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Topic: Inside Robert Randolph's Rig |
Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Dennis Ellerbee
From:
Jackson, Georgia US
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 7:03 am Thanks Mark |
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| Thanks Mark for putting that up. That answers a lot of questions on his setup. The guy can really play. I have heard him in concert several times, and he is great. |
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Mike Daly
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Tennessee
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 7:52 am
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| I have had the pleasure (or should I say the pressure) of sitting behind his guitar and playing on a jam session in Vegas a few years back, at his request. The guitar itself is a world all it's own. It took me half a song just to find home base. I stuck to basic blues licks to get me through a couple of songs. Robert is a sweetheart of a person and a wonderful player. The steel world needs more RR. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 9:36 am
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Agreed. I love the way he plays.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 4:46 pm
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| he's not as dumb as he sounds! |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 5:09 pm
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One chord vamps with lots of soul shouting are just not my cup of tea, but in listening to him it seems clear he has the facility to play what he hears* without a lot of hunt-and-peck, which is an estimable talent on steel - it sounds to me like even a lot of "good" steel players don't play that way. I wish he'd join a really good band that would test him a bit, but as seems to be the case with an awful lot of six-stringers nowadays, he became a solo star really early.
*(this facility is of course a lot more interesting if the musician hears more interesting music!) |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 6:25 pm
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| I think we can all learn from Robert's (and other Sacred Steelers) one string "melismatic"technique that they use to get that Mahalia Jackson-like vocal approach! Not only is it a good learning exercise for us to learn the intervals and develop bar control, but it's a great trick to catch the listener's ear. It's something that the steel can really shine at! Very cool! |
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 2:20 pm
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Kinda refutes all the posts about him not using the pedals and that he can't play country,,,love the ebow stuff, too....
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John Macy
Rockport, TX
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 5:46 pm
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| Rob can play whatever he wants to play and the crowds go wild. |
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Kyle Everson
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 2 Jan 2012 10:33 am
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Thanks for the link, Mark. He has some cool stuff in his rig!
I had a chance meeting with Rob earlier this year at the Tin Roof before a gig. He asked about my Franklin, and I invited him to try it out. Can he play E9? See for yourself!
http://youtu.be/k36AjHcd2DM
He and his crew are super nice guys. They also read the forum  |
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George Majoros
From:
Vancouver, B.C.
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Posted 2 Jan 2012 12:26 pm
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| "he's not as dumb as he sound's. |
Personally I did not find that to be the case. I thought Mr. Randolph sounded fine and it was great he would share his set up with other steel players. I saw him play last year and the show was amazing. Soul, funk, gospel, blues, and rock played on the steel guitar in a style like I've never seen. |
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