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Topic: David Lindley tunings |
RB Jones
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Burlingame, California, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 9:04 am |
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Does anybody know what lap steel tuning David Lindley used on the Jackson Browne albums, especially Late for the Sky? I think I recognize an open G (standard Dobro), but I've heard that he may have used open E or a combination of several tunings according to the song.
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 9:20 am
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I believe for that particular album he was using a Rickenbacker B-6 tuned in open E tuning (bass to treble E B E G# B E). He uses several different tunings on his current crop of Weissenborn guitars, but this is the tuning he used to best effect on Jackson Browne's recordings.
Check out his web site for more information and many cool pictures.
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RB Jones
From:
Burlingame, California, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 3:21 pm
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Brad,
Thanks for the info. Did you see Lindley at the Fillmore last weekend? I was out of town and couldn't make it.
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Pete Grant
From:
Auburn, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 4:16 pm
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Years ago, back when he was playing with Jackson Browne, David told me he used three Ricks on stage, tuned to the same relative tuning, but pitched in F, G, and A.
"Running on Empty", for instance, is played in A tuning.
He used Valco instruments in the studio, though. He liked the way the Ricks cut live, and liked the recorded tone of the Valcos. |
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Pete Grant
From:
Auburn, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 4:17 pm
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The G tuning David used is, low to high:
G D G B D G[This message was edited by Pete Grant on 11 February 2003 at 04:18 PM.] |
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RB Jones
From:
Burlingame, California, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 4:55 pm
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Thanks Pete,
Looks like I'm going to have to do some experimenting.
RB |
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Ian McLatchie
From:
Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 11 Feb 2003 5:50 pm
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| On the Weissenborns, he also makes considerable use of open C, bottom to top: C-G-C-G-C-E. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 10:49 am
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| the two lessons pete grant has given me in 30 years have made me the incredible success i am today! |
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RB Jones
From:
Burlingame, California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 11:12 am
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Chris,
If two lessons could do that, what would a year's worth have done?
RB |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Feb 2003 6:18 pm
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| too much fame and fortune for a humble servant such as myself.... |
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