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Topic: Paradise Isle |
Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2022 2:15 pm |
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Here is an old Hawaiian song played with my "new to me" original Zirconia (Zirconium IV oxide) tone bar .... Paradise Isle
https://youtu.be/TKWJ76NOlJI |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 18 Aug 2022 6:03 pm
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| 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 exact same effect as a vibrato that goes above and below the center pitch line. Excuse me if you've already tried it...Nice Fry Pan by the way... |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2022 6:17 pm
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Nice Rick!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Joe Burke
From:
Toronto, Canada
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 5:20 am
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| So nice - love that song! |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 5:31 am
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Thanks for the kind words ...
The "Virtual Jeff" can raise and lower the pitch .. you can set the "lower" and "upper" independently ... range 1 semitone to 2 octaves
It's an amazing piece of tech ... saved me from quitting the steel guitar |
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Ethan Shaw
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 11:53 am
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| Man, that's cool! Thinking outside the box! |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 1:06 pm
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 6:12 pm
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Love to see and hear you playing, Rick.
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 6:19 pm
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Does the "Virtual Jeff" change the pitch electronically? When I saw the first video I assumed it was a a typical vibrato arm...
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"Don't be mad honey, but I bought another one" |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 19 Aug 2022 8:52 pm
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Viva Vibrato, sounds GREAT! Do you remember where you got the bar?
Missed you at HSGA this year, there were some great players there.
It was a real treat to see Capt Ivan & Dee there, he misses the hippie band  |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2022 3:17 am
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I got the zirconia bar here in the For Sale section of the forum last week. I love it  . It belonged to Stu Schulman ...
I missed y'all at the HSGA convention ... I watched it on Facebook ... loved your set
The "Virtual Jeff" has two major components ... the controller which is attached to the guitar via adhesive strips (won't hurt the finish of a guitar) .... and a stomp box.
I have it attached to the horseshoes .
The controller has its own connection ( you can go wireless with the included Bluetooth transmitter also) to the stomp box ... the guitar cord also goes into the stomp box. That's where the pitch shifting occurs. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2022 3:36 am
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This guy does a nice job explaing all the features, including the Virtual Capo ... He even plays Sleepwalk 
https://youtu.be/QuBkZqLcnH4
PS I have no affiliation with Fomofx .. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 20 Aug 2022 4:58 am
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So glad you found a work-around to get the sound you want to hear, Rick. Thanks for all you've done for steel guitar over the years.
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Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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