The Steel Guitar Forum

Killing it, Mike!

I have two of Chris' guitars, one a standard scale and the other a baritone, both with Certano benders. I've posted a few videos of tunes I played with each of them. I think the fact that the instruments are hollow is a key feature in their tone, which is rich whether clean or with a touch of overdr...

Nice find, congrats. I have always liked the look of the Chandlers.

Andy Volk wrote:I enjoyed that! Very surfy vibe.

Thanks Andy! Glad you liked it.

David Irving wrote:That's lovely.

Thanks David!

Thanks Allan and Joe, glad you liked it!

This tune, "Nameless" is an original by Chris Fouke of Fouke Industrial Guitars. Chris is a prolific tunesmith as well as a lap steel builder. I used most of Chris' original melody and added an intro, outro, and bridge in my recording. Played on my Fouke Industrial Guitars baritone scale l...

Pretty cool!

Holy cow that is SO rockin', Doug. Words are failing me.

Excellent! Great tune, great mix, and the lap steel is a terrific touch. Well done!

I have been using the Mosky Spring Reverb. About $35 on Amazon and cheaper on eBay. Spring is its only trick (no hall, plate, etc) but it does it well. Can be heard on the most recent couple of tunes I posted. I was wondering about that pedal. Seems like it'd be a nice cheap option when playing thr...

I have been using the Mosky Spring Reverb. About $35 on Amazon and cheaper on eBay. Spring is its only trick (no hall, plate, etc) but it does it well. Can be heard on the most recent couple of tunes I posted.

Oh my, that wood!! Gorgeous build Bill!

Rob Anderlik wrote:Nice work! Sounds great

Thanks Rob! You might recognize some of the licks in that arrangement. I quite admire your playing and have listened to just about everything of yours I have been able to find.

Thanks for the inspiration and for listening.

Very nice Cliff. I have always loved this piece by Ry Cooder. Great tone and feel for this music. I think you are playing in D tuning which is perfect for this tune! Thanks, Mike! Yes, open D tuning it is. And having the lever that raises the F# to G on the 3rd string enables a nice change to the s...

I like it too Cliff! Listened first thing this morning and am impressed with your playing. Also want to thank you for included your signal chain in the notes of the video. Very interesting. Thanks for your nice comment, Greg. Funny you bring up the signal chain details I included. People from the S...

Allan Revich wrote:Very nice.

Thanks Allan. Glad you like it.

I love this tune and arranged this take on Ry Cooder's "Feelin' Bad Blues" after listening to a number of others online, mostly played on 6-string slide guitar. Played on a Fouke Industrial Guitars standard scale lap steel with Certano string benders through a Feather 5 hardwired amp handm...

Thanks Charlie and Mike!

Mike... I need to rethink/redo my situation for makimg videos of myself playing. My music space isn't very large at all and the angles are tough for video. I'll get that figured out soon, I hope!

Way to rock, Bill. The guitar looks great. Nice job!

Thanks for posting this! Join request sent.

I recorded these two takes a while ago and obsessed over whether to use both or just one. I finally decided they layed well together so that's how it's presented. See the description for the usual signal chain and instrument info. Thanks tons to Doug Beaumier and Mike Holland for their inspiration, ...

I use a Keeley "4-knob" compressor. It's the first pedal in my signal chain and it's always on. I set it up with a soft attach and not overly squishy, just enough that if it's turned off there is "something different". I particularly like this compressor because it includes a ble...

Cool project!

I'm looking forward to playing around with this. Also brings me closer to the idea of owning a 7-string steel. Thanks for posting, Allan.