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Howdy,

Here are some video's I shot from the Col. Bruce shows the weekend before last, featuring AJ Ghent on lap steel. See attached pics below of his guitar and rig. He has a Gold Tone endorsement, he plays an LS-8 with 2 Lollar Chicago 8's and on-off switches for all 3 of his pickups. Just the 4 pedals, I'd never seen the EP signal booster, he said every guitarist should use one. The little Fender Blue Junior III amp is mine (note: He only used it in San Francisco on Sunday night, he used someone else's amp for the festival on Saturday). As for tuning, he told me it was E7 but tuned down a whole step to D - He referred to it as old-school sacred steel D minor. I am hoping some of his mojo rubbed off on my amp

Saturday, 8/25/2012 - Lazy Summer Daze Festival
http://youtu.be/3T4NiteH2nY - Ain't Nothing You Can Do
http://youtu.be/uUKCjeB2UPM - slow blues AJ solo
http://youtu.be/g_NtfrShnHc - Fixin' to Die

Sunday, 8/26/2012 - Brick & Mortar, San Francisco
http://youtu.be/dWwDH-nvLPU - Fixin' to Die
http://youtu.be/gO93OurbIJ4 - I am not sure of the title of this one
http://youtu.be/N23zc1W2mis - An excerpt of another tune I am not familiar with
http://youtu.be/AQMKGhhhUwU - AJ taking a slow blues solo (excerpt)
http://youtu.be/90jYbWvDh0E - Time is Free
http://youtu.be/xwz_3CBgXlQ - Let's Go Down to the Pharaoh's Kitchen...
http://youtu.be/vlmMPK0_yAU - another excerpt, AJ solo, shot from my phone
http://youtu.be/SSb2A-DZlpg - Irene? shot from my phone.

Here are some pictures taken at the festival, you don't have to be a Facebook member to view this photo-album.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 178381d418

Later, Jon

P.S. On a completely unrelated note: I am very much enjoying, from the forum, Mike Daly's "Rock of Ages" cd.

I just played with AJ last night...he's a beast!

Hi Jon, Thanks for posting the video.
I saw the origional Hampton Grease Band in mid 60's they open for Billy Joel Royal at the old Atlanta Fair grounds.
I like the tone AJ get's nice playing.

Dennis

Really great!, Thanks for posting Jon.

Any idea how he spells that old-school Sacred Steel tuning?

Bill Leff wrote:Any idea how he spells that old-school Sacred Steel tuning?

I asked, he said: Google sacred steel E7 and tune it down 1 whole step.