Herbie Goes To Hollywood

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 29 Apr 2006 7:05 am

What? No bikini babes in the background?

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 29 Apr 2006 7:24 am

Sorry Howard, they were behind the camera taking the pics. But if this project is well-received we're already planning a sequel, and we'll hire a photographer so the hot bikini babes can be in the pics too.
We'll feature all your favorite thongs!

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 29 Apr 2006 8:10 am

Rick
Howard thinks only of chicks and he forgot his jacket last March. Howard come and get your coat and forget about the bikini's .

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 29 Apr 2006 8:39 am

Where has the time gone? When I was still in highschool and trying to become a steel guitar player, I visited my sister in 1948 in Oklahoma City when Bob Wills was appearing at noon every Saturday at the upscale downtown Criterian Theater.

Herb Remington was Bob's steel player at the time and he, along with Johnny Gimble and Tiny Moore (on four-string electric mandolins), were playing those "knocked out" harmony and riff arangements associated with Wills on many of the recordings of that era.

Herb, modestly says that he was only with the Wills band about five years, but that it gave him a lifetime of being able to do what he loves to do....play the steelguitar and make a decent living.

Herb is too modest, his interpretations and rides on the Wills recordings have been copied by multitudes of steel-guitar players throughout the years.

Herb Remington is one of the ICONS of the steel guitar, whether he wishes to acknowledge it or not!
www.genejones.com

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 29 Apr 2006 11:45 am

Gene
Herb is most underated as a steel player he is an "icon" and a "legend". Miss you, where ya been? drop me an e mail sometime Cowboy.

jOdy

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 30 Apr 2006 2:39 pm

The Remington site is updated with info on the forthcoming tab and CD releases.

http://remingtonsteelguitars.com/tft.html

cheers,
Drew

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Gary Boyett · Post by **Gary Boyett** » 1 May 2006 3:22 am

This is so cool!
This is very improtant in keeping non-pedal alive. We need to get these great players passing it forward.

I can't wait to get this. Not only will I maybe learn something,

I will have a little piece of history.

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Play it with "Glass"
Boyett's Glass Bars

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 3 May 2006 11:21 pm

Jeff Strouse stopped by the studio today to visit and check out the Steelmaster.

Here he is playing with one of the backup tracks from the soon to be released "Tuff Fun Tab" project that Herb and I have been working on. The backup tracks have no drums or midi, just acoustic guitars, bass, and ukulele where appropriate.

While Jeff was here, we did a photo shoot for his myspace.com babe magnet pics.
This one oughta do the trick . .

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 4 May 2006 5:39 am

Looking good, Jeff. Where's the glasses? LOL!

Harry

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 4 May 2006 5:58 am

Where's the glasses?

Probably tied up in some young lady's 0.026W string ... down on So. Beach

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Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 4 May 2006 9:15 pm

Boy, that was a lot of fun! To think I was sitting in the same chair as one of my steel guitar heros, Herb Remington! HOpefully something great rubbed off on me...

Rick and Herb have both put a lot into this "Tuff Fun Tab" project and it shows. The backup tracks sound awesome and there's a nice mix of all types of songs...gospel, country, western swing, and Hawaiian. Cool tab, too...handwritten from the pen of a steel guitar legend. I look forward to getting one when it's becomes available. The more of us that jump on this thing, the better chance of maybe getting them to do a "Part Deux" !??!

I'll have to plea the 5th on the wound string/glasses thing, though...

Gary Boyett · Post by **Gary Boyett** » 5 May 2006 5:20 am

Ok, I got the Fender Deluxe 8 all tuned up, glass bar in place.

Are you done yet???

Are you Done yet???

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Play it with "Glass"
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Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 7 May 2006 2:48 am

Okay - "Tuff Fun Tab" is ready for human consumption.
The info is here.
Tune up your A6 neck and get ready for Tuff Fun!

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 7 May 2006 4:04 am

I'll have to plea the 5th on the wound string/glasses thing, though

Jeff should really plead insanity.....'cause he's just crazy about that....

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 7 May 2006 8:27 am

I just woke up - I was up all night slaving over a hot 'puter - and the orders are starting to come in already!
Thank you Paypal . .
Thank you Visa and Mastercard . .

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 7 May 2006 9:00 am

Will this work on a 6-string (the top 6 strings of the 8-string A6 tuning)?

Steinar

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Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 7 May 2006 9:25 am

Yes it will Steinar - 8 string or 6. In fact, he played about half the songs on my 6 string Ricky bakelite and the other half on the Steelmaster.

The beauty of these arrangements is that they are simple and "un-fancyfied", and Herb played them that way (for the most part). They just cry out for embellishments - slide-ups, vibrato, little extra riffs etc., so he had to use some restraint for the sessions. But of course you don't - you can add your own touches all you want.
Herb's 50 years of teaching experience really shows in this course - it makes you figure stuff out and really teach yourself - and have fun doing it! Even if it is tuff . .

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Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 7 May 2006 10:15 am

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 7 May 2006 10:20 am

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Adrienne Clasky · Post by **Adrienne Clasky** » 7 May 2006 3:53 pm

Rick, why aren't you guys playing down at the Beach or at the bandstand? Hollywood could use some good music!

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 7 May 2006 7:27 pm

Adrienne, thank you for that. I've played the bandstand aka Hollywood Beach Theater many times, and I've played all up and down Hollywood Beach at one time or other. The Walkabout - where the pic was taken, is my favorite place to play. But these days we're focusing more on writing and recording. When Herb is here that's pretty much all we do. Now that Tuff Fun Tab is a fait accompli, I still have a CD of original songs to mix . .

Shore beats pickin' cotton!

Greg Sullivan · Post by **Greg Sullivan** » 8 May 2006 10:53 am

Rick, can you tell me the cost of this ?.

Greg

Dan Carey · Post by **Dan Carey** » 8 May 2006 1:36 pm

Yes, I would like to know the price on this.
Can you post anything??

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 8 May 2006 3:32 pm

Greg and Dan, thanks for your interest.
All the purchase info about Tuff Fun Tab is here.
We've made the price very affordable. You can use Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, Check, or Money Order.

RA