please watch and comment

[art027]

Hi,

I'm new to the b-bender world and i love it. i opened a thread with a youtube fragment a few days ago.
I was very excited and waited for comments. I was a little surprised to see only two comments. Is this because i don't play a Tele?

[MODERATOR EDIT: People may or may not respond for a variety of reasons; you just never know. But one of the reasons may be because your earlier post was in the B-Bender forum. I'm going to move this thread over to Twanger Central, our "music-I-recorded-myself" forum; perhaps you'll get more responses there. (?) Best of luck, Mod.]

I want to learn so i was expecting all sorts of critics from you bender experts guys, negative and positive, i encourage them both
I'm a little insecure and could ned some advise on what is good and what is not so good.

This is the Youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxUiUN3C2B0

i studied the pedal solo in 'Highway 40 blues'
I use a b and the g bender.

the guitar is an EBMM Albert Lee, and the benders were installed by Bill Bores of the bender guitarshop in Houston Texas. He did a fantastic job.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Michell

[Durtdog]

Well, I don't play a bender, but that sounded great to me. I love that kind of twang.

It's hard for me to hear the musicality of a solo out of context. One suggestion I'd offer is, if you want critique, play with a backing track so timing and phrasing is more evident to the listener.

Nice playing, keep it up.

[Grin'n'pick]

I'll play! I know that particular steel solo very well (what a superb song!) and you nailed it. I mean EXACTLY , it sounds like the steel! I have never used a bender guitar (I'd love to but they're like the holy grail here in Blighty I reckon) so I have no idea as to the level of proficiency required to play what you did other than it looks and sounds very impressive, and achieves exactly what you were aiming for I guess. I agree with Durtdog, maybe a backing track would have helped the timing and added some musical context but from someone who knows the solo so well I think you did a great job there.

As for not playing a tele, don't beat yourself up man, that EBMM Albert Lee is pretty cool (for a funny shaped strat!) .

Thanks for sharing and keep up the impressive work, I'd love to hear more.

[art027]

Thanks guys, for the compliments

I love the song also, it has great melody and some great playing. I think the guitarist is Ray Flacke, right?

One of the reasons why i asked for reactions had to do with my wish to understand how bender players think regarding the use of a second bender. I would like to know how other bender players approach double bender playing and playing bender in general.

To be honest i was also expecting reactions like 'don't try to imitate a pedalsteel player but play like a guitarist but with just a little extra (being the benders)

You are absolutely right about the backingtrack, unfortunately i don't have the option to record a backing track but just for the idea i will play along with the original recording and just play the solo.

Thanks again,

[Grin'n'pick]

Originally Posted by art027

To be honest i was also expecting reactions like 'don't try to imitate a pedalsteel player but play like a guitarist but with just a little extra (being the benders)

Why not? If you can nail it that well and there isn't a steel player in your band how can it be a bad thing? Wish I could do it! For me the sound of the steel is one of the things that really makes country music but over here certainly we don't have the luxury of many players. Were I still in a country band without a steely I'd be trying this approach, especially having heard you. I do the unison bend stuff with a volume pedal which can sound pretty authentic but your bender work takes it to the next level. Also, the biggest rule in music is that if it sounds good it is good, and your playing sounded really good. Enough said I feel.

[soltwanger]

JESUS!! I have never heard a guitar sound so much like a steel before! I HAVE to get a g-bender to add to my b-bender.......

hey, was it you who posted about not getting your guitar back for 5 years?? well you have just showed us that the wait was well worth it, really pleased for you that you got it.

sounds hot, let us all know when you do any more clips. :-)

[Intense Jim]

I'm new here but HOLY SH-T are you good!

[art027]

Originally Posted by soltwanger

JESUS!! I have never heard a guitar sound so much like a steel before! I HAVE to get a g-bender to add to my b-bender.......

hey, was it you who posted about not getting your guitar back for 5 years?? well you have just showed us that the wait was well worth it, really pleased for you that you got it.

sounds hot, let us all know when you do any more clips. :-)

Correct that was me. Man, i'm so happy that the guitar is finally here. Bill did a fantastic job.

Guys, thanks for the great comments , i'm not very experienced but very motivated to learn these type of licks. Country is not popular in my country but i thinks it is fantastic, i just love it.

I'm now looking for some kind of way to play along with backing tracks, also for improvising over chord changes.

[IPLAYLOUD]

Perfect-o.

I want that guitar!

[cradlehall]

Great guitar pickin'! I wish I could play like that.

[Anson Willis]

Nice. How 'bout giving it some context by playing with some backing tracks?

[teleman77]

Sounds good buddy! Keep on spankin' the plank.

[mdkrek]

Awesome Dude