The Steel Guitar Forum

One of my bucket list items was to get an E9 guitar and see what I can accomplish until they plant me. I ordered a Stage One from Doug Earnest and have been in possession of the guitar for about 5 weeks now. I've been beating it up virtually every night since I received it and still haven't had to d...

After I left Nashville to receive training for a real job(lawyer)I worked with Larry, Jack, Bill, Bob as their six string player while attending law school in Carbondale,IL and also did some shows with Lance from time to time. Lance writes very well and sings his *ss off - I suggest seeing him now b...

Dearest Mr. Chockley: If the lead player is "great" and the other guys are easy to get along with, then the logical inference is that the lead player must be a prick. Either that or you owe him money for drinks and you are hoping that he grants you amnesty after reading your post. Well, pa...

Hey Dave:
I recently listened to a tape of 6 song demos from nearly 10 years ago that you did the steel tracks on and wanted to let you know that your intonation, tone and taste are notable. Evidently your practice regimen has been plenty sufficient for quite some time. Hope things are well for you.

Your fiddle player may feel compelled to play too much because he hears most of the other players playing throughout the songs. Try having him pad quietly by plucking the strings with his fingers guitar-style - no bow. Or maybe have him get a mandolin for additional rythym on appropriate songs. You ...