Sleepwalk--Santo and Charlie

Terry VunCannon · Post by **Terry VunCannon** » 7 Feb 2006 7:04 am

Listening to the post of Ray's version of Sleepwalk made me think of this old post of different versions. Be sure to check out basil's take on this classic, as well the others...does any one else have a version?

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Rick Garrett · Post by **Rick Garrett** » 7 Feb 2006 8:01 am

Man they all sound great! Baz that was awesome and smooth as silk. Jim too and the rest. You guys make me realize just how far I've yet to go. Still enjoying the road while on the way.

Rick

Mark Vinbury · Post by **Mark Vinbury** » 7 Feb 2006 11:07 am

Jim-- that is some great tone on your track.
What are the guitar and amp?

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 7 Feb 2006 3:50 pm

Hi Mark. Haven't seen this thread in a while, sure appreciate your comments.

The guitar is an old Oahu Diana, but it's not original. My uncle gave it to me, it was my first steel, almost 40 years ago. He put a different cover plate and pickup on it, I think it had no hardware on it when he got it. The pickup is one of his own design, he was a Research and Development guy at Techtronix and big into musical electronics design on his own, he also played steel with a Hawaiian band for fun.

I wasn't using an amp. I ran the Diana into a Boss CS-3 compressor stomp-box because it adds some highs to the signal, not that the guitar needs them when playing out an amp, but when going direct everything tends to sounds kinda dead. I use the stompbox as a sortof amp-simulator and it really does it. I didn't have the compression up enough to matter. Then into a little Behringer MX 802A mixer, then into the computer soundcard. That's it.

Thanks again.

[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 07 February 2006 at 06:56 PM.]

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 10 Feb 2006 11:29 pm

What album is the Stranger's version of Sleepwalk on?

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 11 Feb 2006 12:31 am

Strangers & Friends, Honky Tonkin'

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So Many Strings, So Few Fingers

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 11 Feb 2006 2:42 am

I STILL say that Jim Phelps' version is

closer to the original played by Santo, than some of his pretenders..

Where is Santo ?[This message was edited by basilh on 11 February 2006 at 02:43 AM.]

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 11 Feb 2006 2:51 am

Clicking on some to the links, I notice that the files are no longer on the server ?
Kay's is gone as is Charlie's...

If hosting is a problem, I have over 50Gig available on my own server that I'll gladly allow forum members to use for hosting clips. "No Charge" and No Deletion until asked..
Just e-mail me the clip/s.
Baz
BTW I said 50 GIG

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Steel players do it without fretting

[This message was edited by basilh on 11 February 2006 at 02:52 AM.]

Terry VunCannon · Post by **Terry VunCannon** » 17 Sep 2006 4:29 pm

Bump for basilh's version of Sleepwalk(his 2nd version above recorded at Abbey Road)...the current post on S&J's version on youtube got me thinking about this old topic. There is also a version of mine with 2CAN...I play it much different now, & will play it different in the future after seeing Santo play it on youtube...I think that that is one of the things that I like the most about playing music...watching a song & the way you play it change over time.[This message was edited by Terry VunCannon on 17 September 2006 at 05:43 PM.]

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 17 Sep 2006 6:32 pm

Just wait until you hear Johnny Farina's version of Sleepwalk coming soon.
www.santoandjohnny.com

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 17 Sep 2006 7:06 pm

I prefer his brother Santo's versions.

No matter how you play this piece it sounds good. I used to play it in E major tuning on a homemade lap steel, and sometimes in standard guitar tuning on a regular solid electric with a bar: nowadays I play it in C6, but it never sounds the same twice.

Great versions Basil. Don't you mean Somnambulism ?!?

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 17 Sep 2006 9:06 pm

I played it for my first time yesterday after 20 something years of steeling. Bout time!!

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 18 Sep 2006 1:47 am

Alan, you spotted the name I used for the clip on 'YouTube' !!
I was a little concerned about copyright.

I admire Jody's loyalty to the Farina Bros, but I much prefer the playing of SANTO who after all is said and done, is the one who played the steel guitar on all of THEIR hits.

Just my opinion and take on the situation.[This message was edited by basilh on 19 September 2006 at 12:57 AM.]

Michael Scdoris · Post by **Michael Scdoris** » 24 Sep 2006 12:07 pm

Hey Jim, would you mind re-posting your version of sleepwalk on the forum. I have not been able to locate it even though it was mentioned several times.

Les Green · Post by **Les Green** » 25 Sep 2006 12:55 pm

I play "Sleepwalk" quite often and Saturday night was no exception. Started it out just
fine but on the second part my mind went completly blank and I could not recall it. Luckily the lead player pulled me out after
a few bars of faking it. Ever happen to any
of you guys on this song?

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 25 Sep 2006 1:13 pm

This old thread shows the longevity of the song. Maybe THE classic tune.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 25 Sep 2006 4:14 pm

Micheal, thanks for asking about my clip of Sleepwalk... the original link doesn't work anymore because I had the file in my website's folder, and now my website is down for some restructuring. I'll email Baz about posting it, as per his kind offer to host clips.

Maybe I should just keep my big mouth shut, but regarding my clip, although I really appreciate the kind comments on it, when I listen to it it mainly makes me just think, "shoot, I can do better than this", and I plan to re-record it and do a better job of it so in a way I'm kinda reluctant to post it, but what the hey, it's only life, ha.

This version was just a "let's try it on this lapsteel and see what happens" kinda thing. I wasn't at all trying to mimic Santo's version, just doing it as I felt it at the time.

Anyway, I'll ask Baz if he'll put it up.

Yes, you gotta admit, Sleepwalk is the all-time number-one classic instrumental. It was one of the first I learned on regular guitar, I had (still have) it on a Chet Atkins album, "Teensville" and didn't even think to play it on steel til years later, ha.

It was one of my regular instrumentals on PSG, I'd quit non-pedal when I went to pedals but just lately come back to playing "non-pedal" steel too.

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Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 25 Sep 2006 10:22 pm

I'd quit non-pedal when I went to pedals but just lately come back to playing "non-pedal" steel .....

It is a wonderful experience to see the light...

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 26 Sep 2006 12:14 am

I still play pedals too... but love the lap steel...

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 26 Sep 2006 12:16 am

Will do Jim. Just send it to me

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Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 26 Sep 2006 12:20 am

Thanks, Baz, email on the way.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 26 Sep 2006 4:49 pm

This is Jim :- Jim Phelps Sleepwalk [This message was edited by basilh on 26 September 2006 at 05:50 PM.]

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 26 Sep 2006 5:04 pm

Sweet!

Terry Farmer · Post by **Terry Farmer** » 26 Sep 2006 7:22 pm

Ditto!

Michael Scdoris · Post by **Michael Scdoris** » 27 Sep 2006 9:02 am

Jim, Thanks for re-posting your version of sleepwalk.I really enjoyed it.