Another track from our pandemic remote video series. Last year our bassist, E. Scott Warren, lost his father. He asked if we could record this cover of #CharlieHaden and #PatMetheny tune as a memorial.
I'm playing the Metheny parts on the #HawaiianSteel. For the keys part, I'm playing a #stratocaster using an African #MiCompose tuning.
Nashville number chart of great old #HawaiianSteel tune. Can you name it?
#Guitar a day. Early 1930s #Oahu #squareneck #HawaiianSteel. Original price $22.50 (about $400 in today’s dollars). This was a student model that would be bought by mail order. It came with a tone bar and include 52 weekly lessons that would arrive by mail.
#Guitar a day. 1997 Weissenborn-style #HawaiianSteel. Handmade by Island Koa Instruments in London.
Got this around 2000 off of eBay. Nut is brass, strings are D’Addario flatwound 11s. Usually tuned to open D or modal C (low to high CGCGCE).
The pickup is a Sunrise—if it’s good enough for Mr. Dave, it’s sure good enough for me.
The YouTube clip is just a loose improv from a club performance with guitarist Bo Lankenau. #mastomusic #SlideGuitar
Mike Babyak