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Topic: It's Now or Never - youtube lap steel |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 24 Apr 2010 7:46 pm |
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"It's Now or Never"... or if you prefer, 'O Sole Mio.
----> CLICK
I recorded this clip on a little 3" ipod nano w/video camera and mic built in. After much experimenting with amp placement, recorder placement, volume levels, etc, I've come to the conclusion that the ipod mic is not really capable of recording satisfactory live audio. A guitar amp (at low to moderate volume) will overload the mic slightly at certain frequencies. And if the amp's volume is set below the ipod's distortion threshold, the steel sounds weak in the video clip.
Youtube adds compression to the clips, which tends to further distort any hot spots in the audio. It's a little frustrating because I have a clean steel sound in the room. I just need a better video recorder! 
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 24 Apr 2010 8:06 pm Another SENSATIONAL Performance!
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Well, you've gone and done it once again.
You've answered the question raised by another post a few weeks back about playing other than country songs on steel guitar.
Great job! Well done!
What make guitar is that? Couldn't tell from the angle and not that familiar with anything other than Fenders, Gibsons and Ric's.
Was it a ROLA Speaker? What diameter, if you don't mind sharing. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Dave Harmonson
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Seattle, Wa
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Andrew Roblin
From:
Various places
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Posted 25 Apr 2010 3:56 am
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| Yes, Doug! You're a great pro and great artist. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2010 6:47 am
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Doug,
I like the tone that you are getting. That familiar melody still catches me off guard - meaning that it has endured through the test of time. There is little, if any room, for improvement in your performance of that wonderful melodic rendition. A credit to your musical studies on the '57 Vaco Lap Steel. Sounds great! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Paul Bostic
From:
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2010 7:52 am
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Beautiful job Doug!
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60's & 70's country rock is my favorite, Martin & Taylor acoustic, Fender & Washburn electric, Rickenbacher BD 8 lap steel, violin. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 25 Apr 2010 8:40 am
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| I have the same comments as I had with your previous posting. Great playing, with some distortion from your system, which you've addressed in your comments. |
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Peter Lindelauf
From:
Penticton, BC
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Posted 25 Apr 2010 9:42 am
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Déjà lu.
As always, great playing, Doug. Your *demo* videos--as opposed to studio recordings--are some of the best lap steel stuff on YouTube. Your tab book and cds have been well worth the money. I don't go to YouTube expecting hi-fidelity. For me, it's your playing that shines through. Glad to see your other videos back up, too.
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2010 10:04 am
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| Doug, sounds great through the Nashville 112. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Stan Schober
From:
Cahokia, Illinois, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2010 7:47 am
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Fantastic , Doug!
You even slipped the Cha,Cha,Cha in at the end !
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Chris Renna
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2010 3:18 pm
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| I frickin' love this! |
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Steve Gorman
From:
Gilroy California
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Posted 27 Apr 2010 6:54 pm
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| Excellent rendition. I would echo what others here have said, and add that it sounds very IN tune, not always as common as it should be with the steel. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2010 5:18 am
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| Very nice Doug. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 28 Apr 2010 9:37 am
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Great playing Doug. Very melodic too....and maybe C6 tuning just lends itself to melodies better too?? I may have to give this C6 a try. 
Just curious....what's the length and diameter of your bullet bar? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 28 Apr 2010 9:03 pm
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Thanks, Stephen.
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| ...maybe C6 tuning just lends itself to melodies better...?? |
I think so. C6 has a lot of 3rds and it offers several convenient slants, harmonies, major and minor chords, etc. It’s voiced fairly high, and IMO it’s very good for band work. It doesn’t have the low end growl of some other tunings, like E with a power chord (root, 5) on the bottom. Some players prefer a tuning with wider intervals, more lows. For the style I like to play C6 works best for me.
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| ....what's the length and diameter of your bullet bar? |
I use a Dunlop #918, "Jerry Byrd Bar", 3/4" x 2 15/16", 5.5 oz. It feels just right to me for slants and quick bar movements. For slower songs with rolling vibrato I think this bar is a bit on the light side. For that style of playing I have to press down on this bar quite a bit to get the sound I’m looking for.
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Chris Renna
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2010 7:17 am
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Doug do you find it is important for you to use a slide that is exactly 2 15/16" long? I saw that there are 918 models that are 3 1/16" and wondering if that might be nice to cover a wider distance. I am just starting out and curious.
thanks,
Chris |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jerry Gleason
From:
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2010 9:17 am
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Thanks a lot, Doug. Now I'm going to be humming that song all day....
Nice rendition, great tone. That's a good tune for 6-string C6th. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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