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Topic: Artisan Electric Lap Steel Guitar |
Robbie Bossert
From:
WESCOSVILLE,PA,U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 6:18 am |
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Ever hear or play one? Not a bad lookin/ little guitar for the price.....BUT, how does it sound?
Robbie Bossert |
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 6:54 am
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Of course how it sounds is subjective....but here is an example.
Artisan
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www.genejones.com
[This message was edited by Gene Jones on 02 April 2006 at 10:10 AM.] |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 9:56 am
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I played a buddy's-it had the factory strings on it that were horrible-maybe it would sound better with quality strings.
Gene's clip once again proves that it's "in the hands." A fine player like Gene can make a cheap instrument sound good.
Of course if you could do a side-by-side comparison of Gene playing the same piece on a classic Rick or Fender, then how would it sound?
It's sort of difficult without a reference point for comparison.
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Mark
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Richard Sevigny
From:
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 12:42 pm
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This is the guy who wanted to sell all his gear and retire? 
Sounds awesome. Keep it up Gene. And can that retirement talk  |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 2:08 pm
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| Gene, thats very inspirational playing. Could you please shed some light on how you did the back up instruments and also if that was your own arrangment on the steel and also the tuning you used (C6 ?). Man, you should put a book out, it sounds perfect. Thanks... Got any CD's of that style of you on 6 string steel for sell? |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 2:30 pm
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"I just happened to have a sound file from way out in western Hawaii...."
Really beautiful, Gene. |
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Robbie Bossert
From:
WESCOSVILLE,PA,U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 8:26 pm
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Thanks guys. Hey Gene, sounds great! Was that recorded with the stock pick up?
Merry Christmas Gang.
Robbie Bossert |
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Billy Wilson
From:
El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2005 11:49 pm
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| I sat in on one of those things once and was shocked how fat it sounded. It may have helped the ths back line guy had brought a $3500 botique amp to play through. |
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 24 Dec 2005 4:53 am
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| * [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 02 April 2006 at 10:11 AM.] |
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Jack Therrell
From:
Conroe, Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2005 9:06 am
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| I bought an artisan a few years ago when I started playing steel again. I was surprised at how good it sounded for an instrument that cost so little. I notice the price has even gotten cheaper. However, I have to admit mine never sounded as good as the one Gene was playing. I wonder why. Jack |
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Mike Ihde
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 24 Dec 2005 11:29 pm
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My Lap Steel Class at Berklee started out with everyone using their "spare" guitar and putting a nut raiser on it. Since the Artisan has come out, everybody buys one. Last semester I had 8 guys in the class and they all had one.
They sound pretty good and after the kids all get the bug, they'll probably invest in a better axe. It's an excellent starter steel or second steel for experimenting. |
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