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2018 Holo Traditional


Late 1940s era Selmer tone, sounds just like Django's Rome sessions!

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  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    Posts: 6,152
    Some of my favorite Django recordings are from the series of sessions done in Italy during the late 40s. This guitar nails that sound!
  • edited February 2019 Posts: 4,730
    Holo Holod SHold

    He should register it as a trademark.
    MichaelHorowitzt-bird
    Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
  • criminelcriminel buenos aires✭✭✭
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    Just navigating the site. Stumble upon this. The funny thing is that the Rome sound is a cheapo Mogar guitar.

  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    edited October 2019 Posts: 6,152

    Yes, that is true that Django used the Mogar on some of the Rome session recordings. However, he also had Selmer 704 and judging from the acoustic recordings he did with Grappelli, those were all done with the Selmer.




    It has a distinctive sound, different than the earlier 503. I've had several 1947 Selmers with close serial #s here and they all sound very similar to what you hear on those recordings.

    It would be interesting to know which recordings Django used the Mogar on. Probably just the electric recordings as it had a pickup:


    But not all the electric stuff as he also had a Stimer on the Selmer. At some point the Selmer had the top crushed which is certainly why he switched. This was discussed here:

    https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/12707/djangos-guitars-on-the-rome-sessions/p1

    adriant-bird
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