Rockin C6 Lap Steel

Gary Meixner · Post by **Gary Meixner** » 2 Mar 2016 9:59 am

A friend asked if I would play steel guitar on a recent recording - here is a link to the song. The style is much different than my usual Hawaiian / country / western swing approach. I had a lot of fun messing with effects which I almost never use. It turned out kind of cool and I was honored that he featured my playing throughout the entire tune. The song is titled, "Shake", I hope you dig it.

Gary Meixner

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Brent Marklin · Post by **Brent Marklin** » 2 Mar 2016 9:34 pm

Wow that's some fine playing Gary! Sounds very natural.. I wouldn't have guessed that you were doing music outside of your usual realm. Very cool that you are using C6 also.

Thanks for posting

Bill Sinclair · Post by **Bill Sinclair** » 3 Mar 2016 5:55 am

Nice playing! What did you use to get that endless sustain? Playing through an amp or to the board? What guitar are you using? Alright, alright, I'm nosey.

Gary Meixner · Post by **Gary Meixner** » 3 Mar 2016 7:15 am

Gents,

Thanks for the compliments. I was surprised at how well it turned out and have to admit I really enjoyed rockin' out. My friend (Gary Holt) is a tremendous bass player and the rhythm tracks were so easy to play with.

We recorded using a guitar modeling preamp but I don't remember the make or settings. The pre amp gave us the thick sustain on the harmonics and then my friend used some effects program to polish the rest.

My guitar is a Clinesmith Joaquin Model which always sounds fantastic. And yes I almost always use C6 or some variant and find it works well for bluesy stuff, although the that 6th tone does sneak in sometimes when I don't necessarily want it. Thanks again.

Gary Meixner

Michael Devito · Post by **Michael Devito** » 4 Mar 2016 5:12 am

That sounds fine! Great groove.
MD