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Topic: Steel guitar at the Lone Star Uke Fest - Gerald Ross |
Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 1:59 pm |
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Just got home from three days performing and teaching at the 2nd Annual Lone Star Uke Fest in Dallas, Texas.
Here's a video of a 2 AM jam in the hotel lobby. Notice how wide awake and perky I look!
My 1954 Fender Champion through my new Roland AC-33 amp (only 10 lbs.)
Playing with me are Ken Middleton from the UK and the uke virtuoso Kimo Hussey from Oahu.
We play 'Yellow Bird' and Buddy Hollie's 'Everyday'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slS9iDa2yV4
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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David Eastwood
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Minnesota, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 2:58 pm
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Absolutely delightful, Gerald - thanks for posting this.
What tuning are you using? I'm not sufficiently advanced to be able to recognize them yet... |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 3 May 2010 4:51 am
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Hi,
Nice music as usual. Please tell us more about the Roland A33. How does it compare to the other portable amps you have used?
Thanks.
Bob |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 May 2010 5:06 am
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The AC-33 only weighs 10 lbs. with batteries. It runs on 8 AA batteries (10 hours life) or AC. It is a dedicated acoustic instrument amp - very clean. It sounds great with my piezo equipped instruments (uke, Yamaha silent guitar). For steel I wish it had a gain (pre-amp drive) control to add a bit of dirt to the sound, but I can easily live without this.
My one complaint is the grill covering. It's a cloth/mesh type of covering. I much prefer the metal grill found on the microcube and cube street - makes more sense for travel.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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Ray Shakeshaft
From:
Kidderminster, Worcs, UK.
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Posted 3 May 2010 6:37 am
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| Our Ken gets about a bit. |
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seldomfed
From:
Colorado
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Posted 3 May 2010 11:20 am
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Gerald, you look just like everytime I've jammed with you at 2am - asleep  Nice sound from the little amp.
aloha,
chris
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Chris Kennison
Rhythm Cats - steel, guitar, banjo, dobro
Gold Canyon, AZ
www.rhythmcatsshow.com
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