The Grapes of Wrath-Ambient Lap Steel Music.

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James Kerr
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The Grapes of Wrath-Ambient Lap Steel Music.

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An Ambient Lap Steel composed by me played on a Guitar made from the Gearbox of a Matchless Motorcycle. This is the background I came from
Poverty in the extreme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE8jWDbC7Dk

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Thank you James! In the video, is that your amp on the table, made from an old radio?
Long-time guitar player, currently being schooled by a lap steel.
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James,
i really liked that. that is the kind of stuff i like to listen to while driving. it creates a soundtrack for what i'm seeing. the matchless lap steel is sweet too.
thank you for posting this.
mark
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Mike Auman wrote:Thank you James! In the video, is that your amp on the table, made from an old radio?
It is indeed my old "Hacker" transistor Radio with all the input sockets at the back, I like to experiment. James.
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Thank you both for coming to listen and taking time to comment. JK
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THAT is really cool stuff.
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Marty Broussard wrote:THAT is really cool stuff.
Thank you Sir, I am trying to rebuild my y/t channel after a hacker stole it, you are welcome to follow along, I compose a lot of my own stuff rather than just copy what someone else has done.. James Kerr.
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Post by Joseph Lazo »

Even without the accompanying video, this is very cinematic music! I could see it being used for a movie about some dystopian future.

The lap steel is wonderfully bizarre. Seems like the spark plugs would jab into one's belly, though, if you set it on your lap.
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Thank you Joseph for taking time to listen and watch. Music and Photography are about all I have left in life, my channel has been going since 2008, recently it was hacked and stolen, the only option left for me was to delete, which I did. I am gradually building up again and I love to compose, rather than copy what another has recorded, stick with me if you can. James Kerr.
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Post by Allan Revich »

Cool tunes
Cool guitar
Thanks for sharing
Current Tunings:
DADF#AD
fDADF#AD

https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database
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