The Steel Guitar Forum

Last week, I was adding some steel overdubs to an uptempo, Dylanesque tune for one of my bands. Because the song was just three chords and I wasn't on the clock with anyone, I tried to land some of my toughest licks. I kept taking passes and planned on editing together the best pieces. Last night, I...

Nice. I know a lot of people here are mixed on Lanois, but I've always enjoyed the music that those two made together.

Here's a cool non-country/western album with tons of pedal steel. Most of the album is an pop record leaning towards R&B. I don't know who the steel player is on it, but they do a great job of fitting the steel into the music instead of the other way around. https://open.spotify.com/album/4vt0V1...

The target demographic for this article is the average NPR reader who knows nothing about the pedal steel. None of us fit that description. Those of us who play live have been approached countless times after our sets by people who ask what this crazy instrument is and if it's different than an elec...

Thanks everyone. I’m glad to see that people are enjoying the post.

I’ve been a forum member for about 5 years and I’m finally going to make my first post. I have a group called Western Bling in which I play guitar and steel. Earlier this year we put out an album of Western Swing standards and a short live video. I switch over to the steel around the 1:40 mark w...