The Steel Guitar Forum

Hey Bryce, I'm interested in this package deal. I will email you later this AM.

A quick browse through the Hank Williams repertoire (for example) will show that your premise is simply not true.

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I love my Bb lower change. I've moved it to RKR by the way, based on the late Mike Perlowin 's recommendation. (Click his name for the link.) I use it all the time , for augmented 1 chords (open with A+V), for minor 4 chords (AB+V) very often throwing in string 1 for the minor 6th stack. I use it fo...

When playing a single note melody and you want to harmonize the notes what do you use 3rds or 6ths? Russell, I'm gonna skip all the theory (which has been fascinating) and just say that I generally start with a single note line, then add a third (close) voicing the second time through the tune, the...

Nice video! I've been working on this lick for a while and have it pretty well under my fingers but I still don't really understand how or where to apply it in a practical manner.

If anyone can provide some insight on how it might fit into a tune or a ride I'd be much obliged!

A lot of top-level guitarists answer this question with "Joe Walsh". No matter how technically accomplished a player might be, there's always a little "extra" that elevates the masters from the ranks of the greats. You either have or you don't. Joe's got that something special in...

Steel guitar is what I call "key-agnostic". It doesn't really make any difference what key the tune is in, we can simply adjust our starting position as needed.

Although I am a little jealous of Russ Pahl's Eb9 custom guitar which gives a barred E chord at fret 1...

Wow, even better than I imagined. The PBS video was really interesting! Thanks everyone.

I just read about a 4-necked steel guitar mounted on a rotating block of wood in a Hank Williams biography. Kind of unwieldy I would imagine but the cool factor is off the charts. Just turn the crank and there's a new tuning front and center. Have any of you ever seen anything like this? One of Hank...

Thank you b0b. The SGF has made all of our lives better and brought so many people together.

The ABE 9th on strings 654 is pretty much the classic pedal steel chord. Drop down 2 frets from a V with AB, add the E lever and presto: instant steel guitar goodness. You can find this same chord relationship in the other grips as well. Drop down 2 frets from open, add the B->Bb lever, same thing. ...

Sounds to my ears like a pretty basic 1 2m 2#m 3m 3m7 4 progression, in the key of D. Try starting on 6B5A at fret 5, then drop 2 frets (to fret 3) and play 5A4, up a fret, up another fret, then up 3 frets then land up 5 frets (fret 10, still on strings 5A & 4) for the 4 chord. Play thumb / fing...

I understood that 'Nashville number system' expressly refers to using Arabic numerals and not Roman numerals to designate the chords - is it different for pedal steel? It is not. Roman Numerals are used in standard music theory, Arabic Numerals are used in the Nashville Number System. This has alwa...

Graham, I have a pretty nice Nameless Shuffle backing track in G you are welcome to use.

Form is AABA AABA tag.

Nice playing Andre! Could you share the settings you used on the Katana?

To answer the original question, yes I do use the B->Bb lever by itself quite often. Sometimes to get that flatted 5 in open position, but more often just as a passing tone in melody or improvisation when I don't want to slide down then back up a fret real quick. As far as other uses go I love it an...

I'm still kind of in shock that there is now a dedicated steel dealer / repair shop this close to me. I'll be contacting you later this year to help me implement some alterations to a copedent, Patrick. Looking forward to meeting you!

I was pretty impressed with your ability to stay on target despite the intrusion of a large furry object into your performance space, Ron. I fully expected your cat to be laying outstretched across the entire fretboard at the end of the video, giving you the "why aren't you paying attention to ...

I found this on Tom Palmer's D2F history page when it was still up and saved it. The material for the D2F covers is described by Tom as:

A Polyester Vinyl Canvas which was bonded to a quarter inch of foam padding with a nylon tricot interior.

I do wish people who interview interesting musicians with interesting things to say would try a bit harder to not answer their own questions and let the interviewee get a word in edgewise every once in a while. *shrug*

Personally, I <b>love</b> it when somebody cares enough to ask about the weird instrument I'm playing (I play other weird instruments besides pedal steel :)). Whether it's a genuine question or just a friendly set-up from an MC, I'll take it every time. I agree it's tempting to shoot back with a &qu...

I received my 7/8" Zirctone bar from Mark this week, lucky #13. It's great. Silky smooth and light in the hand (173 grams / 6.1 oz). The ceramic material seemed to produce a slightly warmer tone (not better, just different) than my 7/8" BJS (240 grams / 8.47 oz) despite the lesser weight. ...

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Aaron's videos are just great. There is so much ground to cover, but he just takes it a step at a time to get you there. His channel is a treasure trove of material. I love learning from Mickey's videos too. The way he explains things is so precise and understandable. I feel like I'm getting pilot i...