Topic: Nice steel technique on a slow country ballad
Colm Chomicky
From: Kansas, (Prairie Village)
Posted 29 Nov 2006 3:17 pm
Here's a nice view of Forum Member Darryl Logue doing a nice steel accompaniment to an old George Jones tune "A Good Year for the Roses"
Note the nice kick-off with use of harmonics and pleasing use of vibrato. Makes it look easy ! Darryl's bar looks like it is gliding effortly on glass as he plays.
A. J. Schobert
From: Cincinnati, Ohio,
Posted 29 Nov 2006 3:23 pm
you ever notice some of the dirtiest honky tonk's have some of the best tallent!
Billy Wilson
From: El Cerrito, California, USA
Posted 29 Nov 2006 3:33 pm
There are zero establishments like that left in this metropolitan area of 3 million people. Too bad!! Love their sound.
Andy Greatrix
From: Edmonton Alberta
Posted 29 Nov 2006 3:41 pm
Why does the drummer think a cymbal solo adds to the song? I call them "look at me" licks.
Danny Letz
From: Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
Posted 29 Nov 2006 5:09 pm
The picture quality is not good enough on my computer to make out the fret markers on the guitar. What brand is it? Looks kind of like a S-10 Zum.
[This message was edited by Danny Letz on 29 November 2006 at 07:03 PM.]
Colm Chomicky
From: Kansas, (Prairie Village)
Posted 29 Nov 2006 5:15 pm
Zum, good observation, and I'm surfing the internet right now trying to pick out a decent camcorder. This was recorded with a small pocket camera.
edit: This roadhouse is less than 20 miles from Harrisonville, home of the Zum ! Must be Zum Country.
[This message was edited by Colm Chomicky on 29 November 2006 at 05:28 PM.]
Darryl Logue
From: Raytown, Missouri, USA
Posted 29 Nov 2006 6:25 pm
Colm, O.K. I give let me up.I get work in K. C.not because I am the best player. Show up on time,know the material & arrangements be able to help with sound and equipment,don't inbibe excessivly,enjoy what you do! Have fun
there is little monetary return.
2003 Zumsteel > 83 Mesa Boogie Mark III > effects loop > quadraverb > left out(stereo)
> 69 princeton.The Boogie preamp drives the
fender.
David Biggers
From: Texas, USA
Posted 29 Nov 2006 7:24 pm
Darrell I'm impressed! Keep it up Jayhawker
Great use of the bar as smooth as anyone I've heard! I guess us Kansas boys just love country enough to play right from the heart.
Honestly I play with the same style but not quite as smoothly and have been told I do it all wrong. If thats the wrong way to play then wrong is now right! Keep up the excellent work in the big KC. Say hi to Larry Sparks and The Blue Diamonds for me if they are still together!
Good Luck and stay warm up there.
Darryl Logue
From: Raytown, Missouri, USA
Posted 29 Nov 2006 10:16 pm
Dave I was born in Pampa Texas. My grandmother worked at a radio station where Bob Wills played a live show on Sat. mornings. This may have been in O.K. city. She thought they drank and swore too much. My epifany occurred in Witchia Falls where I heard pedal steel live. Came to K.C. sold my marshall/Les Paul bought a steel, my friends thought I was nuts. Within a year or two I was offered a 5 night gig,not that I could play well but I had a steel.I've never looked back.Thanks
Klaus Caprani
From: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted 30 Nov 2006 4:08 am
Lovely playing I notice there's not much "left hand damping" behind the bar, even though the picture quality makes it hard to say.
At least it sounds wonderful.
The drummers style seems to originate from a time where ev'rything was recorded in mono with one microphone. Just an observation.
Darrell
Big town Pampa. Been there at Christmas 1990. Coldest place in the world. 60 below wind chills and I didn't even own a coat.
Temp went from 78 to 0 in about 2 hours.
No where I ever want to be again in the winter. I was in Green Bay in Feb 1999 and wasn't as cold there.
Al Marcus
From: Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
Posted 1 Dec 2006 10:19 am
Colm-Thanks for posting the video of Darryl's playing. Darryl sounded like real classic country and played smoothly and had a good tone.He did a good job....al
I notice there's not much "left hand damping" behind the bar, even though the picture quality makes it hard to say.