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Topic: Misty on my '52 Magnatone |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 20 Dec 2014 2:26 pm |
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Probably posting too early as usual ( I just worked this out today) but what the heck. I had a few hours between surviving Costco and the Mall today to work out this solo chord melody version of Errol Garner's Misty on my '52 Magnatone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mq4pmlnVpk&feature=youtu.be
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 20 Dec 2014 4:40 pm
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Thanks. Yeah, very clean, if a bit eye-popping in its design. These are undervalued steels, I think. With the right amp (which I don't have) they sound wonderful.
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Jerry Berger
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Nampa, Idaho USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2014 7:52 pm
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Hey Andy,
My second lap steel that I owned when I was a kid was a 1950'S Magnatone (MOTS). It was my first electric steel and I thought that it was the coolest guitar! Here's a pic. That's me on the left.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jerry Berger
From:
Nampa, Idaho USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2014 9:34 pm
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Doug......I started rather young but my only regret is that I didn't always stay with it. 
Last edited by Jerry Berger on 23 Dec 2014 8:22 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2014 9:56 pm
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Thanks, Andy, for posting this very nice and enjoyable rendition of one of my favorite tunes. I keep watching the clip over and over again and again.
Love those interesting string pulls. Just beginning to seriously explore them myself. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 21 Dec 2014 5:03 am
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Jerry - great pic!
Jack, thanks. String pulls are fun to do. You have to reposition your hand on the fly so it's sometimes tough to grab 'em and stay in tempo. The cool thing with manual pulls on a lap steel, vs a pedal steel, is that you can add vibrato. You definitely have to practice and use your ear as it's easy to be slightly out of tune. Jr. Brown sometimes lowers strings on the fly using his tuning pegs. Don't know how the heck he pulls that off.
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2014 7:40 pm
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My bass player came over as I was watching your video. He listened for a second and said, "He's playing 'Misty.'" He listened a little more and approved. He liked the bends behind the bar. His father is a jazz piano player, so he's heard a lot of versions of Misty over the years so the fact that he didn't cringe is a big deal. 
I had a Magnatone for a while. I don't remember when or why I sold it. It's like one day I didn't have it anymore. Mine was gray. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 23 Dec 2014 4:30 am
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I keep the critical bar low to the ground. Not inducing cringing is the goal! 
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Mark Roeder
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