This might be the shortest video on the Nation. I've been working on making train whistle sounds on my lap steel, The first wail is straight into the amp with a touch of reverb. The second wail is through my modified Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, but any distortion or OD should work just fine. Enjoy!

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Comment by Mike Bingham on January 28, 2012 at 3:42am

@ Silent Jim - Good idea on the little dog.  I just tried it but he won't stay in tune. Thanks for the kind words!

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 27, 2012 at 11:57am

Thanks John Maw! They say even a blind hog finds an acorn sometimes...LOL

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 27, 2012 at 11:55am

Thanks Wes. Let's jump on it and ride!

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 27, 2012 at 11:54am

@ Uncle John - great word play, and thanks!  As a writer you might appreciate Ray Bradbury's description of a train whistle:

http://www.shmoop.com/something-wicked-this-way-comes/the-supernatu...

If I could make THAT train whistle I'd be tickled...

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 27, 2012 at 11:49am

@ Kevin - lthe Long Black Train? LOL

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on January 27, 2012 at 11:05am

You never cease to amaze. Very nice.

Comment by Uncle John on January 27, 2012 at 1:16am

Excellence and sonic accuracy in brevity.   Huh.  Sounded like  a train whistle.

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 26, 2012 at 1:48pm

Thank you Clockwork!  Six, seven, and nine seconds...sounds like a bull ride LOL.

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 26, 2012 at 1:45pm

Thanks James!

Comment by Clock The Wolf on January 26, 2012 at 1:17pm

   Nice!  

   " That ol' train a comin' fer me,  comin' fer me soul... "

   (But someone had a vid at 0:07 awhile back, maybe even a 0:06...)

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