Anyone have Charlie Christian pickup recordings?

Michael Papenburg · Post by **Michael Papenburg** » 18 Jul 2009 8:34 am

I was wondering if anyone has a recording of a lap steel with a Charlie Christian pickup that they would be willing to share. I've heard them in guitars but not in lap steels. I'm assuming that they would have a warm but clear tone but I wasn't sure.

Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have.

Carl Leyland · Post by **Carl Leyland** » 18 Jul 2009 11:51 am

Joel Paterson's cd 'Steel Is Real' features some tunes on a CC steel.
I think he has a myspace page with sound samples. Also CD Baby might have them.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 18 Jul 2009 9:02 pm

It's worth buying Joel Paterson's CD. Highly recommended. He gets some great sounds from his instruments.

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 18 Jul 2009 9:06 pm

Michael

Here's one you can listen to...It's a 1938 Gibson EH150 with a CC p/up.

Harry

http://www.hsga.org/new_design/HarryDietrich.htm

Michael Papenburg · Post by **Michael Papenburg** » 19 Jul 2009 8:54 am

Carl & Mike -

Thank you for the Joel Paterson suggestion. I really like the clips on his MySpace page. I had found a post of his where he said he used a Gibson with a CC pickup on a certain song but that song was no longer there. I'll probably pick up his CD, though, because the music is very cool.

Harry -

Thank you for the MP3, it was very informative. I really like the tone and your playing was very nice. The CC pickup seems to be full bodied but with a nice top end. From the descriptions, I couldn't tell if the pickup would sound "open" enough for me but it seems to sound really good. If you have a moment, please let me know what tuning you used for that song and give any comments you might have about the pickup (i.e. - do you like the tone compared to your other steels, etc.) It sounds like there is a high G# in there. Am I correct?

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 19 Jul 2009 9:39 am

Michael

I use an extended E major tuning with the G# on top.

G#
E
B
G#
E
B

top to bottom

The p/up was re-wound by Jason Lollar, and re-magged by my good pal Rick Aiello. The recording was through a Roland Micro Cube.

Harry

George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 19 Jul 2009 10:39 pm

Nice job on Bali Hai...just one small problem, the bridge is not correct. I have two Gibson EH-150, both with a CC pickup. The tone you get on your Gibson is excellent.

Michael Papenburg · Post by **Michael Papenburg** » 20 Jul 2009 7:44 am

Harry Dietrich wrote:Michael

I use an extended E major tuning with the G# on top.

G#
E
B
G#
E
B

top to bottom

The p/up was re-wound by Jason Lollar, and re-magged by my good pal Rick Aiello. The recording was through a Roland Micro Cube.

Harry

Thanks for the info.

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 20 Jul 2009 8:04 am

You're welcome, Michael. Hope this helped.

Sorry George

I was just "noodling" when I recorded that song. Someday I might do it over the right way.