The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks all. My whole notion of the tapered bar came from one of the 6000 instructional videos I’ve been digesting ove4 the last few months. I think it was Paul Franklin (or maybe Joe Wright) who mentioned that his first teacher had him use a tapered bar so that he would get into the habit of lifting...

Thanks bOb. I think you got what I was asking and answered my question.

There are ways to get the Dom 7 besides camping on the knee lever. I’ll study some more stuff.

What an awesome instrument. This is fun.

Hi - Rookie Jeff here again. This thread is the closest I saw to answering my question, which is: If the band is going to play a song with a pervasive Dominant 7 like “Born On The Bayou” or something like it. How would you go about riding the Dom 7 the whole song without leaning on the LKR for most ...

Alright, I’m on board with exclusive use of the bullet on the C6 neck. I worked out alternating between both this morning for a hour so:

It’s the tone, huh. There’s no comparison.

Plus, mentioning it ……. What? Just a daggon minute there Newbie…..

Alright, I’m on board with exclusive use of the bullet on the C6 neck. I worked out alternating between both this morning for a hour so:

It’s the tone, huh. There’s no comparison.

Plus, mentioning it ……. What? Just a daggon minute there Newbie…..

Hi Ken. Thanks for the reply.

I don’t know what I’ll end up doing.

Hi - Another beginner question: I’m just starting to mess around with the C6 neck. So, I was stinking my way along behind a “slow country” playlist and noticed that I have an intuitiveness (if that’s a word) to want to hammer on and pull off the C6 neck like playing a squareneck reso. And, that had ...

I’m just a kid. I’ll be 66 on Thursday.

Happy Birthday and here’s wishing you continued good health

I’m just a kid. I’ll be 66 on Thursday.

Happy Birthday and here’s wishing you continued good health

Thanks Jack. I’ll play with it the way it is for a while and see if I get used to it. I’m just getting into some of the levers so I don’t have any muscle memory or know much about them, yet. What I do know is that the guy who had the instrument before me bought it new in 2004 and played it a little ...

You gentlemen ready to have an “at least I ain’t that guy” moment? Well, on the RKR, it turns out that MR MUSIC wasn’t pressing the lever hard enough to take whole bite. (It does seems harder to press past the détente than I would maybe expect. Should I loosen the spring or springs?) But wait, it ge...

Thanks for the replies, folks. I’m going to flip her over and see if everything is functioning,

Then, if everything is in place to do so. I’m going to consider putting it back to the original copedents.

Man, I appreciate you guys taking the time to chime in.

Hi. I am a beginner pedal steel player. I’m just getting to the point where I’m ready to start adding the knees to my changes. I bought my GFI ULTRA used and hadn’t really noticed anything unusual until I started delving into the use of pedals beyond raising and lowering the E strings. What I have d...

This thread set me to wondering if anybody has had the audacity to sing their solos as they play them. Like Nathan East or George Benson?

Given the lyrical nature of the instrument, that could be …….. uh, something different.

:alien: Hi. I’m 65 and I bought my first pedal steel in September. If you are a guita4 player and have played some dobro and have just a taste of theory, jump in. There are a ton of videos on YouTube and the guys on this platform will answer even your dumbest questions. Once, you figure a few things...

MUK LUKS rag wool slipper. They have them on Amazon. They are wool, so you’re feet won’t sweat and then get cold from being wet. They have a nice leather soul with good “feel” and lasts for years. Be advised, they are the epitome of form following function….and aren’t necessarily high fashion. I’m o...

Thanks everyone for the replies. And, apologies for posting in the wrong area. I agree with the hesitation iin powering a good amp with smart plugs. I won’t be doing that with my better amps. However, my practice amp is a little solid state Crate. So, I may try the amp and pedal out with “ECHO, PEDA...

Hi all - I’ve had my GFI D10 for a month or so. I’m getting to where I’m thinking about hooking up the Hilton volume pedal that came with it. And, if I might impose on some of you, I have a few questions: First, I have my tuner and practice amp on smart plugs. So, I walk up, pull off the cover and h...

Hello All - I looked for a previous thread on this topic and didn’t find one so here goes… I finally have a music room! And…… it sounds like yodeling in the Swiss Alps on 78 speed…. I see where I can buy all kinds of single color or geometric pattern stuff. But, I looking for interesting stuff to ha...

Hello all. Here’s a newbie question about thumb picks: I’m wondering how many of you, if you were starting over, would start out using three picks plus thumb? Or would you focus on the two and maybe add the third later? (I’m sixty-five years old. I just want to shut my eyes and play) When I play aco...

Thank you very much, Bill. Now, I can get on with my life.

Hi Roy. It must be as you said. I spent forty years in a shop full of mechanics, welders and electricians and supervising plant maintenance for twenty years. I have never seen that particular tool. It must have specialized application. The tool was in with a piano tuning wrench and the guy had a pia...

Hi. I’m new to pedal steel guitar having just bought a used GFI D10 from a family down in Beckley, WV.. They gave me a tub of “stuff” with the guitar that included two tools that I have never seen before. Can anybody tell me what they are and what I would use them to make, repair or utterly destroy ...

Thanks Jerry. I sorta came to the same conclusion while was looking at the 16,982 choices on Amazon. I

I hope what I ordered isn’t too wide. If it is, well, I’ll just have to find a way to move on with my life

Thanks Bobby Jones - I’m gonna’ a couple things and put it together.