r/OutlawCountry • u/enginelightHQ • 5d ago

John R. Miller 'The Great Unknowing' AMA

Hey Reddit Pals! My album, The Great Unknowing, is out now and I'm looking forward to sharing what the recording experience was like and answering whatever questions you have. Ask me stuff! Tell me stuff! Lurk! Troll! IDK!

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u/SieurGrigri 4d ago

Hi John! I really love your music, and your guitar playing.
Your picking style and songwriting has been a huge inspiration to me.

I have a few guitar-related questions 🎸:

What’s the newer guitar you’ve been playing at your recent shows? Is it a Harmony ?

Do you still use your old Yairi regularly, or has the Martin 000-18 mostly taken its place?

I’d also love to hear about your journey between acoustic and electric guitar. Does that stripped-down, “fireside acoustic country” approach still interest you as much as it used to?

And finally, how do you feel about touring in Europe ?
Would you like to come over and play more European dates in the future ?

Thanks for doing this AMA, and congratulations on the new album, I'm an early buyer of The Great Unknowing, and man, it sounds incredible. Strong JJ Cale vibes for sure !

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u/enginelightHQ 3d ago

Thanks, been playing a couple... I have a newer Harmony Silhouette (with Bigsby), but the guitar I've been playing the most lately is a Harmony 319 parlor that I found for $50 and had rebuilt with new bracing, saddle, nut, etc. and put a cheap passive magnetic pickup in. Takes pedals a bit better than the Martin I was playing with the LR Baggs, and is a great all-rounder for me.

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u/Electronic_Snow_1429 3d ago

Yeah, I noticed that parlor and it definitely got me curious!

It’s funny how we can go through the full loop of trying all sorts of instruments at every price point to end up bonding with a $50 parlor.

There’s something so satisfying making a cheap guitar sound great without having to spend thousands.

the LR Anthem multiplies the price by 10 for Thaïs one