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Topic: Where should I start? |
David Kellogg
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Tualatin, OR
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Posted 10 Jul 2008 5:26 am |
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| Just got my amp in from Tommy Butler and my pedal steel should be here tomorrow. I have zero experience with a pedal steel. What should I do first? Buy learning CD's? Get local private instruction? Move to Nashville? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. |
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Brian McGaughey
From:
Orcas Island, WA USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2008 5:49 am Re: Where should I start?
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Plug your guitar into your amp and your amp into the wall.
(Couldn't resist that softball).
Seriously, find a good instructor. And brush up on your theory.
This page sat next to me the first day I got my guitar http://www.b0b.com/infoedu/e9theory.htm and is still within arms reach. Good luck. Have fun.
Brian |
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Joe Drivdahl
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2008 6:01 am
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Brian,
Thats good advice and a good page.
David,
I don't know if you have experience with things like volume pedals and finger picks, but for me, these were the first hurdle, especially the volume pedal. I had a heck of a time learning to keep it even.
Another frustration can be keeping the bar straight across the fret marks. But its a fun instrument to learn because even at the very beginning you can make 'good' sounds with it (complete opposite of a fiddle).
Good luck,
Joe
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Paul Awalt
From:
Greenwich, Ct.
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Posted 10 Jul 2008 6:03 am Instruction
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| Look locally, or contract Billy Cooper in Orange Virgina, he hasa steel guitar shop, and he teaches and sells other peoples instructional material. |
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 10 Jul 2008 7:26 am
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Get a copy of Winnie Winston's (and Bill Keith's) Pedal Steel Guitar. It's a can't-miss tutorial for a new guy (like I was back in 75).
Try a Google search. Should be easy to find.
Welcome to this esoteric club, and good luck. |
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 10 Jul 2008 7:43 pm Try This
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David, I have a Beginners Book that should be finished in about 30 days. You can find 150 of my Instructional videos on Youtube at the following address
http://www.youtube.com/user/Singlpilot
Hope this helps.......Mickey
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 2:17 am
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David,
congrats on your new equipment! Do you already play six string guitar or some other instrument?
Dan
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Joe Drivdahl
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 4:42 am
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David,
I bet you can find the Winnie Winston book at Amazon.com.
Joe |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 5:40 am
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A good shot of your favorite libation is in order at the first sitting.
Perhaps a second as well...
Step one... Learn what chords are where on the unpedalpressed strings, 3,4,5,6,8,10.
It's quite a climb up that hill, and the peak keeps moving... |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 8:10 am
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| Joe Drivdahl wrote: |
David,
I bet you can find the Winnie Winston book at Amazon.com.
Joe |
Or in the Forum catalog. Click "Instruction" at the top of the page.
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 8:26 am
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Whats your musical background? have you played any instruments before.
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David Kellogg
From:
Tualatin, OR
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 2:52 pm My musical background
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| I sang Mack the Knife at a karaoke bar on a cruise ship, I can sing along with George straight on key, pretty much. The only notes I have ever delt with were bank notes. So I am starting from scratch but with much enthusiasm. |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jul 2008 5:36 pm hi
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Get Jeff Newmans books for beginning, call Fran she will put you on the right path.All Newmans lessons are good, and you can play them over and over, not like a local teacher, you can repeat till you got it right. Jeff starts like you know nothing and before you know it you are playing with a singer.
He is the best teacher out there.
ernie |
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