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I go both ways. When playing dobro I generally use fingerpicks to get volume and a certain type of tone. Sometimes when I'm recording if I want a softer tone and the sound I can get when blocking with ...

I ran across a book long ago at Powell's Books in Portland that posited that our standard guitar tuning EADGBE was WRONG (the author was adamant about that) and the standard guitar tuning should reall ...

If it sounds good, it is good. It does and it is! Beautifully done.

I've never seen a guitar like that with two pickups on one neck and only one on the other.
I wonder what the reason for that was?

Maybe to have access to a bunch more frets for folks who like it ...

Hey Mike, just listened and it sounds great. Obviously a very complex tune but you really make it flow and get a beautiful tone. Looking forward to more!

Sincere condolences to B0b's family and may he rest in peace. It's hard to imagine the amount of people whose lives he touched by creating this forum and using his vision to create a community that in ...

Got my Tshirts yesterday! hope Mr Dave is feeling better soon...oj

Thanks John, Mike, Andy, Brad, and Douglas for giving it a listen and dropping in to comment. I'm interested in what y'all think about it. Here's a few more free codes...

h88y-hqec
4nn3-vtrw
4wam ...

Hey John. I just tried that same one and it worked fine. Did you go to the correct url to redeem it? Which is here...

https://orvillejohnson.bandcamp.com/yum

Some of those codes didn't seem to work so here's some more. Downloads away!!! If you try one and it fails let me know and I'll hook you up.

c99z-hjpc
c32n-vgbw
sxmv-63l4
s486-kxva
ssu2-yqtb
6 ...

Here are some free download codes..

lplc-ex3t
e6sq-bpd7
g34f-wfw5
3dpx-cahr
aq9h-xbpd
rg3s-ec7c
hvhr-vys5
hfew-g3xr
jd74-74md
fh54-5qyc

Grab one and go here to redeem and have a free ...

Hey Steel GuitarPals- I've got a new album out featuring my dobro stylings. It's available on BandCamp and it's titled Abracadobro. I touch on several different styles and genres, and have original tu ...

There was only one Freddie Roulette. A totally individual player with a vision all his own. I was privileged to be his guitar player for one concert in Port Townsend WA. A quick story about that...
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Here's a video for one of the tunes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDzL_Mm6V8Y&t=8s

Hey SGFPals-I have some openings in my teaching schedule. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in slide guitar, dobro, and lap steel, or fingerstyle guitar, flatpicking, lead guitar and improvisi ...

He was my favorite guy on the original Sacred Steel album on Arhoolie.

He Reso-buds, I'm doing a series of classes on lap style in open D and open G. And one on bottleneck slide that is kind of beginner-ish and for folks that may be interested in the style but haven't qu ...

Hey SGFpals- Iâ€™ve got a new album for you! Itâ€™s a collection of duets Iâ€™ve gathered over the past several years, me playing dobro, and many very talented friends wielding guitar, ...

Definitely MikeA. At a young age.

Since we're approaching the induction of Mike Auldridge into the HOF and been listening to Howard's great interviews with Jerry and Rob, I thought I might put up this tribute tune for Mike that I reco ...

Here's mine, rendered on the G tuned dobro. I played all the parts...

https://soundcloud.com/orvillej/sleepwalk

Just bumping this for one more round. I want to make sure anyone who wants this can get it. Thanks...oj

Hey Jim- When the "name your price" screen comes up (after you click on Buy Digital Album) feel free to enter a zero and you can download the album for free. Some folks have kindly dropped a ...

Thanks everyone and, if you haven't grabbed the album yet, please feel FREE to do so. Brad, have fun at ResoSummit (I'm assuming you're going) and say hi to folks there for me. Mike, glad you picked o ...

Hey Forumbuddies- Do you like FREE stuff? Well, I have a bunch of tracks Iâ€™ve created over the years to use in my teaching of the dobro. A lot of the classes Iâ€™ve taught at places like R ...

