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how about that-
I've been sitting here trying to play All the Pretty Horses on my open G dobro- but it's got that minor in it...
guess I'll have to try C6...

Hey Rick- sweet!! Speaking of HUMS, I got a chance to do some recording- here's my report:
I have acoustics, antiques, and modern electrics- and like the live sounds in that order. In the studio, the ...

What ever happened to the concept of band LEADER? I know it's not very democratic, but the best bands I played in always had one person (usually the songwriter or arranger- and typically the keyboar ...

Bill-
I''m also interested in Celtic DADGAD, but I only know about fingerstyle players- could you suggest any artists that play steel?

Ian- the most remarkable thing about my SH is its LOW end- sounds like it has an octave splitter on it- rich and full . My only complaints are the tuners don't hold all that well, and you can't play a ...

I've always felt naivete can be a significant ingredient to finding your own sound- the more you know the more polluted you get! Yes, you need to "know the rules" before you break them, but part of th ...

Oops- I hadn't read your previous post, I'm on 8 strings. I assume DH E6 (6string) is DH E13 (8 string) with the bottom 2 strings dropped:
G#,E,C#,B,G#,E
I can see how Leon's might be preferable for ...

Jesse- I got the Don Helm's book&tape, so I strung up my short scale Sierra to his E13 for the first time. First thing I did was pop two 13's trying to reach that G#, so I used an 11; man, that's a th ...

I've heard dobro players resort to "doglegs"- is that hitting the 2 notes, quickly blocking, then moving to the 3rd note? or something else entirely?

So why is it Gibson didn't win this horse race? They certainly excelled at building non-steels.
(How did we end up with this vernacular, anyway: "non-steel" and "non-pedal"? In printing, non-blur is ...

Playing a theremin is not all that comfortable- you can't move around freely since that affects the sound field and will throw off your scale- no foot tapping , you can't "rock out"- and your arms get ...

I had an original non-operating theremin back in the late 60's- the only person who even knew what that was at that point in time was Bob Moog. I got in touch with him, and he offered to restore it- h ...

Bob-
I actually met Clara Rockmore- and watched her perform in her apartment in NYC! A high point of my life... but now we're off topic

That's GREAT! I played Theremin years ago, and I've always thought of steel as being a member of that family...

It was always my understanding that Appalachian music was originally termed "Hillbilly", but as it started to become a viable genre, that term was considered denigrating and it became "Country". Of c ...

You nailed it- it's the bare fingers! That allows you to keep the gain absurdly high. Not easy...
I hadn't thought about it, but of course- it's imitating a blues harp- that's exactly what's going on ...

Rick- yes, thats it- but with a really strong attack that causes that little yelp- possibly a harmonic from the pick or tube distortion? It's a really raw bluesy thing, Jerry would NOT approve, I'm s ...

That worked! Thanks David- yes, that's the sound!! Though he hits some better ones a couple of bars in- so what's going on there, and how do you get that with a lap steel?

Joey, I get this message from your link:
"Directly downloading images is not permitted on the Netfirms FREE plan..."
and can't get any farther.
Yeah, this is a tough one to describe in words- what I D ...

Joey, I couldn't get your link to work- but thanks for the effort. I think you know what I'm gettin' at... do you think a volume move is part of it? It seems like it's minute timing of a short slide a ...

An example would be the opening riff in Statesboro Blues (or is it the solo? don't have the record anymore)- it's definitely Duane, I remember watching him do it from about 10 ft. away... 30 yrs. ago! ...

There's a certain sound electric slide players get that I can only describe as a "squawk, quack, or mewing"- Duane Allman made it famous.I always chalked it up to something to do with Les Pauls and bo ...

Basil, is there a story behind "Mr. Blobby"..?

Nice! Thanks Jeff and Rick- love the song, love the playing- but I really like... HER!
MORE...!!

Absolutely positively Fedex. I've had to sue UPS twice for damage, USPS just says' "gee, we lost your package. Sorry".
Never had a problem with FedEx in 20 years. Don't even get me started on Airborne ...

