Well It's Here

Randy Stephens · Post by **Randy Stephens** » 10 Jun 2015 5:16 pm

Well folks here it is- my first steel. This crap is hard. I've been at it about two hours. I've got down the Together Again break but it sounds baaad haha. I'm waiting for my bar to get here so for the time being I'm playing with a glass bottleneck slide which makes the strings buzz, which just makes it worse. But I couldn't be happier!

Tom Beck · Post by **Tom Beck** » 10 Jun 2015 5:25 pm

Your steel looks real nice. What kind is it?

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 10 Jun 2015 5:48 pm

Congrats,
Let me know if I can help Buddy.
JB

Randy Stephens · Post by **Randy Stephens** » 10 Jun 2015 6:02 pm

It's a Baggett

Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 10 Jun 2015 6:15 pm

Randy,
How many knee levers? Can you raise and lower
the E strings?

Randy Stephens · Post by **Randy Stephens** » 10 Jun 2015 6:25 pm

4 levers. And yes you can

Drew Pierce · Post by **Drew Pierce** » 10 Jun 2015 6:46 pm

Don't give up. It gets better. Slowly. But it does get better. Make sure it's in good tune. It can't sound good if it's out of tune.

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 10 Jun 2015 6:57 pm

That's great Randy! It's a lot more complete than my first steel. You're gonna do great, enjoy!

Randy Stephens · Post by **Randy Stephens** » 10 Jun 2015 7:07 pm

Thanks for all the support guys!

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 11 Jun 2015 1:52 am

Yep, you're starting out much better than I did.
I had a Maverick with a vice-grip for a single knee lever.
Work on that right hand as much as anything else.
Good luck Brother.
JB

Tim Russell · Post by **Tim Russell** » 11 Jun 2015 2:47 am

What are the changes on the 4th pedal and on the knees?

Randy Stephens · Post by **Randy Stephens** » 11 Jun 2015 6:36 am

D pedal raises 1 and 7 1/2 step, LKL raises 4 1/2 step, RKL lowers 8 1/2 step and RKR lowers 2 1/2 step

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 11 Jun 2015 8:12 am

Hey Randy...Thank you for your part in keeping our "lost art" alive. I remember my first good guitar back in the mid 80s; a G.E.S. D-10. I sat at that thing 24/7 for 6 months through the NYC winter & learned enough to play it onstage with confidence very quickly. You need to become obsessed in the beginning (& you WILL!) and you will progress quickly enough that it will inspire you to practice even more.

Your guitar almost looks like a Sho-Bud Pro 1, with the "Gumby" headstock & fretboard. If I can be of any help, feel free to PM me anytime.

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 11 Jun 2015 8:16 am

"I had a Maverick with a vice-grip for a single knee lever. "

I got you beat. My Maverick, which cost me $10, came without pedal rods, & I had to make them by bending coat hangers straight!

Randy Stephens · Post by **Randy Stephens** » 11 Jun 2015 8:53 am

Rich Upright wrote:"
I got you beat. My Maverick, which cost me $10, came without pedal rods, & I had to make them by bending coat hangers straight!

That's awesome haha

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 11 Jun 2015 12:02 pm

Rich Upright wrote:"I had a Maverick with a vice-grip for a single knee lever. "

I got you beat. My Maverick, which cost me $10, came without pedal rods, & I had to make them by bending coat hangers straight!

My Maverick broke in half right down the middle when a drunk fell on it in a bar fight