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Bill Walker
United States
Приєднався 9 лис 2008
Original Multi Genre, Guitar and Lap Steel Music
State of the Art Live Looping Techniques and Performance
State of the Art Live Looping Techniques and Performance
precious little moments of pure joy
A bit of improvisation on my little 'Honey I shrunk the Strat" kit guitar I assembled in th late 80's.running through my DI board with the following gear, an OWA 1960 limiter, a J Rockett "Jeff" Archer , a Universal Audio Dream, Eventide H9, and Neunaber Echelon Echo and Wet reverb. Mission Engineering expression pedals control effects depth. A Universal Audio Apollo x4 interface feeds signal to an Imac and a pair of KRK Rocket 8 monitors, captured on digital video by and Iphone 15
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Відео
2024 Santa Cruz New Music Works Avant Garden Party, Bill Walker Opening Set
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My Opening performance for the Santa Cruz New Music Works Avant Garden Party Benefit. It was a lovely day
May Cooler Heads Prevail
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This improvisation is from yesterday June 1st, it's the first time in over a month it hasn't been windy and foggy in the late afternoon. It felt great to be outdoors I'm playing my fantastic Bear Creek MkII Hawaiian koa lap Steel with a Duncan Mag Mic pickup and strung with D'Addario Nickel Bronze strings, my slide of choice is a latch lake tone bar made of dynamic fusion steel. Thumb pick by n...
The Warm up
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June 1 2024, Its finally starting to warm up here in Santa Cruz after an unusually cold and windy spring, time to pull out that lap steel and play. I'm playing my fantastic Bear Creek Mk Hawaiian koa lap Steel with a Duncan Mag Mic pickup and strung with D'Addario Nickel Bronze strings, my slide of choice is a latch lake tone bar made of dynamic fusion steel. Thumb pick by national. I'm using t...
Sunday Session featuring the handmade guitars of Hideki Nakanishi and the Aum Guitars Vibraslide
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Sunday Session featuring the handmade guitars of Hideki Nakanishi and the Aum Guitars Vibraslide and the following gear. an OWA 1960 compressor, a J Rockett "Jeff" Archer, a Tanabe micro Dumkudo, a Line ^ HX One, an Eventide H9, and a Neunaber Illumne reverb, a UA Dream pedal , and a pre CBS Fender deluxe reverb. Expression pedals by Mission Engineering, Boss, Dunlop , and Line 6. room sound an...
2014 MAURICE DUPONT MP 50 SELMER STYLE GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR
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This 2014 MAURICE DUPONT MP 50 is available at THE GUITAR SHOP in Santa Cruz California 831 454 8692
4 Christmas Prayers
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Recorded Christmas Day 12/25'/2023. In These 4 short improvisations, I use the Passerelle bridge and a ceramic slide bar on an RMC pickup equipped Carlos Pena Flamenco guitar running through a UA dream pedal a Neunaber Echelon echo and a Fishman LoudBox mini charge amplifier. A Mission 529 power distributor and a rechargeable power cell power the effects. Captured on an Iphone 12
Low Hanging Sun
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From my porch to your home with love, this improvisation was recorded December 2nd 2023. Im working out on my beloved Bear Creek MKII hawaiian Lap steel guitar, through a rechargeable battery driven portable rig using the following gadgets, a J Rockett Jeff Archer for a bit of overdrive, a Custom Tones Ethos clean preamp ,and two Neunaber pedals;an echelon for echo and a wet for reverb, Im usin...
The 1st of October
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Last Sundays improvisation on my porch. The birds in the neighborhood with very verbal , and the wind chimed in occasionally. I was using my beautiful mahogany Rick Turner made Renaissance RS-6 Special through a Neunaber Wet reverb and a looperlative LP-2 looper that are being powered by Mission Engineering 529m power converters and rechargeable batteries,and amplified by a Fishman LoudBox Char...
The 1st of October
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Last Sundays improvisation on my porch. The birds in the neighborhood with very verbal , and the wind chimed in occasionally. I was using my beautiful mahogany Rick Turner made Renaissance RS-6 Special through a Neunaber Wet reverb and a looperlative LP-2 looper that are being powered by Mission Engineering 529m power converters and rechargeable batteries,and amplified by a Fishman LoudBox Char...
Baby Steps Toward a Better Tomorrow
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This Improvisation in C minor features my Bear Creek MKII Hawaiian lap steel guitar strung with D'Addario Nickel bronze strings, and outfitted with a Seymour Duncan Mag mic pickup, I'm using a Latch lake Hawaiian tone bar and a national thumb pick. a Neunaber echelon echo provides the the delay and a Looperlative LP-2 looper is handing the loops, Mission Engineering 529 power converters and rec...
Hermanos del Espíritu, Hermanos de la Sangre
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To all my Brothers near and far, you know who you are. A bit of moody twangling and bottle necking, in D minor.....the saddest key.... for the gear nerds; I'm using a custom made Sol-nemo guitar, tuned to D minor with Fralin Twangmaster neck and P92 bridge pickups, a dunlop glass slide, medium gauge GHS Nickel rocker strings (12-54)., a Tanabe Dumkudo overdrive, a Custom Tones Ethos clean pream...
Leptis Magna.
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Back in 1958 or 1959 when I was too young to remember, I visited the ruin of Leptis Magna, with my family when my dad was stationed at Wheelus base in Tripoli, Libya as an Air force doctor,. He was working off his medical education courtesy of the GI bill, with his young family in tow, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. here is a bit of North African inspired improvisation using the Byzantine sc...
