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Topic: Playing along with famous records.... |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 1:30 pm |
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Doesn't ANYONE just play along with those famous records of Hank Thompson, Ray Price, etc.? What's all this about instructors and tableure?
The BEST TEACHERS you could ever hope to have are right there in those albums that you've got on your shelf collecting dust.
How many of you still do?
How many of you don't?
How many of you never did?
How many of your are planning on doing it?
Just tho't it might be interesting to take a poll. |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 1:46 pm
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I DO!!
And its some of the most fun I have ever had. I think that sometimes I learn more from just playing along (over and over)
than I have anywhere else.....and the bands aint too bad either 
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SHO~BUDS,FENDER AMPS & GUITARS,TUT TAYLOR RESO'S
..."what a long, strange trip its been"
[This message was edited by Larry Robbins on 07 January 2006 at 01:46 PM.] |
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MUSICO
From:
Jeremy Williams in Spain
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 3:31 pm
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I like records with no steel on them.....folk, singer/songwriters.
Tom Paxton makes a great backup band.
Jeremy Williams
Barcelona Spain |
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 3:37 pm
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I do. I notice after playing along with John Hughey, the picture on the CD cover is starting to frown a little.
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Howard, 'Les Paul Recording, Zum SD12U, Carter D10 8/8, Vegas 400, Boss ME-5, Boss DM-3, DD-3, Fender Steel King, Understanding wife. http://www.Charmedmusic.com
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 5:25 pm
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| I do both. I love tab that’s correct, it really speeds up the learning process. I always try and get the phrasing off of the actual recording. If there’s no tab, no problem because I can record copy and eventually get it right. Do I play along with the recording, sometimes I do. I'm very thankful that there was a Dewitt Scott, Don Helms, Jerry Bryd etc. to study under by way of their books. After working on "Red Skin Rag" played by Ray Montee, I wish he had a book out breaking everything down the way that fellow forum member Craig Pryor recently did in the Tab section. Trying to copy someone exactly is something I like to do; it starts to reflect my own personality down the road if I keep playing a piece often enough. Besides, I don’t ever have to worry about being a star. I’m more a professional student I guess, so everyone I learn from is my teacher. [This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 07 January 2006 at 05:28 PM.] |
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Dave Zielinski
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 5:47 pm
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I do, I do, I do! everynight after the kids go to bed, I get down here in the dungeon on the computer to see what you guys write and then play along to Hank Thompson, Big Sandy (Lee Jeffries is fantastic), Wayne HAncock (J. Wakefield stuff), Spade Cooley, Hank Sr., etc......
I basically have my PC jukebox setup to random play of all my faves. I usually do this for 2-3 hours and make it to bed LATE!
Then i dream of birdseye maple bigsbys and polished aluminum!
I used to get tied up in tunings and tab and i think i got more confused and more away from my instrument. Now i just stick to two necks with a C6 and E13 and find them there notes! Nothing beats time with the fingerpicks on.
Have fun! |
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Bill Bosler
From:
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 5:51 pm
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| Ray, that's my favorite way to practice. I put on a CD and play along with it. My favorites are Hank, Ray Price, Johnny Bush and anyone doing Bob Wills' songs. |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 6:23 pm
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Thats the way I learned, and still learn new songs by playing along with a recording.If I get stumped,I'll go to "notation" music..Tabs are something that I've just never been able to get a handle on.
I remember trying to play along with the 78's on the hand cranked Victrola.Man that was a trip.Sometimes I could talk one of my little brothers or my sister in to turning the crank so I could be somewhere close. So I guess If my intonation sucks, I can blame them..LOL PJ |
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George Rout
From:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 7:21 am
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I used to play along with records (I have over 9,000 not including cassettes and CD's, but no Edison cylinders!!!), but I enjoy playing with rhythm tracks mostly now. Of course, there's a certain limitation to availability to tracks. And, for those which may not be aware of it, the steel guitar folks in B.C. have a nifty batch available at:
http://members.shaw.ca/steelguitarist/songs.htm
You might have to copy and paste that link.
When folks come in, and I'm playing with a track just for fun of it, I call it my "house band"!!!!
Geo |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 8:04 pm
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I play along. It does not have to have a steel in the record. If I like the song, I will write a numbers chart, but not tab. TAB just doesn't turn my crank, until I need to know the signature lick.
Give me the progression, I am good to go.
Ron |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 8:51 pm
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I agree with Jesse and do both tabs and play alongs. Tabs are like verification that I am playing the right notes and chords, etc.
The guys I play with are Hawaiian - Andy Iona,Jules Ah See, Tommy Castro, David Kelii, etc.
That is because I prefer to sound Hawaiian, rather than country/western. Isn't that strange for a guy from Texas?
Aloha,
Don |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 9:16 pm
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I did that a lot as a child and teenager and my ears really benefitted from it. Plus, I transcribed a ton of jazz solos from records in the 80s.
Now I play along with the music in my mind (which is darn close to a jukebox  ).[This message was edited by Mike Neer on 08 January 2006 at 09:17 PM.] |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2006 6:06 am
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I have always enjoyed playing alng with CDs.
I have learned much using that method.
and I can say that Kieth or Niel or any othr famous player stopped by my house to jam.
it is a serious method of sussing out one's fretboard. and honing one's ear. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 9 Jan 2006 10:13 am
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| It all started with this obscure tune on a Buck Owens LP in 1963, called "Together Again". Been practicing to LP's ever since. (I was 10 that year...). |
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Steve Gorman
From:
Gilroy California
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Posted 9 Jan 2006 4:37 pm
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| On the Dish Network there is a radio station called "Classic Country." Hank Williams, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Hank Thompson, etc 24/7. My steel sits right by the TV, I love to sit there and play along with whatever comes up next. It's great practice for playing country steel guitar, and I have learned some great licks this way as well as having to pay attention, play in lots of keys, etc. I suppose this would work out on lots of stations, but Classic Country happens to be just the ticket for me right now. |
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Tom Zielinski
From:
Buffalo, New York, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2006 7:09 am
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I play with CDs every night too! I use some tab, I have the JM TAB book--its great! I usually try to pick a few tunes a night and play them over and over. Then pick a tune(sometimes a Jamey Abersold) playalong and have at it.
I also play upright bass too in a band. We do some Hank W., Lefty Frizzell, Hank Thompson etc. I usually record my upright direct through my PC studio and make a playalong of my own.
I often try record my steel playing just to get an idea of what I need to work on----time, vibrato, picking etc. It also helps me "build" cool solos as I am kind of new to this whole thing! |
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