That wuz way past wonderful... thanx so much Ramon & Henry This wuzza a perfect way to start my day... You guys were so tasty ya made me coffee taste better
I built a coodercaster over the past year with a friend. I used a lollar supro, Warmoth neck and a 70’s ibanez hardtail strat body. I just did the supro pickup, no neck pickup. Huge strings. It sings. I play it soo often now. It’s an incredibly useful guitar, slide or fretted.
Ry has said his first choice for bridge pickup was to have been a Rickenbacker horseshoe magnet lap steel pickup, but he didn't have one on hand and Lindley offered him a Valco, so that's what he used... As you know, the Ric actually surrounds the strings with the magnets. The most recent vids of Ry, he appears to be using a new version of a 'caster with a Ric horseshoe. Anyway, about 10 years ago I built my own version, and I used an original 50s Ric horseshoe, and a 60s Teisco at the neck, in a Thinline Tele 'hog body. I used a Tele 27" baritone neck, and topped it all off with a Bigsby. I did all the routing, wiring and assembly myself... Wish I could share some pics with you. I've been dealing with a lot of health issues lately so don't feel up to posting a vid of it, but maybe sometime in the future. I'm glad to see you've included some examples here using the horseshoe; most posts seem to miss them. Not to mention that they're getting harder to find; it's good to see some makers are trying to replicate them...
BTW, looks like Lowell was using a (Craftsman 5/8?) socket wrench slide in that vid clip? Was he known to use these? They (at least the old 70s style) were awesome stainless slides with perfect balance and heft. I still use one especially on my 12 string slide rigs...
5:45 - is there any way to get that bridge pick up sound without the “cover“ so it will be easier to palm mute/strum … or is that just missing out on the whole point of the ride?!
The two magnets, one at the bass string side and one at the treble string side, are held down in place by the pickups' top plate, which also conducts the magnetic field continuously above the pickup coil, so, the short answer is "no", you can't remove the "cover".
@@BeesWaxMinder , I will also add that if you ever remove or take apart an original Valco/Supro pickup, note the way the magnets are facing and reinstall them in the same position and location, otherwise the magnetic fields may clash and the output from the middle strings will be low. I don't know if this applies to the reproduction lapsteel pickups such as those made by Lollar......
@@BeesWaxMinder, I learned about the magnet polarity the hard way ---- the pole piece screws on one of my Supro lap steels were rusty and frozen, and I snapped a screw off while trying to adjust it, so I took the pickup apart in order to grab the broken screw with pliers from underneath the mounting plate; I reoriented the magnets incorrectly when I reassembled the pickup and subsequently had to use trial-and-error to get them positioned correctly.
I have started to get more knowledgeable about Cooder-casters, but I am still ignorant of setup issues. What tuning would you start off with as your first slide tuning? Do people use flat- or round-wound strings? If you had a 25.5' strat/ tele, and you were used to playing 10s strings, would you put 12's on for slide? I have heard some people adjust the saddles to flatten out the higher 4 strings (i.e. not perfectly follow the neck radius), is that a thing? Is it best to play finger-style with right hand, or is plectrum good, or hybrid picking? Just starting out, what would people recommend? Thanks a lot.
Use round-wound strings, and do not "flatten" the string radius for bottleneck-style slide (unless you are playing lap steel style, guitar on your lap).
wow, nice !! Will bore you for 6 or 7 minutes or so or how ever Jimi said it ;) Always wanted to play guitar and finally got my first electric in '73 at 15. Gift acoustics never lasted. The guitar, an Audition jag alike with the six circle two slot gold foils. Some body damage. Price to me, $12.00. LaBella flat wounds (gotta get tough, right?) then copped every Mountain, ABB and Black Sabbath tune i could. Bought a Harmony Rocket II and sold the Audition back to my friend for the same $12.00. Who knew ?
@@TheGuitarShow It was a long time ago but they were heavy. '13 set, i think. A music store had them for cheap. I didn't consider about light gauge strings until i got the Harmony. The guy i got it from used Fender Rock And Roll.
Henry's signal chain: OLD WORLD AUDIO 1960 COMPRESSOR > VEMURAM JAN RAY > DIAMOND COUNTER POINT DELAY > direct recording (no amp) for the Lowell section I also used a TANABE SUPER DUMKUDO before the JAN RAY for the single pickup guitar Valco sound section, I added a TECH 21 COMPTORTION for the extreme sustain distortion before the Jan Ray for the brief freakout sample & hold thing I kicked in an XOTIC ROBOTALK and a RED PANDAL LAB PARTICLE 2
Those who've watched that video of Cooder playing "Down in Missippi" know that the vocals are even spookier than the guitar playing! I've seen Ry play with Lindley, and with a band on the Prodigal Son tour, but I regret I never saw Ry with the Moula Banda Rhythm Aces or the Chicken Skin Revue.
