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John Macy
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From: Denver, CO USA

posted 03 December 2002 03:21 PM     profile     
Never thought I'd see an article in a major recording rag about recording steel guitar, but there it is... Mostly about Doug Pettybone, with some mention of Bucky Baxter and Daniel Lanois.

Anway, surprised me...

Earnest Bovine
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From: Los Angeles CA USA

posted 03 December 2002 03:38 PM     profile     
What can report to us about the article (without exceeding fair use restrictions)? Does this mean that engineers will suddenly think they know how to record us?
Dave Van Allen
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From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth

posted 07 December 2002 09:22 PM     profile     
among other engineering / production info on "employing unorthodox studio techniques" (running from the volume pedal into a 'Radial JD7 injector' with six outputs going to diferent amps like vox ac30, 50's tweed deluxe, a 'Fender super', an old matchless head and cabinet' with mainly the vox (SM57 mic) and the matchless ( sennheiser 409) ) it contains this remarkable "insight":

quote:
These are really amazing songs, and we found that sometimes if Doug was playing over top of her (lucinda Williams) vocal it took your focus away from her performance. So we came up with the technique where when she sings a line we'd do a little pedal steel part and a rise, and then that creates the next picture, and then she would do the next part of the verse. We call it playing in the holes.-mark howard

and this:

quote:
Pedal steel is a bright instrument so I use a dark amp, which gives me a kind of creamy effect... it kind of melts and hovers, rises over, kind of goes around her voice. -mark howard

[This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 07 December 2002 at 09:23 PM.]

[This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 07 December 2002 at 09:25 PM.]

Roger Miller
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From: Waterloo, Ia.

posted 08 December 2002 09:28 AM     profile     
When he said he didn't want to record the steel as usual, he was right. When he ran the guitar thru 6 different amps is not usual, along with the selection of amps. I am waiting to hear this, better be good for all the work involved on his part.I knew this would draw attention here on the forum.
chas smith
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From: Encino, CA, USA

posted 08 December 2002 03:00 PM     profile     
I heard Daniel Lanois playing a Sho-Bud thru an AC30. It was a really sweet overdrive sound. If you like that stuff, he had it down.
Matt Steindl
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From: New Orleans, LA, USA

posted 09 December 2002 11:13 AM     profile     
Lanois plays PSG? I saw a Maverick under a blanket at Kingsway once, but didnt know whose it was. Any recording that have him playing?

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Wayne Cox
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From: Chatham, Louisiana, USA

posted 10 December 2002 08:29 AM     profile     
Re: Dave Van Allen, Sounds like a group of really experienced professionals,doesn't it? ~~
~~W.C.~~

[This message was edited by Wayne Cox on 10 December 2002 at 08:31 AM.]

Dave Van Allen
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From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth

posted 10 December 2002 10:08 AM     profile     
I look forward to hearing the results...

the folks involved are indeed professionals- mark howard has engineered/produced some very fine folks.

the unorthodox approach may garner a cool sound and some attention.

I was kinda surprised though that he seemed to think they discovered "playing in the holes".

Donny Hinson
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From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.

posted 11 December 2002 03:08 PM     profile     
Yeah, me too, Dave! It's plain they haven't listened to many '60s recordings of Tubb, Price, or Owens. Just listen to the recordings of those bands back then. With the exception of the bass and drums, everything...steel, lead, and vocals...was "out front", and yet there was no "stepping on toes", no competition, no overplaying.

Amazing...why can't they do that today?

(Oh, I forgot...bass and drums are now lead instruments.)

chas smith
Member

From: Encino, CA, USA

posted 11 December 2002 03:36 PM     profile     
Well, Dave and Donny, you have to remember that everyone in production in Hollywood is a genius, just ask them.....
Mark van Allen
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From: loganville, Ga. USA

posted 12 December 2002 10:32 AM     profile     
Hey, Dave, I thought that was pretty funny myself. But these folks DO know what steel sounds like- I took it that they were speaking toward the less-steel-informed EQ general readership. I did some touring with Lucinda Williams and besides being a fine songstress, she definitely has a real respect for Steel Guitar..

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