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Topic: Finger picks or no finger picks?
Orville Johnson Replies: 50 Views: 6924	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2024 7:22 pm Subject: Finger picks or no finger picks?
Orville Johnson Replies: 50 Views: 6924	I go both ways. When playing dobro I generally use fingerpicks to get volume and a certain type of tone. Sometimes when I'm recording if I want a softer tone and the sound I can get when blocking with ...
Topic: Yet another tuning thread, but with new info
Orville Johnson Replies: 25 Views: 4476	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Feb 2024 10:27 am Subject: Yet another tuning thread, but with new info
Orville Johnson Replies: 25 Views: 4476	I ran across a book long ago at Powell's Books in Portland that posited that our standard guitar tuning EADGBE was WRONG (the author was adamant about that) and the standard guitar tuning should reall ...
Topic: New single “The Entertainer”
Orville Johnson Replies: 15 Views: 1797	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jul 2023 6:04 pm Subject: New single “The Entertainer”
Orville Johnson Replies: 15 Views: 1797	If it sounds good, it is good. It does and it is! Beautifully done.
Topic: Guyatone
Orville Johnson Replies: 5 Views: 1165	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 May 2023 9:17 am Subject: Guyatone
Orville Johnson Replies: 5 Views: 1165	I've never seen a guitar like that with two pickups on one neck and only one on the other. I wonder what the reason for that was? Maybe to have access to a bunch more frets for folks who like it ...
Topic: American Beauty Rag
Orville Johnson Replies: 21 Views: 3333	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2023 10:02 am Subject: American Beauty Rag
Orville Johnson Replies: 21 Views: 3333	Hey Mike, just listened and it sounds great. Obviously a very complex tune but you really make it flow and get a beautiful tone. Looking forward to more!
Topic: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Orville Johnson Replies: 371 Views: 2926240	Forum Section: Rest in Peace b0b (Bobby Lee) Posted: 8 Mar 2023 12:48 pm Subject: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Orville Johnson Replies: 371 Views: 2926240	Sincere condolences to B0b's family and may he rest in peace. It's hard to imagine the amount of people whose lives he touched by creating this forum and using his vision to create a community that in ...
Topic: Fundraiser for David Lindley
Orville Johnson Replies: 37 Views: 12191	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Feb 2023 5:49 pm Subject: Fundraiser for David Lindley
Orville Johnson Replies: 37 Views: 12191	Got my Tshirts yesterday! hope Mr Dave is feeling better soon...oj
Topic: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jan 2023 1:19 pm Subject: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Thanks John, Mike, Andy, Brad, and Douglas for giving it a listen and dropping in to comment. I'm interested in what y'all think about it. Here's a few more free codes... h88y-hqec 4nn3-vtrw 4wam ...
Topic: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jan 2023 9:47 pm Subject: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Hey John. I just tried that same one and it worked fine. Did you go to the correct url to redeem it? Which is here... https://orvillejohnson.bandcamp.com/yum
Topic: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jan 2023 8:29 pm Subject: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Some of those codes didn't seem to work so here's some more. Downloads away!!! If you try one and it fails let me know and I'll hook you up. c99z-hjpc c32n-vgbw sxmv-63l4 s486-kxva ssu2-yqtb 6 ...
Topic: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jan 2023 12:09 pm Subject: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Here are some free download codes.. lplc-ex3t e6sq-bpd7 g34f-wfw5 3dpx-cahr aq9h-xbpd rg3s-ec7c hvhr-vys5 hfew-g3xr jd74-74md fh54-5qyc Grab one and go here to redeem and have a free ...
Topic: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jan 2023 9:17 am Subject: Abracadobro new album
Orville Johnson Replies: 11 Views: 2224	Hey Steel GuitarPals- I've got a new album out featuring my dobro stylings. It's available on BandCamp and it's titled Abracadobro. I touch on several different styles and genres, and have original tu ...
Topic: RIP Freddie Roulette
Orville Johnson Replies: 15 Views: 5123	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 26 Dec 2022 1:43 pm Subject: RIP Freddie Roulette
