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James Trout

 

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Louisville, KY
Post  Posted 7 Dec 2015 7:32 am    
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I have recently learned the intro (Thanks Mickey!) to Set em up Joe. Can anyone explain what is going on when the steel comes in between the verse and the chorus? I am brand new to pedal steel and appreciate all the help.

Thanks!
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 7 Dec 2015 7:50 am    
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Sounds like 5th fret, strings 3B and 4, strike 6B, then 4 and 5, release A and lower 4 as you slide down to 3.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not near the guitar, I'm in the dentist's chair. Either way, it's a move you'll find dead standard and will use oftem
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James Trout

 

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Post  Posted 7 Dec 2015 8:40 am    
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I'll have to give a try when I get home tonight - thanks Lane.
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Paul Redmond

 

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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2015 1:20 am    
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Big Jim Vest played the intro on that record. He says he detuned his 10th string B to somewhere about F#, then when he used the 1st pedal, he tuned the resultant raise to an accurate A....an octave lower than his 6th string with pedal #2 down. That's how he gets that "long" pull. You use the A6th side of the E9th tuning....that is, pedals down....to play the whole intro and the turnaround in the middle of the song. There's a YouTube video showing him demonstrating the intro and how he de-tuned the string.
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Lane Gray


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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2015 2:19 am    
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Paul, the question was what was he playing for the fill between verse and chorus.
The Mickey Adams video shows the intro pretty well
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Paul Redmond

 

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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2015 2:44 am    
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I never have been able to 100% duplicate that, but I come real close pedals down, then get funky with the 1st pedal and the bar after doing a "Mooney" 3 frets up.
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Larry Robertson

 

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Denver, Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:33 am    
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Does anyone know what kind of steel Jim Vest was playing on that session? I really like that sound. Larry
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John Brabant

 

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Calais, VT, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2015 10:09 am    
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Larry, listen to the discussion at the link below which must be the same as Paul Redmond made mention of. Jim said he played that with a Sho Bud thru a customized Sho Bud amp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMww5NP_iNs
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Larry Robertson

 

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Post  Posted 11 Dec 2015 6:56 pm    
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Hey John, Thanks for that link!! I've seen a few of those Jim Vest videos, but not that one. They are treasures of PSG history. I see that one was #8. I guess I'd better go back and visit the ones I missed. Thanks again.
Larry
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John Brabant

 

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Post  Posted 12 Dec 2015 3:08 am    
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Yea, those discussions really are treasures. I went to Jim Vests website Hopi g that maybe he was selling them on DVD, hoping for better quality video. It appears that Jim does sell the video, but only in VHS format. Know anyone who knows how to transpose VHS to DVD?
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Jim Park

 

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Carson City, Nv
Post  Posted 20 Dec 2015 4:53 pm     Set em up Joe
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If you are referring to the very short passage going into the chorus, try at the 8th fret strings 1-5 then 1-5 rocking on the a pedal 1-5a off the a pedal down to the fifth fret strings 3-4 then rocking on the a pedal again
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Roy Carroll


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Post  Posted 21 Dec 2015 9:15 am    
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Here is Jim Vest explaining how he created the Set'em Up Joe intro. Mickey's is pretty good but not de-tuned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMww5NP_iNs

This is a great series starts at 1 and goes through 11.
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Roy Carroll


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Post  Posted 21 Dec 2015 9:15 am    
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Here is Jim Vest explaining how he created the Set'em Up Joe intro. Mickey's is pretty good but not de-tuned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMww5NP_iNs

This is a great series starts at 1 and goes through 11.
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