Sand with steel and bass pedals

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 16 Aug 2023 5:49 am

This song is kind of like Sleepwalk: everyone seems to have a version. It's such a great song and I love listening to everyone else play it,so here's mine (cut in half for Youtube):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogXmWBcxWEY
I hope you enjoy it!

Walter Webb · Post by **Walter Webb** » 16 Aug 2023 3:04 pm

Nice sound! Please tell me more about that organ bass pedal. Who makes it, and do you just plug it into a bass amp?

Gary Spaeth · Post by **Gary Spaeth** » 17 Aug 2023 4:35 am

roland pk-5 is a really good pedal bass. you need a midi bass generator to go with it or any synth with bass.

Tim Toberer · Post by **Tim Toberer** » 17 Aug 2023 4:55 am

I always enjoy your videos Ethan. A person can learn a lot from watching how you play. If that is a Tweed Deluxe I am curious to know how you have it set? That is a lovely fat tone!

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 17 Aug 2023 5:04 am

Really nice, Ethan! You (and your living room) are very inspirational!

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 17 Aug 2023 10:57 am

Thanks, y'all! I appreciate it! Walter, Gary's right. It's a Roland pk-5. I finally found something small to get the sound from. I think it's called tiny piano, but it's just a tiny box with a midi input and a line out. Sebastian, the pedals were really hard at first, but I've been gigging with them for about 6 or 7 years, and it just takes practice. You'd be great at it! There are trade-offs, though, and I'd rather be playing with a bass player all the time if I could afford it. Tim, normally live I use a fox vintage high powered tweed twin copy that I put in a 2x12 cab, but this was just a blues jr. They're super trebly, so I turn the high all the way down. I appreciate y'all watching and the kind comments!I've definitely enjoyed watching some of you playing the same song!

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 18 Aug 2023 10:01 am

Nicely done.

Gary Spaeth · Post by **Gary Spaeth** » 19 Aug 2023 5:09 am

i have an alesis midi bass module that's about half the size of a cigar box (remember them?). it has 64 different bass sounds. this along with the pk=5 makes a great setup.

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 20 Aug 2023 7:00 am

Thanks Mike! Gary, that sounds great. I wish I had found that before I was lugging a keyboard around just for the sound module for years!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 20 Aug 2023 12:27 pm

Very nice! Classic lush tone.

John Harmon · Post by **John Harmon** » 21 Aug 2023 3:58 am

Always like your playing Ethan, and you're usually pretty quick to give advice to questions also. Thanks, John

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 21 Aug 2023 9:00 am

Thanks, y'all- I appreciate you listening!

Jim Mckay · Post by **Jim Mckay** » 21 Aug 2023 11:53 am

Gosh Ethan. If you had a few more limbs who knows.

Great stuff.

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 23 Aug 2023 10:51 am

Haha, thanks Jim!