The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi Neil, and welcome from an infrequent poster. Keeping away from that string with the 6th (A for you) is tricky. I've just started on a home made 8 string. I'm a singer guitarist and just play steel when recording at home - I don't play it out. So even if I find it unwieldy, I like the 8 string for...

I use what might be considered the old school technique, staying probably about 6" or 8" from the mike. I didn't set out to do this deliberately, but I do prefer the sound. That said, if I go very low, say the E almost two octaves below middle C, I'll go right in. Another thing that seems ...

That's my kind of music. Great steel playing. Fabulous video. Thanks, Spats.

Lee, High bass G with the 4th string D raised to E gives a nice sixthy sound, while maintaining the familiarity of the three treble strings. Cindy Cashdollar uses this one a bit. I had a Tricone in C6, which I know some here believe does not suit the instrument, but sounded fine for me. Of course, I...

Thanks Michael, from the Dublin metropolis.

Spats.

Francois Lebrun wrote:
thanks for the welcome Spats

enjoy your pedal steel

F

Indeed Francois, but the pedals in my car and on my bicycle keep me busy enough. Plain ol' lap steel for me.

Spats.

Hi Francois,

Welcome, although I'm only here a day longer than you!

Spats.

I too find the maths behind music fascinating, although I never apply it while playing. And while some will say "just play the thing" I can't see it hurting in anyway. And, I agree with Mike's idea of using the angles as a ball park from which to fine tune the slant, rather than as an abso...

Hello, after occasional lurking I'm glad to have finally joined the forum. I'm from Dublin, Ireland. I don't consider myself a steel player at all. I sing and play guitar out, mainly blues and western swing. I just play steel for my own amusement and to flesh out any recordings I do at home. I curre...