RE: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
As far as a Twin Reverb goes, that should be a great amp for steel. Here's what Jerry Byrd has to say about it in the book "The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians" (edited by Lorene Ruymar, published by Centerstream Press): Well, of course, just as soon as I read this paragraph I hustled over to amazon.com, pulled up this book's entry, and in addition to a fine review from some guy named Bechtel, I found this, which tickled my funnybone: Amazon.com Sales Rank: 184,595 I guess that puts it a couple of notches shy of the best-seller list... Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Brad Bechtel wrote: Oh, yeah...Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai is the king of Hawaiian guitar. How would you like to have him in your band come band introduction time, mid-second set and five beers into the night? "...on bass, Geff King, and over here to my left, on steel" Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Hey there, Brad Bechtel wrote: Oh, yeah...Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai is the king of Hawaiian guitar. How would you like to have him in your band come band introduction time, mid-second set and five beers into the night? "...on bass, Geff King, and over here to my left, on steel" "... Sol, from Hawaii" Later... CK ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Anyone out there want to take a run at completeing the following statement: fill in the blank is to the lap steel what Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar What little I know about playing fingerstyle guitar I learned from listening to Mississippi John Hurt's relatively simple, elegant work. Who should I be listening to to hear lap steel lovingly stripped to the bare essentials and well played. Anon...TG
Re: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
In a message dated 4/14/99 7:55:47 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone out there want to take a run at completeing the following statement: fill in the blank is to the lap steel what Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar Jamie Swedberg form the Blockheaters. Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Re: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Blah blah fill in the blank is to the lap steel what Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar What little I know about playing fingerstyle guitar I learned from listening to Mississippi John Hurt's relatively simple, elegant work. Who should I be listening to to hear lap steel lovingly stripped to the bare essentials and well played. Well, I'd say Jerry Byrd except he's about as far from Mississippi John Hurt's style as you can get and still be an American. Suggested listening for lap steel guitarists: Jerry Byrd - the master of tone and touch, although maybe not the master of taste. Some of his recordings are pretty heavy on the schmaltz. David Lindley - is playing mostly acoustic Weissenborn guitars now. His lap steel work with Jackson Browne defined the use of lap steel in rock. Any of his solo CDs with Hani Naser or Wally Ingram on percussion gives you a good idea of what he's doing now and what's possible (see http://www.davidlindley.com for ordering). Jerry Douglas - although known more for his Dobro playing, he does some fine lap steel work on his latest CD "Restless on the Farm" Two excellent early examples of lap steel are Leon McAuliffe (with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) and Don Helms (with Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys). More information available on my web site. ___ Brad's Page of Steel: http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/steel.html A web site devoted to acoustic and electric lap steel guitars
RE: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Assuming that lap steel = non-pedal steel (as opposed to literally and exclusively a little bitty guitar that sits face up on your lap), Leon McAuliffe and Don Helms are pretty obvious choices for guys who mostly played pretty simple stuff that's nevertheless right on the money, and I'd add Kayton Roberts, who worked with Hank Snow for many years, and Little Roy Wiggins, Eddy Arnold's steel player, both of whom are also pretty minimalist. Of these, I believe only Wiggins played an actual lap steel, and I'm not even sure about him g. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Sol Hoopii, Master of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol. 1 and others (my copy is Rounder 1024), is certainly a primer on this kind of instrument. He used a couple of different tunings on this effort recorded between 1926 and 1930, which was probably a simpler time. In further lap steel news, and since we have not had any tech talk recently - I am currently trying out a Fender Twin with my National 6 string. I was running out of oomph with the old Supro while playing in my son's band Carter Monrose in their electric sets, hence the search for more raw power. So far, I am not satisfied with the reverb or the bass string reproduction. There are a boatload of knobs and dials on this thing so I may just not be twirling them the right way. I think a Peavey may be the answer. William W Western
Re: Question: Lap Steel by Analogy
Mitch Matthews wrote: Anyone out there want to take a run at completeing the following statement: fill in the blank is to the lap steel what Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar Jamie Swedberg form the Blockheaters. Oh bullsh*t, I am a complete hack at it! But very sweet of you to say so. --Jamie S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg http://www.usinternet.com/users/ndteegarden/bheaters
