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Topic: Robert Randolph playing 6-string PSG on Letterman 9/27/13 |
Chris Walke
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St Charles, IL
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Mark Greenway
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Lake Kiowa, Texas
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Posted 28 Aug 2013 3:32 pm |
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Did I see a 7 string bass guitar.  |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 28 Aug 2013 5:38 pm
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You did!
The six-string standup pedal steel from the show last night had four pedals, the one from last month's Vintage Guitar magazine that was featured in the article on Robert and built by Jackson had three pedals.
Can't say I really loved the song but I sure like the energy!
Robert has an impressive left (bar) hand, that's for sure.
I think the six-string standup lap steel is a great idea, though I know they've been around in in a handful of different configurations.
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Last edited by Mark Eaton on 30 Aug 2013 4:08 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Pete Burak
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Portland, OR USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2013 7:32 am
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Interesting.
That song kinda reminded me of CSN "Love The One Your With".
I tried long legs/rods made for my Sierra S12U, but it really moved around too much, especially left to right.
I see Roberts steel has alot of motion as he plays (closeup starting around 3min,5sec).
Maybe "Guide Wires" of some sort?
I still like the concept, but had a real problem working pedals/levers. |
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Chris Walke
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St Charles, IL
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Posted 29 Aug 2013 8:36 am
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| Pete Burak wrote: |
Interesting.
That song kinda reminded me of CSN "Love The One Your With". |
Yeah, Stephen Stills tune. Randolph's chorus has the "and there's a rose in the fisted glove, and the eagle flies with the dove...." thing going on. |
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Tony Glassman
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The Great Northwest
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Posted 29 Aug 2013 9:02 am
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| Robert Randolph is very talented and has exceptional skills. I'm sure glad he's out there making steel guitar a morevisible instrument. As far as his playing is concerned, I don't care his tone - it sounds like an angry mosquito. While I respect his abilities, his style is not the style of steel guitar that draws me to the instrument. |
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 2:17 am
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Not my style, but still I think he's an excellent player, that exposes steel guitar to a different public.
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 2:28 am
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| I for one really care for the music Robert plays but he definitely is a talented steel player. I have seen video of him playing and playing fast as well. He sure is a good answer that a steel guitar is not a only a country music instrument. I noticed the seven string bass as well. Very unique to say the least. |
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 8:19 am
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| Bass player has more strings than the steel player. |
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David Gertschen
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Posted 31 Aug 2013 10:52 pm
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| I sure don't see many young people playing music with such a positive message, especially on network TV. Good for you, RR & Band!! |
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Anders Eriksson
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Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden
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Posted 1 Sep 2013 12:22 am
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Anyone knows the copedent Robert uses for the 6 string?
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Chris Greencorn
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 12 Oct 2013 8:40 am
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http://youtu.be/4bUeafi29uo
Here's a new video with explaining what 3 of the four pedals do. DADF#AD, p1 raises perfect fifth to major sixth (A-B), p2 drops major third to minor third (F#-F) to G, p3 drops string 4 to dom7 (D-C), and I suspect that p4 is the major third to perfect fourth pedal (F#-G)
So you have major, minor, major 6, minor 6, minor 7, dominant 7, suspended 7, a 1-4 movement with two feet (but stylistically this isn't really necessary), and theoretically a 13th chord mashed up in there if you hit 3 pedals at once at every fret. Not especially handy if you're playing what Robert would call "planky twanky" country music, but for sacred steel, this is a great copedent. A very intuitive bridge between a 6 string lap and Robert's pedal steel. |
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Anders Eriksson
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Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden
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Posted 13 Oct 2013 12:18 am
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Thank you Chris!
Just one question: In the video Robert says that pedal 1 is D - C# (Maj7)
You have it as a A - B (Maj6)
Did Robert get it wrong?
// Anders
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 13 Oct 2013 2:05 am
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Robert said B-C#.
(He is thinking E tuning but forgot the new guitar is in D tuning)
So if it is one tone lower than E tuning, it can only be A-B.
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Anders Eriksson
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Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden
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Posted 13 Oct 2013 2:18 am
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OK, That explains it.
Thank you!
// Anders
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