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Topic: instrument progression |
Jim Waldrop
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 5:31 pm |
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| I have been taking lessons for 2 months and practicing on a 6 string Asher Hawaiian Junior. I decided to move on to an 8 string and ordered a Remington. I used to play a 8 string Fender a long long time ago. I got to wondering if I should have bought a S10 pedal and just not used the pedals while learning if that is possible. Anybody have any recommendations one way or the other. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 7:26 pm
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It sounds like you're doing the right thing. You've started with a high quality steel guitar, then moved up to another.
I guess whether you should have a ten string pedal steel depends on if that is the ultimate sound you're looking to get when you play.
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Jim Waldrop
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 12:04 pm instrument progression.
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| I guess your right. I have a ways to go before I can play the Remington well. I am getting ahead of myself. If I get to the point that a PSG is a possibility I can decide then. I will sell the Asher Hawaiian after I am comfortable with the Remington and go from there. Thanks |
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Billy Gilbert
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 7:18 pm Steel Guitar Progrssion
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Jim,
These days the "woods is full" of pedal steel players, and lap steel players seem to be rather scarce. I just got home from the Texas Steel Guitar Jamboree in the Dallas area where I listened to about 18 hours of pedal steel playing and just 2 hours of lap steel. I got rather tired of almost all the "peddlers" using the same old walk-ups and walk-downs. Chuck Lettes {sp} played a six string fry pan Saturday, Scottie Scott played a set Sunday on a fry pan, and Herb Remington and Rick Alexander each played a set on Remington Steels Sunday afternoon. The lap steel sets were a very refreshing contrast to the pedal steels, even tho the peddlers were great, there was too much of a good thing. Sticking with the 8 string Remington wouldn't be such a bad thing.
 Billy |
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