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Southpaw Steel'n Twang - An Orange Grove in Ca.
Posted: 21 Apr 2014 4:16 pm
by Dennis Smith
From Finland. A real nice older sound of music.
http://youtu.be/1HoKs_y5ouA
Re: Southpaw Steel'n Twang - An Orange Grove in Ca.
Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:00 pm
by Ville Leppänen
Thank you Dennis! There's a couple more Southpaw Steel'n'Twang videos on YouTube, I'd appreciate it if you'd have time to check them out:)!
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 5:13 am
by Mike Neer
I like it, Ville. You have attitude in your playing, which is a great characteristic. Keep it up, man!
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:39 am
by Steve Cunningham
Great playing Ville! Are you using a flatpick and 2 fingerpicks?
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:41 pm
by Ville Leppänen
Mike Neer wrote:I like it, Ville. You have attitude in your playing, which is a great characteristic. Keep it up, man!
Thanks Mike
! the cone in that '35 Duolian was dead, had to replace it. Now it works well..
All the best!
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:52 pm
by Ville Leppänen
Steve Cunningham wrote:Great playing Ville! Are you using a flatpick and 2 fingerpicks?
Hi Steve, steelin' greetings!
yeah, exactly, a flatpick & two fingerpicks. For some reason I've never felt comfortable with a thumbpick..it's the same when I'm playing pedal & 8 string lap steel
You have lots of great videos out there!
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 7:33 am
by Doug Beaumier
Wow, that was fun! Nice playing, Ville. A true vintage sound, and lots of energy in your playing. Your love for the music and the instrument is evident. Well done!
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:22 am
by Ville Leppänen
Doug Beaumier wrote:Wow, that was fun! Nice playing, Ville. A true vintage sound, and lots of energy in your playing. Your love for the music and the instrument is evident. Well done!
Thank you Doug, I appreciate it
...
well, my guitar is a vintage instrument! I really like it, though it would be great to try a tricone..I think National nowadays even manufactures lefty tricones..
Cheers!
Posted: 20 May 2014 8:44 pm
by Joe Goldmark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFFtP05BwWs
This is very cool. Not only does Ville play great, but he writes interesting and fun tunes. I'm gonna order the album.
Joe
Posted: 20 May 2014 9:33 pm
by Dennis Smith
Posted: 20 May 2014 10:06 pm
by Joe Goldmark
Yeah, love that one too!
Posted: 21 May 2014 4:15 am
by Ville Leppänen
Thank you Joe! We had a good time recording the album, it's been treated kindly in the reviews which are found on our home pages:
www.bafesfactory.fi/sst
Posted: 21 May 2014 4:24 am
by Ville Leppänen
Dennis,I'm glad you dig that:)...yeah, I also have my favourites on our cd, hopefully I'll be able to come up with a pedal steel live video in the near future!
Posted: 21 May 2014 8:15 am
by Dennis Smith
Hey Ville, really like the way you play. What tuneing are you useing on Secret Sunset. The Fender stringmaster and Fender amp sound great together.
Dennis
Posted: 21 May 2014 9:27 am
by Andy Volk
Ville, really great stuff! I like how much personality you have in your playing. In a world with umpteen versions of Sleepwalk, your touch, tone and attitude really stand out.
Posted: 21 May 2014 11:40 am
by Ville Leppänen
Great! The tuning on Secret Sunset is E6: E C# B G# E C# B G# from high to low. Yes, I also like that Fender sound:), and those Stringmasters are pretty easily converted for left-handed playing; just two extra routes for wiring and the guitar wasn't in mint condition when I bought it so I didn't feel so bad about the operation...
Dennis Smith wrote:Hey Ville, really like the way you play. What tuneing are you useing on Secret Sunset. The Fender stringmaster and Fender amp sound great together.
Dennis
Posted: 21 May 2014 12:15 pm
by Ville Leppänen
Thank you sir, I do appreciate your comment! I have your book "Lap steel guitar", learned a lot studying those past and present players and their tunings...when I bought my first 8-string instrument in Helsinki, Finland (a Fender Japan replica of a Stringmaster)years back, I had no idea how to tune the thing and neither had the guys in the shop:)!
It means a lot for me, you and the other gentlemen on these pages having time to check out our doings:), would be great to take part on some festival or event in the States sometimes!
Andy Volk wrote:Ville, really great stuff! I like how much personality you have in your playing. In a world with umpteen versions of Sleepwalk, your touch, tone and attitude really stand out.
+++1
Posted: 21 May 2014 12:32 pm
by Todd Weger
I agree with the others -- GREAT STUFF! I also want to second what Mike Neer said. Your playing has 'attitude' and it really shows.
Excellent work. Would love to see you play here in America sometime!
TJW
Re: +++1
Posted: 21 May 2014 1:33 pm
by Ville Leppänen
Hi TJ, thank you! Sure, I'd love to visit your country-with my band or alone-and play my bit and jam, it's always a question of contacts and economical arrangements:)...if you know anybody I could approach in this matter then just let me know:)!
Thanks again & keep on steelin'!!
Todd Weger wrote:I agree with the others -- GREAT STUFF! I also want to second what Mike Neer said. Your playing has 'attitude' and it really shows.
Excellent work. Would love to see you play here in America sometime!
TJW