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i gave it my best shot......


http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3ns3p25 ... _STEEL.mp3

Holy cow Bill! Please tell me you've been working on that for at least a couple of years.

How did you do that? Is that just one track of lap steel? Very impressive!! I listened to the whole thing.

Steve Cunningham wrote:Holy cow Bill! Please tell me you've been working on that for at least a couple of years.

hey man. hope all is well with you! long time no see. it rained the last couple of days. i worked on this and an old benz.

Aw, that's just too cool for words . . . . except . . . . Thank You.

Paul Sutherland wrote:How did you do that? Is that just one track of lap steel? Very impressive!! I listened to the whole thing.

thanks for listening. one track. 14 string guitar. i have played finger style many many years, so i use all five.

Bill....that's not another player in the world who could pull that off. Guitar solo and everything...amazing!

thank you sir.

how in heck did freddie mercury come up with this thing???!!

Wow, amazing!

Very very nice.
However if only you had video'd that, 100% guaranteed viral.

Bill - I'm in awe of your recording and performance. Your experience really shows. I'd be interested to know how the 14 strings are tuned to provide such range, realizing that is only part of the equation. Also, what length bar do you use? Thanks for posting it. - Ed

Stellar performance Bill!
Bach, "churchy", pipe organ sounds.
Amazing Steel Guitar!!
Best Wishes,
Roy

I second for the video!

Good Lord...and 14 strings? Jaw-dropping.

I'm stunned. First Jake Shimabukuro tears this up on uke, now you've gone and created an entire band with vocalist on one instrument. Incredible.

I'm blown away! What a great arrangement.

WOW that is just totally amazing, what a labor of love working that one out, and on 14 strings as well. What tuning do you use?

Bill, this piece is exceptional! I kept enjoying it more and more as it went on to the very end. Bravo! Don

thank all of you for listening and your encouragement!

the tuning is from low to high

E A C# E G A B C D E F G G# A

in the next few days i will sit down and do a better mix and post it. get rid of some distortion thats in a few spots. should have done that, but i just posted the rough mix.

Arrrgh! Hehehe, amAzing.

And bullseye on all harmonies, good job! Thanks for sharing!

Yabba dabba do!

You got my attention my brother.

14 strings! Ya hoo
And I have been messing with 12

You are are my hero!

Love it

This is excellent!

Queen was such a brilliant band...JSBach would have been impressed with this version I'd say!

That famous recording from yesteryear "Switched On Bach"" immediately came to my mind, as I started playing your version.

Brought a tear to my eye! Absolutely fantastic...

Bill,that was simply spine tingling and inspiring I think with that piece you may have moved our lap steel into some new fronteers,its so nice to hear some new ground being broken rather than the same tired old rehashed pieces. Some more please. Cheers

I'd like to know how you figured out that tune on a lap steel. I don't believe there is any tab for that song? You have the touch and the ear. Freddy Mercury salutes you also....