Wordless Oahu Blues

http://fredkinbom.com

A little tune in progress, played on my $81 1930s Oahu lap guitar. The tuning is open D format, but tuned down very low (to B flat I think). I plugged the Oahu into a Fender Blues Junior amp to give a bit more volume.

Music: © Fredrik Kinbom, 2007.

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Music

Tags:

• lap
• steel
• slide
• guitar
• blues
• acoustic
• oahu
• vintage
• dobro
• weissenborn
• fred
• kinbom

[brettjmaxwell]

Hey. What were you using for a pickup?

[oahusteel75]

Hi! A K&K Pure Western Mini. Cheers, Fred.

[kramana]

can you give the exact tuning string by string please? Beautiful music very very nice!

[oahusteel75]

Thanks! The tuning is in open D format, which is D-A-D-F#-A-D, low to high, but tuned down to Bb or thereabouts, so Bb-F-Bb-D-F-Bb.

Fred.

[oahusteel75]

Thanks a lot for all the nice comments folks! Glad you enjoy my music! This feauture thing was a nice surprise - the most views one of my videos have had before this was about 10,000 in 6 months - now, 16,000 views on this one in a few days - crazy. By the way, someone commented on the high action on the guitar - it's a lap steel guitar and cannot be played like a "normal" one.

Thanks again!

Fred

[lexsane]

John-boy used to play his guitar like that; but then he started to play with willy after each jam session and now he won't speak to anyone.

[jali898]

well jm taking the hard road i'm taking whats mjne i'm drinking the bottle and leavjng the wine i'm telling you sadly so dont waste my tjme.........whole song just popped in my head..top tune..could write all day to that..l

[Lapsteelz]

Love it!

[LLUDCHI]

i see you brother. this is soulful and exhilarating--Lesper Blesses You

†Lesper†

[jsm147]

Fred,

I have to thank you for your video on Oahu guitars. I stumbled across it and seemed to have developed a addiction to them and have purchased several off ebay -

Question: Have you found any information on the different Oahu models and years? I think I just purchased a 67K - Mahogony/Checker binding. Any info would be great.

You sound great!

Jim

[JesseGuitar07]

sweet

5/5

[songpidgeon]

very good!

kiss,

~*~Sarah~*~

[fgt666]

wow, nice keep it up i love blues music and i like your style.