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I'd love to see a vid of your playing sometime. Sounds like you use a lot of open strings. Cool.

Nate, here is a fast vid I made of http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/-KsQeBuiWR0/mqdefault.jpg

As you can se ...

Im not a collector Im a musician

Great reply to a harsh comment!

Ok, here is my version of White Christmas :

http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/white-christmas

As you can hear, I was quite in a hurry as I worked a lot on it and never succeeded to make it sound as ...

Ok, here is my arrangement of "Christmas song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks :

http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/christmas-song-alvin-and-the

The tuning is A7/C6 on a 8-strings and I play in ...

Perfect! Great idea. Let's say until Dec. 31 submit any Christmas song. Sound good?

Great! I'm working on my one lap steel arrangement for "Christmas song" by the Chipmunks, hope to get i ...

A day late and a dollar short but here's mine:
http://soundcloud.com/natehofer/crazy

Solomon, I really like the feel of this version. I have troubles defining it but it sounds "jumpy", ...

I'm in for a christmas song. My favorite is "Christmas song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hAUWyp0qzs

But whatever is decided, I'll be in!

Today, I realized it was October 28 and I had to record the tune of the month so here is my take at Crazy.

http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/crazy-lap-steel

I have done it without backing tracks and ...

I am using the A7/C6 Jerry Byrd Tuning (H-L) E-C-A-G-E-C#-C-A.

I also use that tuning. It opens a complete new world of chords and I think that the second most basic tuning after the original C6.

Is there anyone else working on the "Tune of the Month"?

Steve, in fact, this technique is derived from bass (which was my first instrument) and is applicable to traditional guitar. I'll try to post a small video so you can see how I do them on those instru ...

Great Pete! You were fast at recording the song. I downloaded your version of "Mansion on the hill" and I can hear the difference in your playing, this one sounds more confident. It's crazy ...

One of my favorite Beach Boys song too! Do you use a volume pedal? I guess that is the "effect" but I want to make sure...

The first clip is played on an Acoustic Steel in a diatonic tuning.

What exactly is your diatonic tuning? I heard recently that Jerry Byrd used it but I don't remember where.

I realize it's hard to decide for a tune of the month as a group so I secretly wish someone would just say "let's do THAT song" and it would be over.

I took a look at "Crazy" an ...

Listen to the steel right there : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP5Cw2y6jEI#t=1m08

It almost sounds like a theremin. great use of the pedal volume.

Here is how I do them, I didn't pratice them a lot though : http://youtu.be/tm6W2JZlnio

I was holding the camera so I couldn't record it with the bar and did them over the 12th fret. But when playi ...

Just wondering, you mentioned playing more without finger picks.. did you go "naked" on this track? It kind of sounded at least like you were using a thumbpick.. just curious...

I have ...

I participated to "Tune of the month" last month and it was a good experience : http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=232136

I think it's time to post a new tune for the month of ...

Hi Mike,
I just bought your [url=http://www.steelinfromthemasters.com/all-products-2/c6-lessons/bebop-lap-steel-guitar-ebook/]Bebop Lap Steel Guitar book less for the songs than the exercices and exp ...

When I'm playing with a band, I sometimes use an incomplete 7th chord (without the third). I do it by moving up the bar of three frets and plucking the strings 3,4 and 5.

In the case of C, let's sa ...

I have a "plastic" fretboard on my lap steel and I broke it while doing some doo-wah. I was hitting the strings with the bar and it slipped and hit the fretboard instead.

I think it's bet ...

Great, I'm impressed! I think I wouldn't have been able to hold the bar...

Jean,
Do you have a price for a double eight?

Jean-Sebastien have bought his steel from Tremblay Guitars and they currently have a double 6 strings at 449$ (canadian dollars) : http://www. ...

Good looking fry pan! Would you mind telling us how much it cost? (hoping it will convince other members to buy one!)

I also own a Tremblay and I see more and more members here buying them. That gu ...

