Re: Lap Steel - Frisell & Leisz - Michael Manring

[Todd Pafford <calenlas@gmail.com>]

Ariel,

Most (maybe all?) of the bass heard on Michael Hedges recordings was
played by Michael Manring.  I got the opportunity to see the two of
them many moons ago and I was thoroughly stunned.  Of course, Hedges
was a god, but I had never heard of Manring before and I was
impressed.  One of his solo bass pieces was played on a 6 (or 8?)
string set up with drop tuners on all strings on both the head & the
bridge.  The whole song was flipping tuners.  Technically interesting,
but beautiful too.

Makes me want to pull out some of my old Hedges discs. :)

Todd


On 2/9/06, Ariel Rzezak <arzezak@yahoo.com> wrote:

> So, i remembered this link that many of you maybe will like:
> http://www.wnyc.org/stream/ram.py?file=/newsounds/newsounds2073.ra.
> There's a piece by Frisell and Leisz feauturing lots of looping anndd
> PLEASE.. listen the Michael Manring piece that follows. Really.. 
>amazing! In
> the Airport Tunning (the story is told there).
> I believe he's the bass player in The Funky Avocado with Michael Hedges, 
>not
> sure.