Happy 4th..Star Spangled Banner MP3

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 3 Jul 2004 2:09 am

As we celebrate the 4th this weekend lets keep our nations history in mind and keep all of our active Armed Services in our prayers. And lets not forget to thank those that have served previously.

I have good friend over in Iraq on Police Duty..Officer David Carleton from Charlotte NC. He's big he's ugly..and he carries a Gun ...the enemy should run just from the site of him !

Star Spangled Banner, I did this one about a year ago..I try to play it everyday, and we do open with it one many gigs.

Star Spangeld Banner

t

Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 3 Jul 2004 3:42 pm

Hi Tony. Man that is sweat. Thanks and have a great 4th, got play it one more time.bye

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 4 Jul 2004 10:57 am

Truly beautiful job, Tony.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 4 Jul 2004 11:41 am

Tony, I love hearing The Star Spangled Banner on steel. After I listened to it for the first time last night, I decided I wanted to play it on steel myself, so I went to my steel and played it solo, using my A pedal through the whole song. I played it at a show in Saluda, SC last November. Hearing the mp3 of you playing the Star Spangled Banner was awesome! It sounds great! Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 4 Jul 2004 1:03 pm

Thank you all for the kind words. I can never get tired of playing this song . Brett, maybe we will see each other in Saluda in August.

Happy 4th..

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 4 Jul 2004 3:44 pm

I, sir, salute you. I am Grateful...Jennings,,

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Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 4 Jul 2004 4:03 pm

Tony,
Truely fantastic, my hat's off to you.

Also a prayer for your friend David, and also all the guys and girls in service. The second time today that song has brought a tear, the first was when my 13 year old Niece,Katie Wallace sang it in Church this morning, very moving,wish you all could have heard her.

God Bless America!!!!

Bill

Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 4 Jul 2004 5:29 pm

Hey Tony, Wow! Nice job, a real treat to listen to this rendition as I read the Forum on the 4th. Nice tone, nice voicing and harmonies. Regards, Larry Jamieson

Scott Swartz · Post by **Scott Swartz** » 4 Jul 2004 8:41 pm

Tony,

Nice version of the Anthem!

Hearing it reminded me of the great version America The Beautiful by Bill Stafford, I have to dig that CD out.

Bill Llewellyn · Post by **Bill Llewellyn** » 4 Jul 2004 8:45 pm

A moving rendition of our national anthem, no question about it. Very nice.

Thanks for posting it, Tony.[This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 04 July 2004 at 09:55 PM.]

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 5 Jul 2004 4:44 am

Very Nice Job, from My Friend from the Big City.

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Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 5 Jul 2004 6:10 am

Very nice, Tony. I dig your tone!

What kind of guitar are you playing there?

Rick[This message was edited by Rick McDuffie on 05 July 2004 at 07:11 AM.]

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 5 Jul 2004 6:45 am

Oh Geeze Rick ! Not the tone thing again !!

YIPES !!

ok here we go..
it's not a Push Pull..It's not a Sho-Bud, it's not a Zum..none of those...

but it is a stock '96 Carter with no BCT ..
George L 66 E9th PUP and a George L 10:1 C6th PUP

ok..let the Cannonballs fly !

Thanks for the nice comments, the tune was recorded direct into a small cheap inexpensive easy to use Boss BR8 about a year ago. But I did write specific EQ and effects patches for the Steel..

T

PS, I love this Steel..Black D10 9+8..tons of music on it, I just need to find it ! I know it's in there somewhere..My buddy Joe Smith owned it before me and I'm still looking for the stuff he played on it...

Terry Sneed · Post by **Terry Sneed** » 13 Jul 2004 10:55 am

Very perty Tony. I never would of guessed you were playin a Carter though. Very good sound! not that carter's don't sound good, I've just never heard one before. I wouldn't mind havin a Carter after hearin that.

Terry

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 14 Jul 2004 1:51 am

Terry, thanks for the nice comment.

Although I have to ask..

You're suprised it was a Carter..even though you never heard one before ?

I am very pleased with this Steel..a mid 90's D10 with 9+8..before BCT came to be.

Positive action, excellent returns, and the dang thing stays in tune and doesn't eat strings. Oh..and I too think it has a very acceptable tone. Perhaps not the best on the planet but people are not leaving the clubs due to the tone of the Steel.

I have 2 amps ( Fender Tube and Peavey N1000 ) and the Steel sounds totally different thru each of them so I would always contend that the final tone is never just the Guitar alone, it's only 1 part of the equation.

Put my rig in "E's" hands or Loyds..and you will hear music that the minions would freak out over ! Now they may not be comfortable playing my rig but thats a different issue .

This was recorded direct about a year ago..

Stock George L E66 PUP..

It's a nice rig for me and comfortable to play.

thanks
t

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John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 14 Jul 2004 6:52 am

Sounds real cool Tony, Good arrangement, I LUV IT !

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Terry Sneed · Post by **Terry Sneed** » 15 Jul 2004 11:06 am

LOL! guess that did sound kinda stupid huh?

what I really meant to say, but just didn't want to say it in an ugly way,was I really didn't expect a Carter to sound that good.
but now I know they are great sounding guitars. I better shut up fore I get myself in hot water.

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session 400'rd Steelin for my Lord.