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Topic: advice on volume swells with pinky |
James Weigel
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 4:20 pm |
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| Hi guys I'm a dobro player new to 8 string lap steel. Any advice on doing volume swells with my pinky would be much appreciated! Mostly curious about how to best set the volume. Thanks! |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 4:37 pm
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| Switching the vol. pot to a 500 will make a quicker/more immediate throw. But some players like it longer. What are you having trouble with re the vol.? |
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James Weigel
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 6:03 pm
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| I guess I'm interested to know if you should leave your volume knob at 7 or so for normal playing so that you have a 'reserve' amount of volume to use for swelling as the note-sustain dies. Thanks! |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:14 pm
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It'll depend on the moment and what you wish to musically impart. But a little extra can come in handy should the band suddenly jump over you. Might have a volume pedal used in tandem and set back just a tad for those emergency moments if it's a loud gig.
Swells are a rarely touched upon subject here, it'll be interesting to get other takes on all this. Thanx for the op. |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 1:15 am
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Over several years I have tried to get players to comment on this, or the violin effect. It has been like trying to pull teeth. One thing I found is that I need a visual mark on the knob so I can put it back where it was before executing.
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 1:58 am
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From the old videos I've seen, it looks like the player uses the full travel of the pot till it stops either side.
When swelling the volume up, it is a slowish movement, and there is a swift movement to get to zero volume between the notes.
Apparently there are pots available that do not rotate the standard 270 degrees, but have a smaller amount of rotation.
I'd better Google that. 
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 1:26 pm Some GREAT EXAMPLES of this...............................
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There are some great examples of this on the JERRY BYRD Fan Club. Jerry was a master at using the volume pedal for his single string solo's both with and/or without harmonics.
You might give it a listen. |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 5:45 pm
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| Peter den Hartogh wrote: |
From the old videos I've seen, it looks like the player uses the full travel of the pot till it stops either side.
When swelling the volume up, it is a slowish movement, and there is a swift movement to get to zero volume between the notes. |
Peter, that is very observant of you. Now that you point it out, I see it.
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James Weigel
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 9:15 am
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| Thanks for your responses guys, I think I'll spend the day watching some of those old vids! |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 12:29 pm
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A previous owner of my Gibson D-7 had an ingenious idea. He cut a slot in the guitar, and hooked a lever to a 1 meg pot. Quick throw. Works like a champ!
Sorry for the fuzzy pic,,, old camera.
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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