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Topic: Fiddle tones on pedal steel |
Joel Hill
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Ridgeland, Mississippi, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2012 7:50 am |
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| At the risk of sounding foolish, I would like to know if anybody is creating fiddle tones with their steel. We don't have a fiddle in our band and I would like to try and create the fiddle voice on my steel. I play a GFI with GFI III pickup through a Roland Cube 80xl amp. I use a Teleonics volume pedal. Any suggestions? |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 29 Aug 2012 1:34 pm
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Without a MIDI pickup and a sound module, I would have to say no. Outside of the "strings" effect we get using a fuzz box and tailoring our tone controls (which could never be taken for a fiddle sound), I have never heard one or heard of one.
The E-Bow can get something kind of close, but still not good enough for Orange Blossom Special.
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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 55 years and still counting. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 29 Aug 2012 2:16 pm
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Try letting an open string ring while bending in to a chord. Like the first string F# while playing the D chord on the 5th fret. Bounce on the A pedal and play a Cajun type fiddle lick in that position .
In my experience I had better luck with note choice and phrasing than using electronics for a fiddle emulation.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 29 Aug 2012 2:27 pm
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I've played in a few fiddleless bands that wanted me to take the intro to Amarillo by Morning or the Fireman or you name it.
Rather than trying to sound like a fiddle, I just turn on the chorus effect, and play like a fiddle and sound like a steel
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Karl Fehrenbach
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2012 4:13 pm
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| Also take a look at the POG 2 by Electro Harmonix. I know there is a suggested Cello setting that can be dialed in. I use the POG 2 to emulate a Hammond B3 Organ. Not bad in a combo setting. You may be able to tweak the Cello settings to sound slightly higher in pitch and get a reasonable violin sound. The POG 2 is quite an impressive pedal with a wild tone pallet, but it may take a bit of trial and error. |
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