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Posted: 20 Jul 2015 11:28 am
by Bo Legg
Well Chris I always tuned pretty much straight up.
No need for sweetened tuning when you don't play sweet!
I think my way of tuning works fine in a live situation when I'm sliding and jumping around all over the neck in my own E9 unconventional, nonsensical and pointless playing style.
It works for me but don't try this at home!
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Posted: 20 Jul 2015 11:43 am
by chris ivey
whatever it is seems to work fine for you bo.
that's my point. everyone just has to figure out what works for them.
Posted: 20 Jul 2015 12:17 pm
by chris ivey
b0b wrote:
Where's your clip, chris ivey?
my first post has a link to many.
Posted: 20 Jul 2015 1:33 pm
by b0b
chris ivey wrote:b0b wrote:
Where's your clip, chris ivey?
my first post has a link to many.
Sorry, all I saw was a link to another forum post. Digging down into that, I see a link to a YouTube video by Vikki Lee. Is that the one you're playing steel on? If so, I think the guitars are out of tune on it. The steel sounds okay, though.
Posted: 20 Jul 2015 4:45 pm
by chris ivey
the thread that i linked to has many different clips throughout it. some are different studio sessions. some are live. it's what i do. nowhere near what all you pros do but i'm not ashamed of it. none of it is a tabbed out piece that i learned. it's all basically off the cuff. that's what i do. hope i haven't offended anyone.
Posted: 20 Jul 2015 4:51 pm
by chris ivey
sorry you had to listen to some guitar that you felt like picking apart. i had nothing to do with the guitar. just some steel and a little simple dobro.
i've done lots of other things but these were some of the ones i had a means to link to. just trying to keep it honest and upfront. not trying to be anything i'm not.
Posted: 20 Jul 2015 4:57 pm
by Ian Worley
Are Vikki and Albert related?
Posted: 21 Jul 2015 9:31 am
by chris ivey
possibly a cousin by marriage out on a limb of the family tree. i'm pretty sure albert still prefers buddy emmons over me.
Posted: 21 Jul 2015 4:03 pm
by Rick Schacter
b0b wrote:chris ivey wrote:b0b wrote:
Is that the one you're playing steel on? If so, I think the guitars are out of tune on it. The steel sounds okay, though.
The guitars sounded in tune to me.
Nice playing, Chris.
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 2:38 am
by James Sission
chris ivey wrote:sorry you had to listen to some guitar that you felt like picking apart. i had nothing to do with the guitar. just some steel and a little simple dobro.
i've done lots of other things but these were some of the ones i had a means to link to. just trying to keep it honest and upfront. not trying to be anything i'm not.
Don't ask if you don't want to know...
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 7:22 am
by chris ivey
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 8:27 am
by Geoff Noble
It's a risky business but here's a clip. Saw a guy on YouTube talking about the transition from 6 string guitar to pedal steel, at one point he said,
It takes 2 years on the pedal steel to sound crap
I been at it for 4 years and I'm not as good as that
(I tune sweetened BTW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zooKqGIvptg
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 8:42 am
by chris ivey
sounds good geoff. pretty music. i'd say you're well beyond 'crap' at this point.
Close
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 8:43 am
by chris ivey
moderator can close this up finally.
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 9:22 am
by Joachim Kettner
Very enjoyable Geoff!
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 9:33 am
by Tom Quinn
Leave it open Chris, ya get to meet all kinds that way...
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 9:36 am
by Dick Wood
Don't close it up yet cuz it was just gettin good. Wasn't it?
Geoff, I actually listened to the whole tune and it really very nicely done. I really think you're on the road to becoming a good steel player.
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 9:59 am
by Geoff Noble
Thanks guys, it's good to get a bit of feedback and encouragement
Would like to hear more from other site members, enjoyed all the previous links
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 10:00 am
by chris ivey
just fyi, my comedy license has been revoked due to certain members who think my act stunk.. thanks to all who got it.
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 10:31 am
by chris ivey
one last thing to make everyone feel better about
their own tuning ability:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tommyleemoffat
if you go to the site you can preview the songs for free.
these tunes are really good...except my part which i feel is pitchy and cringeworthy. it was many years ago and i don't know how i was tuning back then or if
it was just a bad day. luckily the overall project was so good that it still came off pretty well.
my steel was mixed a little dryer than normal which always makes pitchiness stand out more, but that's no excuse.
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 10:39 am
by chris ivey
on that cd, i really like 'the storm' and 'honkytonkin's where it's at' inspite of my forementioned weaknesses.
tommy lee moffat's a good singer and writer.
ok...now i welcome b0b to confirm my pitchiness and close this up.
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 11:03 am
by Rick Schacter
chris ivey wrote:on that cd, i really like 'the storm' and 'honkytonkin's where it's at' inspite of my forementioned weaknesses.
tommy lee moffat's a good singer and writer.
ok...now i welcome b0b to confirm my pitchiness and close this up.
I swear, I was just about to say that I like The Storm when I logged in and saw that you just posted this.
Nice work. It would be a shame to close this thread, IMO.
Posted: 24 Jul 2015 4:08 am
by Tom Quinn
Wow, that's as good a picking as you could want on that CD Chris. Honky Tonkin' has a great west coast feel to it. You can certainly pick.
Posted: 24 Jul 2015 7:05 am
by Geoff Noble
Tom Quinn wrote:Wow, that's as good a picking as you could want on that CD Chris. Honky Tonkin' has a great west coast feel to it. You can certainly pick.
Ditto to that. What's more you definitely sound in tune there Chris
