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Topic: Megan Lovell |
Will Houston
From: Tempe, Az
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Posted 12 Jun 2021 9:13 pm
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Thanks Steve. |
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Nic Neufeld
From: Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 14 Jun 2021 5:15 am
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I think Beard ought to make a ML Signature model of that Road-O-Phonic with two modifications...a body extension for playing standing, and a Clinesmith or Lollar horseshoe in the bridge position. Seems like a cool guitar though...very versatile. _________________ Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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Steve Lipsey
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2021 9:20 am
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Beard will put anything you like on a Roadie, if you pay for it...mine has the Silver Foil in place of the P-90...I'd think that a horseshoe would interfere a bit much, and perhaps a Lollar string-through would be a better choice, like on a Coodercaster... _________________ www.facebook.com/swingaliband & a few more....
Williams S10s, Milkman Pedal Steel Mini & "The Amp"
Ben Bonham Resos, 1954 Oahu Diana, 1936 Oahu Parlor |
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Brian Evans
From: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 15 Jun 2021 4:50 pm
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Beard guitars are essentially custom made, so you can get chocolate sauce if you want... Don't forget there is a complete cone and spider under the bridge, so you need some room. I expect that you could play that guitar standing up just fine, it's got a fair bit of body on it, really quite like Megan's main ride. |
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Miles Lang
From: Venturaloha
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Posted 22 Jun 2021 8:45 am
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Megan has been a great ambassador for lap steel _________________ Santo Fan Club - from the island of Coney to the sands of Rockaway
Jill Martini & The Shrunken Heads
All aloha, all the time |
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b0b
From: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Tom Keller
From: Greeneville, TN, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2021 11:22 am
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A few years ago one of the companies I cannot remember which one now I think it was MSA come out with a belly bar. The bar fit into the side of the guitar and could be pulled out for stand up playing. I thought it was a terrific idea. |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Allan Revich
From: Victoria, BC
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Posted 29 Jun 2021 9:14 am
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Megan has been my inspiration to spend more time with high bass open G. She gets a heck of a lot out of that tuning. If I get half as much I’ll be a happy camper. _________________ Current Tunings:
6 String | G – D G D G B D
7 String | G9 – D G B D F A D
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Steve Lipsey
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Dustin Rhodes
From: Owasso OK
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Posted 11 Aug 2021 12:16 pm
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Already loved that song anyway. Such a great version. |
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Carl McLaughlin
From: St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 12 Aug 2021 12:09 pm Open G
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I use the guages suggested on Elys page .
48 38 34 24 18p 16p , I tried 18 wound but found 18p better for me.
Just my opinion. _________________ Now have a SX 6 string lap in G,.A Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic.Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider,and an Allan tailpiece.Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD,using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal,set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just got a Fender Dual 6 Stringmaster style. Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. |
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Andy Volk
From: Boston, MA
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Nic Neufeld
From: Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 16 Aug 2021 5:13 am
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Ha, I literally just copied the youtube link for that (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ubMA3ifno) with the intention of posting it here, cause I thought you guys would dig it! _________________ Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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Andy Volk
From: Boston, MA
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Posted 16 Aug 2021 7:24 am
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These two seem to invariably radiate a pure joy of playing music that's really inspiring and, because it's a place I'd like to be but don't reach on most days, rather humbling. _________________ Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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Greg Forsyth
From: Colorado, USA
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Mark Mansueto
From: Michigan, USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2021 5:49 am
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Peter Jacobs wrote: |
Nic, there’s so much to choose from with Lindley. As a sideman, he was on an amazing array of 70s rock classics, especially with Jackson Browne. For a lot of us, his Running on Empty solo was the gateway drug. His stuff with his band El Rayo X is an awesome mashup of funk, reggae and rock n roll. Later his solo and duo work, with a lot of Weissenborn, shows a huge range of taste and tone. If you look for videos, look as his vibrato — it’s huge.
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My gateway solo was "one Of These Days" by David Gilmour and when I got my first lap steel (BR9) in 1980 that's one of the first things I learned. Once I discovered Lindley I absolutely fell in love with his playing and has been a major infuence and I am now enjoying Megan's playing just as much. |
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Chris Tweed
From: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Posted 1 May 2022 2:56 am Larkin Poe w/ Megan Lovell
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After two long years of pandemic postponements I finally got to see Larkin Poe with Megan Lovell on lap steel and her sister Rebecca on guitar and lead vocals. It was the full band with bass and drums providing a solid rock foundation.
Boy, what a show! The lap steel playing was superb, very tasteful and raunchy. And I hadn't appreciated what a strong voice Rebecca has. The encored with a stripped-down format – snare rather than full drum kit – playing Come On In My Kitchen.
I read above about Megan's GBDGBD tuning on her Rickenbacker, but she played another steel midway through the set, which I didn't recognise. Does anyone know what other tuning she uses? Could it be open D?
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Nic Neufeld
From: Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 1 May 2022 7:48 am Re: Larkin Poe w/ Megan Lovell
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Chris Tweed wrote: |
I read above about Megan's GBDGBD tuning on her Rickenbacker, but she played another steel midway through the set, which I didn't recognise. Does anyone know what other tuning she uses? Could it be open D?
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She has a Fouke Industrial baritone steel that she used on one of the recent albums, and a Beard Road-o-phonic. I can't remember the tuning she mentioned in one of her videos. Odds are really likely it is a major triad tuning though. _________________ Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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Nic Neufeld
From: Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 3 May 2022 12:18 pm Re: Larkin Poe w/ Megan Lovell
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Chris Tweed wrote: |
she played another steel midway through the set, which I didn't recognise |
This one maybe?
I don't recall seeing this one...judging by the shape she may have had it custom-made as that's roughly the same shape as her Panda-contraption, same basic outline as the other rig, but obviously different neck, modern looking tuners.[/img] _________________ Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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Paul Seager
From: Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 5 May 2022 1:51 am
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I realize this Forum's focus is on Megan and that is why I checked them out today. Honestly, within two songs I forgot about the steel was totally hooked on Rebecca Lovell, she has one of the most distinctive female voices I've heard for ages.
Good luck to them both and thanks to Megan for keeping the instrument alive!
\ paul |
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b0b
From: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Nic Neufeld
From: Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 5 May 2022 3:53 am
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I agree, Rebecca Lovell has a great voice. They've leaned in hard on the blues / Southern rock styles lately but their early stuff had a lot of range to it (maybe they were somewhat "finding themselves") and I really like the out of print Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter EPs. If you like bluegrass, the second Lovell Sisters album is great (Time to Grow) and starts to feature more of Rebecca as lead. Can't remember who Megan said played pedal steel on that one, it was a well known Nashville session guy though as I recall. _________________ Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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Russell Taylor
From: Dade City, FL
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Posted 2 Sep 2022 5:16 am Megan Lovell's new Beard..
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Nic Neufeld wrote: |
I think Beard ought to make a ML Signature model of that Road-O-Phonic with two modifications...a body extension for playing standing, and a Clinesmith or Lollar horseshoe in the bridge position. Seems like a cool guitar though...very versatile. |
Looks like they did!
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