It’s Your Love - sweet steel tone

[Cody Coombs]

Hi all!

I’ve been listening to the song It’s Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and I can’t get enough of the sound the steel is putting out. The steel break especially! Other than the players own fingers, it sounds like there might be a little grit to it to get that special sound? Does anyone know what might be the secret sauce on that sweet steel sound?

Thanks!
Cody

[Tucker Jackson]

Does anyone know what might be the secret sauce on that sweet steel sound?

Yes. Hire a saavy producer.

This solo is double-tracked, which is easiest to detect by listening to each channel separately. Double-tracking obviously gives it a spacier sound with more texture and depth.

The left side is a pretty straight steel tone.

The right side is a masterful re-performance, but the tone is brighter and oversaturated or slightly distorted.

The parts differ slightly: toward the end, you can hear the left side hold out a chord while the right is pumping the pedals. Put both parts together and it sounds great.

[Brett Day]

The steel player who played on "It's Your Love" is Paul Franklin. Tim McGraw was signed to Curb Records when the song was released in 1997, and at the time, he used studio players on his records. Whenever he performed the song live with Faith or by himself and the band was onstage, Denny Hemingson was on steel. I don't really know what amp settings Paul Franklin used on the song in the studio, but the sound is incredible!

[Cody Coombs]

It sure has a really sweet full sound, it’s amazing! I think I do hear the two separate tracks now that I’m listening for it, that’s very clever!

[Paul Fellman]

Hi folks i have a quilter 202 tone block can some please inform me how to dial this rig in , I had a fender twinn reverb with two JBLS and like to get that sound or close to it thanks Paul

[Chris Templeton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AJ4i4S_fP8