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Wow, what a great video and performance ! Thanks for sharing it ! -Qua > >On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 11:29 PM, William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com> >wrote: >> When I was in at NAMM in January I was introduced to the A and R guy >>for >> Moog who gave me a brief introduction to the new moog lap steel. By >> coincidence I was due to be in Asheville NC,where Moog is based, for a >>week >> in March with my wife Nancy to care for her 86 year old mother while >> Nancy's sister was away, and I was invited to the factory to further >>check >> out the new lap steel and shoot some video of it. I was accompanied by >>my >> new good friend and LD member Andy Owens, and we had a blast , visiting >>the >> factory and meeting nearly everyone who worked there:-)and I had about >>an >> hour to check out the the instrument which they edited down in to this >> video. It is really another experience altogether the way this >>instrument >> handles the infinite sustain thing, having owned an ebow forever and >>tried >> various sustainer devices. This seems capable of the same kind of >>mayhem, >> but also more control and subtlety as well. The most interesting >>thing for >> me was being able to sweep from one chord position to another without >>having >> to generate sustain by creating a physically driven vibrato by shaking >>the >> bar, or even striking the strings with my fingers. I might get some >>grief >> from Randy Jackson for being pitchy in places but I went in a sceptic >>and >> left wondering how I could get the money together to buy one. amazing. >> Enjoy >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HSmHE0OIrI >> Bill > > > >-- >www.luis-angulo.com >