VIDEO: Ryan Adams on ACL

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 22 Jan 2006 9:33 am

If your a fan of Gram Parsons/Byrds country rock
then hit the link below. Steeler Jon Graboff
borrows some great licks from the "Sweethearts
of the Rodeo" days.

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Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 22 Jan 2006 9:56 am

That was great. I believe it will air next Sat here in NYC on CH 13. I had the pleasure of hearing Jon last week in town. It was pissing rain that night and I asked if the twin he was playing was the house amp (they have a decent one) and I know what a treasure his rig is. But no, he looked at me like I was from Mars for suggesting that he would venture out without the tone machine, rain or shine. Playing a Pro 1 that sounded really good.

Tim Jones of Kansas · Post by **Tim Jones of Kansas** » 22 Jan 2006 11:06 am

Enjoyable.

I like how the steel guitar made its presence known throughout the entire song.

Very good.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 22 Jan 2006 11:45 am

I watched the whole show last night. Quite honestly, I think the steel playing made the show, but of course I'm biased.

It was such a pleasure to see the guitar players leave real space for the steel, and to have that space so nicely used. I've played guitar a lot longer than steel, and it's not that I don't love lead guitar - I do. But it's about balance and beauty, and this was much in evidence.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 22 Jan 2006 11:45 am

How can I get that video to play in a bigger screen? The windows media.com screen is very small.

Jud Thomas · Post by **Jud Thomas** » 22 Jan 2006 11:56 am

I loved it as well. The sound was superb. I hope they release the entire unedited performance sometime. They've done that for a few other artists. Was Graboff playing through two Twins?

Tucker Jackson · Post by **Tucker Jackson** » 22 Jan 2006 12:33 pm

For those in the Portland area (and possibly other places around the country): The Ryan Adams performance on Austin City Limits airs this coming Friday, January 27th.

For some reason, our local PBS affiliate delays the ACL episodes by a week compared to some other cities.

Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 22 Jan 2006 12:34 pm

What's that guitar... a Fessenden? Whatever it is, it sounds pretty great...

Okay, got it -- it's a JCH... that makes sense. It sounds really, really good, and the operator is not too shabby either! :- )

Tq[This message was edited by Tom Quinn on 22 January 2006 at 02:18 PM.]

Anders Brundell · Post by **Anders Brundell** » 22 Jan 2006 2:07 pm

Ain't it a JCH steel?

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Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 22 Jan 2006 3:31 pm

Kevin,

Download it to your hard drive and play it on your Windows Media Player for a bigger picture.

Jon, thanks for taking the time to make the video available to us steelaholics.

Drew

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Bruce W Heffner · Post by **Bruce W Heffner** » 22 Jan 2006 5:10 pm

Hey Jon,

Great job, great band.

Bruce

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Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 22 Jan 2006 8:53 pm

Great tone, great playing. Is Jon a member of the forum?[This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 22 January 2006 at 10:21 PM.]

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 23 Jan 2006 5:29 am

Great stuff... Nice clean playing by everyone, good vocals and harmonies,Good tone on the steel and guitars, good song too!, simple and solid!!.. I am SO glad there is still some REAL music out there as oppossed to the gold and silver plastic wrapped crap thats shoved down our throats on radio and television on a daily basis.. I envy Jon.. he has a GREAT gig there!! bob

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 23 Jan 2006 7:20 am

Cool stuff.

Mark Metdker · Post by **Mark Metdker** » 23 Jan 2006 7:26 am

I love the original stuff! That is what i love about Austin City Limits, they always have something cool on there. I enjoyed Jon's playing as well. Great tone and taste.

I can't believe it. No one here has commented on the way the band is dressed! HA!

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Bill Rowlett · Post by **Bill Rowlett** » 23 Jan 2006 10:37 am

Jay,

Thanks so much for posting the links to these videos. They started the fire burning in me again.

Thanks,

Bill

Howard Kalish · Post by **Howard Kalish** » 23 Jan 2006 12:25 pm

Here's something odd and wonderful that happened to me Saturday as I thumbed through the TV stations. First I see the Bellamy Bros. singing Redneck Girl live for a rehab benefit. The steel player was great and prominent. Don't know who he is, but he was playing an Emmons. When that song was over I hit the remote to Austin City Limits and there's a close up of a steel player, and he sounded great. That's right, I saw 2 steel guitar players within seconds on different stations on TV in North America.

Jon Graboff · Post by **Jon Graboff** » 23 Jan 2006 1:12 pm

Hey everybody, thanks for the great feed back on the ACL gig. The show's sound people really seem to know what to do with a steel guitar down there in Texas!
The bands stage volume is usually quite loud so I use two Twin Reverbs so I don’t have to push them too hard. For recording, I use my original ’65 Twin outfitted with a single JBL K-130 15” speaker. I don’t take that baby on the road so I use 2 of those new “custom” Twins with 15” speakers. However, the ACL taping as a one off show so they didn’t ship my amps but rented a pair of black face Twin reissues with the standard 12” speakers for me. Sounded pretty good…
My “secret weapon” is the Electro Harmonix “Holy Grail” pedal attached to the right rear leg of my JCH. I can just reach down and adjust the effect amount. Here’s the key… I use the spring reverb in the amp (I love a good sounding Fender reverb) and use the Holy Grail on the “hall” setting. The combo sounds huge. No other effects. Steel to the Holy Grail to the volume pedal to the amp. That’s it.
I’ve included some links to 7 video files that some fan posted on line. I believe these were all the songs aired on the show but I’m not 100% sure because I haven’t seen the show yet. It airs in my area on the 27th. Thanks again folks and I hope you enjoy the videos.

I've removed these links because they don't seem to work anymore!?! Sorry to those who tried repeatedly to view them. JG[This message was edited by Jon Graboff on 27 January 2006 at 07:11 AM.]

Duncan Hodge · Post by **Duncan Hodge** » 23 Jan 2006 4:37 pm

Great playing Jon. "A Kiss Before I Go" is an incredible song. I've about worn out Jacksonville City Nights, and I've only had it about a month. Your playing on that CD is fantastic. It really sings out pretty. When is the band coming to Florida? My wife is drooling to see you guys. If you're not coming down here, we'll hang out when my wife and I stay in our place in the East Village.
Duncan

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 23 Jan 2006 6:48 pm

When I try to open these clips a message comes up at the end and asks what application
to play them under. When I select windows media its not accepted. What am I doing wrong?[This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 23 January 2006 at 06:49 PM.]

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 23 Jan 2006 7:11 pm

Use the Quicktime player instead. Only thing is these files sizes are GIGANTIC!
No need to be so huge. That's why I stick with
the Windows Media Player....good quality and
reasonable file size.[This message was edited by Jay Ganz on 23 January 2006 at 07:13 PM.]

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 23 Jan 2006 10:04 pm

Now I get"Access to specified path denied".

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 24 Jan 2006 6:44 am

Thank you Jon, for responding to all the questions ask here on the forum about your gear and set-up.I too caught the ACL performance and loved your playing.Kudos also to the sweet tone on the lead guitar..
It was mentioned somethig about the way the band was dressed.I had no problem with that,but Ryan needs a different hair dresser,LOL.Hope to catch the band when they get in the area.Keep up the fine pickin..PJ