Forrest Gump

FriendlyFred

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• Jul 26, 2012

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This is my rendition of the Forrest Gump theme song.
I played it on my Ortega baritone uke.
I jammed a little bit in the middle.

http://youtu.be/AH8ZoPwr9ds

 

Last edited: Jul 26, 2012

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• Jul 27, 2012

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Nice one Fred, that uke sounds great.

 

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• Jul 27, 2012

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Very nice, very mellow sound out of that baby.

 

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• Jul 27, 2012

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Lovely! Are you using a leather pick? Really nice sounding!

 

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• Jul 27, 2012

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Thanks for your kind words.
I used a nylon pick ( Jim Dunlop USA Nylon 1mm ) for this recording.
Somtimes I take a carbon plectrum ( Techra 1,00 ).
The sound of the Ortega got better when I switched from nylon to carbon strings ( Martin ).
I play in open G tuning. So the first string is D and not E.