The Steel Guitar Forum

Now that I'm "back", I just thought I'd follow up on my daughter Amy's heart surgery that I mentioned above, because a number of you have kindly sent your good wishes and prayers in various ways. She did great! It took place at Egleston in Atlanta, where my parents live. Actually, it was t...

Thanks! I know from reading many posts here that a lot of people here are similarly kind and supportive in their thoughts and prayers! I've even gotten some nice e-mail from people who wanted to say so discretely.

I thank all of you, whether you post your support or not!

Birney

John,

Thanks for your 'structions and offer of telephone support!

I'll try it out as soon as I can, but practicing is on low priority for the next few weeks -- our 9 month old daughter is having heart surgery Friday. So if I seem to "disappear" from here, that's why.

Thanks!

Birney

It's my only gig! And with just over a year's experience playing, I'm worth every penny they pay me! http://steelguitarforum.com/rolleyes.gif Odd thing to note is I'm playing in a Catholic church folk group -- pretty low-key compared to some of the more amplified, music-oriented, congregations menti...

>Say< it is about all I can do!

Weeelllll, I don't have that change, and my axe can't be changed. My second string knee lever only lowers it a half step.

Does that sink me?

Birney

Ah, yes, Pete Drake. He was Billy Sherrill's right hand steel man back then, wasn't he? Hope you can dig it up, Scott! 'Course if it >does< involve a special lever, I'm sunk: My Carter Starter is "hard-wired" from the factory with the standard Nashville E9th setup. (Which is great for my p...

Jeff L., (Sorry, but I must vent a little first. I had typed out a nice long post that took, well, longer than I have -- and long enough for Jeff Watson to post! -- when my wife's AOL connection decided to "flip me off," if I may put it that way. I can't tell you how angering that is.) Any...

Bob, I >think< you understood my questions; or, at least when you said <SMALL>There is no finite system ... Turn off your computer and practice !</SMALL> you were confirming that I was right in asking: <SMALL>are there so many ways of skinning this cat that it's best just to find a manageable few th...

Bob, It's exactly <SMALL>visualizing scales and melodies on the [E9th] neck</SMALL> that I'm trying to get a handle on. It's not like I have a degree in music theory, but I'm reasonably familiar with major and minor chords and scales. The thing that gets me about PSG is that there are so many ways t...

I know most people prefer Johnny Paycheck's rendition, but I just want to learn the steel Intro to Tammy Wynette's version -- can't even remember who played on it.

Does anybody have that tabbed? Couldn't find it on Rebel's site or with a general search.

Thanks!

Birney

I have a question going back to the original subject here. That scale that Robert posted kind of messes my head up. I've been working a lot lately on learning scales, but what I'm doing uses only the "standard" chords, e.g., at the Open, A&B, A&F positions, and the minors in their ...

<SMALL>All you have to do is think of four different things at once</SMALL> More like six, don't you think? I'm just starting to learn to use the third and fourth knee levers, which means learning not to foul up the volume pedal, so I think each hand, each foot, and each knee require independent co...

I've been banging my head against my steel axe a little over a year now, and whenever I begin telling someone what it's like, I struggle to condense it into a few sentences. But even *that* is hard! So as a fitting observation of my first year of steelin', I thought ask you pro's to share your thoug...

Just to echo what was said above, Gary (and Dwight!) played here in Savannah two nights ago (didn't have a chance to log on yesterday) and it was great! As noted, this band really sounds GREAT!!! http://steelguitarforum.com/cool.gif http://steelguitarforum.com/biggrin.gif http://steelguitarforum.com...

None at all?

Does anyone know of any Charlie Daniels albums featuring strong steel playing?

Thanks!

Is "Country Favorites, Willie Nelson Style" the best steel album from Willie? (Buddy Charleton as member of The uncredited backup band: Ernest Tubb's Troubadors.)

Do any of his later, outlawish albums feature good, strong steel?

Apparently not, huh?!

Anyone ever seen / used this thing?
http://www.chordwheel.com/

Looks like a good idea to me.

Any thoughts?

Jack, <SMALL>One of the things that will help is the way you adjust the EQ on your amp (and the Peavey Parametric EQ system has helped in that area).</SMALL> Oh, that's a whole 'nother story! My amp is an ancient, all tube Music Man twin (which I understand is basically the same as Fenders of simila...

Bob, <SMALL>Use whatever strings Carter says. The Starter is balanced out very well and very carefully. If you mess with string gauges you might open a real can of worms.</SMALL> Yeah, I've read that and I can see how it's important to stick with what the guitar was built for. As for brands, actuall...

It is a replacement 3rd string, since, of course, it broke first.

Earnest,

Why would a thicker gauge string break more rather than less?

Thanks!

It seems to me that the 3rd string volume on my new Carter Starter is substantially lower than the other strings. The Lawrence pickup is smooth-faced, so I assume there's no way to adjust the relative volume of strings. Is there anything I can do? Is this a common problem? Is it just my imagination?