2022, 11:12:37 AM
It's not clear how much of the sound is coming from the pictured instruments and how much is dubbed in.

Pretty sure all of it was Johnson playing each of those instruments, multitracked and synced together.

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Re: Yakety sax again.
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2022, 11:45:47 AM »
Enjoyable version of a fun tune. I,too, believe it was a multi-track production.
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2022, 12:46:06 PM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on October 23, 2022, 11:23:19 AM
Pretty sure all of it was Johnson playing each of those instruments, multitracked and synced together.

That's the impression I got.  Made it an enjoyable rendition of a fun tune.
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2022, 04:03:21 PM »
Very cool. =)  But I never actually heard him play the cigar box resonator guitar (dobro.)  It shoulda been quite loud.
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Re: Yakety sax again.
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2022, 07:20:03 PM »
That boy ain't bad on a Tele either...
 
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2022, 02:13:04 AM »
I thought it was obvious (as in from the double-picture sections) he was pulling a Les Paul.

I remember criticism about Paul "faking" the music with tape recorders, but nowadays they just call it mixing.

One of the greatest examples of "mixing" is the famous "Good Vibrations" number by the Beach Boys.  It was actually done with different musicians in like four different studios over something like a month.  That little ditty has the structure and craftsmanship of a full-fledged symphony.

Incidentally, re the present clip, did anyone notice all the oddball gitboxes he had on the wall near the end?

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https://youtu.be/uVlSVkzbJDA (4:19)
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Re: Yakety sax again.
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2022, 10:35:36 AM »
Justin Johnson. Helluva good guitar player, and lurvs him some homemade instruments.

Plenty more on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/justinjohnsonlive

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