The Steel Guitar Forum

I would pay good money to see you play that, unless I could get in free.

I have a custom-built toggle switch for swapping between steel and guitar, maybe I could convince my loving brother to make you one too!

Hi all, I wanted to post this here before diving into Ebay. I've mentioned this amp a couple of times in posts before, and although I've really liked it, I'm moving in a different (and smaller) direction. So, here you go: For sale, one Ampeg Gemini II. Make me an offer, and see how close to $700 you...

Ooooo BJ Cole!

I discovered him during a sizzling solo on a David Gray track--"Caroline"

You can listen to more tracks here:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=37908506

Hey Mike, I'm really jealous of your 800, if it lets you have more than one pull per string--my 400 doesn't at the moment :cry: Being able to pull that high E to F and F# is something i wanted for mine, but just can't do without some extra work. I assume you feel like you'd use the raise from F# to ...

Currently, The Late Night Benedictions, until the Oak Ridge Boys come and take me to prison. I'm also the Noah Earle Band, when I play with, you guessed it, Noah Earle. In the past, I did some time in Santa Fe, playing top40 country...for good money, and before that, Old65, Dogwater, Peach Orchard B...

I'm hoping one of the other more Fender-y fellas will post, but I've found there's a a bit of 2 footing going on under there, with no levers and all. Perhaps that is the way to solve some of the issues folks are bringing up? Again, this doesn't solve the issue as easily as perhaps a lever would...bu...

Someone should start a "show off your bass player" thread, or so it appears

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I only play steel when I'm supporting an acoustic player. At best we have a drummer, otherwise nothing else. And never managed the pretty girl kissing bit. My first night jitters came a while back, sitting down mid song to play half of "Tulsa Time" on pedals...I look back now and, no matte...

Thanks Jim!

011 sounds about right, and I can work my way back from there:)

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Thanks for the words, guys. I'm currently straining my eyes to read the chart, and it seems like my high G# would be an 011, which, Jim, you'd say an 013? That seems mighty thick, so I'm double checking before I screw this up. Moon: I ditched the D in the middle in favor of keeping the low E and the...

Ah, sorry Basil.

I don't have a handy copedent to post here at work, but the highest notes for each string would be, low to high:

E-C#-F-F#-A-C#-F-A

Hey all,

Getting ready to change strings and realized that I may need new string gauges, given a new tuning. I've got a shortscale Fender 400, planning on tuning it low to high, E-B-E-F#-G#-B-E-G#.

Suggestions for best possible gauges I should use?

Thanks in advance, you guys are the best.

Aaron

It seems that many of us are in agreement that chorus (or too much chorus) is not a good effect for steel. For those who like it, would there be a convincing argument for what it does to enhance your sound? I had it on the Dunlop Rhotovibe, the "red" side, for a bit, and never understood ...

There was a video of the Doobie Bros. live, where they actually START the audience clapping at half time, and then PLAY double time over them--and the audience just goes along with it...it's CRAZY to watch, but just brilliant...you could never get an audience to clap half time in the midst of a song...

There Myspace has 3 complete tracks, last I saw...

http://www.myspace.com/japancakesmusic

I have to admit that I too am an effects junkie..I love the swirlies, the loops, the ambient textures, and with the pedal steel, even moreso than with 6 string, you can do so much more of that. That said, lately we've been playing what I can only call "fast setup" gigs, and so I've been pa...

heheh...sons are tough. :eek: On a couple of points, although I won't go back and attribute them to their authors, either transcribing or creating new parts for the traditional songs, which might emulate licks that new folks need to know. I also have trouble, being an 8 stringer, with the fact that ...

What Tim Said.

And yes, if you have the secret handshake..(or can search for the Fender forum thread) you too can hop on over.

*Waits for Russ and Jim to post*

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I'm not sure I can help, but I'll make the attempt... I'm on a Mac as well, running OS X 10.4.10. I've also got the Excel X that came with Office. I figured this was pertinent, in that I too am an 8 stringer. So far, I've deleted 9 and 10, in both the first (Pedals/Levers) and second (Chords) sectio...

I also feel that part of it is being constrained by playing with a band. I was wondering how many of you guys that can play all of this complicated stuff find yourselves a little reserved when doing the live thing. Any suggestions on how to branch out, other than just growing a pair and going for i...

I heard they are reserving a spot for you in steel guitar heaven

oh and happy birthday:)

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Mmmm..I love it when Chas puts up pics...does the glitch computer REALLY sound like 1 million crickets? I so need that...for cricket songs....


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..There was a fellow with the Morells, here in Missouri, D. Clinton Thompson, who had just taped a circle of cardboard onto the front of the amp, directly in the center of the speaker cone. He claimed, if memory servers, that it dispersed the immediate highs , making that "ear shredding at the ...

The Floating pedals frighten me. :eek: I've been working through becoming a seated player for about three years now, and as David said earlier, I'm still not good enough for the effects that I use, but...sometimes people just eat the icing..my kids sure do. The leslie cab was a joke, but I had one f...

You could actually install that entire pedal board ON TO a Leslie cabinet. Drape it over the side, and have your other effects on TOP, thus complicating both setup and back pain. But OH what a beautiful morning when you cranked it up!! Never have to worry about getting drowned out by that damn lead ...