Lap Steel and Guitalele

[Madison]

I suck.
I have only had these for about a week.

The Teisco lap steel is from the 50s or maybe 60s.
The Yamaha Guitalele.6 stringed Uke.

Totally fun to play and make.
Hope you can enjoy.
I still suck!

Mics used:Naked Eye, Oktava
Preamp:Great River
Amp:built by me my "Super Princeton" 50 watt, UL, mods, etc etc etc etc.
Software: Logic Express 9
Software effects: on stringed instruments, none.

http://www.funkydolphins.com/Music/Mecca%20Lecca%20Hi%20Mecca%20Hiney%20Ho.mp3

[Willabe]

I love it!     

Your getting it. Takes a little while to get the feel for sliding up/down to the notes and keep them from going sharp/flat.


             Brad     

[Tyrannocaster]

I think that somewhere, George Harrison is smiling.  This is very cool. You're right, the intonation is a bit off here and there but I'm not in any position to criticize; I suck at lap steel, too. I think the percussion adds a lot of charm to the piece, which is a lot of fun.

Keep listening to those old Jerry Byrd records and post some more!

[EL34]

Hahah, that's a snapy fun little piece 

You are doing way better than me, cause I don't play slide at all.

[smackoj]

great sound....you can do a lot with that combination of lap git and amp....kind of an Arthur Godfrey, Don Ho, Swany River vibe....groovy

[Madison]

Yeah, getting the bar in that sweet spot is pretty darn hard!
When you nail it you know it otherwise........blaaaaa.

Thanks for all the tips and the encouragement!
I need it lol.

Too much fun.
I'll keep plugging away.

BTW, no drinking involved (this time) when tracking this.
Though it sure does sound like it!

[Willabe]

Yeah, getting the bar in that sweet spot is pretty darn hard!
When you nail it you know it otherwise........blaaaaa.

That's the feel part, you slide to it. After a while it becomes secondary nature.

IMO here's what's hard to play,         Hey, save some of those crawfish for me.  


                   Brad      
    

[Madison]

>>That's the feel part, you slide to it. After a while it becomes secondary nature.

I have thought about playing it blindfolded.
Seriously.
I sometime try to play with closed eyes.
I think this is where the drive comes from.
But I worry if I change up and play a different slide, I'd be screwed because the feel and scale might be different?

>>IMO here's what's hard to play,     

Uh, used to have one laying around.
Calhoun Tubbs; "Wrote a song about it....like to hear?"
Na, I won't torture you.

[jojokeo]

Nice Madison...takes me back to my Hawaiian & uke days and I'm lookin at her now!