The Steel Guitar Forum

I just wanted to give some recognition my buddy Rick Price for dialing my guitars in so spectacularly. I realize that there are several highly skilled and qualified gentlemen out there who do excellent repair and service on Emmons guitars (Bobby Bowman, Mike Cass,etc), but my only personal experienc...

Thanks guys, I believe I have it figured out. please close.

I have a push/pull emmons that's been lowered 1 inch that I need to put back to stock height. Need legs and pedal rods. Either I can trade you the lowered stuff or buy outright. thanks!

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I know a lot of players who don't pay much attention to what the steel players are doing in the background of a tune. That's a big mistake! there's a treasure trove of golden licks in those "fill" verses!

Pete, thanks so much for your kind words. I have to admit, after hanging around Nashville for a few days and hearing the likes of Tommy White, Doug Jernigan, Tommy Hannum, and a few other excellent players on Broadway, I was feeling mighty humble!, so your encouragement means a lot to me , sir. Hope...

This version is from Curtis's first album "Here Comes Cutis Potter", recorded (I'm pretty sure) before Reggie was born. The steel player is Weldon Myrick (my favorite)

Interestingly, Jimmy Day also appears on this album and he and Weldon play together on one cut (Odds and Ends)

Darrell will most likely have the awesome Randy Reinhard on steel guitar. You won't be disappointed.

I'll never forget the first time I saw this film. It was 1998 and my reaction was very similar to Mike's, completely overcome with emotion. It was an absolute epiphany and it immediately changed everything about how I thought about and played music. I played my guitar for 12 hours that night. I was ...

I'm in the same boat as you, Joe. A weird nerve disorder caused me to lose about 95% usage of my middle finger. Ring and pinky don't work either. I didn't injure it or do anything to it. One day it just went away and never came back. Like you, though, I found ways to play around it and went back to ...

I agree with you, Alan. Poor taste and lousy stage etiquette are not "instrument specific".

the MIGHTY Rick Price.

Mike, I think that song is on her album "I'll Love You More". Monument label. Hope all is well with you, have a great holiday.

Rick, I'm sorry to hear that. I've had to face the same options, mainly drugs and I don't see the point and couldn't afford it anyway. I'm really fortunate to be able to still play as much as I can, so I'm just rolling with it. If this thing gets into my thumb and/or index finger, I'm washed up as a...

Thanks Bob! I just want to clarify, that although I do make my living as a steel guitar player, I am actually going to be on the 6 stringer for this show. I have no idea what I'm going to do other than that. The whole deal came out of nowhere!

Good Luck sir. You can definitely overcome your CTS. Dystonia is a tougher one but it has been done. If you do conquer it I'd sure like to know how you did it.

Yes, Focal Hand Dystonia, or "Musician's" Dystonia, as it is sometimes known, is a real bummer. I developed it in my right hand a couple of years ago when I started having difficulty playing things that used to come very easily to me. It progressed rapidly until I reached the point where I...

Excellent point David, New music is produced with every single nook and crannie filled with something so the end result is like a solid block, and about as interesting. Kind of like the difference between looking at the grand canyon and a paved parking lot. MANY Texas based traditional bands feature...

Jake, buddy, thank you so much for letting me bang around on your beautiful axe. That Mullen was SO nice! I'm a new fan. I was really stressed about the whole situation but it worked out way better than I could have hoped, all thanks to you, my friend. I apologize for missing the bus and not getting...

Skip Edwards wrote:Doesn't Weldon do something a little different with his second string? Tunes it to D, or something like that?

yessir, he tunes it open to C# and raises it a half and a whole on two different knee levers.

really nice, Mike.

Rose, Herb and Ken have done a great job of turning this monthly gathering into a great thing. Really good rhythm section and very well organized. The featured guests have all been top notch and very entertaining. I highly recommend that any steel guitar players or afficionados should stop by and ch...

MAN, what an awesome week of steel guitar action, I just couldn't help myself and had to post (and I sure hope it doesn't sound like I'm trying to rub it in :wink: ) Started off with a great night in Wichita Falls where I saw my buddy, the great Rick Price with Jake Hooker's incredible band, then Ra...

No, sir, that is Chris Miller (brother of forum member Ian Miller) doubling on guitar and steel, Wayne's only travelling lead man at the time (ca.1996). He now plays with dave Alvin.

*this is, ofcourse, in reference to the above picture, not the recording, which is indeed Jeremy Wakefield.

for those interested, Singer, songwriter, guitarist and arranger Billy Strange passed away yesterday. Age 82