The Steel Guitar Forum

mike, thanks so much. I believe you are right. I will check it out further. gene jones

I had an apparently old recording that was playing during a stupidvideo.com video. I wanted to know if anyone knows who did it and the name of it. Sounds like a good western swing type singer. The words go something like this....... IF only I had fifty million dollars-if tuesday weld would only be m...

Jim, your directions worked perfectly and i am back in business. Also I think i finally understand how the nylon tuners are laid out thanks to your kind help. Gene Jones

Jim, I think that you are correct and all I need to do is turn the nylonb tuner counterclockwise till it comes back to F#. I am sure that will solve it. I am new enough to this that it is hard to tell which nylon tuner to turn at all times. What causes it to do this? I am not aware that i did anythi...

John, I think that lowering the 5string a 1/2 step to F# would always be the proper thing because that does make it a D9 chord as you pointed out. I think what my guitar is doing is all wrong for some reason , but i am not sure how to correct it. gene

I have recently been looking at the C6 neck more frequently. The info that i am studying from say that the 5pedal should raise the 10string a whole step to D and raise the 9 string 1/2 step to F#. and lower the 5string 1/2/ step to F#. but my 5pedal lowers the 5string a whole step to G. Is this a ch...

Fantastic playing . I am a relative newcomer to pedal steel but i am just beginning to be able to palm and pick block fairly succesfully. but it seems in giant steps that the right hand is not moving at all in the video.Does one not need to block every note when playing fast or what? I know that you...

As a guitar player i nevcr got to play as loud as these rockers do but i think that they also can be more effective with their pull-offs and hammer-ons at high volume, and i think it is easier to play faster with these techniques at high volume. I dont think they have to play like a jazz group but i...

I spend most of my time practicing steel guitar but i am a much better electric guitar player, jazz,blues,country etc. therefore i always like to go to see guitar players no matter what genre. This last week i went to hear vince neil( lead singer for motley crue) and bret michael( lead singer for Po...

thanks for your help guys. gene

I was wondering who the steel player was for Jack greene on his recording " The Last Letter" ? His tone and phrasing are perfect.Does anyone know. thanks,gene

We stayed at the days inn hotel at this years steel guitar convention and were well pleased with it.gene

The Gatlin bros. will be in my city tomorrow night and i would probably go if they have a steel player. does anyone know if he has a steel in his band usually? thanks, gene

I have one pedal steel guitar ( MCI-D10 ), but I also keep set up a nonpedal triple neck ( triple *8), a beautiful red one made for me by Herb Remington a couple of years ago. I also still have my original 6 string Gibson lap steel which I started on at age 11, And I have a triple 8 nonpedl fender f...

Thanks to all for their kind attention to my question of pedal rod tuning. Chris, you have given me a good approach which I will implement today. gene

Is their a standard way of remembering which one of the pedal tuning rods go with which pedals ? or are they all different on different steels? Every time I tune my pedals by rotating the tuning rods on the right side of the steel, I go through the same process of some experinmenting to be sure what...

along this same line, which song was it that speedy west started a song with the slanmming of the strings. He was playing that solo then the music started. I bought an extensive selection of his playing but I was never satisfied that I heard the tune that I am referring to. Does anyone recall this t...

Dan , I read music very well and have extensive knowledge about music theory having been trained that way in piano and jazz guitar. I do play strictly with tab on steel however. Frequently I try to figure out what the notes are on the music staff because it helps me to be more organized on the steel...

With electric guitar I am comfortable sitting in with most any band be it jazz which i prefer or any other style. My goal on pedal steel is to feel comfortable playing with a band. I want to feel that i can contribute something even if i do not know the song that well, no matter what key they announ...

I would like to be added to the list also. thanks, gene jones

thanks Dean. This voicing of the 13flat 9 chord is just what i was looking for. gene jones

When I read the post on the locations of the min7 flat five locations on pedal steel it reminded me that i would like to know where one obtains the 13th flat 9 chord. The most useful for melody would be to have the 13th note itself on the top string. Thanks, gene jones

Kayton Roberts never ceases to amaze. Thanks for sharing this video clip. gene

Thanks bob, your reply and the search engine were helpful. gene

I purchased an mci steel about 10-12 years ago and i was wondering if anyone knew how to tell how old it is. It is a D-10, 8/4 and it has a number underneath it that say i believe 7847. I think that the mci was a bud carter design guitar, but does anyone know something about how long they were made,...