Video - The Andy Griffith Theme - E9 pedal steel

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 30 Jan 2024 10:15 am

A 43 second clip. The backing is band-in-a-box (2008 version!). I'm not using any pedals or levers for this tune.

-----> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2fcj0n3forE

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 30 Jan 2024 10:34 am

Outstanding! Thanks for posting that, Doug!

Fishin' Hole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEUzfTYbLFQ

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 30 Jan 2024 11:26 am

Thanks Lee

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 30 Jan 2024 5:10 pm

That was great Doug, it's from when TV shows theme songs were important. I love that show!.

One of our friends is cousins with Jim Nabors, he was a great singer.

But anyway, love that you picked and picked that song, maybe the Rockford Files next

Joe Krumel · Post by **Joe Krumel** » 30 Jan 2024 6:44 pm

Just got through watching an episode of Andy Griffith. How timely! Good stuff Doug!!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 30 Jan 2024 7:27 pm

Thanks for listening, Craig and Joe.

Cartwright Thompson · Post by **Cartwright Thompson** » 31 Jan 2024 4:55 am

Marc Muller · Post by **Marc Muller** » 31 Jan 2024 6:14 am

Very nice. Call me old but I miss the America of Andy Griffith. Kindness and honesty. I also vividly remember how excited I got when he played guitar, and the episodes with the Dillards. That and the Monkeys were my earliest exposure to music.

Gil James · Post by **Gil James** » 31 Jan 2024 6:48 am

That was Grrreat!! Probably one of the most familiar tunes in American history. Now I'll be whistling that all day long

Thanks for posting that!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 31 Jan 2024 7:02 am

I’m glad y’all like it. Yeah, that show was so wholesome and down home!

Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 31 Jan 2024 9:01 am

Very well played, Doug! Watched that show many times. Nice G2...

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 31 Jan 2024 10:37 am

Thanks all! I should mention, I'm using a small bar for this song. Dunlop 918: 3/4" x 2 15/16" long, 5.5 oz. It's the bar I use for lap steel. This song has some hammer-ons and quick slides, and the smaller, lighter bar is so much easier to handle for that style than a pedal steel bar. It's not good for all-round 10-string pedal steel playing though. A PSG bar has better tone and sustain.

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 31 Jan 2024 1:42 pm

Andy and Big Barn would most certainly approve Doug…

. I believe Opie/Ron turned the Big 70 this month….I’m also a ‘54 model….Thanks for making my day….would give a dollar and a quarter to sit on the porch with Andy and Barn one time….Carl
P.S. I’ve given my Taylor acoustic the nickname of Andy…

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 31 Jan 2024 2:44 pm

The show ran from 1960 to 1968. That was age 10 to 18 for me, and what a time of change those years were!

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 31 Jan 2024 3:34 pm

Doug Beaumier wrote:The show ran from 1960 to 1968. That was age 10 to 18 for me, and what a time of change those years were!

I've seen every episode multiple times. I can usually watch ten seconds of the show and I know about everything that's going to happen. I play a gig with Rodney Dillard ocassionally. He's the only one left of the Darlins. Super nice guy and a really good rhythm player.

That's really good playing. Nice and clean and good tone.

RC

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 31 Jan 2024 4:38 pm

Thanks, Rick

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 31 Jan 2024 4:44 pm

Doug, there was some mention of the short version and a long one, would love to hear the long one!

After listening I thought that there could be a cool improvised solo, I'm sure you are up for that Doug!

Anyway, that tune is one of my favorites!

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 31 Jan 2024 4:45 pm

Dbbl post

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 31 Jan 2024 5:02 pm

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 3 Feb 2024 8:06 am

Pick up your fish, Opie!

Great job, Doug!
(My old band would use that sometimes for a theme song.)

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 3 Feb 2024 8:55 am

Glad you dig it, Donny!

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 3 Feb 2024 10:41 am

Great job Doug!!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 3 Feb 2024 3:06 pm

Thanks Marty

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 4 Feb 2024 7:16 am

Very Nice, Doug. Primed for a solo!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 4 Feb 2024 9:22 am

Thanks Chris, yeah, I actually tried soloing over this track and I couldn't come up with anything I liked so I went for the Short version.