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Topic: Atlantis - Video - Emmons lap steel |
Doug Beaumier
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Andy Volk
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Posted 15 Jan 2017 6:35 pm |
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Never heard this song before but I like it! Well played, Doug.
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Doug Beaumier
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Frank James Pracher
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2017 7:39 pm
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Always love your tone Doug.. The notes just seem to "pop". Great stuff!
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Joe Elk
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Posted 15 Jan 2017 9:48 pm
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Very Nice Doug! Nice steel too.
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Bosse Engzell
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 1:02 am
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Remember this Shadow song from the -60, and you get it sound like a STRAT. You did it again.
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Keith Glendinning
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 1:55 am
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Great stuff as usual Doug. Have you tried Hank's jazz tune Nivram? It will fit the same tuning.
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Ron Simpson
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 5:45 am
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An excellent video recording. I really enjoyed it.
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Doug Beaumier
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Keith Glendinning
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United Kingdom
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 8:43 am
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Just out of interest, Hank Marvin originally played his Strat through a Binson tape echo unit into a Vox AC30 tube amp.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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J Fletcher
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London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 9:36 am
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Nicely done Doug.
I bought my first Shadows record , "The Rise and Fall of Flingal Bunt" in '65 or so . They got some airplay up here in Canada. Still a fan , just started playing "Spring is Nearly Here" .
Always enjoy your renditions of the '60's guitar instrumentals. |
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steve takacs
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beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 2:26 pm
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| Guys, I'm showing my ignorance but how does "plate reverb" differ from reverb? Growing up in Pittsburgh, we did hear The Shadows music as well as The Ventures. Though I did not play guitar until much later, I enjoyed the music of both groups. Stevet |
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 5:59 pm
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Plate reverb was a huge piece of sheet metal mounted in a frame. I'm not sure of the technical details, but I think an audio signal was sent to the plate, causing it to vibrate (reverberate) and there were some kind of transducers or mics on the plate that would pick up the sound and send it to the recorder. They produced a very deep, full reverb, depending on how the dampers on the plate were set. I think plate reverbs are still being made today.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 6:21 pm
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Shadows Are Go!
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steve takacs
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Posted 16 Jan 2017 6:30 pm
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| Doug, WOW, I did not think it was anything like a real plate as in the picture you posted. I guess they did not tot these around. Looks like someone began with an erector set and moved on from there. Pretty wild stuff. Thanks for enlightening me. Steve t |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Mick Hearn
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United Kingdom
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Posted 17 Jan 2017 1:18 am
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Another good one Doug. You seem to be on the Shadows trip at the moment. These are the tunes I have been playing since the 60's. Yes Hank Marvin was my hero.
I did a couple on pedal steel (a different section I know) one of which was Wonderful Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOLL2bvQNrw
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Bosse Engzell
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Posted 17 Jan 2017 2:11 am
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Hello Mike, I know The Shadows, but we have a group from Sweden, The Sputniks you maybe heard of them. That was my first guitar group, then Shadows and of cause The Ventures. I grow up of that type of music.
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Doug Beaumier
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Mick Hearn
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Posted 18 Jan 2017 2:24 am
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Thanks Doug. I always enjoy your vids which tempts the question - of all the single neck lap steels you have, which if any is your favourite?
Yes, Sputnicks and Ventures - remember them well. I may even still have a Sputnicks vinyl somewhere. Must have a look. Those years were the best for music - but then I would say that - my teenage years.
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 18 Jan 2017 8:20 am
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Mick, as far as my lap steels, my favorite 8-string is the Emmons. It has a lot of sustain and tone, probably due to the mahogany body, the huge metal nut and bridge, the strong pickup, and the 24 1/4" scale length (same as Emmons pedal steels). My favorite 6-string lap steel is my Gibson Century 6. I like the short scale and wide string spacing... it makes for easier bar slants. And the guitar really growls. Picking hard or softly produces different tones on that guitar, and I like that.
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