The Steel Guitar Forum

One more thing,- a big thanks to everybody who's sent me CD's, unfortunately I haven't had the energy or time to listen to them. I look forward to the day I can listen through them all!

Dear Mr Supreme Please keep protecting all these wonderful brothers and sisters who have sent me so many good wishes, and brought so much joy and support into my life just when I needed it the most. I don't know what I would have done without these good people, please take good care of them. Also, ...

An enthusiastic bump for a great CD! Kevin's playing is smooth and swinging with solid back up guitar from Gary Rudd on a set of very enjoyable tunes. Every player interested in acoustic steel should have this one!

Don't think I've ever heard Gregg play one single note that I didn't like, he's an amazing musician..

Ron,- tomorrow I'll have a thorough ultrasound scan, and I also have an appointment at an X-ray center in December. Hopefully they'll reveal if there's anything more serious going on. Mike,- I checked the Alexander Technique a while back, after another friend suggested it. Unfortunately the nearest ...

Thanks for asking, Mitch. Unfortunately, there's not much "grit and growel" coming from me these days, only "whining".. I have a bad case of "guitar shoulder" (or something), got it in late June and it's only become worse, even after three different anti-inflammatory cu...

Oh, thanks guys!

David Mason wrote:Nowadays a kid like this can get by on all hype & image:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3QfovGl ... re=related

Back in my time, it took a real class act to even get noticed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI-DXxY4 ... re=related

How far we've fallen.

Is it available on CD Baby now? I only buy CDs/LPs....

Not meaning to hijack, but I just bought this one for bottleneck slide. Cost next to nothing, and after replacing the silly little pots with solid 500K's, it's got a killer bottleneck sound. Set the action at 2,75mm on the treble side and 3mm at the bass side with 011-049 strings, tuned to E. http:/...

I've got to get a new nut to raise the strings higher I wouldn't raise the strings at the nut if I were you. One of the (many) things that separates bottleneck slide from lap steel is the ability to combine fretted notes with the slide work. If you raise the action at the nut you'll basically have ...

Hm... As far as I could hear he was playing what the song called for, often doubling the backing vocals with his lines. What else could he have done on such a 'busy' song? While he's certainly no virtuoso he's playing what the song needs, filling in on the minimal empty space that's left, and that's...

Abso-freakin-lutely amazing playing Mitch! One year, eh? Sounds more like 10 years to me...

In the end - for me - it's always been about the music, not the instrument. When I got real passionate about lap steel, sometime around '03, I had reached a point as guitarist where I was sick and tired of hearing myself playing the same cliches over and over. The lap steel, with its beautiful singi...

Try a heavier string, I've tuned .012s to G and G# without issues..

Congratulations, that's one beautiful steel!

I'd recommend Pete Biltoft at Vintage Vibe Guitars, I'm very happy with his work. Here's the Stringmaster pickup:

http://www.vintagevibeguitars.com/pickup_lap.html#

Bob Russell wrote:
Do my eyes deceive me or is that a Hipshot Trilogy bridge on that guitar?

Yes, that's a Trilogy bridge, and it would make retuning from C6 to E6 a breeze since they're fairly close:

C6 - - E6

G - - G#
E - - E
C - - C#
A - - B
G - - G#
E - - E

The recording is in the key of A and he's playing out of the 5th position, so that would indicate an E tuning.. E6?

Sounds great, Knut! So when and where will this be available?

Thanks for asking, Mike! I'm sorry to say that I haven't touched a tonebar in about a month, for the time being it can only be described as a total meltdown. I have experienced variations in enthusiasm and interest before, that's only natural, but this doesn't feel like one of those.. I have a studi...

Check out the Asher Electro Hawaiian Junior:
http://www.asherguitars.com/lap_steel_electro_h_jr.php

Great playing, Knut!

Check out Edly's "Music Theory For Practical People":
http://www.edly.com/mtfpp.html

It's easy to understand and also entertaining, not many theory books you can say that about...