The Steel Guitar Forum

Happy birthday! I hope you enjoy playing as much as we enjoy hearing you play!

great solo, too!

wow, that's really great! The steel guitar sound, with the sustain and slides, really adds to this tune. Or maybe this tune accommodates the steel. Anyway, I like it.

I love it! I really like the chords at the beginning. I guess that's why you use a flat pick? Great sound!

really nice! Love the tone.

They both sound like you, which is awesome! The Rick seems more open to me, has more sound, and the Gibson a little closed, like it's behind something maybe. But they each have a personality and sound great.

this demo video says "tuned B F# B D# F# G# B C#"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTXOUie967w

this demo video says "tuned B F# B D# F# G# B C#"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTXOUie967w

Wild guesses, but the second one sounds like your red guyatone. The fifth one seems to have the richest vibrato, maybe a heavier bar. If that's the pedal steel then I want one. 1 - 1940s-50s Gibson Century 6 2 - 1960s Guyatone S-8 3 - National Waikiki with Valco string-through pickup 4 - 1960s Guyat...

wow! I really like it!

edited to add more !!!

Doug, I'm glad you brought up the chord structure because I was wondering about that. I think you're playing the song in F and you chose the A6 tuning. I know you can play any key with any tuning but it's nice to hear your approach. You have rich-sounding chords. I really like it.

If you made a movie of this I would go see it! Very cool couple of days, and classy, I think, not to take pictures at dinner!

very nice! I like your playing and the sound of your steel!

I am new to non pedal steel guitar and at the Texas Jamboree last month I visited the Georgeboards booth. Mr. Boards very graciously spent 40 minutes to an hour showing me how to hold the tone bar and block and other various tips. It was a big help and a real inspiration! I really wanted that Stealt...