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Topic: Original song on lap steel. |
Chase Brady
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2016 7:33 pm |
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Here's a live video of an original song, performed at the Musica in Akron as part of a songwriter showcase. It's neither dazzling nor flawless, but hopefully illustrates the utility of the instrument for the solo singer/songwriter. The focus here tends to be on instrumental music and that's perfectly natural, but it really is a great instrument for the solo performer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qp5V6DwbWM |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2016 9:01 pm
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| Very nice. Thanks for the link. What tuning are you using for that song? |
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Chase Brady
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2016 9:25 pm
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| It's open D. Lo-Hi D A D F# A D. My favorite for solo accompaniment. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2016 8:57 am
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| Thanks Chase very good. Do you know the pickup brand you use? |
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Chase Brady
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2016 10:09 am
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It's a magnetic soundhole pickup, specifically a DiMarzio DP136 Super Natural Plus. The guitar is a James Adams "Hawaiian". It came with a piezo under saddle pickup. The DiMarzio sounds soooo much better. I don't think under saddle pickups work very well for lap steels. Way too brittle. So now the preamp that Mr. Adams cut a hole in a gorgeous piece of maple to mount is nothing but a relic.
I had to modify the Dimarzio in order to get it to the proper string height. Kind of a clumsy job, but it works. One of these days, I'm going to do a cleaner install. |
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Peter Jacobs
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Northern Virginia
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