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Topic: E7 all night |
George Manno
From:
chicago
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Posted 26 Nov 2005 8:54 pm |
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I just spent the evening listening to a guy play three 45 minute sets on his lap, all tuned to E7 (B D E G# B E). Wow, this old guy was good. He played a lot of "Chicago" style Blues and chang-a-lang Delta licks that just blew me away.He uses a bar that is the size of his index finger. Most of his tunes were played on an old National New Yorker, and a newer axe from China that was made out of a poly-resin material(Vibracell?). At first, I thought that it was an old Ric, but up close I could tell that is wasn't. His Amp was a Magatone right out of the Jetsons- everything was push buttons.
Great music[This message was edited by George Manno on 26 November 2005 at 09:07 PM.] [This message was edited by George Manno on 27 November 2005 at 08:22 AM.] |
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Posted 26 Nov 2005 10:12 pm
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| What was his name? |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 27 Nov 2005 6:08 am
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Yeah, I'd like to know too. Sounds like it's right up my alley
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George Manno
From:
chicago
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Posted 27 Nov 2005 8:20 am
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Fletcher Wheatherspoon III. His grad dad was a jazz player here in Chicago back in the '30s. He was more music than all that "how-how-how" that some people call the Blues.
George |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 27 Nov 2005 2:09 pm
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| L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson out in L.A. played blues on a lap steel. I think he has an Arhoolie record or two. He also played great blues fiddle. Then there are the Sacred Steelers, who have been playing blues-gospel on lap steels since the '30s. |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 28 Nov 2005 2:28 pm
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That e7th tuning was that low to high, or t'other way round
newby here, thanks |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 28 Nov 2005 3:18 pm
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That tuning listed in the first message was from low to high. As you are sitting with the guitar in your lap:
E
B
G#
E
D
B
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George Rout
From:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 Nov 2005 7:33 pm
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| Ask George 'Keoki' Lake how long he has been playing in E7th......it must be a hundred years. I've been playing it since 1948, and that's when I first took Hawaiian geeetar lessons!!! Geo |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 29 Nov 2005 11:34 am
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Actually George, I TEACH my 20 senior citizen students in the E7th. My own preferance is E13th. The E tuning format in general was good enough for some of the superb work played by yesteryear's "Master" of the steel guitar, Dick McIntire. Therefore I still feel it has much to offer to anyone who is seriously looking for that nice nahi-nahi Hawaiian sound.  |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 29 Nov 2005 11:49 am
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| I play almost exclusively in variations of the E tuning--E, C#m, E7 and F#9. To me, they are most satisfying in many respects and are very versatile. This is why I need to have 2 of each guitar--the bass notes are the difference. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 29 Nov 2005 2:43 pm
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| Couldn't agree with you more Mike. For 6 string, the F#9th is great ! |
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