Orville Johnson Replies: 15 Views: 5123	There was only one Freddie Roulette. A totally individual player with a vision all his own. I was privileged to be his guitar player for one concert in Port Townsend WA. A quick story about that... ...
Topic: The Henrys - Shrug (new release)
Orville Johnson Replies: 7 Views: 1769	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Apr 2022 2:16 pm Subject: The Henrys - Shrug (new release)
Orville Johnson Replies: 7 Views: 1769	Here's a video for one of the tunes... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDzL_Mm6V8Y&t=8s
Topic: Online Lessons Available with OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 0 Views: 1032	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Aug 2021 2:04 pm Subject: Online Lessons Available with OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 0 Views: 1032	Hey SGFPals-I have some openings in my teaching schedule. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in slide guitar, dobro, and lap steel, or fingerstyle guitar, flatpicking, lead guitar and improvisi ...
Topic: Sacred Steeler Sonny Treadway is So Creative...
Orville Johnson Replies: 4 Views: 1702	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Mar 2021 8:17 pm Subject: Sacred Steeler Sonny Treadway is So Creative...
Orville Johnson Replies: 4 Views: 1702	He was my favorite guy on the original Sacred Steel album on Arhoolie.
Topic: Lap Style classes with Orville J
Orville Johnson Replies: 2 Views: 1014	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Feb 2021 5:52 pm Subject: Lap Style classes with Orville J
Orville Johnson Replies: 2 Views: 1014	He Reso-buds, I'm doing a series of classes on lap style in open D and open G. And one on bottleneck slide that is kind of beginner-ish and for folks that may be interested in the style but haven't qu ...
Topic: Orville Johnson and his Ampliphonic Guitar
Orville Johnson Replies: 0 Views: 818	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Sep 2019 3:28 pm Subject: Orville Johnson and his Ampliphonic Guitar
Orville Johnson Replies: 0 Views: 818	Hey SGFpals- Iâ€™ve got a new album for you! Itâ€™s a collection of duets Iâ€™ve gathered over the past several years, me playing dobro, and many very talented friends wielding guitar, ...
Topic: Cliff Waldron Four Stong Winds dobro player?
Orville Johnson Replies: 2 Views: 1068	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Sep 2019 8:51 pm Subject: Cliff Waldron Four Stong Winds dobro player?
Orville Johnson Replies: 2 Views: 1068	Definitely MikeA. At a young age.
Topic: Icke's interview about Auldridge H.O.F. induction.
Orville Johnson Replies: 7 Views: 1882	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Sep 2019 1:29 pm Subject: Icke's interview about Auldridge H.O.F. induction.
Orville Johnson Replies: 7 Views: 1882	Since we're approaching the induction of Mike Auldridge into the HOF and been listening to Howard's great interviews with Jerry and Rob, I thought I might put up this tribute tune for Mike that I reco ...
Topic: Post Your Version of Sleep Walk
Orville Johnson Replies: 85 Views: 23613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 May 2019 8:53 am Subject: Post Your Version of Sleep Walk
Orville Johnson Replies: 85 Views: 23613	Here's mine, rendered on the G tuned dobro. I played all the parts... https://soundcloud.com/orvillej/sleepwalk
Topic: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Nov 2018 10:17 am Subject: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Just bumping this for one more round. I want to make sure anyone who wants this can get it. Thanks...oj
Topic: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2018 8:14 pm Subject: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Hey Jim- When the "name your price" screen comes up (after you click on Buy Digital Album) feel free to enter a zero and you can download the album for free. Some folks have kindly dropped a ...
Topic: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2018 7:08 pm Subject: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Thanks everyone and, if you haven't grabbed the album yet, please feel FREE to do so. Brad, have fun at ResoSummit (I'm assuming you're going) and say hi to folks there for me. Mike, glad you picked o ...
Topic: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Oct 2018 11:33 am Subject: Free dobro album from OrvilleJ
Orville Johnson Replies: 14 Views: 4817	Hey Forumbuddies- Do you like FREE stuff? Well, I have a bunch of tracks Iâ€™ve created over the years to use in my teaching of the dobro. A lot of the classes Iâ€™ve taught at places like R ...