Do women like the sound of pedal steel?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 13 Aug 2002 4:16 pm

Not particularly.

Tony Farr · Post by **Tony Farr** » 13 Aug 2002 4:38 pm

Yes Bill, I do call her that, plus she can change a broken string before the rest of the guys get through playing the song. How many other wives of steel players do you know that can do that??

Danny Hullihen · Post by **Danny Hullihen** » 13 Aug 2002 6:39 pm

Tony. I can relate to that. My wife can do that too. Unfortunately, she doesn't make it to very many of my gigs.

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 13 Aug 2002 7:55 pm

I can't tell if Danny breaks a lot of strings or just misses his wife.

Mike Cass · Post by **Mike Cass** » 14 Aug 2002 2:46 am

LOL C# !!!...only 1 huh??...or was your double post submitted upon further reflection?

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btw, the current source of MY alternating joy & heartache thinks that the '65 wraparound sitting in our bedroom is the perfect place to let some clothing air dry after doing her laundry, so i guess that qualifies as liking the instrument

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 14 Aug 2002 2:55 am

My wife doesn't care for it at all, however she lets me do what I want.

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Chippy Wood · Post by **Chippy Wood** » 14 Aug 2002 5:38 am

No I don't play that well, but I bet it would bring them in droves if I was to play the steel when I was wearing my kilt.

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Wayne Cox · Post by **Wayne Cox** » 14 Aug 2002 2:09 pm

The comment about hearing high and low frequencies is more than just theory. Women, for the most part (but not not all of them) do hear higher frequencies than average (but not all) men. Haven't any of you noticed that guys usually turn the treble up on the home stereo system, then the wife comes along and turns it down, even if she likes the music? The third string on the E-9th tends to grate on a woman's nerves but that doesn't mean she doesn't like steel guitar.
Incidentally, I increased my popularity
years ago by tuning my E-9th neck to Eb-9th,
but I confess I still miss the playing positions, both open & closed.
Sincerely,
W.C.

J D Sauser · Post by **J D Sauser** » 15 Aug 2002 2:32 am

Back when I started out in the 80's, Rock'a'billy here in Europe was back big time. So, that's where I had my first tries on the steel and with women too. These Rock'a'billy "concerts" could turn out quite wild and I guess we all thought it was fun. Once I plaid some harsh version of a Wabash Canonball (sort'a), sitting on the edge of the stage with my lap steel and a girl dancing quite wildly in front of me suddently turned around, looked at me playing and sreamed "I wanna f--- you"! I lost control and changed key a couple of times in less than a bar's time and the whole band exploded in laughs. The rest of the story is none of your business

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But to tell you the truth.. I never really found out if it was the steel or just me

... J-D.

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 15 Aug 2002 8:05 am

Some years back I was playing a College Club in Athens, GA with John Berry. The gals in that club were always wild and the place was so packed we couldn't get off the stage in between sets, so chasing after someone was out of the question. I had a really nice 1" bar that a metal-worker student had kindly custom made for me (and of which I was really fond). I had set the bar down standing upright on my steel to get up and play a tune on guitar when a real doll slid out of the crowd in front, picked up my bar and with a sly wink slid it down the front of her dress, turning and disappearing into the crowd. Where it ended up is anybody's guess... (cue Steely Dan music)...

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 15 Aug 2002 9:02 am

I have found that they feel it is good music to pack and leave by!

Tommy Minniear

Fred Murphy · Post by **Fred Murphy** » 15 Aug 2002 9:29 am

I have played drums, bass, guitar, and steel over the years, and I have found that they like the singer better than all the musicians put together.

They seem to have no preference as to what you play.

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 15 Aug 2002 8:07 pm

One of my co-workers (female) at the Coroner's office told me one day that she really likes country music (NCS), now that they don't play that whiney thing much anymore. I told "I guess you like mexican food too, as long as they don't put any
Chili in it. Go Figure. Maybe we should tell all the girls that we definitely do play a keyboard.

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 16 Aug 2002 8:06 am

I don't know about PEDAL steel but....

My forthcoming book on Sacred Steel will address the topic of women and steel guitarists to a degree. Not to give it all away, but there is a story told by Willie Eason of how one woman removed her panties, threw them on his lap steel and told him he could have "everything that goes inside them." Another time the sound of his steel excited a woman to such a degree that she sat on his steel to make him stop playing because she couldn't stand it. Willie says it took three men to get her up. Willie used to hide his wife when he played street corners for tips because the women tipped better when Jeannette was not visible. There are many more stories along these lines, and of course, they are all absolutely true.

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Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 16 Aug 2002 3:10 pm

My wife fell in love with the steel and after 19+ years, she still loves to hear me play that thing. She listens to the songs and picks out who the steeler is. When we were dating, I made a tape of several songs with the likes of Curly Chalker playing and after all these years, she still has that tape and counts it as a treasure. Obviously I count her as a treasure.

Joe A. Camacho · Post by **Joe A. Camacho** » 16 Aug 2002 4:00 pm

They do... just not when I'm playing it....

Bob Cox · Post by **Bob Cox** » 24 Aug 2002 11:38 am

My wife sounds like a chain saw,nag nag de nag nag nag naggity nag nag.

Bob Cox · Post by **Bob Cox** » 24 Aug 2002 11:40 am

My wife loves sounds like a chain saw,nag nag de nag nag nag naggity nag nag.

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 24 Aug 2002 2:32 pm

My new wife loves to hear me play steel while she cooks for me...eat yer hearts out, fellas!

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Larry Lenhart · Post by **Larry Lenhart** » 24 Aug 2002 6:22 pm

WEll I hate to say it, but my wife absolutely hates the sound of the steel guitar, and she is a musician with a Masters degree in music-(I think that is the problem

) Anyway, it aint just me, I have played her recordings of Buddy Emmons and she cringes at the sound of it. But she loves the banjo, so that makes me happy !

Go figure ?! I really dont think it is a gender thing-I know men who hate and love the steel as well as women who love and hate it.[This message was edited by Larry Lenhart on 25 August 2002 at 06:53 AM.]

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 25 Aug 2002 3:46 am

she is a musician with a Masters degree in music-(I think that is the problem ) Anyway, it aint just me, I have played her Buddy Emmons and she cringes at the sound of it. But she loves the banjo

so guys, what can we conclude here?

JJ www.steeljj.com

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 25 Aug 2002 9:56 am

We need to get her into one of those 12 half-step programs before it's too late.

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 25 Aug 2002 9:44 pm

What can we conclude here?....

Sarah Jory must be a woman with balls...

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Henning Kock · Post by **Henning Kock** » 25 Aug 2002 10:29 pm

26.aug.2002
I have seen on this forum 2 psycological explanations to this matter:
1) The steel guitar sounds like another woman, so wifes are jaloux.
2) The steel guitar sounds like a baby crying, so wifes think the baby is in pain and not helped.
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CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 26 Aug 2002 7:47 am

i've been ROTFLMAO since i jumped in this thread.
my wife likes the sound of the Steel and does'nt eve say a discomfortin' word about mah Steel or my playin'.(she does'nt have a Masters degree...)
now if i could only fall into Womens arms without falling into their hands.
Henning you've got a good point.
Steel Love 'em...

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