Tchavolo playing Rodrigo Shopis Guitar

chappie

This is a clip of Tchavolo Schmitt improvising on my Rodrigo Shopis (Jacques Favino) style guitar backstage at Birdland last month:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZDVD0wUKSM

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jmaszle

Bravo!!! Thanks for posting this!

josephjoseph

Rodrigo beautiful guitar!!!!!!

Musette

Does anyone know which guitar did he use for the "Alors..Voila!" album?
I think the tone in that album is the best tone he has had.

frater

Perhaps that was his Dupont MD50B period, not sure...

BluesBop Harry

Yeah it was a Dupont, according to an interview in Guitarist Acoustic. He also used one on "Loutcha".
He used an MD100 on his previous album "Miri Familia". Here's that guitar:

Gotta love his bass & chords playing!!
He also played a Dupont on Birelis live a Vienne DVD and he was playing that famous MD50B the last time I saw him play live.
I know he owns lots of guitars but he seems to like Duponts to do his work and I believe they are a big part of his trademark sound (on record at least).
I love him playing this Favino though: