The Steel Guitar Forum

No Kingdom on my end
i always try to set up to the right of the guitar player and singer
it gets to be a pressure cooker when available space is limited.
i hate to be close to blastin'amps.
especially when they're not mine.

I prefer the right side of the stage for being able to look at the fretboard and not have to turn my head into the other direction whenever I want to have eye contact with the band. On several occasions when the space was very limited I chose to sit at a 90 degree angle like Buddy Cage (though he does it for another reason) and found that very interesting since I could watch the guys in the band, especially the lead guitarist, even better, which turned out to be a big advantage.
Amp as close as possible behind me, elevated to the height of a chair or something so I can hear myself alright and make adjustments on reverb and tone controls when the song requires it.
Water bottle and @shtray in reach.
I always tell the sound guy, "No steel in the monitor please".

Regards, Joe H.

Gene Jones:

One case I know of was worse than your story about only your left hand being in the video. When we made the "Durango Kid" movie in 1949, in the final edited movie the tip of Shorty Boyd's fiddle bow came into the picture for a brief moment then withdrew. That was Shorty's "15 minites of fame."

I'm kinda inbetwwen bands..but when I was...it was right or left of the lead player..depending on which side of the stage/bandstand that we were on..in order to comunicate!
Here lately it is Door side of inside of closet
Grouchyvet

Here's my kingdom:
A: Two amps so I can play louder than anyone, if I have to.
B: Styrofoam cup holder to keep my beer cold.
C: Cell phone if someone calls with a better gig.
D: Tip jar in case we get a request for "Steel Guitar Rag".
E: Fan to blow away the piano player's cigarette smoke.
F: Baffle (case and jacket) to shield me from killer monitor, G.

C#<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Cal Sharp on 27 December 2003 at 11:37 PM.]</p></FONT>

Cal,

Wow - For me this is the "model kingdom"!!!

Long live the King!!!

Walter




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Far right on the corner with the guiter player next to me. I prefer the two lead instruments to be split up for more balance but I've gotten used to it since they were doing it this way when I came along. Speaker cabinets on the floor not in a chair and amps if I use them instead. I've got a little fan behind me mounted on the speaker handle for the summer and when the guitar player has beans for supper. Bass on far left, lead singer in the middle and drums in the back. I don't use a monitor, just a distraction. There's also room enough for another steeler or guitar player to set up his stuff next to me. I leave that space open for a guest steeler when he will get off the couch from the football game and come out to play!

Front and center, where else?

cf

Far stage right, I take up half of the stage and try to get as far away from the drums as I can.
It's also good for when someone takes a picture, of the band, for the newspaper or magazine. If your the one on far stage right then in print you get to be the first one on the left and get your name listed first in the photo caption.

My kingdom is stage left facing the crowd with a little angel to the right. I have good eye contact with the others that way. I don't have to worry about monitors since the whole band (4 piece) is in-ears. I don't have to worry about the drummer beating me up with his cymbals either because I can't hear them. I am in the front also because I sing harmony vocals. Oh yes, Walter the dirty look that you give the bass player when you hit a bad note works!!! The Jeff Newman trick works and works well. I've used it many many times. My bass player even laughs about it now. He use to give me dirty looks right back.

Alvin;
Fender, of Course!

Is it a Twin or Pro? and a Bassman...

<SMALL>Is it a Twin or Pro? and a Bassman</SMALL>

A '67 Twin and a '66 Showman both with JBL-D130 speakers and a '64 Fender reverb.

thanks for clarifying- my ole eyes are failing me...

The Showman- is it a a 2x15" cabinet or a single 15"? is it the "tone ring" mounted speaker?

we can take this off line if you want;
vanallen@voicenet.com