Robert Randolph and Sacred Steel on Jimmy Fallon

Victor Gillett · Post by **Victor Gillett** » 25 Mar 2010 10:40 pm

Wow, three steel guitars at once ripping up Purple Haze with The Roots. That was fun. Gotta be thirty-ish strings just up front...nice Sierra he was working on!

Probably be up on youtube soon enough.

I'm interested to hear the new Hendrix material that they're promoting on the show.

-vwg

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 26 Mar 2010 6:26 am

...and I missed it. I looked at the show for a minute, but didn't see that RR was listed. I'll try to find it on the tube.

edit:OK here 'tis from NBC.

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com ... id=1212673

Notice: You'll have to wait for the entire show's video to load then watch a short commercial ad first. Scroll over to Chapter 5 for the RR video.

They flat nail the Hendrix sound....and when was the last time you saw 3 steel guitars on national TV at on time?

Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 26 Mar 2010 8:00 am

thanks for the link, downloading now.

edit: awesome as always.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 26 Mar 2010 8:18 am

Wow that was fantastic. Was that the Campbell Brothers backing him up?

Chris Dorch · Post by **Chris Dorch** » 26 Mar 2010 9:08 am

Such energy... such talent... I still don't quite understand him... *shrug*

Bob Grado · Post by **Bob Grado** » 26 Mar 2010 12:33 pm

one of the greatest guitarist

Well at least Jimmy Fallon didn't introduce him as a keyboardist so I guess we should be grateful.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 26 Mar 2010 1:01 pm

Awesome... 3 steels out front!

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 26 Mar 2010 2:16 pm

Let me ask again. Was that Chuck and Darrick Campbell?

Jay Jessup · Post by **Jay Jessup** » 26 Mar 2010 3:10 pm

Yep
I seem to always like Darrick's playing the most of the three!

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 26 Mar 2010 8:33 pm

Why so many strings on each guitar along with a lot of pedals and knee-levers, when they could do it all with just one or two strings each and no pedals or knee-levers at all? What am I missing? [SHOW appeal?]

Bobby Hearn · Post by **Bobby Hearn** » 26 Mar 2010 8:38 pm

I think Obama must have tuned it for him. WOW!

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 26 Mar 2010 8:50 pm

I have no idea what you are talking about Bobby.

Bobby Hearn · Post by **Bobby Hearn** » 26 Mar 2010 9:02 pm

How bout them Von Erichs...

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 27 Mar 2010 12:38 am

Thanks for posting that link.

What an amazing player!

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 27 Mar 2010 9:34 am

GREAT!!!!!!

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 27 Mar 2010 10:15 am

freakin AWESOME!!!

Nicholai Steindler · Post by **Nicholai Steindler** » 27 Mar 2010 11:01 am

nice.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 27 Mar 2010 11:54 am

I really enjoyed that.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 27 Mar 2010 1:20 pm

Thanks for the heads up and the link ! I'm glad Chuck and Derrick got there camera time. Its amazing to see such a great band rocking so hard on tv.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 27 Mar 2010 1:27 pm

Again, Darrick!

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 27 Mar 2010 9:24 pm

That was great. I loved that. Especially seeing the guitar player sitting back and watching 3 steel players rocking that hard.

I've played with that lineup, and Darrick does seem to always come out on top by playing the least.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 27 Mar 2010 9:27 pm

Victor Gillett wrote:Wow, three steel guitars at once ripping up Purple Haze with The Roots. That was fun. Gotta be thirty-ish strings just up front...nice Sierra he was working on!

Probably be up on youtube soon enough.

I'm interested to hear the new Hendrix material that they're promoting on the show.

-vwg

It was 33 strings: 13 (Robert) + 12 (Chuck) plus 8 (Darrick).

Adam Moritz · Post by **Adam Moritz** » 27 Mar 2010 9:41 pm

yeah, that was great. but with 13 strings... what is his (Randolph) copedant? i thought i read somewhere that it was e7. In any case that was very inspiring.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 28 Mar 2010 12:03 pm

Robert's copedent is very similar to Chuck Campbell's with the addition of a low G# string way down there. The Sacred Steel tuning is very similar to an E9th, when you take into account the typical pedals that are used. The main difference is the addition of a D string between the high B and E. When you lower that to a C# you have a pretty standard E13th tuning (like Buddy used on his 12 string).

b0b did a great analysis of the Sacred Steel tunings here: SS Tunings

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 28 Mar 2010 2:30 pm

His steel tech told me it was close to an ext E9 with a lever or pedal to raise the string 7 F# so he could strum.

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