The Steel Guitar Forum

Oh yeah; many years ago me and my wife Miss Leslie; played one of the first shows and we did a song with Bobby Flores; and so that is the song you must be talking about they use for the opener of the Show?? Cool..
I don't have that channel; cause I don't have a TV...so that's as clueless as you can get....ha...LOL.
Ricky

Dirk Edwards wrote:Tried just Twin and pedal

I dont know if i am man enough to do it on a live gig?

Only been playing about 4 years though

Try plugging into your volume pedal and then never using it, if only for practice sessions. That will give your hands a chance to learn dynamics instead of relying on the pedal. In my early years I used the volume WAY too much but broke myself of the habit(mostly) by just setting my right foot on the pedal and never moving it.
In certain situations I use a ton of effects but I often go bareback, sometimes going straight into the amp with no volume pedal when playing my non-pedal Fender.

Ricky Davis wrote:Oh yeah; many years ago me and my wife Miss Leslie; played one of the first shows and we did a song with Bobby Flores; and so that is the song you must be talking about they use for the opener of the Show?? Cool..
I don't have that channel; cause I don't have a TV...so that's as clueless as you can get....ha...LOL.
Ricky

Ricky,

Tru Country still uses the show intro you melted your strings on. Big Mamou, right?

Yeah Jim, Big Mamou. that was just a special song when me and Leslie were up there because Leslie is a fiddle player and Bobby Flores the band fiddle player that's up there and they did twin fiddles Big Mamou and of course he tossed me a solo, because Bobby's good that way cuz he plays steel guitar also.
Ricky

Buddy Cage ,
PSG _ VP _ Twin ,enough said !

Thanks KMaul

Is that all Buddy had??I thought he had a litle something one
The side??

Yes, steel, volume pedal, amp.

It’s been done for decades. You can break out the gizmo boxes , but if your amps reverb is adequate, throw and go.

You can fine tune the amps reverb with different pans , and preamp tubes.

I’d rather have less junk in my signal chain, and less to setup/tear down. Less to break, Less to lose, and less potential hassle.

Throw and go.

Going to try it tonight

What Steve said!

I normally use my NV-112, but if I'm playing a show where backline is furnished and multiple bands are rushed on and off the stage, I'll request a Twin because I know I can get what I want out of it. Since in so may rental amps, the reverb doesn't work, I'll take along a Holy Grail pedal. I like going thru the normal channel and I like the tighter sound of a Twin with one speaker disconnected.

That's why I have a 68 showman with single jbl 15 too.
The singer gets pissed because i am always experimenting
One week a twin, next week a deluxe,than a bassman head and cab.
Drives the arrogant guy nuts.
Are all singers in love with them selves or is just me?
Exceptionally woman singers

Great post Dirk, I was just going to post the same. I’ve slowly been removing pedals as my cords get old and worn out. I’m finally down to guitar and cord into
the 135 Twin and man it really sounds good. Sparkly clean and warm.
I’m now thinking the Steel Guitar Black Box was overkill, especially with this amp. It Hasn’t been serviced in about 12 years.

There's an old record titled Charley Pride In Person from 1969 that features a Sho-Bud straight into a Twin Reverb. Lotsa people think it sounded pretty good.

Who is playing steel on this album??

Loyd Green??

Dirk Edwards wrote:Who is playing steel on this album??

Lloyd Green at his finest.

Yes of course that is Lloyd Green playing on the Live from Panther Hall Charley Pride album (Hot July night in 1968), and he was playing his Sho~Bud "lightening bolt" Fingertip which I restored 10 years ago and is still being displayed in the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville, TN.....go visit it.

Thats to cool !!!!!!!!!!

I love that album!!! Of Charley's!!!!!!!

Just wanted to give a quick shout out to Ricky. I’ve been listening to Dale Watson’s truck drivin’ sessions a lot lately and the steel playing is fantastic amongst consistently excellent songwriting and arrangements.

Thanks Tim; are you talking about the Trucking Sessions that has this song on it>

https://youtu.be/YWxFfx-7oL8

That is one great ride there Ricky! I love all those albums you did with Dale.

Rick Davis, I used your amp settings on my new Fender Twin, they worked excellent, they are now my standard amp settings, thanks.
Ken

Wow Ken that is awesome. Now with those settings; move your right hand towards your bar hand a little, to warm up your sound delivery; and also, you can move your hand right of normal to get that twanky in your face sound...ha..
And never have to touch your amp again....JUST PLAY>>>BAM !!
Ricky