Uploaded October 2010 | Updated September 2026, 56 minutes ago
This is such a timeless and pretty Gospel song. I'm not using any reverb nor guitar effects at all. This is what musicians refer to as a "dry" sound. As I get older I'm using less and less effects and reverb because it lets people hear more of my individuality as a musician. That's what genuine music is, i.e., the expression of one's heart. I like to hear the instrument, not the effects.
Reverb is great for dreamy Hawaiian songs like "BALI HAI," but I use it sparingly. I know some well-known players who drown their playing with tons of delay and reverb, and I respect their uniqueness as a musician, but it's not for me.
My ShoBud has a Bill Lawrence pickup, I think a 710. It sounds great.
In the song I use a Lloyd Green piece at the 16th fret. Lloyd doesn't lower his 6th string, nor raise his 7th to obtain a "G" note for getting 7th chords. What he does is a classic lap steel technique used in Hawaiian playing (or non-pedal playing). You start by playing strings 6,5,4 on the 16th fret with A and B pedals down. Then do a forward bar slant, sliding the back of the bar down to fret 15 while letting off the B pedal. So the tip of your bar now rests exactly between the 4th and 5th strings on fret 16; and the back of the bar is resting over the 15th fret with only the A pedal pressed down. This is a 7th chord. Then slide down to the 14th fret with no pedals or knees. It's a wonderful piece of music.
I'm amazed how Lloyd Green does so much with so little on his guitar. It's a lot more challenging to do bar slants instead of relying upon the knees and pedals. Lloyd does a forward bar slant on his 2nd string, which produces an E note equal to the 4th string E. Who needs a knee lever? I love that piece of music using a bar slant. Anyway, I hope you like this song. Kindest regards.
This is such a timeless and pretty Gospel song. I'm not using any reverb nor guitar effects at all. This is what musicians refer to as a "dry" sound. As I get older I'm using less and less effects and reverb because it lets people hear more of my individuality as a musician. That's what genuine music is, i.e., the expression of one's heart. I like to hear the instrument, not the effects.
Reverb is great for dreamy Hawaiian songs like "BALI HAI," but I use it sparingly. I know some well-known players who drown their playing with tons of delay and reverb, and I respect their uniqueness as a musician, but it's not for me.
My ShoBud has a Bill Lawrence pickup, I think a 710. It sounds great.
In the song I use a Lloyd Green piece at the 16th fret. Lloyd doesn't lower his 6th string, nor raise his 7th to obtain a "G" note for getting 7th chords. What he does is a classic lap steel technique used in Hawaiian playing (or non-pedal playing). You start by playing strings 6,5,4 on the 16th fret with A and B pedals down. Then do a forward bar slant, sliding the back of the bar down to fret 15 while letting off the B pedal. So the tip of your bar now rests exactly between the 4th and 5th strings on fret 16; and the back of the bar is resting over the 15th fret with only the A pedal pressed down. This is a 7th chord. Then slide down to the 14th fret with no pedals or knees. It's a wonderful piece of music.
I'm amazed how Lloyd Green does so much with so little on his guitar. It's a lot more challenging to do bar slants instead of relying upon the knees and pedals. Lloyd does a forward bar slant on his 2nd string, which produces an E note equal to the 4th string E. Who needs a knee lever? I love that piece of music using a bar slant. Anyway, I hope you like this song. Kindest regards.
