Makalapua

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Makalapua

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This is the last song I'll post ... I set out to learn 3 tunes that are heavily featured in SpongeBob cartoons ... ones I've heard for 20+ years (I have 6 kids) :mrgreen:

Here's Makalapua ... Queen Lili’uokalani wrote the music based on a hymn in 1897.

https://on.soundcloud.com/A3bANKKHLhh4TPRC9
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If you are not familiar with this beautiful song ... Here is Nina Keali'iwahamana singing it ...

https://youtu.be/yEWBdFbcFmc
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Lovely. And beautiful tone!
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Thank you sir :mrgreen:
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I think he was referring to Nina :eek:
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I think you are right ... 🤓
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Re: Makalapua

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Rick Aiello wrote:This is the last song I'll post ...
Well, I sure hope it's not the last one. I really enjoy and appreciate what you're sharing with us. I bet a lot of others do also :)
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Post by Bill Groner »

Great playing Rick. I agree with the other fellas. Very nice tone, but you will have to re-record it later..... ;-)
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Thanks guys ...

I have 18 tunes (now) that I practice regularly ... Between the HSGA virtual conventions, old SoundCloud stuff and YouTube ... all my songs are recorded somewhere. :lol:

Plus all the other SpongeBob songs are too fast for me 😜
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Great tone Rick,are you playing one of your home made Pans through your Luigifier amp?
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It's my early 30's A25 frypan thru the Luigifier 🤠
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Post by Scott Thomas »

And for my money you still have the best vibrato of anyone going right now. Blows my mind every time. Inspirational stuff.
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Thank you for the kind words, Scott 🤓
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That's a great old tune, Rick. Nice work. I was working on a similar number of tunes as you, but I found I got stale, so I am continually looking for new material. Thankfully, SGF members keep coming up with stuff that I can rip-off :lol: I find putting stale tunes aside is beneficial, because when I come back to them, I have a fresh perspective.

I'm still using your pot-belly pickup. It's very mellow, and I have found .16 E strings are better than the usual .15s or less, for tone and harmonics.
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Post by Jim Mckay »

That's pretty Rick. Great tone pretty vibrato. :)
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Thanks for the kind words.

The "Potbelly" pickup is one of my favorite units. I'm asking Santa for a 3D printer and a small welding set up (I'll probably get coal though ) ... :lol: ... to start making them again.
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