Memorial Day Pt 1 & 2
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I spent some time improvising and looping with my lap steel guitars on Memorial Day. here is an extended improvisation using the palm benders on my custom lap steel. Enjoy! I'm using an custom made Sol-nemo Lap steel guitar with a Duesenberg palm bender bridge anda TV jones supertron pickup. a latch lake slide, medium gauge GHS Nickel rocker strings (15-56), a Tanabe Dumkudo overdrive, a Custom...
Tripoli
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Though I was born in Galveston Texas in 1957 , I spent two of the first years of my Life from 1958-1959 in Tripoli Libya when my father was stationed in the air force. here is a bit of improvisation North African inspired Lap Steel improvisation using the byzantine scale in C major. I'm using an Asher Electro Hawaiian lap steel guitar major with Lindy Fralin Big Single pickups, a latch lake sli...
Bill's Unofficial Play On The Porch Day Concert
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Bill's Unofficial Play On The Porch Day Concert
Bill Walker at the NMW Avant Garden Party 6/5/22
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Bill Walker at the NMW Avant Garden Party 6/5/22
In Memory of Warwick Lancelot Armstrong Turner III
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In Memory of Warwick Lancelot Armstrong Turner III
Sweet! Loved it!
Truly wonderful! You continue to inspire - thank you!
Daniel Lanois vibes
Beautiful 😊
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Lovely expressions Bill, thank you!
But how do you erase the loop???
You don't erase loops, you just press “record” again. when the loop is stopped, then you can start recording a new loop,
Did you have to change out the screws on your VM pro volume pedal to velcro it to the pedalboard?
@@BillWalkerGuitarScapes so it fits the VM Pro perfectly? That would be nice as it's 50% off the price of the Mission's own acrylic one.
PS, actually I use this one not the link I sent you before missionengineering.com/shop/pedal-riser-kit/
@@musicman4christjesus I use the mission so I couldn't say
No worries, it seems that the MP6 fits mission engineering from the link you posted earlier. I wanted to buy the ME kit but it's too expensive 😫 The one you sent me is half the price.
@@musicman4christjesus I like to support mission good people and gear here is a mint one on like out of Nashville reverb.com/item/84132189-mission-engineering-pr1-pedal-riser-kit-mint-unopened-condition?
So you don't HAVE to have a hole in the middle.
Digging this ))
Beautiful sound
it is beautiful ! ... are you using already Mobius 3 ?
not yet , I haven't invested in a new 64 bit Laptop yet , this is using an LP-2 with the new firmware and a morningstar controller to get at all of the options
Loved your set!!
Thanks G!
@1:37 that's pure magic. It's so sharp in this sea of relaxation. I thank mr. LaFosse so much for putting me onto you!
Always lovely to hear your sonic footprint beating a path from you to here to hear. Nice!
Also - really enjoyed seeing the underside of the guitar - beautiful piece of woodworking/luthiery.
Thanks David
@@DavidCooperOrton yes, I feel very fortunate to have bought this guitar when I did. I really love playing it
I had forgotten what a master you are on a lap steel <3
Loved that, Bill, beautiful melodies and use of effects! One thing that has been a mystery to me over the years listening to you is how you put a simple motif into the Looperlative, and later on down the road, you push a button, assumingly, and it turns into a cool poly rhythmic thingy, and it sounds so organic and seamless...I totally dig that. Of course, it all starts with you beyond any machine! Best wishes, Ian
that is the function called quantize replace that lets me build note sequences and determine in advance how many notes are in the sequence in this case i created a 16 note sequence and each time I press the q-replace switch it adds a new 16th note capture that I can build in to a sequence, the more times i press the switch as i play.
@@BillWalkerGuitarScapes Very cool, thanks for the explanation, Bill!
Hey Billy, it's Jeff from the old Union Grove days. Wish I still had that Blue strat you sold me, good to see you're still creating Lanois-esque soundscapes
hey Jeff thanks for the shout out
Wonderful, Bill.
Beautiful, my friend!
Beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love all your pieces. What a peaceful morning loop sesh.
Yes, very beautiful music. And how I love the message of the title you chose for it.
So beautiful, Bill, as always
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Yeah!
beautiful playing, Bill!
It has a 12 string model?
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@@BillWalkerGuitarScapes the 2005 Gibson Pete Townshend SJ has a 12 string model?
@@fernandocavalcanti9415 no idea
You are a wizard, Bill. This is really beautiful!
Thanks Bro!
The meditation i needed on this Monday. Thank you Bill ☺️ 💗
Glad to be of service
Incredible dynamic control here Bill.. Wonderful stuff!
Thanks!, a volume pedal in the effects loop makes all the difference, Im riding the little Dunlop X like a gas pedal, I also keep the pre knob at noon, as I have a compressor before the vibraslide giving it a robust signal
Always inspiring From A Long Time Subscriber
Thanks !
Where are these sold at?
aumguitars.bigcartel.com/
Aum guitars is based in France tell Gareth I sent you
lovely, as ever
Beautiful, Bill..!
Magical Bill, Makes me want to keep the Weissenborn I brought over to sell. Your artistry and talent is unmatched and so underappreciated.. Blessings and Happy New Year..
You should thanks for the good word Lee
Great ! ... now I know - the vibrato is made behind the Passerelle and the echofeedback is own by the left foot...
Beautiful - gentle, melancholic, inspiring
very nice. thank you!
very beautiful
Had to wait until we got home from the internet-free North Sea before I could watch this, but so very worth that wait. Beautiful
Thanks David big love to you my friend
I could listen to this for hours.
Thanks Ted!
Great morning music. Have you put up anymore downloads of music. I need to add to my Bill Walker playlist. 😊
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Spectacular Bill. Wow
Spooky!
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Magnificent.
great one