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Topic: Derrick Campbell Sacred Steel DVD
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Curt Langston
Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA***
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posted 31 May 2005 05:04 PM
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Has anyone seen the Derrick Campbell Sacred Steel DVD? I have seen it advertised, and I may want to get it. It seems to me that the sacred steel tuning would be worth learning. Do any of you find this tuning especially difficult? I am somewhat of a beginner, so should I go down this road? Thanks in advance for you time and replies.  |
Terry Farmer
Member From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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posted 31 May 2005 05:55 PM
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I have the CD and I highly recommend it. His style is very expressive. In my opinion, it doesn't hurt to experiment with different tunings, but you will probably benefit by finding one you like and sticking with it. You can always transpose most songs to the tuning of your choice. |
Bob Stone
Member From: Gainesville, FL, USA
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posted 01 June 2005 05:27 AM
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Curt,There is no "sacred steel tuning" per se. Darick uses (usually) E6, which is somewhat of an anomaly among sacred steelers. The most common tuning among them for 6 strings is "Dobro tuning" 1-3-5-1-3-5 (low to high). Many 8 or 10 string sacred steelerss use E major tuning, some add a seventh. Some have unison strings (always the root or tonic) in the mid or lower register. Most of the sacred steel players can quickly adapt to another player's tuning--something I'm not so good at. Remember too, a whole lot of their playing is single-note lines. The way Darick sounds it would be hard to guess his tuning is E6 just by listening. You don't hear the 6th chord "coloring." I think many steel players could learn something from Darick's approach. He's a master at what he does and it's not quite like any other genre of steel guitar. By the way, I had no role in the production of the video (or Chuck's) and haven't watched it. In my experience, all of Homespun's products are very well done. Life is short. Go for it. |
Brad Bechtel
Moderator From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 01 June 2005 01:02 PM
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If this is the style you want to learn, then I'd recommend this DVD. Derrick plays a few songs slowly so you can clearly see his technique. He really knows how to manipulate the volume and tone controls on his Sierra lap steel guitar to make it sound like a good vocalist.
As with all Homespun Tapes products I've owned, the photography is excellent. There are times when I wish they had photographed more of Mr. Campbell's left hand, but I believe the focus on his right hand techniques is appropriate.------------------
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Bob Stone
Member From: Gainesville, FL, USA
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posted 01 June 2005 01:42 PM
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It's Darick. |
Curt Langston
Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA***
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posted 01 June 2005 03:22 PM
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Thanks for all of your input guys. I really appreciate the time you have given to this thread! |
Tony Palmer
Member From: Lincoln, RI USA
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posted 19 July 2005 01:49 PM
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Ummm...so what exactly is his tuning...."dobro" G or E6?
I saw him last Friday night and didn't get a chance to ask him, but the sound guy said it was E13.
Whatever it is, he plays it INCREDIBLELY! |
George Manno
Member From: chicago
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posted 19 July 2005 02:49 PM
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I have this dvd and Its free to the first person who emails me with there mailing address.George |
Keith Cordell
Member From: Atlanta
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posted 19 July 2005 04:17 PM
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Darick's tuning is B-E-B-E-G#-B-C#-E. I use it for my 8 string lap and it's my permanent tuning. ------------------
GFI s10, Georgeboards 8 string, Peavey Delta Blues, Goodrich H10K VP, Boss Vwah, Line6 DL4 delay, Jacques Bat Fuzz, Dunlop Lap Dawg bar
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Dana Duplan
Member From: Ramona, CA
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posted 19 July 2005 05:59 PM
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Thanks much George--looking forward to the DVD.
DD |
Mark Eaton
Member From: Windsor, Sonoma County, CA
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posted 19 July 2005 06:28 PM
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Now here's a twist-when I saw the Campbell Brothers a few weeks ago in San Francisco, Darick told me that he was using a different tuning than what he showed on the DVD. It was standard guitar tuning plus the 2 extra strings-I don't recall what they were-I e-mailed him but haven't heard back. I thought that was odd to use an extended form of standard tuning, but I didn't want to bug the guy too much while he was signing cd's. He let me sit down behind his new Sierra (with DiMarzio instead of GeorgeL pickups) and insisted I check it out. A sweet guitar! Thank goodness the amp was very low-I felt pretty weird up there.What a nice guy and a real gentleman, as they all were. ------------------
Mark
[This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 19 July 2005 at 06:29 PM.] [This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 19 July 2005 at 06:29 PM.] |
George Manno
Member From: chicago
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posted 19 July 2005 07:41 PM
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I heard him play in New Orleans this past spring. The guy is just so good. He was tuned to E7 with a C# on top |
Travis Bernhardt
Member From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 20 July 2005 12:19 AM
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I saw the Campbell Brothers recently and Darick had some new wacky tuning on there that I don't know what it was. He still has the two low E strings on the bottom, though, one of which is really, really low (it's the thickest string I've ever seen on a lap steel).-Travis |
Keith Cordell
Member From: Atlanta
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posted 21 July 2005 06:28 AM
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To get the tuning I showed above, I use a .068 on the bottom end- barely fits in the tuner post. ------------------
GFI s10, Georgeboards 8 string, Peavey Delta Blues, Goodrich H10K VP, Boss Vwah, Line6 DL4 delay, Jacques Bat Fuzz, Dunlop Lap Dawg bar
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Dan Tyack
Member From: Seattle, WA USA
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posted 21 July 2005 09:57 PM
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Darrick plays a different tuning every time I play with him. I forgot to ask him this time around, but a year ago it was the following (low to high):B-E-B-E-G-B-C#-E I kid you not. THe wierd thing was that he said he got if from me. ------------------
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