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Topic: Reggae Pedal Steel |
Gus York
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Devon, UK
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Posted 15 Jan 2019 8:18 am |
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This was recorded back in the mid 70's with Toots and the Maytalls! Now I'm not saying this is the best steel sound or the best playing but it fitted the session, and when released was a big hit around the world. Really enjoyed myself back then playing on sessions that broke new ground for the steel. I then played an old Sho-Bud single neck. Any way just thought I'd share this with you guys out there ! Gus.https://youtu.be/QkwqbytosRE
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Tucker Jackson
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2019 10:26 am
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| Nice job, Gus! I had no idea Toots ever used steel but it does make everything better, so there you go. I love to hear it used in every style of music and you melded it right in. |
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Pete Bailey
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Seattle, WA
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Posted 15 Jan 2019 1:37 pm
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Woo nice cut Gus! Love the sweet sounds!
Pedal steel can be found in reggae music if you look hard enough - here's a cut from Lloyd Charmers done way back in 1973.
* Youtube Link : Loving Her Was Easier
Believe it or not, a LOT of Jamaicans listened to country music hard during the late '60s and early '70s. Huge influence on the musical culture. I've been told by more than one old-timer that Sunday morning was always Charley Pride and cornmeal porridge.
If you enjoyed this cut by Mr. Charmers, check out the album it's taken from, Trojan Country Reggae Box Set - tunes for days!  |
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Bill Fortenberry
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Georgia/Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2019 1:45 pm
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| Super cool. |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 15 Jan 2019 5:58 pm
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Godfrey Arthur
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3rd Rock
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Posted 18 Jan 2019 5:44 am
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Reggae, or in this case, rocksteady, since it originated from a lower economic area, the recordings, like "dub" tend to be lo-fi.
That's part of the character of the genre. The equipment tends to be nondescript to those in the first world, but icons to this genre.
No surprise the psg was treated for a lo-fi tone as well.
With reggae have to have the upstroke dry "skank guitar" and the low frequency "organ bubble."
Vocals are wet with delay.
The psg on the Toots song was definitely countryfying bar-drag.
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Roy Heap
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United Kingdom
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Posted 18 Jan 2019 4:31 pm
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| Never heard that track before Gussy, nice one. Must catch up again soon. |
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Filipine Helu
From:
California, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2023 4:45 am Re: Reggae Pedal Steel
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| Gus York wrote: |
| This was recorded back in the mid 70's with Toots and the Maytalls! Now I'm not saying this is the best steel sound or the best playing but it fitted the session, and when released was a big hit around the world. Really enjoyed myself back then playing on sessions that broke new ground for the steel. I then played an old Sho-Bud single neck. Any way just thought I'd share this with you guys out there ! Gus.https://youtu.be/QkwqbytosRE |
Oh wow! So you’re the one that played the pedal steel on this track! I’ve been playing guitar in reggae bands for the last 15 years and this is one of the songs we cover as well and the pedal steel is always the sounds that’s missing when playing it live! I’ve been always infatuated with the pedal steel until I final decided to to take the dive and buy a GFI SM a few weeks ago. Only problem was that it’s the 3x2 model and when listening to Beautiful Woman it sounds like I’m missing the RKR that raises the F# up a whole step. Was this recorded with the common Emmons E9 setup? Thank you in advance! |
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Andrew Frost
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Toronto, Ontario
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Posted 25 Jun 2023 7:03 am
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| Oh ya. Great stuff. Love it! |
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Filipine Helu
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California, USA
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Steven Black
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Gahanna, Ohio, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2023 11:02 am Reggae music
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| Pedal steel guitar works good in reggae music, I played in a reggae band 4 piece they loved it. |
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