I haven't played one, but Robert Randolph, who is sort of the Jimi Hendrix of lap steel, plays one of these:
(Check out Robert's samples online. It's dazzling!)
Looks like the Golden Gate Bridge, but the online samples sound pretty cool. It's cheaper than an Asher EH... but I still want an Asher.
Still working up the chops (with the old Supro) to warrant spending the dough on a Harmos / Asher. The sample by Steinar Gregertsen playing God Only Knows on the Asher Electro Hawaiian is one of the best lap steel SOUNDS I've ever heard. He did it with plug ins!
Almost finished the record I'm working on (4 months and counting!). Hope to have some happy news on that front in the next month or two.
En Shallah! Knock on wood!
I check in with you all frequently and always very much enjoy reading your posts.
your fan
On Jul 2, 2009, at 8:01 AM, William Walker wrote: The Electro Hawaiian Jr, is IMHO the best lap steel on the market under $1000 but its certainly not petite. I’ve been trying to convince Asher to design a new model that is more of a travel size instrument like a Supro or my Fender champion with a 22 Inch scale length. I’ll keep working on him. Bill Wow, a 22 foot scale lap steel -- post a video! Actually, all kidding aside, I would like to buy/make another lap steel, I have an old Supro but would like to get something with humbuckers. At an affordable price, which rules out the Bill Asher model that Ben Harper uses....any suggestions?
From: William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com>
To: andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>; Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:28:41 AM
Subject: RE: MY NEW TOY
Bingo! Andy makes a good point, if you used just one amp simulator, say
something like a sans amp, and you place it before the M-13 or some where
near the start of the chain using the M-13's effects loop. You could achieve
the missing link you are looking for without sacrificing the beloved stereo
imaging of the effects. I haven't checked my computer in a week which is why
I'm coming to this conversation so late. I've been in West Virginia, of all
places, visiting relatives of relatives. I brought my 22' scale lap steel
and borrowed Rick's Vox DA-5 and took a line 6 dl-4 to keep myself amused.
Actually, if you think about it, A DA-5 could make a pretty cool first stage
as it has a line/phone out that you could feed the M-13 in either mono or
stereo. If you don't have an issue with the "feel" of modeling amps, I'd
give either solution a try.
Bill
tEd R KiLLiAn wrote:
> Yeah, it's really too bad that there's no also a single-device solution
> for a stereo amp simulator to go along with this device.
>
Well, I obviuosly you know best what you need to achieve...but...
Rather than put two amp sims after the fx, surely it would
be neater to put one amp sim between guitar and fx.
That gives you more options for combining sounds, and doesn't
mush up the layers together.
andy
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