Clinesmith mp3 - Coconut Grove

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 27 Jun 2009 8:36 am

As Todd would say, "Right on."

Scott Thomas · Post by **Scott Thomas** » 27 Jun 2009 10:10 am

I enjoyed your take on Coconut Grove. You make that steel sound as good as it looks. Very authentic old school western swing tone.

Mike Bagwell · Post by **Mike Bagwell** » 28 Jun 2009 6:03 pm

Excellent work Mike!! Just as I've come to expect.

I ordered a D 10 non pedal from Todd 4 months ago, the wait is killing me : ). I did get to take a look at the guitar that Hoffnar is playing, the workmanship and tone is not available anywhere else.

Mike

Anthony Locke · Post by **Anthony Locke** » 29 Jun 2009 5:51 am

I've tried to play the recording 4 times and my computator freezes...I guess i'm gonna have to hear it live!

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 30 Jun 2009 8:57 am

Wow...I think you could probably make any steel sound good though. Is this a new Clinesmith lap that you are playing? Its got a great sound.

Michael Papenburg · Post by **Michael Papenburg** » 19 Jul 2009 9:04 am

Mike -

I've listened to your Coconut Grove clip a number of times and think it sounds really great. I've noticed that the steel has a very old school warm & jazzy tone. Is this the inherent sound of the instrument or do you have the tone control backed off a bit for this song? I'm mainly curious where it falls on the brightness chart in comparison to say a Stringmaster or even a Supro.

Thanks.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 24 Jul 2009 8:45 am

Michael Papenburg wrote:Mike -

I've listened to your Coconut Grove clip a number of times and think it sounds really great. I've noticed that the steel has a very old school warm & jazzy tone. Is this the inherent sound of the instrument or do you have the tone control backed off a bit for this song? I'm mainly curious where it falls on the brightness chart in comparison to say a Stringmaster or even a Supro.

Michael, sorry it took so long to answer you, but I'm away at a guitar camp.

Anyway, the tone of the guitar in this context is pretty well represented in this clip. I don't roll off the tone control at all, and if I'm not mistaken, the treble on the Princeton Reverb was at about 3 and the bass at 5 or 6. I miked at about the edge of the dustcap at a 45 degree angle outward. The speaker is a JBL D-110F. When I pick closer to the bridge, as I did towards the end of the solo, it has a really nice biting, direct attack.

I would call the guitar very warm and full sounding, not as bright as a Stringmaster, but with its own nice bump in the upper mids. I can't really compare it to a Supro since it's been a while since I've played one. I think it more closely resembles a Rickenbacher with slightly less shimmer.

Michael Papenburg · Post by **Michael Papenburg** » 24 Jul 2009 8:49 am

Thanks for your feedback. I'm going to see Bob Hoffnar play with Wayne Hancock tonight so I'll get to hear one first hand. I'd love to actually play one myself at some point, though.

Danny Bates · Post by **Danny Bates** » 24 Jul 2009 10:22 am

Great job Mike. That Clinesmith sounds sweet.

BTW, those sound like Pre-CBS American Tourister drums.