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Topic: VIDEO-Fender, Rickenbackers, Oahu, Magnatone,etc-clean tones |
Steve Cunningham
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Atlanta, GA
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Allan Revich
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Victoria, BC
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 9:53 am Re: VIDEO-Fender, Rickenbackers, Oahu,... |
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| Steve Cunningham wrote: |
Here’s a side by side, clean tone comparison of 10 different lap steels. All through the same amp, mic, etc…
https://youtu.be/i54ONNCQ6X8 |
That was great! Thanks for posting. They all sounded pretty good to me. 
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James Knox
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 12:50 pm
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Nice job Steve!
It was interesting to hear the different tones different instruments brought out. Your “finger playing” was fun and inspiring as well. In fact, you inspired me awhile back on one of your videos to drop the fingerpicks and go “au natural”.  |
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Joe Elk
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 1:09 pm
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Nice Playing!!! There were differences but not as much as I would conjured up in my Head
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Nic Neufeld
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 1:40 pm
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| Joe Elk wrote: |
| There were differences but not as much as I would conjured up in my Head |
Same. The tone of a particular instrument is much smaller a factor as the sound of a player themselves. (Sometimes I'll listen to a thing I've recorded and honestly forget or get wrong whether I recorded it on Mag, Fender, Clinesmith, etc.)
I mean, maybe if the exact same part was played back to back it'd be more apparent...but most of that just sounds like Steve! (and well done!!)
I bet you could do a blind test:
Player A plays melody on Fender
Player A plays melody on Rick
Player B plays melody on Fender
Player B plays melody on Rick
If you asked listeners "which is the Fender, which is the Rick" I wouldn't be surprised if many people differentiated them by player, not by instrument.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 2:41 pm
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You kept distracting me with your great steel playing and musicality, Steve! Was I supposed to compare lap steels? I was busy digging some of those tasty licks and especially that passage at around 1:19. What tuning were you using?
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Joe Cook
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Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 3:14 pm
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| That was fun to hear! Thanks for posting your playing, Steve. |
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Robert Murphy
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West Virginia
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Posted 8 Jul 2021 4:07 pm
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| Keep the Fender, sell the rest😊. |
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Greg Forsyth
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2021 12:21 pm
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| Thanks for another of your well made videos, Steve. As Andy says "great steel playing and musicality". I'm a bit partial to the Ricks myself. |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2021 4:15 pm
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| Fun video! But incomplete. Nothing representing the hallowed halls of 225 Parsons Street. |
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Steve Cunningham
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted 10 Jul 2021 8:24 am
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Thanks everyone!
| James Knox wrote: |
Nice job Steve!
It was interesting to hear the different tones different instruments brought out. Your “finger playing†was fun and inspiring as well. In fact, you inspired me awhile back on one of your videos to drop the fingerpicks and go “au naturalâ€. |
James, do you miss using the fingerpicks at all?
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Steve Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, GA
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Posted 10 Jul 2021 8:35 am
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| Nic Neufeld wrote: |
| Joe Elk wrote: |
| There were differences but not as much as I would conjured up in my Head |
Same. The tone of a particular instrument is much smaller a factor as the sound of a player themselves. (Sometimes I'll listen to a thing I've recorded and honestly forget or get wrong whether I recorded it on Mag, Fender, Clinesmith, etc.)
I mean, maybe if the exact same part was played back to back it'd be more apparent...but most of that just sounds like Steve! (and well done!!)
I bet you could do a blind test:
Player A plays melody on Fender
Player A plays melody on Rick
Player B plays melody on Fender
Player B plays melody on Rick
If you asked listeners "which is the Fender, which is the Rick" I wouldn't be surprised if many people differentiated them by player, not by instrument. |
Joe and Nic, I totally agree...I was surprised how similar several of them sounded. I suppose for a "true" comparison I should've played 2 or 3 licks repeated on each instrument, but I was more interested in trying to make it somewhat musically compelling.
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Steve Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, GA
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Posted 10 Jul 2021 8:37 am
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| Andy Volk wrote: |
| You kept distracting me with your great steel playing and musicality, Steve! Was I supposed to compare lap steels? I was busy digging some of those tasty licks and especially that passage at around 1:19. What tuning were you using? |
Thanks Andy! The Teisco 8-string at 1:19 was tuned to Emaj13.
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James Knox
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2021 2:09 pm
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| Steve Cunningham wrote: |
Thanks everyone!
| James Knox wrote: |
Nice job Steve!
It was interesting to hear the different tones different instruments brought out. Your “finger playing†was fun and inspiring as well. In fact, you inspired me awhile back on one of your videos to drop the fingerpicks and go “au naturalâ€. |
James, do you miss using the fingerpicks at all? |
Not really...
I played Dobro in a Bluegrass Band 20 years ago and used picks cuz I needed the volume. But now, playing Electric Lap Steel I’m going for “expressive†and “emotiveâ€. Learning beautiful Songs and C6 Tuning for fun. Also learning stuff in D Over G so I can accompany others. |
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