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Topic: Friends of Dean Martinez/Lap Steel???
Page Wood Replies: 3 Views: 803	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Oct 2003 11:08 pm Subject: Friends of Dean Martinez/Lap Steel???
Page Wood Replies: 3 Views: 803	how about that- I've been sitting here trying to play All the Pretty Horses on my open G dobro- but it's got that minor in it... guess I'll have to try C6...
Topic: Horseshoe Pickup / Sierra mp3
Page Wood Replies: 21 Views: 2761	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Jul 2003 10:41 am Subject: Horseshoe Pickup / Sierra mp3
Page Wood Replies: 21 Views: 2761	Hey Rick- sweet!! Speaking of HUMS, I got a chance to do some recording- here's my report: I have acoustics, antiques, and modern electrics- and like the live sounds in that order. In the studio, the ...
Topic: working with electric guitarists
Page Wood Replies: 56 Views: 13553	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 May 2003 10:39 am Subject: working with electric guitarists
Page Wood Replies: 56 Views: 13553	What ever happened to the concept of band LEADER? I know it's not very democratic, but the best bands I played in always had one person (usually the songwriter or arranger- and typically the keyboar ...
Topic: Dobro blues tuning
Page Wood Replies: 14 Views: 2900	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 May 2003 10:32 pm Subject: Dobro blues tuning
Page Wood Replies: 14 Views: 2900	Bill- I''m also interested in Celtic DADGAD, but I only know about fingerstyle players- could you suggest any artists that play steel?
Topic: Sliver Hawaiian
Page Wood Replies: 13 Views: 2160	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 May 2003 7:13 pm Subject: Sliver Hawaiian
Page Wood Replies: 13 Views: 2160	Ian- the most remarkable thing about my SH is its LOW end- sounds like it has an octave splitter on it- rich and full . My only complaints are the tuners don't hold all that well, and you can't play a ...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 22 Views: 3348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Apr 2003 12:11 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 22 Views: 3348	I've always felt naivete can be a significant ingredient to finding your own sound- the more you know the more polluted you get! Yes, you need to "know the rules" before you break them, but part of th ...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 22 Views: 3348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2003 8:47 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 22 Views: 3348	Oops- I hadn't read your previous post, I'm on 8 strings. I assume DH E6 (6string) is DH E13 (8 string) with the bottom 2 strings dropped: G#,E,C#,B,G#,E I can see how Leon's might be preferable for ...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 22 Views: 3348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2003 3:21 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 22 Views: 3348	Jesse- I got the Don Helm's book&tape, so I strung up my short scale Sierra to his E13 for the first time. First thing I did was pop two 13's trying to reach that G#, so I used an 11; man, that's a th ...
Topic: Two note chords!
Page Wood Replies: 8 Views: 1645	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Mar 2003 4:57 pm Subject: Two note chords!
Page Wood Replies: 8 Views: 1645	I've heard dobro players resort to "doglegs"- is that hitting the 2 notes, quickly blocking, then moving to the 3rd note? or something else entirely?
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 28 Views: 6613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Mar 2003 4:50 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 28 Views: 6613	So why is it Gibson didn't win this horse race? They certainly excelled at building non-steels. (How did we end up with this vernacular, anyway: "non-steel" and "non-pedal"? In printing, non-blur is ...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Mar 2003 11:53 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	Playing a theremin is not all that comfortable- you can't move around freely since that affects the sound field and will throw off your scale- no foot tapping , you can't "rock out"- and your arms get ...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2003 5:40 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	I had an original non-operating theremin back in the late 60's- the only person who even knew what that was at that point in time was Bob Moog. I got in touch with him, and he offered to restore it- h ...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2003 12:40 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	Bob- I actually met Clara Rockmore- and watched her perform in her apartment in NYC! A high point of my life... but now we're off topic
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2003 11:51 am Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 27 Views: 5401	That's GREAT! I played Theremin years ago, and I've always thought of steel as being a member of that family...
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 17 Views: 3393	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Mar 2003 8:14 pm Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 17 Views: 3393	It was always my understanding that Appalachian music was originally termed "Hillbilly", but as it started to become a viable genre, that term was considered denigrating and it became "Country". Of c ...
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Mar 2003 6:04 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	You nailed it- it's the bare fingers! That allows you to keep the gain absurdly high. Not easy... I hadn't thought about it, but of course- it's imitating a blues harp- that's exactly what's going on ...
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2003 7:46 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Rick- yes, thats it- but with a really strong attack that causes that little yelp- possibly a harmonic from the pick or tube distortion? It's a really raw bluesy thing, Jerry would NOT approve, I'm s ...
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2003 7:06 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	That worked! Thanks David- yes, that's the sound!! Though he hits some better ones a couple of bars in- so what's going on there, and how do you get that with a lap steel?
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2003 6:11 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Joey, I get this message from your link: "Directly downloading images is not permitted on the Netfirms FREE plan..." and can't get any farther. Yeah, this is a tough one to describe in words- what I D ...
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2003 12:43 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Joey, I couldn't get your link to work- but thanks for the effort. I think you know what I'm gettin' at... do you think a volume move is part of it? It seems like it's minute timing of a short slide a ...
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2003 10:59 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	An example would be the opening riff in Statesboro Blues (or is it the solo? don't have the record anymore)- it's definitely Duane, I remember watching him do it from about 10 ft. away... 30 yrs. ago! ...
Topic: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2003 5:20 pm Subject: That blues-y squawk
Page Wood Replies: 16 Views: 2534	There's a certain sound electric slide players get that I can only describe as a "squawk, quack, or mewing"- Duane Allman made it famous.I always chalked it up to something to do with Les Pauls and bo ...
Topic: Pre War Rickenbacher what year ?
Page Wood Replies: 11 Views: 1130	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Feb 2003 6:06 pm Subject: Pre War Rickenbacher what year ?
Page Wood Replies: 11 Views: 1130	Basil, is there a story behind "Mr. Blobby"..?
Topic: ...
Page Wood Replies: 24 Views: 2588	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Feb 2003 10:21 am Subject: ...
Page Wood Replies: 24 Views: 2588	Nice! Thanks Jeff and Rick- love the song, love the playing- but I really like... HER! MORE...!!
Topic: Best way to ship Orpheum?
Page Wood Replies: 4 Views: 796	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Feb 2003 5:42 pm Subject: Best way to ship Orpheum?
Page Wood Replies: 4 Views: 796	Absolutely positively Fedex. I've had to sue UPS twice for damage, USPS just says' "gee, we lost your package. Sorry". Never had a problem with FedEx in 20 years. Don't even get me started on Airborne ...