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by Jesse Pearson
8 Mar 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: How do you go about learning a tune by ear?
Replies: 32
Views: 3845

I will second the suggestions about using transcription software. I recommend the "Amazing SlowDowner" by RoniMusic. It makes transcribing a breeze. You can change the pitch and speed of a selected phrase and make loops to your required size. The E.Q filters allows you to enhance certain f...
by Jesse Pearson
6 Sep 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Most needlessly complicated? The Pencilina
Replies: 11
Views: 1796

Come on Guys, we all know this is what happens when you can't get along with other musicians?...
by Jesse Pearson
22 Aug 2022 7:27 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: VIDEO-Old Joe Clark
Replies: 12
Views: 1572

Wow, nice job all away around. That put a smile on my face. I use my bare fingers to pick steel as well...
by Jesse Pearson
18 Aug 2022 6:03 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Paradise Isle
Replies: 13
Views: 1313

Hi Rick, that whammy bar is a pretty cool way of overcoming your nerve issue in your hand/wrist and got me thinking. Jeff Beck uses a floating Whammy bar so he can not only go down in pitch, but up in pitch as well? If you could find a way to float your whammy bar like Beck does, you could have the ...
by Jesse Pearson
8 Aug 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Nice vintage photo - kid with Gibson EH lap steel
Replies: 6
Views: 1569

Nice photo Andy. I didn't know they made Bullet Bars out of Bakelite. I'm always paranoid my Ric Panda is going to drop and break because it's made of Bakelite. Another reason why I love Magnatone Lap Steels so much, built like tanks.
by Jesse Pearson
8 Aug 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Remembering the changes.
Replies: 50
Views: 7701

I was thinking what else I do to force myself to try and remember chord progressions. I guess if you really want to get good at memorizing the chords (and this takes work and a lot of repetition), all you have to do is start thinking about and writing out the different Key Centers within a progressi...
by Jesse Pearson
3 Aug 2022 9:42 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Remembering the changes.
Replies: 50
Views: 7701

Being mostly a self taught musician when it comes to steel, upright bass, alto sax and guitar, I realized I had developed a bad habit in my youth of memorizing written music lead lines on clarinet in school without memorizing or even knowing the chord progression because it wasn't on the music. I st...
by Jesse Pearson
31 Jul 2022 4:03 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Herbert Hanawahine 7 string Ric Panda tuning?
Replies: 2
Views: 900

Herbert Hanawahine 7 string Ric Panda tuning?

I've been enjoying watching Herbert Hanawahine perform at the "Oct 8th 2021 HSGA Festival 2" and was wondering if anybody knows what tuning he was using? He was known to play a triple neck steel that had E7, C13 and B11 as his tunings. The 7 string tuning could be Jerry Byrd's C6 tuning wi...
by Jesse Pearson
20 Jul 2022 10:56 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Replies: 6
Views: 1042

OK, reread your first reply Mike and I understand that the Panda steel Ian Ufton gave you that Sol used to own and was tuned low to high...BDEG#C#E...is probable the tuning Ian Ufton was using on 6 string steel...(Got It)lol. I know Sebastian and I think you as well, use this tuning for your standar...
by Jesse Pearson
20 Jul 2022 9:21 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Replies: 6
Views: 1042

Man, that's cool he gave you Sol's old Panda. Mike, I edited my previous post with another question I thought of.
by Jesse Pearson
20 Jul 2022 8:53 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Replies: 6
Views: 1042

Thanks Mike, that's what I was thinking after reading he was influenced by Sol and was given one of his Panda's by Sol's wife. Great style, very relaxing and reminiscent of what soldiers probable heard in the bars in Oahu back in WWII. I have a nice Magnatone that's always tuned to Sol's C#min7 tuni...
by Jesse Pearson
19 Jul 2022 9:08 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Replies: 6
Views: 1042

What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?

