The Steel Guitar Forum

John Cadeau,Surrey British Columbia.

We played at a women's prison. We were setting our gear up in an outdoor area. One prisoners looked out the window and turned around and she yelled out hey you bitches there are four big hunks of meat on the patio area.

Buddy and I met when we were 12 years old, taking steel guitar lessons at the Ontario Conservatory of Music. We went to high school together. He used to bring his steel guitar over to my place and we'd set our guitars up in the living room and play together for hours. It really ticked off my brother...

His real name was Gary Saul.

I met Buddy when we were taking steel guitar lessons. We went to high school together. He would come over to my house and we'd set up our steel's in the living room and play for hours.

Buddy was a long time friend of mine. We met at 12 years old taking Hawian guitar lessons at The Ontario Conservatory of music. We went to high school together and he used to come over to my house with his steel guitar and we'd set up our guitars in the living room and play together for hours. That ...

Went down to Bellingham Washington a couple of weeks ago to see Vince and Paul with the Timejumpers. It was a fantastic show. While I was there I found out that Paul is touring with Vince for all of his shows.

I'm going down to Bellingham Washington on January 15th to a Time Jumpers concert. Vince Gill will be there and I heard Paul is playing steel for them. I'm excited.

Many years ago our band was the warmup band for an Everlys at an outdoor concert in Chilliwack B.C. I didn't even know they had a steel player until I went back stage to set up. There was a steel guitar there, the next thing that happened Buddy came walking up the stairs. I had to play a 45 minute s...

Many years ago our band was the warmup band for an Everlys at an outdoor concert in Chilliwack B.C. I didn't even know they had a steel player until I went back stage to set up. There was a steel guitar there, the next thing that happened Buddy came walking up the stairs. I had to play a 45 minute s...

Rex has died. He was a friend of mine. The last time I saw him He was playing at a celebration of life for another musician. I played there too. When Rex showed up I carried his steel guitar into the stage, as he couldn't do it anymore.He was a very nice guy.

I use a Hilton volume pedal, and I use a Nashville 112. The Hilton pedal is by far the best I've ever used. The sound is great, and you don't have to worry about the pot wearing out because it doesn't have a pot. It uses a laser scanner to adjust the volume.

I use a Peavey Nashville 112. On the back there is a jack for headphones. There is also a preamp out, CD input jack,I can connect to my computer. This way I can hear both my amp and music from my computer or other sources with the headphones. There is no sound coming out of the computer, or the amp....

Jack I totally agree. Best bar I've ever used.

Tommy your steel guitar falling apart on you is worse than breaking a string.

I tune all my strings right to pitch. If it's good enough for The Big E, it's good enough for me. Not only that, I'm complimented quite frequently by other musicians and audience people on how well my steel is tuned.

I think Buddy is getting up there in age. I will be 70 in July, I think he might be one year older than me.

I grew up in Ontario, and when I was really young, 4 or 5 years old, my Dad would tune the radio to WSM Nashville. It played all day, I remember thinking I love the sound of the steel guitar even though I didn't know what it was. When I was 12 years old someone knocked at the door offering Hawaiian ...

Nice stuff. Buddy and I when we were teenagers used set up our steels in my mom and dad's living room and played for hours. Really ticked off my brothers and sisters. We didn't care though, we were having fun.

The right bar pressure is the weight of the bar itself. You don't need to put any more pressure on the bar, as long as you are holding it properly.

I haven't broken a string on my SKH Emmons in about five years. I play pretty well everyday.

The Peterson stroboplusHD is by far the best tuner I've ever used. It has presets a.k.a. Buddy Emmons. Jeff Newman, and more. I tune strait up. It is very accurate, and easy to use. The strobe screen makes it easy to get right on the note.

You don't have to remove the changer. I turn it upside down. Pour the degreaser on the changer mechanism. When it has drained through, lubricate it with sewing machine oil. Works great for me. I don't have to tune my pedals very often.

Bobby mine has the LeGrande type pedals.

Mine must be a real antique. The serial number is 006L. But it is a fantastic steel guitar. Great sound, stays in tune perfectly, no string breakage.