Ballin The Jack

Ballin The Jack / Chet Atkins Style
Guitar: Gretsch G6122-59 VS Country Gentleman
Acus One 8 Acoustic Amp
Dunlop Thumbpick
Zoom H4 n Pro

[@harveyjohnny1967]

That lovely feeling when all the fundamentals are in place and you can take a tune for a wander like this. Brilliant.

[@martinludwig333]

Thanks for listening. I really appreciate the kind words.

[@renard4571]

with a photo of an old Marcel Dadi record on the wall ..... I love it !!

[@martinludwig333]

Thanks so much for listening and your kind comment. Marcel is one of my heros.

[@doobeedoo2]

Willie the Lion is smilin' down. That was so cool.

[@martinludwig333]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate your kind comment.

[@HaysFamily1259]

Awesome

[@martinludwig333]

Thanks for listening. I really appreciate your kind comment.

[@marcodegiorgiomusic]

Excellent Martin...

[@martinludwig333]

Thank you, buddy.

[@atlaspalace7112]

Magnifique, bravo ! 👍

[@martinludwig333]

Thanks for watching and your kind comment.

[@td7456]

Another clean, smooth masterful performance, thanks for posting, Martin!

[@martinludwig333]

Thanks for watching and your kind comment.

[@DirkHeimberg]

Klasse gespielt. Tolle Gitarre. LG und ein schönes Wochenende Dirk 🙂👏🎸

[@martinludwig333]

Herzlichen Dank, Dirk. Auch dir ein schönes Wochenende! LG

[@unclejack123]

Son ...

[@martinludwig333]

I really appreciate your watching.

[@SergeUnplugged]

Hi Martin, may i ask: do you play by ear or use tabs? Thanks 😊

[@martinludwig333]

Hi Serge, I learned this stuff by ear. Nowadays it is much easier than before because you can watch the masters on the many CZcams videos. Thanks for listening.

[@SergeUnplugged]

@@martinludwig333 I appreciate the detailed response, Martin! Always a please listen to your arrangements

[@martinludwig333]

@@SergeUnpluggedThank you, Serge.

[@MO_Lives]

I wonder what "ballin' the jack" meant back in Chet's day?

[@martinludwig333]

The song was originally written in 1913 by Jim Burris. Around the same time the song came out, the expression ballin' the jack was used by railroad workers to mean going at full speed.The Jack was the slang name for a railroad locomotive, and balling meant going at high speed. Thanks for listening.

[@MO_Lives]

@@martinludwig333 Thanks for the info Martin.... and awesome rendition as well... clean as a whistle, as usual!

[@martinludwig333]

@@MO_Lives Thank you. You are welcome! Best regards