Ramon you and Henry are some of the best players out there. Great video, very informative. Is Henry the same guy that made these videos with Dumble back in the day?
@@TheGuitarShow I built my Ikeacaster as I call it from a Harley Benton s-style kit. With a Steel bridge and harness from Mojo + a Teisco (ish) goldfoil from eBay, the total build all included was under 500 quid. Though I later had to change the neck, a Coodercaster is doable for low cost, and is possible to upgrade as you go. It is after all a mongrel guitar at heart
Great video thanks Ramon - great info and footage etc - Cheers Bro
Thank you for this great video.🎸😎🎼‼️
Henry Kaiser reminds me so much of his guitar playing friend Joe Gore. Real mavericks
That wuz way past wonderful... thanx so much Ramon & Henry
This wuzza a perfect way to start my day...
You guys were so tasty ya made me coffee taste better
Great informative video guys+1, there will only be 1 Ry, touch ear and music brain. Respect and stay healthy all.
Many thanks indeed
What a fantastic video, love the sound of these.
Many thanks
This must be the best video on UA-cam for this subject AND gotta LOVE that chair @ 17:16 😜
As I've been getting into Master Cooder more as of late,
I'm enjoying a revisit...
Thanx to you both
Thanks bro 🙏
the definitive coodercaster compendium, wonderful video
Many thanks
Nice one centurion, that's the job. Thank you kindly. 😊
Pleasure bro
What an excellent and enjoyable video Ramon! As a Ry Cooder fan this was essential viewing, i will watch many times over! Cheers 🍺😎👍
Many thanks indeed Hugh
Perfect timing, I've just got a body and neck to start my coodercaster!
Uncanny timing with this awesome video.
Thanks, that's great Mikey!
At 8:28 Henry is comping from "the Skunk's Tears", a tighter version of which can found on his record "Hope You Like Our New Direction".
I built a coodercaster over the past year with a friend. I used a lollar supro, Warmoth neck and a 70’s ibanez hardtail strat body. I just did the supro pickup, no neck pickup. Huge strings. It sings. I play it soo often now. It’s an incredibly useful guitar, slide or fretted.
Nice build!
This is a great video btw.
Thanks Erik
Ry has said his first choice for bridge pickup was to have been a Rickenbacker horseshoe magnet lap steel pickup, but he didn't have one on hand and Lindley offered him a Valco, so that's what he used... As you know, the Ric actually surrounds the strings with the magnets. The most recent vids of Ry, he appears to be using a new version of a 'caster with a Ric horseshoe. Anyway, about 10 years ago I built my own version, and I used an original 50s Ric horseshoe, and a 60s Teisco at the neck, in a Thinline Tele 'hog body. I used a Tele 27" baritone neck, and topped it all off with a Bigsby. I did all the routing, wiring and assembly myself... Wish I could share some pics with you. I've been dealing with a lot of health issues lately so don't feel up to posting a vid of it, but maybe sometime in the future. I'm glad to see you've included some examples here using the horseshoe; most posts seem to miss them. Not to mention that they're getting harder to find; it's good to see some makers are trying to replicate them...
Paris Texas ✌️
Really excellent…
Thanks Douglas
BTW, looks like Lowell was using a (Craftsman 5/8?) socket wrench slide in that vid clip? Was he known to use these? They (at least the old 70s style) were awesome stainless slides with perfect balance and heft. I still use one especially on my 12 string slide rigs...
Guitar looks so cool, but I always wonder if the bridge pickup would be too much in the way when I see Coodercasters.
2:03 - just like the pair Bowie got from Ebay!
At 18:00, a lipstick pickup in the middle position. Original Danelectro pickup, or a reproduction?
Thanx again, guys...
I'm off to find Henry's channel
Cheerios
Pleasure bro
5:45 - is there any way to get that bridge pick up sound without the “cover“ so it will be easier to palm mute/strum … or is that just missing out on the whole point of the ride?!
The two magnets, one at the bass string side and one at the treble string side, are held down in place by the pickups' top plate, which also conducts the magnetic field continuously above the pickup coil, so, the short answer is "no", you can't remove the "cover".
@@goodun2974 cheers👍
@@BeesWaxMinder , I will also add that if you ever remove or take apart an original Valco/Supro pickup, note the way the magnets are facing and reinstall them in the same position and location, otherwise the magnetic fields may clash and the output from the middle strings will be low. I don't know if this applies to the reproduction lapsteel pickups such as those made by Lollar......
