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Hi, John. I hope you're doing. Here are some pictures of my Williams Series 700. Nice guitar - but I haven't changed much, so I can't tell you how easy your staggered levers would be. Let me know if you need other pictures. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/14128_Williams_700__E9_Neck_Unde...

Roger -
Glad your wait is over and you can start enjoying that Williams guitar. I've been very happy with my Williams D10. Good luck and have fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-REmdjPl18 The session was recorded and filmed in a barn at David's home in Sussex, England, in January 2007. There are roughly 200 jams that exist. Three tracks were released as part of the Live in Gdańsk 4-disc edition, deluxe edition and vinyl edition; one was re...

Another set by The Manakooras - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyZG70BHrgU

Some very nice steel playing throughout although the camera work may leave you a bit sea sick at times.

Dave - thanks for posting the link. I break out a steel guitar occasionally with my surf band but we lean more towards the Blue Hawaiians when that happens. It would be fun to play it on higher energy stuff like the Mankooras do. Always fun to see who pops up at the Surfer Joe Festival. I'd like to ...

+1 for putting a pedalboard on a keyboard chair but I've been thinking about using a percussion table stand like this Gibraltar Sidekick or the Meinl table. Would also need a gig bag to store it in with effects.

Quilter Travis Toy 12 has great sound and is light. I haven't used my Peavey Session 400 since I got the TT12.

I've owned a Williams D10 for several years and they're great guitars. Good tone with a 705 pickup and smooth action on the pedals and levers. Last week I called and asked about changing my copedent. They were happy to talk about it and I ordered a new rod which arrived quickly.

My condolences to b0b's family. Creating and fostering a sense of community among steel players is a great and admirable legacy.

Great interview and Chris Scruggs playing guitar and steel. He plays non-pedal steel starting at 1:24:30 with some really great examples of different techniques around 1:29:00.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vli9nqnCINA

Thanks for posting. My favorite part is at the 1 hour mark when Dan Dugmore talks about asking Sneaky Pete "Tell me how it's tuned and what the pedals do" and Sneaky Pete replies "Well, when you step on the first two pedals it goes up a 90 degree angle and then if you put the bar at t...

Bob - thanks for all you've done to make the Steel Guitar Forum a great community for so many people. You've made a positive difference in our lives.

Sorry to hear this sad news. Thanks for sharing the video, Nate.

Harold - if I ran into this I'd look at what the next chord is to get some context - but, I'd probably play D-F-A-C#. A minor chord with a raised 7th as opposed to the standard Dm7 - D-F-A-C. I think that's what they're trying to indicate with the +7.

I think the red sunglasses are your key to fame - or are those rose colored? Enjoyed the video.

John McClung might be able to help you with right hand technique. You can reach him through the forum or email him at steelguitarlessons@earthlink.net

I've watched most of Jim's videos and find them thought (and chuckle) provoking. He also plays pedal steel. What I'd like to see is a video showing the same pedal steel guitar plugged into an amp and no changes are made to the setup. Then have 5 different players sit at the instrument and see how di...

Try searching for trumpet or clarinet mouthpiece cases. Might be some that could work to hold a tone bar.

I will always remember the phone calls I had with Fred as he was building me a steel - especially the call one morning when he said "Hi, Rick. Want to hear the first notes played on your steel as I string it up?" Nice man who built excellent instruments and played some fine music. That's a...

Hi, Christo. Glad to see you on the forum. Over the last few months I've watched a number of your videos. Not sure where you find the time at the end of semester in law school to practice - let alone post a video. I've enjoyed watching your progress and evolution of footwear. I'm hoping to see you a...

When the author used the word "lachrymal" it's possible they were using a thesaurus to find a fancier way to say "crying steel" or maybe they were talking about the many tears shed in frustration trying to learn how to play this thing.

Jack, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I hope you continue to participate and enjoy the community here on the forum even if you're not playing out in public. You've played so much over the years that it's great to hear your perspective. You've done a lot of shows and helped the PSG community in KC...

Here's a mix of the instrument tracks without vocals that make the pedal steel parts easier to hear. Great song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCzg-qaj6z8

Steve - that was great but my little finger cramped up after watching you pull those strings behind the bar.

Great transcription - thanks Andy! Mark Eaton - "I’m trying to figure out how to get from my usual C6th (ACEGACEG) to this tuning without having to change out multiple strings." I like to play with the high G for many songs but having that low F is so nice. That's how I explained my need f...