The Steel Guitar Forum

I was able to snag one for $750.00 but from what I hear that is about $200-$300 lower than what is normal. The 3x4 has been plenty for learning, and I should be able to play most of the stuff I am personally interested in for now. What I will say is that it is a little rickety in the legs and I can'...

They’re all better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick while digging a ditch in hard clay when it’s 15 degrees below zero and...is that a semi truck jacknifing right toward me and my ditch? Oofta. Too close to home. How do you think I paid for this glorified table with a fretboard and lev...

This is still going around I hope?

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I'm a newbie trying to learn by my own wits so any advice would be appreciated... I've practiced for a while wondering why the hell I even needed the volume pedal other than for swells and tricks I'm not quite "at" yet. I'd set a volume and that is where it would stay for the practice. So ...

Let me check my Slonimsky thesaurus for the answer here.

I have to say, as a younger player, Graham Parsons-affiliated music definitely was the deciding factor for getting into pedal steel. Before that, Ry Cooder's work on Captain Beefheart's Safe as Milk started me on the path to playing more slide. Something about that little period in music... I guess ...

Mid twenties here. Just finally found a Carter Starter in range and made the drive for it today. All set up and ready tonight and I don't have anywhere to be til 7am Monday... I'm kind of attracted to the sacred steel tuning though, not sure how that's viewed on here. I may be incorporating the inst...