Me on Pedal Steel with Tabla player

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 16 Apr 2010 12:43 pm

Here's my band the other night backing Ivy York with "Island Song" - based on an old Indian song with new English words. It's kind of "country meets vintage bollywood". Let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-9tNnymSY

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 16 Apr 2010 12:57 pm

Hi Jonathan,
Although this is not my style of music,I love the fact that I see and hear the steel in a different style- steel that's played like it should be. You are good at what you are doing. You play tastefully and don't overplay. You have the sound set like it should be. Great tone. Tell us what kind of steel and equipment you are using?

The sound is above average, considering it is likely camera audio.

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 16 Apr 2010 2:14 pm

Bent, thank you for your kind comments - I haven't been playing live for that long and couldn't overplay if I wanted too (!) but yes I'm aiming for a tasteful old school style.

I'm playing a '74 MSA Classic with a Truetone through a Nashville 112. I have a black box and boss GE7 in line and sho-bud volume pedal in the pre EQ loop. Effects are reverb and delay on a podXT in the post EQ loop. I'm very flattered you like the tone, it's not quite the sound I'm after but I'm gradually getting closer.

Shaun Marshall · Post by **Shaun Marshall** » 16 Apr 2010 4:33 pm

Old school vibe and a cool tune. Thanks for posting, sounds sweet!

Cheers
Shau

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 16 Apr 2010 7:29 pm

I lke it. Something a little different, and it grows on you. Something that needs listening to several times. And the steel playing is perfect. Nice.

Chris Dorch · Post by **Chris Dorch** » 17 Apr 2010 7:27 am

Cool... really cool...

Marc Jenkins · Post by **Marc Jenkins** » 17 Apr 2010 3:51 pm

Nice, Jonathan!

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 18 Apr 2010 12:07 am

Thanks guys!

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 19 Apr 2010 6:31 am

very nice good job

great tone on the m.s.a classic
p.w

Randy Brown · Post by **Randy Brown** » 21 Apr 2010 11:15 am

Awesome. Thanks for posting this. Great tone and playing. The steel playing fit the song nicely.

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 21 Apr 2010 6:00 pm

Johnithan: Very nice playing, indeed; Proves that it doesn't have to be " Country " to sound great; your MSA is sounding fine and easy listening. And the gal singer has a nice voice.. Send us another one, O.K ? Bernie

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 23 Apr 2010 11:54 am

Thanks again for your comments. Sorry, I think the link went down for a while, should be ok now.. We're hoping to film something in higher quality soon.

I forgot to mention the bass player on this is called Lloyd Green. I've tried to convince him that he's the less famous one