I'll See You in My Dreams

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 19 Jun 2015 7:57 am

I think of this band as Bob Wills meets Django. It has been a really fun challenge to play with Chris Ruppenthal, a really great guitar player. This cut is me trying to keep up with Chris. My steel break comes after he tears it up, then we trade a few. I feel like I should get a couple of points for posting a live improve, warts and all..
https://soundcloud.com/steelorama-1/ill ... st-11615-1

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 19 Jun 2015 8:20 am

Mark, I edited the link to point to the sound file I think you wanted.

Sounds great to me! Thanks for sharing.

Edward Meisse · Post by **Edward Meisse** » 19 Jun 2015 8:30 am

I'm glad somebody other than me is trying this stuff. I found that it worked a lot better on an acoustic with lots of Sol Hoopii type techniques. Found it very tough on electric. I do use C6, though. Don't have a recording of this on on hand. But my solo here is a good example. Not gypsy jazz. But traditional swing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iktj2Pcyi8

I always skip the adds.

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 19 Jun 2015 8:39 am

Thanks Brad, I wasn't sure how to link it.

Edward, I have thought that a tri-cone would sound great for gypsy jazz. You are right in that the electric is very challenging...............

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 19 Jun 2015 8:45 am

Nice! I really like the transition into your solo...very smooth.

Adam Nero · Post by **Adam Nero** » 19 Jun 2015 10:31 am

Nice!

Christo Ruppenthal · Post by **Christo Ruppenthal** » 19 Jun 2015 11:58 am

It's a pleasure to play with you mark! This is a fun band and I think we throw things back and forth wonderfully.

Btw I'm also working on swing jazz and gypsy jazz on a square neck tricone myself!

Edward Meisse · Post by **Edward Meisse** » 19 Jun 2015 1:38 pm

Mark Roeder wrote:Thanks Brad, I wasn't sure how to link it.

Edward, I have thought that a tri-cone would sound great for gypsy jazz. You are right in that the electric is very challenging...............

Playing with a Gypsy jazz group is what prompted my switch to acoustic. I don't even have an electric these days. Most people do prefer tricones for that kind of stuff. But if one shops around, one can get lucky with something not so expensive or heavy to carry around. I found a regal for $400.00 that has great tone.

By the way, what tuning are you using here?

Adam Tracksler · Post by **Adam Tracksler** » 20 Jun 2015 4:51 am

Sounds great. It's hard to find lap steel swing that's not Western swing. Plain old swing is my favorite and I've been trying to get my slide playing to a point where I can play some swing.

Any good resources for transferring swing stuff horizontally?

Edward Meisse · Post by **Edward Meisse** » 20 Jun 2015 9:30 am

Western swing is a good place to start. But I would listen to Milton Brown rather than Bob Wills. Brown did more traditional swing and less ho down. His steel player, whose name escapes me right now, played a 6 string. Forum member Mike Neer also did some great work with a group called the Moonlighters. Their CD, "Surrender," has some great swing tricone on it. Mike has put some teaching materials together . You might see if he can help you out. And I have found that acoustic guitars are much easier to really get swingy with. Tricones are probably best. But I got a Regal unicone with a wood body that I love.

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 20 Jun 2015 2:53 pm

I play fiddle and mandolin a lot and find the electric steel a big adjustment to play

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 20 Jun 2015 3:34 pm

Wow Mark....that was a fun ridge. Nice phrasing.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 20 Jun 2015 8:23 pm

Mark, you held your own! Nice work. Keep it up, man.

John Sassano · Post by **John Sassano** » 20 Jun 2015 9:23 pm

Smoking good stuff!

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 21 Jun 2015 9:03 am

Thanks all. I highly recommend finding someone really good to play off of, Chris really pushs my playing.