The Steel Guitar Forum

What makes it (Sibelius) the best available software (that I know of) for steel guitar? Firstly, you can create your own templates with however many strings you wish. Secondly, you can copy and paste from any stave or tab to any other stave or tab. That means you can put in notes and then paste the...

I use MuseScore . It is free open source software. It runs on a Mac or PC. It has been around for a while. It seems pretty stable. I use it for composing and creating tabs of transcriptions for dobro and lap steel. Like Carey, I wanted to write stuff down so I don't forget it. It is very capable. Th...

That's a really nice arrangement. In case it's of use to anybody, I tabbed it out: http://planetgaa.com/tab/My%20Sweet%20Lord.pdf I think the tab is pretty accurate. I compared it against the video. As usual it doesn't capture all of the subtleties of the slides, so play along with the video if you ...

If the student is mainly interested in electric Lindley rather than acoustic you should point him to this excellent Running on Empty solo lesson for Open E by Steve Cunningham. He talks you through the 1st solo note by note. It is very playable by a beginner but mastering it will keep him busy for a...

I use this gig bag for my Beard Odyssey squareneck: https://www.gatorcases.com/products/guitar/pro-go-ultimate-guitar-gig-bags/pro-go-guitar/classical-guitar-gig-bag-g-pg-classic/ It protects as well as a case. You don't have to be super careful with it like you are with a gig bag that just has a la...

Daniel, the Landis Studios Facebook page has a photo with someone wearing the picks. Go to the Facebook page and scroll down to the May 2nd post.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/rlandis.studios/posts/

It looks like Jack Penewell Previous forum discussions. Note that the double neck Gibson in the second link looks like a different guitar. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=89909&sid=514f7966c73151157f96c21abc5e8216 https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=268799&sid=f26...

Note that the Jim & Bob (Genial Hawaiians) compilation on Grass Skirt Records that was mentioned earlier in this thread also includes 12 tracks by George Ku and his Pacific Islanders The CD comes with a really nice 32 page booklet with some interesting history of the group (e.g. their steel play...

Kurt,
I will PM you to finalize the deal.

I'm selling some books I no longer use. All are in very good condition except as noted. Dave Funk's Tube Amp Workbook. Vol 1 - Fender - SOLD https://www.amazon.com/Dave-Funks-Tube-Amp-Workbook/dp/1500115185 Kevin O'Conner The Ultimate Tone (cover is faded slightly) - SOLD http://www.londonpower.com/...

This sounds great. I have a schedule conflict on the 1st, but I hope I can at least catch the last part of it.

There is a long forum discussion here.

I'm selling a EHX B9 pedal in the For Sale: Amps and Accessories section if anyone is interested.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/1914_IMG_1542_2.jpg $175 including domestic shipping. Like new condition. Never left the house. A really fun pedal but I don't use it enough to justify keeping it. Includes original box, paperwork, adapter. There is a very long Steel Guitar Forum discussio...

I PM'd back. Sale pending.

I'm selling a Pro Co Rat 2 Distortion pedal from the estate of Mike Auldridge. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/1914_IMG_1494_2.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/1914_IMG_1495_2.jpg Here's the story: After MA passed away Beard Guitars sold some of his equipment on eBay includi...

I really like the pedal-steel sounding intro to Junior Brown's "Doin' What Comes Easy to a Fool" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf0k6SjmJFQ Below is my tab of the intro. I'm not certain I'm hearing the voicings correctly or if I've got the right fretboard positions. Does anyone care to com...

Here is an alternating picking exercise that really helped me - I used to have a problem with my fingers getting "tangled up" while picking. Pay attention to the fingering. Use a metronome and work up to a fast tempo. It may be hard to do at first especially when your index finger has to r...

There is the British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop in late August:
http://musicworkshops.ca/Bluegrasshomep ... s_home.htm

Great dobro teachers both weeks: Stacy Phillips & Michael Witcher in week 1. Ivan Rosenberg week 2.

-Gary

Thanks for tracking this down. I'm glad to hear that the Cumquat material will still be available.

I tried to go to the Cumquat Records website but it looks like it is down:
http://www.cumquatrecords.com.au/

I know Bruce Clarke, the person behind it, passed away last year. Does anyone know if Cumquat Records is still around? If not, are there plans to revive it someday?

There was an article in the NY Times about how they were playing along to a recording because the conditions were just too harsh for a live performance:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/ ... ml?_r=1&hp

I can't blame them.

Here's a link to more information:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=139805&

Amazing! Pretty clever, but I think you have to be a real guitar-geek to appreciate it. It reminds me how much I enjoyed those Steely Dan guitar solos.

I caught them in Santa Cruz last night. It was a great show! They really know how to work a crowd (and I mean that in a good way). A lot of their music is very energetic and "pedal to the metal" but they also mix things up nicely. For example they did a slow, bluesy version of "I'll F...

Looking at the pictures it appears to be a roundneck instrument. I don't know if you're aware of that. If your plan is to play it lap style you might want to wait until you find a squareneck. Otherwise you'd need to use a nut extender.