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Topic: Playing Without Delay Effects |
Terry Edwards
From:
Florida... livin' on spongecake...
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Posted 14 Oct 2004 12:13 pm |
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For many years I have been playing with some delay (or echo) effect and a little reverb. On slow ballads I would use long delays and on fast songs a short delay. Usually mixed at about 50% dry 50% wet. I must admit that I am an avid Jeff Newman student and as a new impressionable steel player I emulated his sound. About a month ago my SGE Mach II effects unit blew a fuse. I continued to practice without the delay effect but did use some amp reverb. At first I found that I was having difficulty maintaining true notes and chords. I sounded horrible. It was the delay! The delay always compensated somehow and made me sound better than I actually was! I have been playing now a month without delay and finally getting my bar position right on and bar rolling for sustain. My playing has improved by not using the delay effect. Anybody else have this experience?
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Larry Hamilton
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Amarillo,Tx
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Posted 14 Oct 2004 12:46 pm
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Yes I have. Cutting down on the reverb also helps, at least for me. Even when everything is working I will shut it all off to practice. something else is kicking the volume pedal aside. Get a volume you want then take your foot off. Helps me with touch wheather i need a soft touch or gouge a little for a little more attack.
Have fun.
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2004 2:05 pm
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Yes, I have.
Even a little bit covers intonation problems. I find it can help when I know my steel has a string or two slightly out of tune, and no time to correct the problem. At the end of a set, I'll correct the tuning. Thank goodness for a little "lipstick and makeup" to make the real thing sound a little better, when needed.
I agree that practice with no effects is a good habit.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2004 2:13 pm
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 14 Oct 2004 2:14 pm
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| Thank goodness for a little "lipstick and makeup" |
Now Ron, I don't believe you need to be sharing these feelings with the guys on this forum!
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
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