The Steel Guitar Forum

I would love a kicking vintage one. Looks not so important as long as it sounds like it should!

Vintage is of course better if its in ready to go shape.

Im about 5'9" with a long torso and shorter legs. Im noticing that to engage for instance pedal down position and LKL Im on the toes of the left foot, and there's no way to keep my heel low. My Pro-I needs new legs anyway. Should I just get a new set that's an inch or so lower? Ad if so, where ...

I've seen Dave Easley from NOLA do the B-3 thing as well. Im not sure what simulation effect he used, but I think he had some kind of midi-unit that he was using. Yes, he had his steel set up as a midi-trigger for those purposes (I think). This seem likely to me because in addition to a dirty B-3 so...

Good tips fellas. Keep them coming Im on it. Yes it is 3/4's diminished when you look at it that way Greg. If you can reshape western practice, maybe one day we'll all be calling it a Vincent minor 7th (shorter than half diminished to say) heh...

One other guy who is a true local treasure to Austin is "Asleep at the Wheel"'s Big Jim Murphy. I think he plays no-pedal in that group but I've caught him several times at the Continental Club playing PSG with Red Volkart (another local virtuoso of the 6string telecaster)and Earl Poole Ba...

Im stumped on finding a good way to voice minor 7th flat 5 chords on E9th 3/3 (I dont have my 4th knee installed yet)

Whatcha got gentlemen?

"I believe this instrument is too hard to play and no matter how many buy one, only a small group will grow into working steel guitarists......." -- Franklin Being what I guess is a conversion player Is this true for myself? What kind of timetable might I be looking at as having 20 years p...

Im a long time 6stringer that was inspired into the PSG by RR and other non-traditional players like Dave Easily from New Orleans. Its the harmonic, melodic, and expressive potential of the instrument that drew me in. And of course, the sound. Now that I own one and need to learn to play the thing, ...