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Jamie Mitchell
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Nashville, TN
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Posted 19 Apr 2014 10:46 am |
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Here's me and the band leader from one of the groups I'm in doing a little acoustic version of one of his tunes...
And breaking all the rules. Capo, lifting the bar, no finger-picks (too loud...), Stevens bar. Etc...
Anyhow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saX42iJhqgY
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Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2014 12:19 pm
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sounds good to me! nice mix
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John Mulligan
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 Apr 2014 1:12 pm
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| Nice. As a Michigander I approve. Minimal steel, but what is there is pretty tasty. And, oh yeah, there are no rules beyond "support the song," unless you want to sound like someone else. |
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Rick Abbott
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Indiana, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2014 2:40 pm
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Thank you for posting this! In a few days I will have the chance to play with a good singer-songwriter...he wants me to play steel with him for some upcoming gigs. Just acoustic guitar, voice and steel. Scares the crap out of me!
I'm glad to see someone doing it, and well!
BTW, on an acoustic steel guitar...all your self-criticism is unwarranted...now on a pedal steel...nah! Still unwarranted! Keep up the good work.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 20 Apr 2014 10:47 am
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Where did you place the microphone(s)?
When I used to hold folk sessions in the 60s we hung them from the ceiling to avoid picking up any floor noises.
I had a bedroom with hooks all over the ceiling. My parents thought I was crazy.  |
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Jamie Mitchell
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 20 Apr 2014 12:27 pm
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Alan, two (cheap) mics just outside of the cameras view. Maybe a little bit of verb.
Rick, good luck with the gigs. I wouldn't be too worried about that situation if I were you. I've done that kinda thing a lot, many times never having heard the songs before (on the radio...). If they're usually playing solo, it'll be full before you even start playing, and you're just gravy on top.
Not quite that comfortable with pedal steel yet...
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Peter Jacobs
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Northern Virginia
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Posted 21 Apr 2014 4:47 am
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Jamie -- I really enjoyed that. Just enough slide for flavor, and you played some tasty licks. Great balance between the instruments and voices, too.
Rules? Don't break 'em, make 'em up as you go along. As long as it sounds good, it is good.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 21 Apr 2014 5:34 am
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Thanks, Jamie. Enjoyed that!
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Jamie Mitchell
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 21 Apr 2014 8:33 pm
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Thanks for the listen guys!
With the full band, I'm doing it all on pedal steel. I'll post some of that when I get a video.
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Lee Holliday
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United Kingdom
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Posted 22 Apr 2014 2:42 am
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At 1st Glance I thought they have recorded this Harry Potter style (under the stairs!!!).
I like the sound and Timbre of an ordinary acoustic played this way, for me this was when Kelly Joe Phelps was worth listening to with his Gibson and a raised setup.
Keep up the good work.
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2014 1:38 pm
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I play almost exclusively acoustic these days because so many more things are available to you in that context. Lifting the bar is my favorite blocking technique. And that is what the stevens style bars are for, to make lifting the bar easier and more certain.
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