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Mitch Crane
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1000 Oaks, CA
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 23 Nov 2011 6:46 pm |
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Damn- you get such a great tone (from your hands and not just from your steel!) I have a hunch that you are excited by the sounds you can get out of your lap steels after playing regular guitar all your life (I know that I am.) It's kinda like lap steel is a Bizarro-Guitar... what is easy on regular guitar is almost impossible on lap steel and vice versa. (For one thing you could never get that wide vibrato on chords on regular guitar, especially as you change the slant of the bar as you are moving it up or down the fretboard.)
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Steve Ahola
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Barry Smart
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 23 Nov 2011 8:07 pm Beyond the Reef
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Thanks for another great gift Mitch.Keep turning out those Old Classics as I'm sure there are many on the forum who love your interpretations as much as I do.I just wish my hands and steel could create that sound as well on my old JB frypan.
Barry S |
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Bob Russell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2011 10:27 pm
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| Very nice, Mitch! You have such a sweet touch on the strings! |
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Rick Stratton
From:
Tujunga, California, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2011 11:16 pm
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Another good one Mitch!
I like the jazzy cocktail arrangement. Lounge-y!
Is that a guitar synth for the sax? |
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 24 Nov 2011 9:45 am
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Hi Mitch
Your playing is so nice! What's the secret? I know you haven't played steel for long, just over a year or so, how did you get so good so fast? Like to know your practice routine...Jerry |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2011 9:49 am
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Sounds great Mitch, love your tone too.  |
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Posted 24 Nov 2011 1:12 pm
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Thanks Jerry / Andy !
Practice routine ? .. hmmmm.. I don't get alot of play time during the busy work week. I tend to practice whatever tune I'm learning or planning to record. I don't do exercises, scales etc. Too old for that now  and my time to get to play is precious, so I just focus on the tune and experiment with different variations until I find something within my skill level that pleases me, then try to express it to the best of my ability ie dynamics, phrasing, tone etc.
Bottom line, I'm having FUN every time I sit down to play. Me, the guitar, headphones .... ahhhhh... always has been my total escape !
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2011 4:04 pm
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WOW
Inspiring
Can you tell us about the rhythm track? Sounds great.
R2 |
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 24 Nov 2011 7:02 pm
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Very nice, Mitch. You're on a roll.
Chuck |
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Dave Stewart
From:
Pensacola
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Posted 25 Nov 2011 7:40 am Really Great Music!
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Very, very nice Mitch!
I love the song "Wear A Lei," never heard it before. Great stuff, thanks for sharing!
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Chris Gabriel
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2011 5:51 pm I loved it!
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Thanks for posting, I enjoy the sound of your guitar, sounds like the islands...
Also, great backup "Band"!
Chris |
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 26 Nov 2011 10:43 pm
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I really enjoyed that......it's no simple matter to get the tone and feeling that you get.....
tone + feeling = expression..... |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 28 Nov 2011 5:56 am
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| Well I'm gonna start using headphones when I practice. Give it a year or so. Works for Mitch..Jerry |
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 1 Dec 2011 7:47 am
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Well I've been using the headphones plugged into my MicroCube for the last few days. I like the change! I play every morning before going to work, for an hour or so, usually starting by 6 am. The headphones sure put the sound inside your head, and my playing doesn't disturb my wife, who is sleeping.
I notice whenever I make a change, new guitar, new amp, whatever, a couple of new licks show up. Helps keep it fresh...Jerry |
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Steve Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, GA
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Mitch Crane
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1000 Oaks, CA
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