Bill Elm/Friends of Dean Martinez video

James Mayer · Posted 18 Dec 2006 9:22 am

Friends of Dean Martinez on Google Video.

[This message was edited by Brad Bechtel on 18 December 2006 at 10:06 AM.]

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

That's a very nice interview; thanks for sharing it!

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Roman Sonnleitner · From: Vienna, Austria

Thanks! Bill Elm is one of my favorite lap steelers (actually, a FODM concert was the final straw that made me starting to learn that instrument).

James Mayer · Posted 18 Dec 2006 3:57 pm

I just wish they had included more of his playing and less of the interview. At one point you can see cross his arms and play on the other side of the bar. what's that about?

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

That's a technique for getting an ethereal sound out of your guitar. It works on any steel guitar, and usually sounds best on the 12th fret. Sliding back and forth while strumming on the "other" side of the bar is one of those tricks you end up trying eventually.

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