I really like Ian Ufton's relaxed style of Hawaiian lap steel playing. Does anyone know what tuning he uses and where you can buy his Hawaiian Music CD's? Thanks...
by Jesse Pearson
7 Jun 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: New possibilities for creating music
Replies: 16
Views: 2065

Sounds great. My girl was listening as she did the dishes and asked if it was Pink Floyd because it sounded spacey lol...I think that's some legit jazz...Good job
by Jesse Pearson
30 May 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Magnatone...? lap steel
Replies: 30
Views: 6045

That's a nice looking Magnatone. I still have 4 that are all tuned to different tunings and made of different woods. I use the heaviest string gauges I can for each particular tuning which gives you a fatter sound. One has a Dickerson decal on the headstock and is still my favorite to this day even ...
by Jesse Pearson
3 Apr 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony - Bert Ligon
Replies: 44
Views: 7861

I have this book and think it's a good jazz book. It basically uses three basic outlines that use the guide tones "b7 of the previous chord resolving to the 3rd of the next chord". The outlines are major and minor ii - V -I progressions that constitute about 75% of the chord phrases in jaz...
by Jesse Pearson
27 Jun 2021 8:38 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Leon McAuliffe radio broadcast, April 1948
Replies: 5
Views: 1728

That was really great...Thanks for posting Andy
by Jesse Pearson
29 Jan 2021 10:44 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Interview with Jeff Au Hoy
Replies: 8
Views: 2152

Levi, thanks for posting this. That G11 tuning sounded pretty hip that Jeff was playing at 1.05.3 of the video. Reminded me of a 1940's style glamorous movie sound track. I guess it's similar to B11 since Jeff started riffing on Sand with it. Jeff really has some nice tone with that old Deluxe clone...
by Jesse Pearson
17 Jan 2021 2:23 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Recording of Sol Hoopii Rickenbacher playing some jazz
Replies: 30
Views: 5891

That's impressive, great tone and very in-tune playing. I think that's the best jazz tune I've heard on non peddle steel for being in-tune and sounding like a typical straight ahead jazz performance piece. I personally can't play in-tune close enough on steel to satisfy my own jazz style that I can ...
by Jesse Pearson
17 Dec 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What’s Wrong with C#m7?
Replies: 17
Views: 4917

To the best of my knowledge, Sleepwalk used this particular C#min7 tuning...low to high...E,G#,B,C#,E,G#,C#,E. I first learned it in C#min7 tuning on a 6 string lap and then relearned it on C6 tuning. There was almost no difference in being able to play it pretty much note for note that your average...
by Jesse Pearson
15 Dec 2020 2:17 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What’s Wrong with C#m7?
Replies: 17
Views: 4917

I really like the vintage sound of Sol's C#min7 tuning, low to high EBEG#C#E. After a few years of frustrating myself to death trying to play Jazz on C6 tuning as a way to help learn steel, I finally decided it wasn't the best suited for me compared to playing jazz lines on guitar or other instrumen...
by Jesse Pearson
30 Nov 2020 6:27 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: King Benny Nawahi Island Lords Transcriptions
Replies: 5
Views: 1431

Thanks for posting this Andy...Reminds me of why I love playing and studying steel guitar. Sounds like an acoustic guitar and I've also heard Bennie use a metal Reso as well. Probable a Ric Fry Pan to but not sure. Is this Sol Hoopii's C#min7 tuning I'm wondering? Nice stuff...
by Jesse Pearson
29 Nov 2020 7:46 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Kalama's Quartet, with Mike Hanapi (lead steel) circa 1927
Replies: 6
Views: 2023

Kalama's Quartet, with Mike Hanapi (lead steel) circa 1927

While looking up some King Benny after Andy's great post, I stumbled across this great gem of a live performance from 1927...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmN3E2tqOvU
by Jesse Pearson
29 Nov 2020 6:55 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Kawohikukapulani
Replies: 21
Views: 3250

Hi Rick, good to hear your still playing. I really love the sound of the 25.5 Tenor, reminds me of Dick McIntire's tone. The vibrato on the single string video is very nice. I've been fooling around on Sol's C#min7 tuning and stuff from the 30' and 40'on my old blue Magnatone. I'm pretty sure I need...
by Jesse Pearson
18 Nov 2020 8:56 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Who still play C#m
Replies: 7
Views: 2433

There are different variations of the C#min tuning that seem very popular. Sebastian's tuning on his long scale Fry Pan is the first time I've seen that particular version, he sounds great. I use the Sol Hoopii version myself which is easy to re-tune to F#9 tuning.
by Jesse Pearson
18 Nov 2020 8:30 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Your favorite steel and why? Vintage or New
Replies: 24
Views: 5861

Even though I have a nice Ric Panda with the wide shoes, my favorite lap steels are three mother of toilet seat Magnatones with heavy strings tuned C6, E6 and C#min7 (Sol Hoopii). I leave them off to the side of my electronics bench and just grab them to play when the urge hits me. Got them all pret...