@@goodun2974 👍
@@BeesWaxMinder, I learned about the magnet polarity the hard way ---- the pole piece screws on one of my Supro lap steels were rusty and frozen, and I snapped a screw off while trying to adjust it, so I took the pickup apart in order to grab the broken screw with pliers from underneath the mounting plate; I reoriented the magnets incorrectly when I reassembled the pickup and subsequently had to use trial-and-error to get them positioned correctly.
How awesome is Knut Reiersrud?
I have started to get more knowledgeable about Cooder-casters, but I am still ignorant of setup issues. What tuning would you start off with as your first slide tuning? Do people use flat- or round-wound strings? If you had a 25.5' strat/ tele, and you were used to playing 10s strings, would you put 12's on for slide? I have heard some people adjust the saddles to flatten out the higher 4 strings (i.e. not perfectly follow the neck radius), is that a thing? Is it best to play finger-style with right hand, or is plectrum good, or hybrid picking? Just starting out, what would people recommend? Thanks a lot.
D-A-D-F#-A-D
12s for slide
fingerstyle for right hand
slide on 4th finger (Ry Cooder) or 3rd finger (Duane Allman)
Thanks for watching!
Use round-wound strings, and do not "flatten" the string radius for bottleneck-style slide (unless you are playing lap steel style, guitar on your lap).
wow, nice !!
Will bore you for 6 or 7 minutes or so or how ever Jimi said it ;)
Always wanted to play guitar and finally got my first electric in '73 at 15. Gift acoustics never lasted.
The guitar, an Audition jag alike with the six circle two slot gold foils. Some body damage.
Price to me, $12.00.
LaBella flat wounds (gotta get tough, right?) then copped every Mountain, ABB and Black Sabbath tune i could.
Bought a Harmony Rocket II and sold the Audition back to my friend for the same $12.00.
Who knew ?
Very cool indeed...what gauge strings ?
@@TheGuitarShow It was a long time ago but they were heavy. '13 set, i think. A music store had them for cheap.
I didn't consider about light gauge strings until i got the Harmony. The guy i got it from used Fender Rock And Roll.
Ramon.. what guitar are you playing in the demo with Henry? Sorry if this has been covered in the past.
Just found the video on the Guyatone. Sorry :/ amazing!
@@DorianGreyskull Thanks - yes thats a great guitar - Guyatone LG200T
Thank you. English subtitles would be helpful.
Henry, what was your signal chain in your demo's?
Henry's signal chain:
OLD WORLD AUDIO 1960 COMPRESSOR > VEMURAM JAN RAY > DIAMOND COUNTER POINT DELAY > direct recording (no amp)
for the Lowell section I also used a TANABE SUPER DUMKUDO before the JAN RAY
for the single pickup guitar Valco sound section, I added a TECH 21 COMPTORTION for the extreme sustain distortion before the Jan Ray
for the brief freakout sample & hold thing I kicked in an XOTIC ROBOTALK and a RED PANDAL LAB PARTICLE 2
Those who've watched that video of Cooder playing "Down in Missippi" know that the vocals are even spookier than the guitar playing! I've seen Ry play with Lindley, and with a band on the Prodigal Son tour, but I regret I never saw Ry with the Moula Banda Rhythm Aces or the Chicken Skin Revue.
Flats or roundwounds?
Flats
I asked this question on a previous video, but what albums or songs would you recommend for someone who wants to get into Ry Cooder’s music?
Spotify 🤷♂️
"Into the purple valley", "Get rythm", "Show time" etc...
Ramon you and Henry are some of the best players out there. Great video, very informative. Is Henry the same guy that made these videos with Dumble back in the day?
Thanks very much, yes Henry was friends with Dumble and Dumble appeared on Henry's video.
Ramon, how about an episode where you try to replicate the Ry Cooder sound with low end pedals? Because, That’s what most of us are trying to do.
Great idea ...I'll put something together
@@TheGuitarShow I built my Ikeacaster as I call it from a Harley Benton s-style kit. With a Steel bridge and harness from Mojo + a Teisco (ish) goldfoil from eBay, the total build all included was under 500 quid. Though I later had to change the neck, a Coodercaster is doable for low cost, and is possible to upgrade as you go. It is after all a mongrel guitar at heart
@ 11:27, what was that cat's name again (?)
That was some of the jumpinest boppinest groove this plunker has hoid
in too long a while (!)
That part is performed by Knut Reiersrud Band, from their 2018 album "Heat". The track performed here is the album opener "Sacred Mama".
He said,”water slide”, never knew. He said said,”mojo k”, lots of hummer cancellations going on, not sure how to feel about that. 😂
Sounds dirty