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Jussi Huhtakangas Member From: Helsinki, Finland |
posted 31 October 2006 02:14 AM
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clip courtesy by Dave Stuckey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBA-PdrCAEc&mode=related&search= |
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Billy Wilson Member From: El Cerrito, California, USA |
posted 31 October 2006 04:02 AM
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First time I've seen a clip of Noel. Thanks Dave and Jussi. Great stuff!! |
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Klaus Caprani Member From: Copenhagen, Denmark |
posted 31 October 2006 04:42 AM
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One word: AWESOME! ------------------ MCI RangeXpander S-10 3x4 |
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Roger Edgington Member From: San Antonio, Texas USA |
posted 31 October 2006 06:32 AM
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More More Are there any Noel Boggs Cds available. I'd sure like to have some of his recordings. |
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CrowBear Schmitt Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France |
posted 31 October 2006 09:01 AM
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Sho~nuff good !  |
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Roger Shackelton Member From: Everett, Wa. |
posted 31 October 2006 09:03 AM
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Do a search at Amazon.com |
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Rick Schmidt Member From: Carlsbad, CA. USA |
posted 31 October 2006 09:15 AM
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Cool!  He really had to lean over that thing to get to the outside neck! |
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John McGann Member From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
posted 31 October 2006 11:13 AM
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The roots of hip-hop scratch turntable technique!!!  ------------------ |
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Ray Montee Member From: Portland, OR, USA |
posted 31 October 2006 03:10 PM
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I hate to say it, as it's obviously a sore spot with some of you hard-core disbelievers, but did you notice HOW Noel used the bar to bang his way up the neck and then used his right hand to roll the TONE CONTROL KNOB to get his "doo wah" affect? I didn't see any slight of hand movement to operate an electronic cut-off device that is so often described here on the forum. Nor, did I see either hand move to the between the necks location to operate such a "secret device"........so often attributed to the playing skills of Speedy West and countless other accomplished steel guitar artists. I wonder how they did it then, without that "magic button"? |
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Mark Eaton Member From: Windsor, Sonoma County, CA |
posted 31 October 2006 03:22 PM
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That was pretty cool, alright, but one thing that hits me watching the thing: I don't ever want a quad guitar. Noel makes it look sort of easy, being such a great player and all. But it looks like a pretty good stretch to me to play that fourth neck. There's a lot of leaning forward and arms seriously extended. ------------------ |
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Drew Howard Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A. |
posted 31 October 2006 04:05 PM
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Mark Eaton Member From: Windsor, Sonoma County, CA |
posted 31 October 2006 04:38 PM
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Drew-posted the same clip-and I need to learn how to post these things like he did, where the "screen" shows up right here. ------------------ [This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 31 October 2006 at 04:40 PM.] |
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Bobby Boggs Member From: Pendleton SC |
posted 31 October 2006 06:32 PM
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Ray, there's a thread somewhere here that explains how Speedy did his tricks.It wasn't with a switch as many people thought.Jody, Jussi. I'll let some of these fellows that can type explain it......bb |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 31 October 2006 08:17 PM
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Here is a guy that is really loose from his cage! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pJcraDR8Cs ------------------ |
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Mark Switzer Member From: Norwalk, California, USA |
posted 01 November 2006 03:29 AM
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I Don`t have any idea where you guys come up with this stuff, but all I can say is "keep `em comin`!" REALLY a great clip. |
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Bill Hatcher Member From: Atlanta Ga. USA |
posted 01 November 2006 04:29 AM
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You really should be careful wearing a tie around complicated heavy equipment! |
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Shane Reilly Member From: Victoria, Australia |
posted 01 November 2006 04:52 AM
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Those girls behind Noel sure look impressed.Maybe it's his bar technique,possibly his Boo-Wah.Somehow I don't think it's the tie.Whatever it is THAT'S the trick you wanna know.  Jokes aside,AWESOME!Thanks. Shane. |
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Dave Potter Member From: Republic of Texas (near San Antonio) |
posted 01 November 2006 08:03 AM
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quote:Click the "edit" link on Drew's post. |
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David L. Donald Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand |
posted 01 November 2006 11:10 AM
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Dave click on edit on Drews post and it shows all the code. You just can't edit it. But you can copy, then paste and then edit in your own post. Then just replace the : http://www. etc etc with your link to video source. I would have copied it all to show you, And dropping some code would have been tricking you. |
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George Keoki Lake Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada |
posted 01 November 2006 11:37 AM
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When you see and hear great artistry such as this, one has to wonder why pedals have become such a necessity ? I'm certainly not anti-pedals, but just listen to what NOEL can do using only one of four necks, his amazing technical abilty ! Completely blows me away and should be an inspiration for all the younger steel players coming up...(and this all happened about 40 years ago!) |
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Ron Whitfield Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA |
posted 01 November 2006 12:18 PM
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Keoki, is that the Quad Noel wanted to swap you? Didn't he have a black one, and then a red one? |
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Bobby Caldwell Member From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
posted 01 November 2006 12:28 PM
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What a great video. He played so great. Wade Ray once told me, "He was the man". I must agree. Bobby |
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Nathan Hernandez Member From: Riverside, California, USA |
posted 01 November 2006 02:47 PM
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Ive been looking for this clip for like 2 years,,,thank you Lester. |
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George Keoki Lake Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada |
posted 01 November 2006 03:18 PM
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Ron...That was the guitar. Stupid me ! |
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Ron Whitfield Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA |
posted 01 November 2006 06:27 PM
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Just think, you could have been Noel Boggs! But not to worry, you have the guitar he wanted, and that's something you can be just as proud of. |
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Frank Estes Member From: Huntsville, AL |
posted 01 November 2006 08:38 PM
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What great tone! The tricks are cool too. |
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Jussi Huhtakangas Member From: Helsinki, Finland |
posted 01 November 2006 10:33 PM
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Nathan, you're most welcome, but you really should thank JW and Dave Stuckey. I just happened to see this on youtube before anyone else posted it here ( would've been just a matter of time ). I first saw this clip about 7 years ago at Steve Hathaway's house on a real 16 mm film sound blasting from a big speaker. Just imagine how that was. George hit the nail in the head, I was very tempted to post this clip to the topic about Fender 400 vs modern pedal steels, just to show that it's the music not mechanics that counts. And btw, the late Lee Knight recorded a note for note version of Noel's Alabamy Bound in the 50's. When I first found that 45 I had never heard of Lee, so I thought it was Noel under a pseudo. [This message was edited by Jussi Huhtakangas on 01 November 2006 at 10:37 PM.] |
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Roger Edgington Member From: San Antonio, Texas USA |
posted 02 November 2006 11:35 AM
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Great clips. I'd love to have a T 8 or Quad Fender. Of coarse if I had a Quad with my fat belly and short arms I'd have to mount it on a lazy susan and spin it around to play the top neck. |
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