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Topic: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Dec 2012 8:18 am Subject: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	I'd love to see a vid of your playing sometime. Sounds like you use a lot of open strings. Cool. Nate, here is a fast vid I made of http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/-KsQeBuiWR0/mqdefault.jpg As you can se ...
Topic: My new Richenbacher DC-16
Dan Simard Replies: 34 Views: 6737	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2012 5:47 am Subject: My new Richenbacher DC-16
Dan Simard Replies: 34 Views: 6737	Im not a collector Im a musician Great reply to a harsh comment!
Topic: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Dec 2012 9:32 am Subject: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Ok, here is my version of White Christmas : http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/white-christmas As you can hear, I was quite in a hurry as I worked a lot on it and never succeeded to make it sound as ...
Topic: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Nov 2012 7:03 pm Subject: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Ok, here is my arrangement of "Christmas song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks : http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/christmas-song-alvin-and-the The tuning is A7/C6 on a 8-strings and I play in ...
Topic: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Nov 2012 9:35 am Subject: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Perfect! Great idea. Let's say until Dec. 31 submit any Christmas song. Sound good? Great! I'm working on my one lap steel arrangement for "Christmas song" by the Chipmunks, hope to get i ...
Topic: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Nov 2012 9:05 am Subject: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	A day late and a dollar short but here's mine: http://soundcloud.com/natehofer/crazy Solomon, I really like the feel of this version. I have troubles defining it but it sounds "jumpy", ...
Topic: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Nov 2012 2:04 pm Subject: Tune of the Month November?
Dan Simard Replies: 39 Views: 9918	I'm in for a christmas song. My favorite is "Christmas song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hAUWyp0qzs But whatever is decided, I'll be in!
Topic: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:21 am Subject: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Today, I realized it was October 28 and I had to record the tune of the month so here is my take at Crazy. http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/crazy-lap-steel I have done it without backing tracks and ...
Topic: six string tuning vs eight string tuning C6
Dan Simard Replies: 12 Views: 5022	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2012 7:02 pm Subject: six string tuning vs eight string tuning C6
Dan Simard Replies: 12 Views: 5022	I am using the A7/C6 Jerry Byrd Tuning (H-L) E-C-A-G-E-C#-C-A. I also use that tuning. It opens a complete new world of chords and I think that the second most basic tuning after the original C6.
Topic: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2012 11:02 am Subject: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Is there anyone else working on the "Tune of the Month"?
Topic: Artificial harmonics without picks?
Dan Simard Replies: 14 Views: 4647	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Oct 2012 5:59 pm Subject: Artificial harmonics without picks?
Dan Simard Replies: 14 Views: 4647	Steve, in fact, this technique is derived from bass (which was my first instrument) and is applicable to traditional guitar. I'll try to post a small video so you can see how I do them on those instru ...
Topic: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Oct 2012 5:55 pm Subject: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Great Pete! You were fast at recording the song. I downloaded your version of "Mansion on the hill" and I can hear the difference in your playing, this one sounds more confident. It's crazy ...
Topic: Beach Boys' Don't Worry, Baby on the Lap Steel
Dan Simard Replies: 8 Views: 1705	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Oct 2012 5:46 pm Subject: Beach Boys' Don't Worry, Baby on the Lap Steel
Dan Simard Replies: 8 Views: 1705	One of my favorite Beach Boys song too! Do you use a volume pedal? I guess that is the "effect" but I want to make sure...
Topic: Autumn Leaves Two Steel Arrangement
