Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of a new "live session" video by the Revivalists.
The song is from the New Orleans-based band's new album, Men Amongst Mountains, which was released this summer via Wind-up Records. You can watch the new video—and hear the original album version of the song—below.
"The nylon-string guitar is a 1960s Gibson C-0 Classical," says guitarist Zack Feinberg. "I found it in guitar store in a New Orleans suburb a few summers ago for $250. I never had a nylon-string guitar before, and I love the sound of it.
"The Gibson C-0's were marketed as beginner guitars during the folk boom in the Sixties. The price point is just about as good as it gets for a Gibson of that vintage. I recently had a K&K Pure Classic pickup installed for touring, and I'm really happy with how it sounds. On the record, that guitar part is two layers harmonized. For the live session, and when playing the song live, I worked out a way to play both lines at once."
"I used a Fessenden steel guitar through a Dunlop volume pedal and played through my Mesa 5:50 amp," adds Ed Williams, the band's pedal steel guitarist. "To get the delay tone, I played through a TC Electronic Nova Delay."
Vocalist/guitarist David Shaw used a '51 Reissue Fender Telecaster straight into the board. "Then we drenched it in reverb and tape delay," he adds. "Using that technique gave us a crystal-clear transparency that was perfect for a floating background guitar."
You can check the band's current tour dates below the video. For more about the Revivalists, follow them on Facebook.
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The Revivalists on Tour:
10/14/2015 @ Workplay Theatre in Birmingham, AL
10/15/2015 @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
10/16/2015 @ Revelry Room, Chattanooga TN
10/17/2015 @ Leaf Festival in Black Mountain, NC
10/24/2015 The Tampa Pig Jig, Tampa FL
10/28/2015 @ Irving Plaza, New York NY
10/29/2015 Wonder Bar, Asbury Park NJ
10/30/2015 @ Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
10/31/2015 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/4/2015 Daryl's House, Pawling NY
11/5/2015 @ The Hollow, Albany NY
11/6/2015 @ Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington VT
11/7/2015 @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
11/8/2015 @ The Warehouse, Fairfield CT
11/11/2015 @ Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville VA
11/12/2015 @ Visulite Theatre, Charlotte NC
11/13/2015 @ Music Farm Charleston, Charleston SC
11/14/2015 @ Cox Capital Theatre, Macon GA
11/18/2015 @ The Lyric Oxford, Oxford MS
11/19/2015 @ Duling Hall, Jackson MS
11/20/2015 @ Tipitina's, New Orleans LA
11/21/2015 @ Tipitina's, New Orleans LA
12/5/2015 @ Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN
12/8/2015 @ Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
12/9/2015 @ Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
12/10/2015 @ Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
