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 Topic: Sombody please help me understand.... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 24 Views: 6383 |
 Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Apr 2023 6:20 am Subject: Sombody please help me understand.... |
| Hey Rich… I played on that track using a Universal tuning. The “seamlessly it sounds like C6“ is the magic of that tuning. Everyone posting is exactly correct that the E to Eb lever is the key t ... | |
| Topic: Glen Campell with...... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 27 Views: 12924 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 Nov 2021 6:08 pm Subject: Glen Campell with...... |
| Yeah, Craig…it’s a shame Chris’ show isn’t more available. It’s always fun to watch him and his guests. Great host.
When I was in my early teens, I’d watc ... |
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| Topic: Glen Campell with...... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 27 Views: 12924 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 Nov 2021 12:48 pm Subject: Glen Campell with...... |
| Thanks for the link, Roger. Great performance! Glen was certainly special. Unbelievable talent on so many levels. Here’s a link to when we played on The Chris Isaak Show. Starts with Wichita ... | |
| Topic: Steel on Christmas Albums? |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 26 Views: 9103 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Dec 2020 2:15 pm Subject: Steel on Christmas Albums? |
| Played on quite a few Christmas records (Dwight Yoakam, LeAnn Rhimes, etc.) but one that really stands out is Blue Christmas on a Sesame Street record featuring the blue characters...Cookie Monster, G ... | |
| Topic: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 7 Views: 1944 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2020 5:55 pm Subject: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
| Interesting that they did an “inside†scene on location instead of a set at the studio. Good call on figuring out where they shot it, Jack. It most likely wouldn’t have had the sam ... | |
| Topic: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 7 Views: 1944 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Dec 2020 6:27 pm Subject: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
| I was wondering about that one, Noah. Cool that you have one.
Yeah, it was a great time for dobros, Jim. Seeing them in a store like that shows how popular they were. I love seeing how new and s ... |
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| Topic: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 7 Views: 1944 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Dec 2020 4:51 pm Subject: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
| The other night I was watching a 1933 film called Employees Entrance. The character was in the music section of a department store. Did a double-take when I saw the glass showcase packed with dobros ... | |
| Topic: Rediscovering Chalker |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 31 Views: 7758 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Mar 2018 8:28 am Subject: Rediscovering Chalker |
| While we were working on the last couple of Glen Campbell records, even though his battle with Alzheimer’s was getting worse, he always got excited when he’d see the steel and ask me if ... | |
| Topic: Mike Johnson-Glen Campbell-Adios |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 12 Views: 4944 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Jun 2017 3:29 pm Subject: Mike Johnson-Glen Campbell-Adios |
| I played on a couple of Glen's recent records (Meet Glen Campbell & Ghost On The Canvas) and played some live dates, including tv with him. Glen always seemed excited to have steel in the band. H ... | |
| Topic: Telonics 409 pickup SOLD |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 5 Views: 2628 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 28 Mar 2016 2:37 pm Subject: Telonics 409 pickup SOLD |
| Sold! | |
| Topic: Telonics 409 pickup SOLD |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 5 Views: 2628 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 27 Mar 2016 1:59 pm Subject: Telonics 409 pickup SOLD |
| Telonics 409 pickup. $125 shipped to lower 48.
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| Topic: Anyone play with NO reverb? |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 39 Views: 11858 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 23 Feb 2016 2:02 pm Subject: Anyone play with NO reverb? |
| The only time reverb sounds funny to me is when there's no reverb anywhere on the song. I once mentioned to Tom Petty about adding reverb to my steel (just for monitoring). His smiling response...&q ... | |
| Topic: Fun solo with a bit of grease on it... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 3 Views: 1588 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 13 Dec 2015 11:54 am Subject: Fun solo with a bit of grease on it... |
| Thanks, fellas! | |
| Topic: Fun solo with a bit of grease on it... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 3 Views: 1588 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 10 Dec 2015 2:38 pm Subject: Fun solo with a bit of grease on it... |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1KMdlkNBI | |
| Topic: David Hartley Tuning |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 33 Views: 26787 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Dec 2015 12:42 pm Subject: David Hartley Tuning |
| Hey John...when we did the Capitol Records sessions, you probably remember that there were a few minor walkdown lines that appeared in some of the pieces (sometimes referred to as "line cliche&qu ... | |
| Topic: Voodoo Child cover |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 8 Views: 2644 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 9 Aug 2015 5:40 pm Subject: Voodoo Child cover |
| Great, Matt!!! | |
| Topic: Nice tribute to Buddy in No Depression... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 2 Views: 1968 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 31 Jul 2015 8:41 am Subject: Nice tribute to Buddy in No Depression... |
| http://nodepression.com/article/buddy-emmons-appreciation | |
| Topic: Another Twin Reverb 15" baffle question... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 7 Views: 1882 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Mar 2015 4:05 pm Subject: Another Twin Reverb 15" baffle question... |
| Thanks guys. If I pull the chassis, and put in the baffle, there still won't be clearance between the speaker edge and the doghouse (new term for me...thanks, Lane) once I put the chassis back in. I ... | |
| Topic: Another Twin Reverb 15" baffle question... |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 7 Views: 1882 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Mar 2015 1:44 pm Subject: Another Twin Reverb 15" baffle question... |
| I have a '65 Reissue Twin Reverb. Mojotone just made an offset baffle for me and it doesn't work. On the reissue, there's a small metal housing on the right side (looking in from the back of the amp ... | |
| Topic: Why Restrict a Band to Just One Steel Guitar? |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 19 Views: 5356 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Jul 2014 10:34 pm Subject: Why Restrict a Band to Just One Steel Guitar? |
| At the Barn Dance in L.A., JayDee would sometimes sit in with us on pedal steel. Since I played standing up (double 8 Stringmaster) I had a bird's eye view of his hands. When he'd go up the neck, I' ... | |
| Topic: "MOD" reverb pans for Nashville 112! |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 40 Views: 23506 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 30 Mar 2014 10:35 pm Subject: "MOD" reverb pans for Nashville 112! |
| Thanks, Tommy! Never loved the original verb. Looking forward to trying the MOD out. | |
| Topic: "MOD" reverb pans for Nashville 112! |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 40 Views: 23506 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 30 Mar 2014 8:42 pm Subject: "MOD" reverb pans for Nashville 112! |
| Hey Tommy...do you know the part number of the replacement tank? They have a bunch listed. Didn't want to have to pull the old tank out to check the model number before ordering one. | |
| Topic: ((((( Special Day / 100 Justice Guitars ))))) |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 54 Views: 18368 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jul 2013 9:22 pm Subject: ((((( Special Day / 100 Justice Guitars ))))) |
| Way to go, Fred! Having a great time playing the steel you made me. | |
| Topic: Pedal Steel in New Superman Movie |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 49 Views: 23613 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2013 2:27 pm Subject: Pedal Steel in New Superman Movie |
| The last day of recording we cranked up the overdrive pedals, dug in and shook the rafters of the sound stage. The coolest part of that may be that it's the first time JayDee was recorded playing thr ... | |
| Topic: Justice Steel Guitar Owners.... question......? |
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| Marty Rifkin Replies: 30 Views: 14355 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Apr 2013 4:30 pm Subject: Justice Steel Guitar Owners.... question......? |
| BL 705. Thought briefly about changing it (like we all do with pickups!) but it sounds really great for recording, so I'm gonna leave it. It's easy to have the steel sit well in a dense mix. | |
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