The Steel Guitar Forum

A '78 Pro-II I bought from Tommy Detamore a couple of years ago. Tommy, I still absolutely love this axe. It makes me smile at each gig.

Duane Reese wrote:He was a great innovator. His pull system was genius. He left a mark that will never be erased.

There's my old guitar. It did clean up nice.

Posting this on behalf of AJ Keyser, who needs a pedal steel player on October 14th & 21st. The venue is the Maggie Mae's location on 6th Street in Austin, TX: https://maggiemaesaustin.com/ AJ can be contacted by text at 303-319-4389. This is a paying job. AJ can provide the details. More info o...

Years ago, I met Jerry at a Marlboro country talent show in San Antonio. At the time, I had one of his mid-70s D10 guitars. He came up, and introduced himself. In the conversation, I did have the presence of mind to ask him where he came up with the idea of putting the rod tuners underneath, instead...

The Austin Steel Guitar Co-op started off as the brainchild of Ken Metcalf, and initially was a gathering of steel players on the beginner to intermediate level who traded choruses on standard 3-chord country tunes. It was thought that if more advanced players would attend and join the jams, the le...

OK, I'll play. I went the cheap route: Behringer DR600 Digital Reverb: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DR600--behringer-dr600-digital-reverb-pedal Behringer VD400 Vintage Delay Pedal: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/VD400--behringer-vd400-vintage-delay-pedal They work well enough for...

When I got my Sho-Bud, it still had the original case. It was in good shape, but the size made it bulky and unwieldy to move around. I bought a split-case set, and never looked back.

My first exposure to GL was in my mid-teens. My folks had purchased his "Summer Side of Life" album. I nearly wore out that vinyl disc with my non-stop listening. My (and my mom's) favorite cut on that album was "Miguel". The storytelling of that song stuck with me throughout my ...

Our guitar player has a Tonemaster Twin. The amp is lighter than my Seismic cabinet with a TT12 speaker.

Since 1980:

Sho-Bud S12 4x4
Blanton D10 8x4
2005 Carter S12U 7x5 (Still own)
1978 Sho-Bud Pro II Custom 8x4 (Still own)

I have both. I switched to a U12 in 2005. But when I found my Sho-Bud, its tone forced me to relegate the U12 to the role of backup/home guitar. I'm just mindful that E to Eb is RKL on the Bud, as opposed to being RKR on the uni. Sure, the Bud is heavier for gigging. But the sound makes carrying it ...

John Burchfield, our guitar player, has quite the collection of amps and guitars. I never know what he is bringing to a gig until he shows up.

For what it's worth, Paul Sanchez & Wrangler Country had their debut appearance at The Watering Hole Saloon this past Thursday. I didn't realize that they recorded nearly all of the first set. Here's the Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/theholenb/videos/paul-sanchez-wrangler-country/13107...

Emmons, once more, on Judy Collins' recording of 'Someday Soon'.

Is it still on the market?

Did you ever sell this amp?

You don’t have to kill the pest it will die a natural death! The experienced musician’s expectations are a Grande Canyon apart from the Mediocre or Newbie or wannabie attendees. A lot of leg humping, but not a lot of communication, tastefulness or good vibes. Then that haunting sense that you weren...

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It looks like the old waffle-style pedals were shaved down to mimic the later narrow pedals.

A bit old school, but still red:

I must be one of the lucky few. Played NYE at the Silver Center in Seguin, TX with Paul Sanchez & Wrangler Country.