The Steel Guitar Forum

I would really love to test drive a weissenborn before i take the $ plunge into it. Does anyone know a place in Eastern Ohio/Western Pennsylvania that sells them???

Arlen has some lessons up on the Gibson website, him playing on regular guitar but in open E

And John Tuggle also has about 4-5 dvd's for Open E, like Arlen he's doing it with bottleneck.

Hope this helps

I also had information overload when i started and got kind of discouraged about it. But then i realized, it's not a race, take it bit by bit and learn that and move on. A great video or a great teacher is very helpful as well. Reading about a triad and trying to figure out how the notes relate and ...

Wow Basilh, what i wouldn't give to have a CD of those demos to play along with. I've had BIAB for over a year and all it leads me towards is more frustration!! Seriously, somebody should put out a play along CD that sounds as good as that. I think a lot of players (at least beginners like myself) w...

Thanks Graham, that did the trick!

New to BIAB, have figured out some of it, but the one thing that i can't seem to work out is this: 1-I import an MP3 to BIAB 2-Run it thru the Chord Analyzer 3-It shows the chord progression in the yellow blocks 4-I change to the style i want to hear it in Real Tracks 5-I go to play it and i get the...

I know there are no definitive guidelines, but i would like some idea of when i "graduate" from Fumbling Beginner to Intermediate in my playing skills. What qualities should i have to make that claim? And then of course, what would i have to learn to reach the next level of Advanced. I've ...

Really enjoyed your video as i have many,many others over the past couple of years. Your playing is one of the one's that inspired me to learn steel in the first place, always wanted to say thank you for that. So there, i did it! Could you tell me what brand instrument you're playing on, i'm trying ...

pm sent for complete dobro player

Got the book the other week Andy, very nice to have all the roots and fifths and such all laid out. Thank you so much! (The only problem now is that i need to buy more steels to try all them tunings:-)

Haven't had the chance to check the CD out yet, but i watched the dvd of this the other night, pretty nice. And now i see it's online:

http://www.vimeo.com/2396853

...amazing that there is still so much out there to know about!
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Get some Grado's, they're made in Brooklyn and they're the best by miles and miles. I think they run around $60 or 70.

Don't know anything about what it comes with/without. I wrote them about trying to lay it away (you have to be local in order to do that) but you can call them or ask them & i'm sure they'll let you know. Ask if they'll take some additional pictures for you to see what it looks like. They tend t...

http://www.musicgoround.com/search.aspx?q=+steel&cid=8&scid=0&sid=0&z=&d=10&min=&max=&c=10&ob=6 Sadly, i don't have the funds to buy this right now, and also, i want to focus more on my 6 string for the moment before i go and make the jump to 8. But, i ran across ...

You've got me a bit concerned about the output of the pickups. Not that i'm playing gigs with it or anything, but i really like the sound that this (Alino pickup I believe?!?) puts out: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0812/7939_Regal_3_1.jpg Wish i had more experience with laps in general, sin...

Curious as to what the forumites think about this guitar:

http://www.musurgia.com/products.asp?Pr ... 4211252009

I have a chance to buy one like this but i want to know what a fair price range would be for it, and more importantly, does anybody know how they sound?

Man, i never knew when i got my first steel a few months ago(a Regal 6 string) that i would get hit with G.A.S. so soon! :eek: Now i'm trying to find some nice vintage 7 or 8 string lap steels, here's my eBay want list so far: Gibson EH-150 7 string lap steel National New Yorker Fender Stringmaster ...

Going to put on a set of chromes this week sometime i think. What would be the best gauges for an open D tuning? Been wonderin' what is the difference if i end up using a E or E7th tuning...should i change string gauges for the best sound?

No wonder i couldn't find anything about the Alkire tuning on the forum, i spelled it wrong! Couldn't figure out when i did a search before nothing came up except on the restoration thread...i mean, hey, this place doesn't miss very much. ;-) And i (believe it or not) understand what the 6th means n...

Just curious, i was reading the Fender Restoration thread (Alan you are AMAZING!) and someone mentioned an Alkaire tuning. What exactly is that and how did it get it's name?!?! Also i am wondering what does the 6 stand for in C6 tuning as well as the #13 in E 13 tuning. Total newbie questions from a...

I went to order a proper bullet bar from Scotty today after using a stevens for the past couple of weeks (I know, i know, don't hurt me...i didn't know any better...i'm new i tell ya!:^) i bought a couple of sets of strings from him. But i did end up ordering the Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method...

Still waiting it's arrival, should be here tomorrow.To say i'm excited is putting it very mildly. Will totally hang on to those knobs for sure! Truly stunned that i got it so reasonably, musta been one of those right place/right time things. Thanks for the cleaning tip Randy. Believe me, i'll be lea...

After about two weeks of using a nut extender on an old Fender Squire, i've went ahead and bit the bullet and upgraded to this: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0808/7939_Regal_1_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0808/7939_Regal_2_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0808/7939_...