{"id":1691,"date":"2017-07-11T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2017-07-11T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T21:00:11","slug":"watch-pat-kelley-demo-the-2017-amati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/watch-pat-kelley-demo-the-2017-amati\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Pat Kelley Demo the 2017 Amati"},"content":{"rendered":"

In May of 2017 I met with Pat Kelley<\/a> at Tritone Studios<\/a> in Burbank, California. Pat is a world class musician, composer, educator, and wonderful human being who plays guitar through his heart. I walked into the studio, having only spoken to Pat through email and phone conversations, and Pat greeted me like we had known each other for years. I was nervous going into a recording studio with a new guitar and without Pat seeing it or playing it, and Pat instantly made me feel calm and cool. I then met Talley Sherwood<\/a>, the owner and engineer at Tritone Studios. We chatted for 15 minutes or so about guitars and music before we uncased the Amati. As Pat checked it out, Talley and I listened closely. Talley moved around, put his head in different locations and then pulled out two Schoeps CMC 6 condenser microphones and an AEA N8 Ribbon mic. As Talley moved in and out of the control room,\u00a0Pat got acquainted with the Amati and I sat there on the floor listening to the Amati warming up.<\/p>\n

I was amazed at how quickly Pat got used to the guitar. This Amati had a slightly wider nut width (1.8125″) and it didn’t slow Pat down one bit. As I slated a video recorder and my phone to the recording, Pat put the Amati through such a variety of playing styles and tunes. I hadn’t said a word to Pat about what to play and the guitar seemed to dictate exactly where he wanted to go with it. I couldn’t be happier with how it came out (although next time I’ll show up with a better camera).<\/p>\n

If you haven’t checked out Pat’s work, do yourself a favor and dig in to his catalogue and his videos, you’ll be happy you did! www.PatKelley.com<\/p>\n

Plug in your good headphones or turn on your monitor speakers.<\/p>\n