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Topic: Anyone have Charlie Christian pickup recordings? |
Michael Papenburg
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Oakland, CA
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 Posted 18 Jul 2009 9:34 am |
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I was wondering if anyone has a recording of a lap steel with a Charlie Christian pickup that they would be willing to share. I've heard them in guitars but not in lap steels. I'm assuming that they would have a warm but clear tone but I wasn't sure.
Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have. |
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Carl Leyland
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California, USA
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| Posted 18 Jul 2009 12:51 pm |
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Joel Paterson's cd 'Steel Is Real' features some tunes on a CC steel.
I think he has a myspace page with sound samples. Also CD Baby might have them. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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| Posted 18 Jul 2009 10:02 pm |
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It's worth buying Joel Paterson's CD. Highly recommended. He gets some great sounds from his instruments.
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Listen to clips of my Clinesmith lap steel guitar here: Clinesmith MP3s |
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted 18 Jul 2009 10:06 pm |
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Michael
Here's one you can listen to...It's a 1938 Gibson EH150 with a CC p/up.
Harry
http://www.hsga.org/new_design/HarryDietrich.htm
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Michael Papenburg
From:
Oakland, CA
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| Posted 19 Jul 2009 9:54 am |
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Carl & Mike -
Thank you for the Joel Paterson suggestion. I really like the clips on his MySpace page. I had found a post of his where he said he used a Gibson with a CC pickup on a certain song but that song was no longer there. I'll probably pick up his CD, though, because the music is very cool.
Harry -
Thank you for the MP3, it was very informative. I really like the tone and your playing was very nice. The CC pickup seems to be full bodied but with a nice top end. From the descriptions, I couldn't tell if the pickup would sound "open" enough for me but it seems to sound really good. If you have a moment, please let me know what tuning you used for that song and give any comments you might have about the pickup (i.e. - do you like the tone compared to your other steels, etc.) It sounds like there is a high G# in there. Am I correct? |
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted 19 Jul 2009 10:39 am |
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Michael
I use an extended E major tuning with the G# on top.
G#
E
B
G#
E
B
top to bottom
The p/up was re-wound by Jason Lollar, and re-magged by my good pal Rick Aiello. The recording was through a Roland Micro Cube.
Harry 
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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| Posted 19 Jul 2009 11:39 pm |
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Nice job on Bali Hai...just one small problem, the bridge is not correct. I have two Gibson EH-150, both with a CC pickup. The tone you get on your Gibson is excellent.  |
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Michael Papenburg
From:
Oakland, CA
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| Posted 20 Jul 2009 8:44 am |
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| Harry Dietrich wrote: |
Michael
I use an extended E major tuning with the G# on top.
G#
E
B
G#
E
B
top to bottom
The p/up was re-wound by Jason Lollar, and re-magged by my good pal Rick Aiello. The recording was through a Roland Micro Cube.
Harry |
Thanks for the info. |
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted 20 Jul 2009 9:04 am |
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You're welcome, Michael. Hope this helped.
Sorry George
I was just "noodling" when I recorded that song. Someday I might do it over the right way.
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