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LLoyd Green playing "Touch My Heart" (instrumental)

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Lloyd Green on all of Charlie Prides songs on the live album.

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check out Dave Hartley ... playing angels..on WWW.ETSGA.ORG....The tone of the rains coupled with Mr Hartley's superb playing style is wonderfull...He really needs to put that on YOUTUBE.....Ivor Greenwood

Stu--Does Ms Carlson reside near you?? Now THAT'S to die for--Hiway 101, with her as lead vocalist was the best ever!! Has any of their material been made available on CD?? Ken in Delta

I never think in terms of 'guitar tone' or 'steel tone'. It's the amp tone that matters most to me. Pre-amp, power amp, speakers, cabinets, tone control settings... that shapes most of the 'tone'.

Tom Brumley's intro to 'Just Like A Woman' for Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band.

The immortal John Hughey on the Timejumpers rendition of Sweet Memories.
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Bruce Bouton on Ricky Skaggs' "You May See Me Walkin' ".

Emmons PP through a Session 400.

kyle reid wrote:Hands Down!
Lloyd Green on all of Charlie Prides songs on the live album.

Yes..especially Cotton Fields

I'll add "Tiny Dancer" to the already fine list of choices.

Ken in Delta,Yes Paulette is living in the Mat-Su Valley,We haven't played any gigs yet but we will be ready soon.She's very cool to work with has an incredible ear,and plays some great acoustic rhythm,she's singing better than ever...I'm thrilled beyond belief to be playing in her band.She did a recording maybe about 6 years ago in Tenn? I'll see her in about an hour and ask,We will be playing at the Alaska State Fair soon.Stu

Rock, Salt and Nails by Joan Baez. I believe it's Weldon Myrick on steel.

Also, the sound created by whoever plays steel on Merrill E Moore's early recordings. I believe they're in C6 on non-pedal.

What one song has the tone on steel you want to emulate?

"You've Got a Lover" — Lloyd Green on the Ricky Skaggs record from 1982

Alan Brookes wrote:Rock, Salt and Nails by Joan Baez. I believe it's Weldon Myrick on steel.

Great track...! It's actually Pete Drake and Hal Rugg together, in several places playing some Drake "signature licks" in harmony.

Tom Brumley on I'm Walkin' with Rick Nelson live. His tone kills.

See it HERE

Russ

One of my most favorite sounds or tone from a pedal steel are on the tunes from Buck Owens album "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" with Tom Brumley. Most notable are "Let The Sad Times Roll On" and "The Band Keeps Playing On." Also, "Maidens Prayer" and "Trouble and Me" are great too. That ZB tone is to die for. There are great steel sounds on this album, that isn't mentioned much.

Lloyd's solo on Alan Jackson's Remember When. That's the tone I shoot for. Not saying I get it.

I'd have to mention Dan Dugmore's tone on Blue Bayou. After that I'd say Sneaky's tone on the solo to the original recording of Take It Easy by it's author Jackson Browne - that's pretty mesmorizing. I used to use Jay Dee on a lot of classic west coast retro country records in my studio in the mid 80s - like Wynn Stewart accolyte John Capps - who made 2 great sounding albums and a bunch of others featuring a lot of Jay Dee and which are oozing with steel tone. Good tone is big part of what of what's known among players as "chops". You seldom hear a hack player with good "tone". That's why the greats like Emmons and Byrd always have good tone - no matter what kind of guitar they happen to be playing.

Lots of great stuff here. To add to this -

One that really does it for me is Paul Franklin on Lyle Lovett's L.A. County. Sends chills up my spine every time I hear it.

I know this is two, but here's a clip by Reggie Duncan that does the same thing for me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeI5NO4t6DY

Or make it three with this clip of Jay Andrews backing up Johnny Paycheck - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-5qGaeSWt8

Required listening, to my tastes.

Whenever I think of tone that stands a part I think of that youtube clip that I can't find anymore of Jim Murphy's ZB tone on Carl Smith's cut of Deep Water.

Anything Tom Brumley played with Rick Nelson. Notably, "One Night Stand" and "Sing Me A Song".. Also, Rusty Young on the Buffalo Springfield version of "Kind Woman".

How about Hal Rugg and "Down to My Last Cigarette" with K.D. Lang? Great tone and sound.

Honky Tonk Heart by Highway 101. That would be the perfect tone for me.

Buddy E's "Mansion on the Hill".

John, Is that the one where he plays steel with Shot Jackson on dobro?