Aristocrat in tasty action in Nashville, 2010

[NeoFauve]

Long time, no post.
You don't see very many incidents of Aristocrats in action.
For me, it's a bonus that it's Buddy Miller, along with Patty Griffin.

He get's wonderful variations in tone by moving his picking attack north and south.

Just lovely.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjm5Au1eTwo

 

[Walter Broes]

And a Lefty Frizell song too!!!! Woohoo! Love Buddy Miller, didn't know he had an Aristocrat. More proof the man has taste.

 

[skinny]

Damn !!! or as Walter said WooHoo!!!!
What a great version of that tune!!
And now I wants me an Aristocrat 8)
Thanks for sharing Neo.

skinny

 

[MojoTooth]

MUST...HAVE..AN...ARISTOCRAT!

Patty Miller is hot too.

 

[parker_knoll]

are those Franz pickups on that thing?

 

[zizala]

Very nice.....thanks for posting!

From the switch position, it looks like he's using just the neck pickup.....so it could just as well be the sound of single pickup M-65 Freshman!

As NeoFauve points out, Miller's movement of his picking attack between bridge and neck certainly shows the variation in tone one can get playing without a bridge pickup.

Nevertheless.....I'd just love to have a nice early Aristocrat someday.

z

 

[Walter Broes]

Parker, yes.

 

[NeoFauve]

I started lusting after Aristocrats when I first became aware of them, back when I was thinking of getting a Bluesbird.
I'd never heard one. The idea of a small hollowbody just apealed to me.
I'd read that Billy Bauer used one, but any recordings I found of him predated the Aristocrat. So, he was likely using a more conventional, jazzbox. There's that guy in Jack White's non-stripe band who used(s) one. But I'm not a fan.
This clip is the first time I've actually seen/heard one used in a context I reeeeaally dig.
It sort of makes my ridiculous fantasy seem just a little less ridiculous.

 

[Walter Broes]

NeoFauve, I have two good friends who own one. Having played those guitars, I can say my lust for one isn't diminished one bit. :|