California Dreamin

Marc Muller · Post by **Marc Muller** » 28 Jan 2024 4:22 pm

Cold and damp stormy Sunday here at the Jersey Shore. 1950 Dual Professional through the 67 Princeton Reverb. Classic Fender tones on a classic tune.
https://youtu.be/3q18xLLVil4?si=kAd0c5P5jHp48xms

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 28 Jan 2024 7:10 pm

Really nice, Marc. I like your arrangement and I especially like the suspended chords, as in the original song. And your intonation is spot on. Well done!

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 28 Jan 2024 8:57 pm

Yes,well done indeed. What tunings do you use on the DP8?

Marc Muller · Post by **Marc Muller** » 29 Jan 2024 5:48 am

Will Houston wrote:Yes,well done indeed. What tunings do you use on the DP8?

C diatonic. E to E. It's the only way to get all the voicings on this.
The front neck is 7 strings with a frozen lollipop tuner. I have it as a D6 or D7, depending on song. Lo hi D-A-B-D-F#-A-D.

Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 29 Jan 2024 6:30 am

Nice, Marc! I enjoyed your music. Took me right back to the 60s...

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 29 Jan 2024 8:39 am

C diatonic. E to E. It's the only way to get all the voicings on this.

Ah, diatonic. So that's what caught my ear, and makes this sound so interesting and different. One of the signature sounds of diatonic tunings is half-step notes played over sustained chords, a sound that is rarely heard on non-pedal steel. Very nice!