Dan Simard Replies: 6 Views: 1697	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Oct 2012 5:44 pm Subject: Re: Autumn Leaves Two Steel Arrangement
Dan Simard Replies: 6 Views: 1697	The first clip is played on an Acoustic Steel in a diatonic tuning. What exactly is your diatonic tuning? I heard recently that Jerry Byrd used it but I don't remember where.
Topic: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Oct 2012 6:56 am Subject: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	I realize it's hard to decide for a tune of the month as a group so I secretly wish someone would just say "let's do THAT song" and it would be over. I took a look at "Crazy" an ...
Topic: Slap upright bass from 1965 (Jerry Byrd on steel?)
Dan Simard Replies: 3 Views: 1673	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2012 5:05 pm Subject: Slap upright bass from 1965 (Jerry Byrd on steel?)
Dan Simard Replies: 3 Views: 1673	Listen to the steel right there : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP5Cw2y6jEI#t=1m08 It almost sounds like a theremin. great use of the pedal volume.
Topic: Artificial harmonics without picks?
Dan Simard Replies: 14 Views: 4647	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2012 4:59 pm Subject: Artificial harmonics without picks?
Dan Simard Replies: 14 Views: 4647	Here is how I do them, I didn't pratice them a lot though : http://youtu.be/tm6W2JZlnio I was holding the camera so I couldn't record it with the bar and did them over the 12th fret. But when playi ...
Topic: "Besame Mucho" -- Cuban Bolero on my Clinesmith
Dan Simard Replies: 28 Views: 7734	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Oct 2012 7:12 pm Subject: "Besame Mucho" -- Cuban Bolero on my Clinesmith
Dan Simard Replies: 28 Views: 7734	Just wondering, you mentioned playing more without finger picks.. did you go "naked" on this track? It kind of sounded at least like you were using a thumbpick.. just curious... I have ...
Topic: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Sep 2012 9:52 am Subject: Tune of the Month for October - Crazy by Willie Nelson
Dan Simard Replies: 31 Views: 10000	I participated to "Tune of the month" last month and it was a good experience : http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=232136 I think it's time to post a new tune for the month of ...
Topic: Playing the Major Scale in C6 (new blog post)
Dan Simard Replies: 5 Views: 2771	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:29 am Subject: Playing the Major Scale in C6 (new blog post)
Dan Simard Replies: 5 Views: 2771	Hi Mike, I just bought your [url=http://www.steelinfromthemasters.com/all-products-2/c6-lessons/bebop-lap-steel-guitar-ebook/]Bebop Lap Steel Guitar book less for the songs than the exercices and exp ...
Topic: How do you get a 7th chord in C6th lap?
Dan Simard Replies: 26 Views: 11750	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Sep 2012 9:19 am Subject: How do you get a 7th chord in C6th lap?
Dan Simard Replies: 26 Views: 11750	When I'm playing with a band, I sometimes use an incomplete 7th chord (without the third). I do it by moving up the bar of three frets and plucking the strings 3,4 and 5. In the case of C, let's sa ...
Topic: lap steel fretboard
Dan Simard Replies: 6 Views: 10150	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Sep 2012 6:42 pm Subject: lap steel fretboard
Dan Simard Replies: 6 Views: 10150	I have a "plastic" fretboard on my lap steel and I broke it while doing some doo-wah. I was hitting the strings with the bar and it slipped and hit the fretboard instead. I think it's bet ...
Topic: I played with Wayne Hancock!!!
Dan Simard Replies: 6 Views: 1956	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Sep 2012 3:53 pm Subject: I played with Wayne Hancock!!!
Dan Simard Replies: 6 Views: 1956	Great, I'm impressed! I think I wouldn't have been able to hold the bar...
Topic: My new Tremblay
Dan Simard Replies: 21 Views: 7673	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:59 pm Subject: My new Tremblay
Dan Simard Replies: 21 Views: 7673	Jean, Do you have a price for a double eight? Jean-Sebastien have bought his steel from Tremblay Guitars and they currently have a double 6 strings at 449$ (canadian dollars) : http://www. ...
Topic: My new Tremblay
Dan Simard Replies: 21 Views: 7673	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Sep 2012 7:18 am Subject: Re: My new Tremblay
Dan Simard Replies: 21 Views: 7673	Good looking fry pan! Would you mind telling us how much it cost? (hoping it will convince other members to buy one!) I also own a Tremblay and I see more and more members here buying them. That gu ...