The Steel Guitar Forum

Mr. Cox, I bow to thee.

without any hesitation can say to you that 75% of any players sound lies within the players hands, head and heart. Hands = technique, head = knowledge and heart = the feeling with which he plays. All this determines his/her sound. The gear, guitar/amp/effects accounts for maybe 15% at best. The rest is the conditions in which he is playing i.e., the room, mics, sound engineer wheather live or recorded ect.

I agree with Johnny...

No matter WHAT equipment I use

I still sound like ME

...and i'm get'n pretty sick of it...

I caught TruCountry last night and was blown away by Mr. Overbey's sound. Wow, what an artist. If and when I pass through the pearly gates, I want to hear that pedal steel for eternity. That is "THE SOUND".
Thank You Mr. Overby for your contribution and reverence to what I still call "Country Western Music".

As Mark said above,
" I caught TruCountry last night and was blown away by Mr. Overbey's sound. Wow, what an artist. If and when I pass through the pearly gates, I want to hear that pedal steel for eternity. That is "THE SOUND".
Thank You Mr. Overby for your contribution and reverence to what I still call "Country Western Music".
I was down the hallway when the show came on.
I could instantly recognize Dickey by his style,tone & touch.
Just as Mr Cox & Mr White said above BUT I did not know which steel Dickey was playing until I walked in the room where the TV was so I could see it.
He really does sound the same on the Emmons or the Sho-Bud !!!!

I also watched it and enjoyed Dikie's playing very much.He sounded great.But I stll have a hard time getting in my old head that he would have the same tone no matter what he played on.To me thats like saying Brent Mason would sound the same on a Les Paul,Tele,Strat.or any other brand of 6 string electric guitar.Everybody seems to want that old P/P sound.(I have 2 Of them).Why bother buying one if you're gonna sound the same on any steel.Just don't understand.But everyone seems to agree with Johnny so I guess I'm wrong.By the way there is a lot of us that have been playing a long time to.

iliked dickys playing pertty licks and fills but to my ears a little to bright.you could hear his picks hitting the strings. but what a great player.now ya'll can beat me up like i was a goverment mule. ha ha. not you wayne morgan