I know there are tons of folks reading this forum every day, who've never made their first post. If that is "YOU", then please, join Bob's forum for the small fee, so you'll be able to introduce yourselves and post, the areas you'd like help on. The more the folks know about you the better they'll be able to help you.
There are literally tons of great articles from many, many of the great players here, scattered about. So this will hopefully be condensed and in one place for answers you might be looking for.
Hopefully there will be more willing to take their time to help (if and only if you're serious about wanting to play) then people are more than willing to take the time needed to help.
Please sign in and tell us who you are and your time behind the Pedal Steel.
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Don Brown, Sr.
- Posts: 1419
- Joined: 11 May 2004 12:01 am
- Location: New Jersey
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Ron Thompson
- Posts: 96
- Joined: 10 Apr 2000 12:01 am
- Location: Bridgeton, N.J. USA
New Pedal Steel Players Welcome
Don,
I've enjoyed your posts on the forum. Where in NJ are you located? Please E-Mail me if you have the time, I have a question for you. I am not new to the Steel but never want to stop learning and the Forum is a great asset.
Ron
I've enjoyed your posts on the forum. Where in NJ are you located? Please E-Mail me if you have the time, I have a question for you. I am not new to the Steel but never want to stop learning and the Forum is a great asset.
Ron
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Bill OCallaghan
- Posts: 28
- Joined: 23 Jan 2008 12:59 pm
- Location: Trenton, NJ USA
Don - I agree, I lurked herfe for awhile until I was sure I was ready to tackle the PSG. Then I joined the forum and it has been the best source of information. Through this forum in the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to meet some fine people, and quite a few from Jersey (me too!)
So anyone reading these post and interested in PSG, go ahead join, you wont be disappointed in the contacts you make here.
Bill
So anyone reading these post and interested in PSG, go ahead join, you wont be disappointed in the contacts you make here.
Bill
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Gary Shreve
- Posts: 35
- Joined: 2 Jan 2008 1:47 pm
- Location: Mansfield, TX
Mansfield, TX New Picker
Don, thanks for starting this thread. I haven't really introduced myself, yet...I've only been a member since the first of the year after lurking for a while.
I live in Mansfield, TX, and just bought a 2003 Pedalmaster SD-10, standard Emmons setup, 3 pedals/five knee levers. It's maple with a blonde laquer finish. I really like it, and it's heavy as heck. I guess they all are.
I've been a musician for all but 7 of my 38 years, and am taking lessons from Steve Lamb of Fort Worth. Right now, my biggest question is how do you not practice until the wee hours of the morning? I think the answer is the left hand gets tired of holding the bar, the thumb and fingers on the right hand begin to hurt from the picks, and the strings begin to all blur together after a couple of hours...
It's intimidating...there's so much to learn. As Mickey Adams says...don't give up, don't get frustrated...don't stop practicing, and it'll get better.
Thanks for being willing to help us newbies, Don. More questions than answers right now. And, thanks for the welcome here to the forum.
I live in Mansfield, TX, and just bought a 2003 Pedalmaster SD-10, standard Emmons setup, 3 pedals/five knee levers. It's maple with a blonde laquer finish. I really like it, and it's heavy as heck. I guess they all are.
I've been a musician for all but 7 of my 38 years, and am taking lessons from Steve Lamb of Fort Worth. Right now, my biggest question is how do you not practice until the wee hours of the morning? I think the answer is the left hand gets tired of holding the bar, the thumb and fingers on the right hand begin to hurt from the picks, and the strings begin to all blur together after a couple of hours...
It's intimidating...there's so much to learn. As Mickey Adams says...don't give up, don't get frustrated...don't stop practicing, and it'll get better.
Thanks for being willing to help us newbies, Don. More questions than answers right now. And, thanks for the welcome here to the forum.
Gary Shreve
Pedalmaster SD-10 3/5
Pedalmaster SD-10 3/5
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Don Brown, Sr.
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- Location: New Jersey
Hi Ron, Bill & Gary,
Yes! There are great folks for certain, here on Bob's site.
We didn't have access to this kind of stuff back in the day. If you were not out of, or near Nashville, you simply for the most part, learned on your own.
New players now, sure do have it made in so many ways, especially by becoming a member and being able to post their questions, and more times than not, everyone is willing to help them any way they can.
Gary, you've probably got a head start on ones who've never played any musical instrument.
The picks will in time, simply become as if they're a portion of your body, and you might even forget to take them off from time to time, when the dinner bell rings.
Likewise with the bar. But what is always a good idea, is have two different size bars. My personal preference is a 7/8" diameter, industrial chrome bar, and a 1" diameter, industrial chrome bar drilled and plugged, although it's larger, it's lighter. Whenever your hand gets feeling as if it could use a change on long playing gigs, I'd simply grab the 1" and it was as if I was just starting out for the evening. You might want to consider that. The small difference of of the 1/8" makes a huge difference to your hand. Or simply move up to the next larger size than what you're currently using, or even a 15/16". You'll notice instant relief right away. (about like the Rolaids commercial.)
I know there's got to be many, many more new or newer people that have probably never made a post yet.
Keep on practicing, and do it in smaller sessions, in order to keep your mind fresh and never, be afraid to experiment using your pedals & knee levers combinations.
Don
Yes! There are great folks for certain, here on Bob's site.
We didn't have access to this kind of stuff back in the day. If you were not out of, or near Nashville, you simply for the most part, learned on your own.
New players now, sure do have it made in so many ways, especially by becoming a member and being able to post their questions, and more times than not, everyone is willing to help them any way they can.
Gary, you've probably got a head start on ones who've never played any musical instrument.
The picks will in time, simply become as if they're a portion of your body, and you might even forget to take them off from time to time, when the dinner bell rings.
Likewise with the bar. But what is always a good idea, is have two different size bars. My personal preference is a 7/8" diameter, industrial chrome bar, and a 1" diameter, industrial chrome bar drilled and plugged, although it's larger, it's lighter. Whenever your hand gets feeling as if it could use a change on long playing gigs, I'd simply grab the 1" and it was as if I was just starting out for the evening. You might want to consider that. The small difference of of the 1/8" makes a huge difference to your hand. Or simply move up to the next larger size than what you're currently using, or even a 15/16". You'll notice instant relief right away. (about like the Rolaids commercial.)
I know there's got to be many, many more new or newer people that have probably never made a post yet.
Keep on practicing, and do it in smaller sessions, in order to keep your mind fresh and never, be afraid to experiment using your pedals & knee levers combinations.
Don