The Steel Guitar Forum

Rick,
Thanks for pointing us to this great performance! I’m inspired by you on multiple levels, and I hope you’ll post more on your channel in the future. We need more of your work out there.

Derek, I agree completely! Also check out the Jim Lauderdale album This Changes Everything, as Tommy is playing great pedal steel from start to finish. That and the Doug Sahm album you mentioned are two of my favorite pedal steel albums. I probably listen to those two more than anything else because...

That was great; thanks for sharing! Hoping to see more of Marty’s playing out there soon.

Didn’t see this on the forum and it has very few views so wanted to share with folks who can enjoy and appreciate this: https://youtu.be/rQZb1AS0Xys Brett Crisp plays a great instrumental version of Buddy Emmons with Ray Price on “Each Time”, which apparently wasn’t released on one of the classic Pr...

Thank you b0b for all you’ve done for this community! God bless his family and friends in this difficult time.

My comment was a little Tongue in Cheek reference to a previous thread. ( I bought the album to support) I love steel in all genres! And Will is definitely a pioneer for some new fresh ideas. We definitely need some youngsters applying steel wherever they can! Hahaha, I’m laughing because I missed ...

I’m happy to hear someone that shows off how broad the instrument can be, and still be really good. I believe PSG can work in any genre, and will cite Paul’s work on the Dire Straits tour and Travis Toy’s work on Andy Wood’s live album as great examples of masters of the instrument doing excellent n...

I did a search and didn’t see anyone mention the new Will Van Horn album called San Luis Pass, released on Feb 23rd, 2023. 9 songs totaling 31 minutes of melodic pedal steel with a great rhythm section of drums and bass. If you enjoyed his EP I highly recommended this new album. I don’t know of anyt...

Earl Hensley wrote:Mine would be " The Lords Prayer " by Ron Elliott. Best use of pedals and knee levers you will ever hear.

Hi Earl,
Do you have a link to this? I’m not familiar with it. Thanks!

Thanks for all the info, and count me in for an ebook as well.

Anyone know where I could buy a copy of Bruce’s book? Thanks

For some reason I thought they were located in South Carolina but I now see that they’re located in Sevierville, TN.

Looks great! Where is this location?

That Boogie/MOSValve rig is very old. Today, Paul is using the Little Walter rig in the studio. Hi Tim yes it is true today he uses Little Walter as a tube head, but Paul's sound from the 90s and early 2000s is the top of his sound for me, and I think many fell in love with that sound there. I play...

I'm going to put in a wide-mount XR-16 by https://www.wildepickups.com/products/steel-guitar When I purchased my Encore new from Doug Earnest he suggested the XR-16 if I wanted to make a change down the road from the standard humbucker. So, there's the builder's recommendation for the XR-16 and I've...

b0b, thanks for giving us a place to gather, learn, and enjoy. The wealth of knowledge contained here and the ease by which someone can find what they need is irreplaceable. Best wishes for your retirement.

Hi Marty, This is my favorite PSG gospel song performance, with the great Tommy Detamore backing two good singers on an all-time great song. “How Great Thou Art”: https://youtu.be/cnUxiznL2ts Also, here’s an awesome gospel instrumental from Tommy Detamore, “Be Strong In The Lord”: https://youtu.be/j...

Website is up for me: http://www.bjsbars.com/

Can’t wait to hear it in action. Congratulations!

Great topic! This is what draws me more than any intros, solos or PSG instrumentals. I love anything that Tommy Detamore plays on, but here’s a great example:

Jim Lauderdale “Lost in the Shuffle” from This Changes Everything

https://youtu.be/bGXvzoCMBMg

Starting at around 10 seconds in.

This is a (new to me) Blackhawk song called "Always Have, Always Will" from their The Sky's the Limit album (1998) and Paul Franklin adds such an ethereal and perfectly complementary PSG part. The guy can play anything on the instrument, but his choice of approach here and his tone take th...

Will Van Horn.

Chuck, that helps me and I’m sure others as well, so thank you.

I guess it’s just a mystery if anyone is making PSGs under the Rains name.

Is anyone currently building PSGs under the Rains brand?