Oreck Vacuum commercial?

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 14 Mar 2014 6:46 pm

I just heard some great pedal steel guitar on a commercial for Oreck Vacuum cleaners...one of you kids??

Craig Baker · Post by **Craig Baker** » 14 Mar 2014 7:55 pm

Surprised to hear that Stu. Last I heard, Oreck went bankrupt. They always boasted about their 8 lb Oreck Vacuum Cleaner being the favorite of the hotel industry. Never seen one in a hotel. Seen plenty of Panasonic uprights going up and down the hallways, but I've never seen an Oreck anywhere but a TV ad.

Thanks for the heads-up Stu. I'll be listening.

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Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 14 Mar 2014 8:06 pm

Yes I heard the same commercial twice today, my Oreck is over 20 years old and still sucks (dirt up).

Jerry Van Hoose · Post by **Jerry Van Hoose** » 15 Mar 2014 6:44 am

A couple of nights ago, I happened to faintly hear the Oreck commercial on TV while sitting on my back porch, heard the steel guitar in the background.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 15 Mar 2014 7:05 am

Oreck was purchased by TTI/Royal, that also owns Dirt Devil and Hoover vacuum cleaners.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 15 Mar 2014 11:30 am

All due respect, I think this picture says a lot. An old guy selling an out-of-date looking vacuum cleaner isn't gonna move a lot of units these days. Steel on the soundtrack is apropos, but only adds to the overall image..

Steve Geis · Post by **Steve Geis** » 15 Mar 2014 8:01 pm

Haven't seen/heard the Orec commercial, but about a year ago my wife & I saw a Fruit of the Loom commercial with the guys dressed up like fruit and they were singing/writing music and one of them says, "what happened to my steel guitar track?" Thought I must have heard it wrong, but then saw it again a few weeks later and yep, that's what he said. Never saw/heard it again after that.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 16 Mar 2014 1:52 am

Barry Blackwood wrote:All due respect, I think this picture says a lot. An old guy selling an out-of-date looking vacuum cleaner isn't gonna move a lot of units these days. Steel on the soundtrack is apropos, but only adds to the overall image..

arguing vacuums are we? who buys vacuums, certainly not the millennials...

The commercial is pretty good, the vacuums are excellent. My wife just bought a second one after almost 20 years. The first one didn't die, it wore out. It still functions though...20 years later...

old style, old looking ? that's funny,

Telecasters are the exact same style since 1952, Pedal Steel guitars look exactly the same as the first one way way back ..

Performance not style...Just like Telecasters, vacuums have one purpose, performance. Lots of guitars have come and go..the Telecaster remains . Lots of brand new pedal steels, , can a non player tell you which is the new one or which is the old one ?

The add is great, the music is really kool !

There are three Oreck stores in Charlotte NC and two Guitar Centers ! The store my wife bought the first one from is still in business in the exact same location, right there that says something. Guitar Center has NOT been in town for over 20 years, but I hope they are !

I suspect the music is a canned piece from a "CLIP" outlet which is real common for advertising these days.

Bill Fuentes · Post by **Bill Fuentes** » 16 Mar 2014 4:28 am

Thought I'd log in before church and see whats up, and became intrigued about the referenced Fruit of the Loom commercial. Saw the silly song and then found the steel guitar reference. I never saw it back in 2005-6

http://adland.tv/commercials/fruit-loom ... 05-030-usa

Bill Fuentes · Post by **Bill Fuentes** » 16 Mar 2014 4:30 am

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Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 16 Mar 2014 7:11 am

arguing vacuums are we? who buys vacuums, certainly not the millennials...

Ok, Tony, you say tomato and I say tomahto â€¦

You might wanna peruse this little article..
http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post ... 0d61f69ff3

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 16 Mar 2014 9:08 am

Whats the point Barry ? We are talking about a commercial with music, not really vacuums .

Sure anyone can go to Walmart and get a vacuum for $79 ! Who would argue that ? But you can't get that $79 vacuum to last 20 years either.

Oreck has a commercial with Steel guitar in it, that's a good thing !.

And regardless of the article, the same store in Charlotte is in the same place for over 20 years...and right next to Walmart !

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 16 Mar 2014 9:59 am

Whats the point Barry ? We are talking about a commercial with music, not really vacuums .

Tony, you love your Oreck, that's great. My original point was, using steel on the Oreck commercial did nothing to improve or enhance the dated image of the product..

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 16 Mar 2014 2:23 pm

My wife loves it. I am merely saying it's a very good product and I like the music in the commercial which has Steel Guitar in it !

tom anderson · Post by **tom anderson** » 17 Mar 2014 6:35 pm

I've hardly ever heard a commercial with pedal steel. I like it and wonder who it is. Good tone too

Chubby Howard · Post by **Chubby Howard** » 18 Mar 2014 8:46 am

I would love to know who played steel on the original Bill Goodman's Gun And Knife Show Commercial's. Thanks Chubby Howard

Fred Glave · Post by **Fred Glave** » 18 Mar 2014 10:59 am

Does anyone make an economy lightweight flight vacuum with knee levers?

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 18 Mar 2014 1:47 pm

If a vacuum cleaner doesn't work, does it really suck?
I heard the steel too, great tone.

Bill Duncan · Post by **Bill Duncan** » 18 Mar 2014 2:03 pm

Good steel guitar will add class to anything! Even vacuum cleaners.

Pedal steel is just a beautiful piece of mechanical art, until it's played, and it's the artist who makes it sound interesting or not.

No other instrument stirs my emotions like steel guitar. That sound is timeless and classic. If someone thinks it is out dated, it's their problem, not the pedal steel guitar.

Bill Bassett · Post by **Bill Bassett** » 18 Mar 2014 7:09 pm

I've heard the ad several times and tried to get a good listening. It sounds heavily processed to me. Odd, compressed. I liked it but it made me wonder if it was programmed or sampled. Or worse, auto tuned. No offense to whoever did play it. I'd like to get that sound too.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 18 Mar 2014 9:42 pm

Here is the commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-byCoQuRkZI

The difference between a vacuum cleaner and a harmonica player?
The harmonica player sucks and blows!!

Rick Nicklas · Post by **Rick Nicklas** » 26 Mar 2014 8:15 am

The steel playing was very fitting but I was really digging the vacuum. The apparent quality and attributes caught my attention, seeing as I do most of the domestic chores now. I will be checking this out at the mall.

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 26 Mar 2014 2:35 pm

"They always boasted about their 8 lb Oreck Vacuum Cleaner being the favorite of the hotel industry. Never seen one in a hotel.

I have seen a lot of them in hotels. Had one and they weren't the best vacuum but they were really light, I can see why a hotel would use one.

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 26 Mar 2014 3:17 pm

.I just bought a Shark Rocket from Target, (paid cash ha). IMO, it's light and works good for our needs. I liked the price too. And no, it ain't got no knee levers like my psgs.

Bud Angelotti · Post by **Bud Angelotti** » 26 Mar 2014 6:11 pm

Thanks for posting the commercial Alvin !
It would be my guess that that dirt being sucked up is country dirt.
Know what I mean?

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