Gene Jones' sound file. A treasure revisited.

Denny Turner · Post by **Denny Turner** » 9 Jan 2006 5:48 pm

I was just searching for info / opinions about the Artisan Steels, ....and ran across Gene Jones' SGF posting and sound file (28 October 2005 02:43 PM) of him playing his 'Kailua-Kona Stroll' on an Artisan; ( Soundfile-only here ). YIKES

! Don't know how I missed that when I previously read that discussion (I musta been off in Tele-tubbies' la-la land)!

What a great example AND LESSON in playing non-pedal / Hawaiian Steel and 6th tuning, at it's best. Just the right balance of complexity and technique to learn allot from without seeming to be too much to achieve. IMHO: Were Gene (or a collaboration) to write Tablature to accompany that sound file, especially with standard technique symbols, and chords and tonal voicings noted above or below the tab "staff" at pointed tone centers and movements; ....I can't think of a better example-lesson to be had!

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THANKS A MIL for that sound file, Gene. I would have emailed you but I can't find an email portal on the SGF nor your website (and very cool website it is!).

If you might, please email me privately. I would like to inquire about your website mention of your awaiting AFS orders in 1956. I went through that program in 1968 and would dearly love to hear some stories, experiences and info about AFS and beyond during earlier periods; 1956 being AFS's first year at Wolters.

Aloha,
DT~
[This message was edited by Denny Turner on 10 January 2006 at 01:50 AM.]

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 9 Jan 2006 10:40 pm

I remember that tune from the original post., I wish there was tab for it. Gene sounds great on it.

Jesse Pearson · Post by **Jesse Pearson** » 9 Jan 2006 10:58 pm

Gene's tuning is interesting. The B6 he is using is the A6 that country guys and Hawaiian guys used, only up a whole step to B6? I think Jeff Au Hoy uses A6 on a 7 string steel. I taped his song and I'm working on it, sounds perfect to me. Of course, I could be wrong about the tuning?

F#
D#
B
G#
F#
D#

[This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 09 January 2006 at 11:42 PM.]

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 10 Jan 2006 8:28 am

Denny, thank you for the kind words. It's especially meaningful coming from someone who actually lives in "paradise"!

Andy, I don't do tab but I'll bet you don't need it anyway.

Jesse the tuning you show is what I have, and it's recorded without a volume pedal. The strings that came on the guitar worked OK for the B6 tuning, but would probably need some substitutions on some of the other tunings.

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Jesse Pearson · Post by **Jesse Pearson** » 10 Jan 2006 8:41 am

Thanks for the confirmation Gene. I'm gonna stretch you arrangment out and make it twice as long as the original version. I think it sounds great for possible cruise ship work. Thanks...

Craig Prior · Post by **Craig Prior** » 10 Jan 2006 3:25 pm

What Jesse said. Gene, you really captured that lazing-back-on-the-beach-with-a-maitai-while-watching-a-pretty-gal-in-a-grass-skirt feel.