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Topic: David Lindley on Doctor My Eyes live. |
Lee Warren
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 7:01 am |
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This has always been a favourite song of mine.
I just stumbled on this live version, with great DL playing and video, especially in the outro.
He’s tearing it up!
I love the dynamic range the band goes through, into the ending.
Great musicians listening to each other, and playing together.
The way it should be. 😊
https://youtu.be/9wF7zc_YK6A |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 11:22 am
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Love that song too. I've alway been a big fan of JB and DL. DL always got this great squeely tone.
The song is in F and I see Lindley using some open strings/hammer ons. I also caught him pulling the string behind the bar.
Did he have several lap steels tuned differently?
What is his tuning BTW?
Man...those are some young guys! |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 12:57 pm
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As written in the interview with Mr. Dave by forumite Andy Volk in his superb book that everyone interested in lap steel should own, Lap Steel Guitar, though Lindley has used all kinds over the decades, his go-to tunings are the ones with the 151351 intervals like Open E (E B E G# B E). He would have different guitars set up for variations of the 151351 for Open F, G, and A.
I was looking up something here fairly recently about Lindley and fellow Northern Californian Pete Grant posted essentially the same thing a bunch of years ago recounting a conversation he had with David regarding his tunings.
Obviously a lot of vintage lap steels are still pretty cheap, and when Lindley was in the linked video with Jackson Browne in the '70s, you could hardly give them away. As most of us know, between pawn shops and in the used section of guitar stores it was real easy to accumulate a large lap steel collection in a short amount of time.
And the video in question shows Jackson and company on stage once he began hitting it big. Once you graduate from the white Ford van with the band and gear all crammed in like sardines, to the nice tour bus and separate equipment truck, it might be pretty easy to bring a passel of lap steels with you on tour in a variety of tunings.
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Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 2:56 pm
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| Yeh Mark, I could hear that 1 on top. tx for the info and good steelin' my SGF friend. |
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Joel Bloom
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John Goux
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California, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 9:05 pm
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Mr Dave cut a huge swath through that live version. Sounds like a Dumble. Great playing.
Jesse Ed Davis played the fills and solo on the studio recording, Thats one for the ages. Relaxed, spontaneous, and classic Stratocaster tone.
Legend has it Jesse was hearing the track for the first time, and tuning up his guitar as thy rolled tape. As the end of the track he said, “ok, I’m ready to do a takeâ€, and the booth replied, “you’re done.â€
That’s one of those solos, you just have to sit in the driveway till it finishes.
With all due respect to Dave’s live energy and awesome lap playing.
John |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2020 5:53 am
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| John Goux wrote: |
| Jesse Ed Davis played the fills and solo on the studio recording, Thats one for the ages. Relaxed, spontaneous, and classic Stratocaster tone. |
Jesse was one of the unsung heroes of rock guitar. A guy from Florida named Duane evidently thought so, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo8eBkppC_4 |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 20 Jun 2020 6:22 am
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There were times when I bought every single record that had Mr.Davis' name on it. A few of them dad Mr.Lindleys name in the cedits also.
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Fender Kingman, Sierra Crown D-10, Evans Amplifier, Soup Cube. |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 20 Jun 2020 7:06 am
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Speaking of Jesse Ed Davis, I was impressed with his playing when I heard him playing with Taj Mahal at a Cream concert at Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, back in 1968. Didn't have a clue who he was but he was great.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 20 Jun 2020 5:18 pm
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Since this whole COVID started, bassist Lee Sklar has been posting almost daily telling stories and playing covers of some of his most famous session cuts. Here he is talking about Jackson Brown and specifically Doctor My Eyes just in case anyone wants more insight from his own perspective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQqJJYfg-6E |
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Jon Zimmerman
From:
California, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2020 7:43 pm Leland Sklar?
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| You mean... he’s NOT Santa Claus? 🎅�? Sniff.. NOW ya tell me. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 25 Jun 2020 6:44 pm
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Possibly!   |
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