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Hi Fred- I'm definitely the promo guy for Modern Music Masters, I founded the company. If the clip of Paul playing pedal steel in a Country Rock setting on the stage of the 2023 CMAs is not to your taste, consider that it could be worth a listen for any younger players on this forum. In the past cou...

Paul's got the overdrive pedal on, playing slide guitar licks and doubling Stapleton's leads!

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"Digging Deeper"

FOCUS ON TECHNIQUES

Focus on learning the techniques needed for everything you decide to study today, whether you learn something new, or take an introspective look at polishing an old gem...

HOW TO PLAY C6

C6: Moving From 1 to 4 (Diminished to Min7)

Exploring C6 Common Tones

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Album is out today!!

Here's a clip from a lesson in the PFM where Paul creates and teaches a Cajun Lick.

Thanks, Ron! Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys have an amazing catalog of great songs. Those of us waiting for the complete album to be released now have a handy place to reference all of the originals It’s usually fine to re-post or link to YouTube videos that are already out there. A record label...

Hi Paul-

As mentioned above, no camp this year. Paul's schedule is too up in the air in September to nail down specific dates We'll try it again next year.

You’ll likely get more applicable results if you ask your questions in the Steel Without Pedals topic section of the forum.

2023 STEEL CAMP UPDATE Hi everyone, it’s Paul here. I'm sorry to bring you bad news, but unfortunately I won’t be able to make the Steel Camp this year. Originally, my September schedule was wide open. Since then, the pending release of the Ray Price tribute album with Vince Gill (plus any label pro...

Make sure you are not in MUTE mode...

Awesome analogy, Frank. Especially this part: When first learning a game, the player thinks through every step of what he’s doing, needing to direct his body the way he wants it to go. With practice, with repetition, movements get memorized, speeding up, growing surer, gradually becoming part of the...

When one signs up for Mr Franklin’s course how many months can one view the videos? Hi Gary - We've created a detailed landing page that answers most of the questions anyone might have about the PFM. You can read all about the course content, watch four complete sample lessons, see the available pa...

In this pedal steel lesson taken from The Paul Franklin Method, Paul shows you ways to add some "flash" to your pedal steel playing and discusses his philosophy of how to create new licks.

Flashy Lick Ideas

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Mr. Swanson, I think the best way to learn the pedal steel or any musical instrument is through an instructor with one-on-one lessons. Agreed. Unfortunately, that is impossible or impractical for the majority of those wishing to learn the pedal steel, so the next best option is “whatever gives stud...

Good to see some traditional country being recorded in Nashville. Who are the other players on the record? Who produced it? RC They both produced it, I think. Details, track list and credits here: Sweet Memories https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/14512_5FBF9EFFEB424E179E89F2F5A8CE8FB7_1.jpg

YouTube Video: Kissing Your Picture

Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys


YouTube Video: Kissing Your Picture

I do not have a C6 neck. My interest is only in the E9. I would get the course but I don’t want to have to buy the C6 part of the course. What are your thoughts? Thank you. Hi Gary- Students enrolled in the PFM are purchasing access to the complete library of lessons within it. Once enrolled, you c...

Paul uses “pick blocking” (3-element blocking) in his own playing, but in the beginning sections of the course (when introducing Blocking as a concept), he presents both choices. He demonstrates palm blocking and pick blocking and recommends that beginning players should try both and chose what work...