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Topic: ? Paul Franklin - sitar steel on Players CD |
Frank Estes
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Huntsville, AL
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Posted 27 Sep 2002 7:07 am |
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Paul, I am really enjoying "The Players" CD I purchased in St. Louis. How are you getting the sitar steel effect? It is so cool!
I would assume that perhaps you are using a wooden bar and some effect unit on your Franklin steel???
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Frank Estes - 1978 Emmons D-10 8+7 #2441D
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Frank Estes
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Huntsville, AL
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 6:25 am
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 9:11 am
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| I know that Jim Dunlop made a sitar bar, which was just a regular bar with a ground flat on it. I've got one and it does a very good job of getting that sound. Don't know if they still make them or not, but it could probably be done to a regular bar. |
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Frank Estes
From:
Huntsville, AL
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 9:48 am
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| Thanks Michael. |
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Billy Easton
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 10:04 am
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Paul Franklin Sr. makes a flat aluminum sitar bar. I bought one from him in St. Louis at the ISGC a couple of years ago. Seems like I paid $20-$25 for it. I bet you could get one from Franklin Steel Guitar Co..It sounds pretty authentic.
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Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ
Where the Sun Always Shines
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Steve Stallings
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Houston/Cypress, Texas
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 10:15 am
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I have a George L bar which is flat on one side. It works fine for a sitar sound, but honestly.... I only get that sound by mistake  |
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 11:06 am
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Which tune, Frank
Must admit I never noticed a sitar effect
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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2000 Fessenden S-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro |
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Frank Estes
From:
Huntsville, AL
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 11:16 am
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 1 Oct 2002 12:18 pm
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I have a Sitar Bar that Paul Sr. made.
It's two year old.
You can hear a good example of Paul Jr. using it on Toby Keith's "My List".
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Bill Monk
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Posted 3 Oct 2002 1:12 pm
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| That same sound is on Lee Ann Womack "I Hope You Dance", most noticably the fills right after the vocal comes in. |
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Gaylon Mathews
From:
Jasper, Georgia
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Posted 3 Oct 2002 4:23 pm
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Frank,
I have an old Emmons knee lever that has been cut off to the length of a steel bar. It sounds just fine for no more than I use it on our show. (how's the volume pedal?)
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Gaylon's Homepage
www.geocities.com/nashville/1064
Craig Collins & High Lonesome
www.craigcollins.org
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Frank Estes
From:
Huntsville, AL
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Posted 3 Oct 2002 7:08 pm
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| Hi Gaylon, I hope to finally try it out tonight. Thanks for the trade. Interesting idea for a sitar bar. |
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