The Steel Guitar Forum

Rodney - If you are having Armadillo Amp Works build a combo for you here is something to think about. The guitar player in my band had them build a 4x10 combo for his black face Bandmaster head. He even left the head with them so that they could make sure it would all fit right. He brought it home ...

Yikes, I should make it clear about my earlier post. Diampond Rio, and the other mullet head bands that I have had the misfortune of seeing are not cool (in my opinion). Saywer Brown in pajamas, not cool either. Chad Brock in a t-shirt, not cool. Texas Music "Frat Rockers" in flip flops......

Yeah, nudie suits are great when it is 95 degrees outide and 105 degrees inside at Gruene Hall, or other no a/c or outdoor places in the hot Texas Summer. When is the last time you have seen anybody wearing a nudie suit in person? No country artists, top 40 Nashville or traditional Texas wear Nudie ...

Thanks Chris, "Americana Chart" looks like something that the fans vote on. "Alternative Country" dosen't explain anything at all, as far as how they come up with that. Another one to check out, and the only one that explains how they come up with their chart is "TexasMusicC...

I have some questions about this. Where is this chart published? In a magazine, online, or what? How many reporting stations contribute to this chart?

The tone & volume pots on my old National 6 string were making noise, so I squirted a little WD-40 in the pots. They move easier & make no more noise. I should say that they make no noise when they are adjusted and no string is being played. When I strum any strings and adjust the tone all t...

I was in Nashville last week and the Country Music Hall of Fame was temporarily closed. I would have liked to check that one out. You might want to check westernbeat.com from the Exit/In. You would probably find more country music in Texas.

Hey Ricky,We (Eleven Hundred Springs) are doing the house gig at Billy Bobs this week so I will for sure be at the White Elephant to see you guys show during our break. Craig, The "South By South Austin" show that Herb mentioned is at the parking lot of the Texacali Grill on S. Oltorff in ...

So I just got my computer up and running again, but the performance (under settings, system, performance) is only about 85%. For trouble free use of my .wav recording software I need 90-92%. The last time I set everything up for max performance, my brother in law talked me through it on the phone. C...

Thanks for all the tips. I got it all reformated and all my software loaded back on, including a virus shield.

My computer (I am on my old spare computer right now) has a virus & I need to start from scratch. I have the boot disk, but how exactly do I re-format??

Vietnamees instead of mediocre bbq? Oh well. Thanks for the tips. I hope I can line something up.

My band, Eleven Hundred Springs, will be out in the Orange county area next month. Tuesday Feb 20 we will be at Linda's Doll Hut in Anahiem. Our friend Wanda from KUCI radio is putting country (or Americana, or whatever you want to call it) shows at the Doll Hut on Tuesdays. We have Thurs-Fri at the...

Thanks for the tips. I will be sure to let you guys know how this unfolds!

My band might have an offer to play some shows overseas, maybe in Korea or Germany. Obviously we would invest in some good cases for the steel, guitars & bass. What about amps? Is it common practice to rent amps when doing tours like this? Has anybody had good luck renting amps like the Nashvill...

Depending on what parts of the Dallas - Ft Worth area you are wanting to check out, I would think that getting areound without a car would be pretty hard to do. Now, getting to and from the airport will not be too bad since it is really close to the Harvey. By the way, my band (featuring Aaron Wynne...

So, who was playing steel with Chris at the Doll Hut last month, Nov 18th?

I have the same guitar. The only difference on mine is the metal logo at the top is different, & mine has the old style screw on jack. How would you put a date to the serial number? Mine is X8000.

My Ampeg rocket bass (100 watt single 15) sounds pretty good with pedal steel as well as acoustic guitar and bass (upright and electric). It looks pretty cool too. I also use a Bruce Zinky made tube head, kind of a Tone Master / Showman kind of thing w/ lots off power. It sounds pretty good, but I d...

Here 'tis. Nashville bad, classic country good.

You mean bluegrass, like dobro and upright bass??

Americana format stations are not going to quit playing Americana music just because Gavin is not covering that genre of music. My band debut at # 37 on Fri Oct 13, the last week of the Gavin coverage. Heck yeah I was bummed but not devistated. The whole Americana sceen is getting bigger every day, ...

Do you have a # and address for the Culver City Saloon? I have checked the online yellow pages, but it is not listed.

Jewel is OK, she actually has talent as a singer & writer. If she were to have become the singer for the Dixie Chicks instead of Natalie, they would probably be a much better group. Christina Agulerra singing with BB King on a X-mas special last year was pretty bad. Rosanne Barr with Merle Hagga...

Because her marketing is way too effective.