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Old 01-21-2006, 03:30 PM   #13
New 12 String Mike
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I sing in Gord's basic range anyway and I've been doing his songs for a long time.

I don't think I mimic him, but I do try to vary things a little. I'll speed up or slow down a line, etc., vary the cadence, that kind of thing. Mostly, I sing them the way he wrote them. Since I don't perform anymore, I just do them for me.

One thing though. I always thought that Gord held his six string at a very steep angle when finger picking, until I switched from playing a roundback Ovation to a Martin Dred. I now hold the Martin the same way he plays his. It works better that way! So, you could say I copy that.
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