The Steel Guitar Forum

i remember that guitar well. saw Jim play that guitar a lot when he had it. always wondered where that guitar went to. nice to see it in action again and being played. nice job on that video Dale!

I usually creep around reading as a guest without signing in cause i just hate typing but saw this and wanted to logon and say my 2 cents worth. i agree with all that's said. ole Jimbo is a top notch player and person. IMHO a real steel guitar hero in lots of ways. Long time ago someone pointed out ...

Danny, Gary Allan has a great version of that very same song. Thanks, Jeremy. :) I'd thought Ty was the only one that did the song at first. I looked it up on YouTube and found the Gary Allen one. Also found a live version of of the gary allen one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwBMFyo1KQk and it l...

Jim: thanks! that song really means and says a lot. it was real emotional listening to it and it just ment a great deal for me and some of my family to hear it today.

p.s. -- your playin wasnt a poor substitute. it was beautiful and I thought it was great. thanks again!

Hi Jim. tomorrow will be the 4th anniversary since my uncle was taken away from us by a drunk driver one night. I remember when you played w/Ty Herndon ya'll had a song that talked about drunk driving. I was wondering if you could play it for me on line and maybe dedicate it to anyone who ever lost ...

i get carpal tunnel a lot in my left wrist and my bar hand cramps a lot. i'm using a 1/2" bar. i'm going to get a larger bar and try it myself and see if that doesnt make it a lot more comfy for me.

hi tony. not for the entire song but just while playing a certain lick that i'm learning. the lick i'm learning is at 1.25 in this version of cadillac style. http://soundcloud.com/excalibur-steel/cadillac-style-th i like that lick and its a real finger tickler for me but it requires holdin the secon...

creeps jimbo, hope i didnt create any problems for you asking you to upload those songs but i sure do like having the steel way up like that. i love your licks and ideas and i'm having a blast learnin em up! thanks again for the songs.

hi guys, thanks for all the tips. i've been working on my guitar the past day or so and i think i've got what i want. i took a rod from my c6 neck as example and went to home depot. they had a rod like i needed and even threaded the end of the rod for me with a die set. got home and measured the len...

oops, meant hardware instead of hardhare. never was good at spelling and typing.

thanks for all the tips guys. yeah jim, i've still got em. they arent on the guitar anymore. when i got my steel it was a 10 and 5 but the guy didnt have the first and last pedals hooked up, they were just there. it was set up like a 8 and 5. i took the pedals off the pedal rack and put them and the...

thanks lane. i'll look into getting one of those halfstop kits. in the meantime i reckon i'll try the stiffer spring trick and see how that works. thanks a million for the input! truly appreciate it.

thanks jim. we'll see what others say about it too. if it turns out i dont have a halfstop, what are my options to make it work?

thanks lane. i dont see a tuning wheel of any kind on mine. when i push the knee lever it looks like there's play in the ninth string pull rod. when i press that knee lever, the second string starts pulling and when the rod nits the spot where the ninth string starts to pull, that's where it seems t...

thanks lane. i really appreciate the help.

thanks lane. i don't think its that tune under guitar type. its a msa classic, a 1974 model i think and its not only hooked up to the second string but its also hoooked to the nineth string too. about the time your post came in i'd also asked the question as a topic. i can try playing with the colla...

i've got this new lick i'm trying to learn and it's necessary for me to press the knee lever that lowers my second string a halftone through the whole lick. problem is my halfstop is so soft that as i'm playing the lick i end up pressing the knee lever too far and it messes me up. my steel is a 1974...

i'm gettin the pickin part of that lick down but i'm having problems with that second string halfstop. mine is what you called soft and is hard to feel. i end up over shooting it when i try to get faster with the lick. any way i can tighten that up where i can feel it better? its my msa i'm playing....

thanks for explaining that lick, jimmy. your right, it is a fun lick but real tricky. been working on it all day and gettin closer to gettin it down, sorst of, but i cant do it near as fast or good as you. will keep practicing on it.

jimmy..thank you, thank you!!! you may think those mixes didnt sound that good, but the steel bein way out front like that's exactly what i want, makes it easy for me to hear the parts your playing. i really like that twin you do with the lead player on cadillac style. whats that lick your doing at ...

Danny Dees, please update your email address in your forum profile. Click 'Profile" at the top of any forum page. It will send a verification to your new email address, to reactivate your membership with the new address. thanks bob. email is updated. yahoo deactivated my email account because ...

i'm really doing too much typing today and my wrist is hurting but i wanted to hop back on and thank you for uploading those whatta band songs. i really love the way you do a way to survive! i don't understand about all that ip address stuff but i have a neighbor who can help me make that change. i'...

yeah i just had something strange too. i was about to tell you that, yes, i do want those songs with the steel way out front and when i clicked the submit i got an error sayin something about debug mode. seems to be fine now. don't know whats up with the email, tho. seems to be workin fine for me. m...

all i gotta say Jimmy is that Mullen of yours sure sounded like a Emmons guitar to my ears!!! 8) yeah i'm on here a bit to talk to you. ya know how typing makes my wrists hurt but my phone minutes are out and i can't fill'em up until payday so here i am. can i ask for one more favor while your uploa...

well Jim you really did ask for other opinions! I'd post my guesses too but you already know which ones I think are the Emmons and based on your post at the top if I put my 2cents in it might give it all away. ;-) while I'm on here can you do me a favor??? if you get a chance can you put some of tha...