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[Spudman***]

You wanna' see a guy wail on a lap steel - check out Robert Randolph. He's unbelievable. I saw him and his band (i.e. The Family Band) when they opened up for the Crowes back in June. Great show!

Me too! Cept he play differt dan jus trowin dat gitar cross hims lap. hic

[Nelskie]

Me too! Cept he play differt dan jus trowin dat gitar cross hims lap. hic

Yes, I realize that - - I was just trying to cue folks into another great player who plays using a lap style, that's all. This is HYH, ain't it?

Tim - Another player who uses a "tap-style" but not the "lap approach" is Billy McLaughlin. He does some cool acoustic instrumental stuff. Saw him a few years back at a local show - very impressive.

Some links:

http://www.robertrandolph.net/
http://www.billymclaughlin.com/

[tot_Ou_tard]

From The Stick homepage.


http://www.stick.com/



Welcome to the Stick Enterprises homepage. Our designs are based on the revolutionary two-handed tapping method of parallel hands discovered by Emmett Chapman on guitar in 1969 and taught since then to players around the world.

With Emmett's method, both of your hands are equal partners. As they approach the fretboard from opposite sides, your fingers line up parallel to the frets and a powerful new musical language emerges - bass lines, lead melodies, chords, and rhythm, simultaneously, and in any combination you desire.

Today thousands of musicians are making their own music with our Stick, Grand Stick, Stick Bass and NS/Stick fretboard tapping instruments. Emmett continues to expand on his original concepts by adding to the variety of Stick models, features and tunings - defining the state of the art in tapping instruments.

The Stick comes from the guitar and bass, but its playing method shares roots with keyboards and drums as well, placing all of these musical voices in the hands of one musician. The Stick is unique, expansive, versatile, like each of its players. It is a blank slate upon which to "tap your potential."

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As you can see, The Stick hangs around your neck, but it is played in the same two hand tapping style.

I saw Victor Wooten play once & he brought older brother "Teach" Wooten out & that guy wailed on a normal electric using the same "tap dance". Freakin amazing!

You can find videos of it being used here:

http://www.stick.com/onlinevideos/

[Spudman***]

I met Steve Hahn when he warmed up for the Flower Kings this spring in Denver. He lives in the Denver area. Super nice and extremely talented. Something about those stick players...

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