The Steel Guitar Forum

i played my first paying gig on steel sat night on the faster stuff i picked up th old 52 tele we shared the lead parts i thought my steel sound was bad everyone else said it sounded good but i had to sit almost on top of my amp so maybe out front it did sound ok or either there were a lot of nice people there any way the country misfits were invited back in a couple of weeks that really did me some good and made me feel more at ease

Congrats mike! My first gig on the steel was very similar! but don't worry man, you'll almost always be the most critical of your sound. most people are just really excited to hear a real steel guitar!

Consetrating so hard on the strings ,I was amazed to look up and see people danccing.My first gig.

My first gig was a disaster. I sounded like I was SKINNING THE CAT so to speak. but as time passed I got better and better.Practice does help. Next month will be 31 years of playing. I don't do clubs anymore, most of the time I am either playing it at home or playing in the studio.I prefer doing studio work, You don't have to worry about drunks or fights with drunks. Or someone throwing a bottle at you while you are playing.In the studio I get to use my immagination, the engineer will tell me I need you to put something here to fill the gap or do an break that he'll like.

hey tommy i dont play the clubs anymore either i dont drink anymore have not in several yrs i cant handle drunks anymore but ocassionally we get one off of the street they dont get unruly but when they find out we dont sell alcohol they dont stay long dont make much money at it but we sure have fun my brother started playing bass for us so thats a big plus having family with you