The Steel Guitar Forum

I used Quark for work until some time in the 00’s I think. I always thought the company had gone under because they were slow to keep up with OSX and then Adobe undercut them but I was completely wrong, nice to see they are still going! It’s worth seeing if TablEdit turns out to have some killer fea...

QuarkXPress! :D Wow John, that takes me back! I’m not an expert at TablEdit but I taught myself the basics and that means you definitely can. Wether it would be quicker than a process you’ve followed for years I don’t know but it’s well set up for PSG. Have a look at some general starter tutorials o...

Have you tried moving your foot farther back on the pedal? Yes it’s definitely worth experimenting with foot position and VP position for better control. I wonder if a sleeve could be made (3D printed maybe) with a spiral groove of increasing depth cut for the string, to compensate for standard aud...

You got a beautiful guitar there Richard. I loved my Maverick! It got me totally hooked on pedal steel and had great tone. I’d definitely buy the upgrade kit and get someone to add it and service the guitar if it needs it. With the volume pedal you got a great deal.

What an amazing steel playing career so far Tom, congratulations!

Thank you Tom (and John) for an excellent article. I made my harmonic tuning chart last night following the procedure - sounds really sweet! My offsets are quite different from the ones I typically use on my tuner. Looking forward to trying this with the band.

I’m a long way from the exhibition but I’ve been enjoying the book and the panel discussion was great - thanks Steve!

I used my pre-loved TM Deluxe Reverb for the first time at a gig the other night. With the room being upstairs I was very thankful for the 22lbs. It was just loud enough (with a quiet drummer) so no need for steel in the monitor. I had the volume on 7 or 8 but I tend to play relatively backed off on...

This is terribly sad news, my sincere condolences to b0b’s family and friends. Like many others over the years I check in here almost every day for some sort of information and/or inspiration. It’s by far my favourite place on the internet. The tone of mutual respect was set by b0b and that can’t be...

This is a masterclass - fascinating to watch! If anyone is interested to hear final mixes it looks like the tracks ended up as instrumentals: https://youtu.be/5aOx8FhSv_Y https://youtu.be/_sHqQiiuXbo It's a bit strange that the Rick Nelson tribute aspect to it isn't mentioned in the descriptions or ...

Hey John! :D Oh yes, former student and I highly recommend live online lessons with the Prof! There is no substitute for a teacher showing technique and correcting you in real time. I don’t know if there are players who feel that they have completely mastered right hand blocking but personally I thi...

Congratulations on your first pedal steel Emil! There are many individual ways to do this, but here's a common line of thinking which is the approach I take: It's hard to 'palm block' (it's really more edge than palm) with a flattened hand so I try to get my right elbow tucked into my side, sit over...

Thank you b0b! What a legacy you have created for all steel players. Congratulations on your retirement.

Jonathan

Here's my mid 70's D-10, serial 0633, which I bought last year. I've recently had a Day to Emmons conversion done and a bit of a clean and service - it's playing really nicely on both necks and I'm hoping to gig with it it the near future :) https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/5411_IMG_0574_...

Even more inconclusive than the photo, here’s fuzzy Neil playing fuzzy steel on the back neck (eg at 15:15) but naturally the angle cuts off just above the plug-in boxes. https://youtu.be/iz67Vc9lUXg

Those Oliver’s shows are my time travel gig so I’ll definitely see some of you guys at the bar!

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/5411_6F78D4F16B7E403ABC5B77972E850AC6_1.jpg The only picture I’ve seen of Neil with the Sho Bud, unfortunately very low resolution. The amp behind him looks similar to the one pictured below, possibly the logo peeking over his left shoulder. Pretty sure t...

I bought the Roadie 3 last year in an impulsive moment of GAS. I don’t regret it but it I do think it was too much money for my usage. Anyway, here’s a review for the steel player: It has tons of built in tunings including E9 & C6 and you can customise and add offsets, which it great. Unfort...

I really looked up to Mike, I think everyone on here did.

Ton, This is certainly a “wow” item! Thanks for sharing the pictures and your amazing story. Given its connection to Pete Drake and therefore Joe Walsh (Rocky Mountain Way) and Peter Frampton I’d imagine it would be worth paying for a professional appraisal. Some services: https://reverb.com/p...

I do treasure my books and if a subject is close to my heart I’ll spring for a handsomely bound edition. I’m hoping the cover will be black. With a debossed Emmons logo. And for that price it had better have one of those nice ribbon bookmarks! :lol: Seriously, an Emmons biography by a distinguis...

There are a few other small but perhaps significant differences from what I can tell. StroboPlus has a rechargeable battery, built in mic for acoustic tuning, headphone jack, internal speaker for metronome (optional) and tone generator, and a manual note mode - which I like for bringing new strings ...

I don’t understand how it is even possible to do what he’s doing in that pic. The caption should be “If M.C. Escher were a photographer for Rolling Stone”. I was scratching my head over this too. I guess he de-clutched the back legs on his guitar? Also from his switches it looks like Rustyâ...

Get well soon Lloyd! You're an absolute inspiration and a class act. I'm still hoping I can meet you one of these days to thank you for all the music. Take care and rest up!

Thanks! Fascinating steel guitar history.

Oh boy, I guess you're right Scott, my mistake . I was fooled by the Fender and some of those licks! They both had a very similar look back then.

Sorry to get anyone's hopes up, I would love to see some early Moon footage too!