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Ralph Czitrom
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Post by Ralph Czitrom »

Excellent, Sebastian! I totally enjoyed that.

Thanks for sharing.
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Bill Groner
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Post by Bill Groner »

Great job Sebastian. You have some limber fingers for sure. Love the sound effects.
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Mike A Holland
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Post by Mike A Holland »

I caught this on facebook......I loved everything about. Sebastian you are a very cool player and boy do I lust after a squareneck tricone! Excellent,
Mike
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Post by Brandin »

Wonderful!!!
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Post by Lance Clifford »

Simply fantastic performance!

Thanks for the link...
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Post by Joe Elk »

Beautiful guitar and a great player.
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Post by Scott Thomas »

I feel like I got a glimpse into what seeing King Benny would have been like. So cool seeing the right hand technique in those raking, rapid fire triplets in the second chorus. Fascinating! I know that tune so well and you took it on in a way I'd bet few would approach. Well done!
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Roy Thomson
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Post by Roy Thomson »

Stunning performance Sebastion!!!!

Can you provide the model Tri-cone you are using for the clip? Best sound I have heard from one. I assume you are not using a pick up?

Many thanks and I hope you put up more.

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Post by David Matzenik »

You make it look easy, and that ain't an easy thing to do. Lovely tone too. Those Nationals can clang in the wrong hands.
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George Rout
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Post by George Rout »

Magnificent Sebastion, just magnificent!!!! Super nice to see you present it in the old A Major tuning. Crisp and clear, just excellent. Keep up the good work.
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I am a bit agog! Well done sir!
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Post by Erv Niehaus »

That's my tuning also.
I haven't seen anyone use plastic finger picks for a long time, I started out with them. :D
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Post by Jack Hanson »

Erv Niehaus wrote:I haven't seen anyone use plastic finger picks for a long time
I normally use plastic picks on my acoustic steels -- Nat'l Style 1, Dobro 60-D, and Maui Maid (Weissenborn) Style 1. You can really dig in with 'em and get more volume out of an acoustic instrument than with metal fingerpicks.

I started out with metal (Dunlop) fingerpicks on pedal steel, and switched to plastic ones on my acoustics at the suggestion of Bob Brozman, after attending one of his seminars in Minnesota in the late '80s.
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Post by Joe Breeden »

Super playing Sebastian, and what great tone from that guitar.
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Post by Kirk Francis »

ach du lieber! you did old king benny proud, brah!
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Post by David DeLoach »

Sebastian, that was really well done! Inspiring!

Yes, please make some more videos!
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Post by Andy Volk »

I really enjoyed that! Thanks for posting. My brain doesn't seem to process that style of steel playing for my own music, but I admire folks like you who can play it so well.
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Tim Whitlock
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Post by Tim Whitlock »

I'm a little late to the party but I'll bump this to the top again so others who missed it can see. Outstanding playing and very educational for those of us getting started with Hawaiian tricone playing!
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Tim Whitlock
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Post by Tim Whitlock »

I'm a little late to the party but I'll bump this to the top again so others who missed it can see. Outstanding playing and very educational for those of us getting started with Hawaiian tricone playing!
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