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Topic: Does it get any better? |
Bill Brunt
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Paul Sutherland
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Placerville, California
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 10:44 pm |
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| A true Berkeley experience. That was fun to listen to. |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 11:38 pm
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| Very VERY nice ! Loved that electric ukulele playing! I notice he is playing a 10 string Eharp...is he using the Eharp tuning ? Nice tone. |
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Bill Brunt
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Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2011 4:38 pm
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| I think I saw a post saying he uses the Billy Robinson tuning. Whatever it is, it really gives some sweet sounds. I'd like to try the top 8 on my Remington Steel. |
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Chris Gabriel
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Oregon, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2011 4:52 pm mmmmmmm.....
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Cool. What kind of uke is that? Pretty neat stuff.
Thanks, Chris
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Robert Shafer
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United Kingdom
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Chris Gabriel
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Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 10:04 am T'anks ah?
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| Thanks for the link, I'm diggin the look... MerryChristmas! |
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Bill Brunt
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Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 9:23 pm
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| ...but how does he get that twang?? |
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Steve Ahola
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Concord, California
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 10:55 pm
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| Bill Brunt wrote: |
| ...but how does he get that twang?? |
As they say it's all in the hands. I checked out some Billy Robinson videos on YouTube and playing virtually the same instrument with identical tunings and it sounded completely different- very Hawaiian while Billy Wilson gets a really cool Western Swing twang.
I discussed the Billy Robinson tuning in the other thread but here is a summary:
F-A-C-E-G-A-C-E-G-D
Strings 1 & 3-9 are the "C6 with the D on top" tuning that George Piburn of GeorgeBoards recommends, and has some great tutorial CDs and DVDs for that tuning. The D is pitched between the 4th string(C) and the 3rd string(E). Billy Robinson shows how to use the D string with slants to get a pedal steel type of sound.
The middle 8 strings are the "C6 w G on top" tuning and the bottom 8 strings are the "C6 w/ F bass" tuning which are the same as the middle 8 strings in a C6 pedal steel.
How can it get any better than that??? (I guess having an Alkire 10 string E-harp would help... so I just bought one on eBay.)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alkire-E-Harp-10-Strip-Lap-Steel-Electric-Guitar-e-Harp-Tweed-Case-Used-/170746014377
(You need to scroll down to see the listing and the pictures.)
Steve Ahola
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Bill Brunt
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Texas, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2012 3:28 am
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Very sweet acquisition!
I'm glad I didn't see it. It might have gotten in the way of my property taxes getting paid.
I saw your note about the C6 with the D on top, and was going to try it on my 8 string, but couldn't find a wrench long enough to get it to the D above the G string:)
Glad you made mention that it is the D below. |
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Jay Fagerlie
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Lotus, California, USA
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 13 Jan 2012 7:48 pm
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Very sweet acquisition!
I'm glad I didn't see it. It might have gotten in the way of my property taxes getting paid. |
I clicked on BillMeLater which means it may get in the way of my property taxes in April  . (Their interest rate is outrageous so you do want to get it paid off before the witching hour.)
My E Harp arrived on Wednesday and I tried the restringing for the Billy Robinson tuning. I didn't feel that tuning offered me much more than I can get from 8 string C6 tuning so I restrung it for the Tommy Morrell E9th (which is about as close as you can get to a pedal steel tuning- but without the goofy strings on top.  ) G#-F#-E-C#-B-G#-F#-E-D-B (hi to lo)
Steve Ahola
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Jerry Recktenwald
From:
Louisville KY
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 5:38 am
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| Great video ! He makes it to look like child's play , so easy. A newbie could learn from watching his hands. I'll have to watch couple more times and maybe I can improve my playing. What name brand was that bass ? |
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