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I'd love to see a vid of your playing sometime. Sounds like you use a lot of open strings. Cool. Nate, here is a fast vid I made of White Christmas : http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/-KsQeBuiWR0/mqdefault.jpg As you can see, everything happens on the second fret and the open strings. I use A7/C6 (lo to hi : ...

Jean-Sebastien Gauthier wrote:Im not a collector Im a musician

Great reply to a harsh comment!

Ok, here is my version of White Christmas : http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/white-christmas As you can hear, I was quite in a hurry as I worked a lot on it and never succeeded to make it sound as good as I could. Here's my version of "Silent Night" played on a 1926 Weissenborn: http://youtu....

Ok, here is my arrangement of "Christmas song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks : http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/christmas-song-alvin-and-the The tuning is A7/C6 on a 8-strings and I play in the key of F so I can use open strings. At the end, I use only natural harmonics. I'm not sure I like it s...

Perfect! Great idea. Let's say until Dec. 31 submit any Christmas song. Sound good? Great! I'm working on my one lap steel arrangement for "Christmas song" by the Chipmunks, hope to get it done by the end of the month. Here's my version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", played o...

A day late and a dollar short but here's mine: http://soundcloud.com/natehofer/crazy Solomon, I really like the feel of this version. I have troubles defining it but it sounds "jumpy", kind of western swing but really fluid at the same time. Great work! Non Pedal arrangement of Crazy from...

I'm in for a christmas song. My favorite is "Christmas song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hAUWyp0qzs

But whatever is decided, I'll be in!

Today, I realized it was October 28 and I had to record the tune of the month so here is my take at Crazy. http://soundcloud.com/dagniel/crazy-lap-steel I have done it without backing tracks and worked the "arrangement" throughout the month. I have done around 20 takes to get this one and ...

I am using the A7/C6 Jerry Byrd Tuning (H-L) E-C-A-G-E-C#-C-A.

I also use that tuning. It opens a complete new world of chords and I think that the second most basic tuning after the original C6.

Is there anyone else working on the "Tune of the Month"?

Steve, in fact, this technique is derived from bass (which was my first instrument) and is applicable to traditional guitar. I'll try to post a small video so you can see how I do them on those instruments.

Great Pete! You were fast at recording the song. I downloaded your version of "Mansion on the hill" and I can hear the difference in your playing, this one sounds more confident. It's crazy what we can achieve in just 3 months of practicing. Mike and Doug, we all can understand that you ha...

One of my favorite Beach Boys song too! Do you use a volume pedal? I guess that is the "effect" but I want to make sure...

Roy Thomson wrote:The first clip is played on an Acoustic Steel in a diatonic tuning.

What exactly is your diatonic tuning? I heard recently that Jerry Byrd used it but I don't remember where.

I realize it's hard to decide for a tune of the month as a group so I secretly wish someone would just say "let's do THAT song" and it would be over. I took a look at "Crazy" and I noticed that the melody can be a bit tricky and I did not succeeded in making a good rendition of t...

Listen to the steel right there : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP5Cw2y6jEI#t=1m08

It almost sounds like a theremin. great use of the pedal volume.

Here is how I do them, I didn't pratice them a lot though : http://youtu.be/tm6W2JZlnio I was holding the camera so I couldn't record it with the bar and did them over the 12th fret. But when playing with the bar, you just move it accordingly depending on the harmonic you want. Does someone have ano...

Hal Braun wrote:Just wondering, you mentioned playing more without finger picks.. did you go "naked" on this track? It kind of sounded at least like you were using a thumbpick.. just curious...

I have the same question!

I participated to "Tune of the month" last month and it was a good experience : http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=232136 I think it's time to post a new tune for the month of october. Personally, I would suggest : - Autumn leaves : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSiIe60HigA - ...

Hi Mike, I just bought your Bebop Lap Steel Guitar book less for the songs than the exercices and explanations. I just skimmed through it rapidly but I like the explanations. In fact, that's what I'm looking for in a book. I don't want to learn to play this or that song, I want to understand how to ...

When I'm playing with a band, I sometimes use an incomplete 7th chord (without the third). I do it by moving up the bar of three frets and plucking the strings 3,4 and 5. In the case of C, let's say your at fret 12, you move up to fret 15 and it give G-Bb-C. I use it mostly for transitions so I gues...

I have a "plastic" fretboard on my lap steel and I broke it while doing some doo-wah. I was hitting the strings with the bar and it slipped and hit the fretboard instead. I think it's better to have the fretboard directly on the neck of the guitar instead of something screwed over it. Bett...

Great, I'm impressed! I think I wouldn't have been able to hold the bar...

Jean, Do you have a price for a double eight? Jean-Sebastien have bought his steel from Tremblay Guitars and they currently have a double 6 strings at 449$ (canadian dollars) : http://www.tremblayguitars.com/products/steel/index.php?serial=ls6m056 It could give you an idea of how much they would as...

Good looking fry pan! Would you mind telling us how much it cost? (hoping it will convince other members to buy one!) I also own a Tremblay and I see more and more members here buying them. That guy lives is from Quebec (my province) and I'm really proud of it. He builds low price custom lap steels ...