New Member Introduction - New to Pedal Steel Too!
Posted: 1 May 2019 12:49 pm
Just wanted to say that I'm excited to be a new member here! I'm looking forward to learning from you all as this is my first foray into steel guitar. I've been playing six string and slide for a very long time, but I've always been fascinated with the sound of pedal steel guitars, and I've decided to take the plunge and immerse myself in learning and playing.
I just ordered a GFI Ultra (10 string single neck, 3 pedals/4 knee levers with their keyless tuning system and 2+ longer legs) straight from the factory in Birdseye Maple based on reading a lot on here before joining. It should be here in 10-12 weeks! I also picked up a Goodrich L-120 volume pedal (since I'm 6'4" tall, I figured it was a good choice), a Dunlop 920 tone bar and plan to play through my Kemper and Atomic CLR wedge. I've also got an Ampeg GU-12 clone that might be a good choice for pedal steel - nice clean amp with reverb. I don't plan to play out - just want to record original music and covers...
I recognize that I will have a long learning curve, even though I have good theory knowledge and have played guitar for so long, but I'm excited to get started. If anyone has any advice for a complete beginner, I'd love to hear it. I live in South Orange County, Ca, so I'm close enough to take lessons at Steel Guitars of North County in Oceanside, which I plan on doing, but I'm also interested in other methods of study (online, books, etc.) that folks might recommend. My dream would be to be able to play the pedal steel parts on the Stones Torn and Frayed, but I'm interested in exposing myself to many other artists in other genres.
To give a bit more background on myself, I've mostly been a technical hard rock/metal guitarist and I played professionally (all original music) back in the '80s in LA. I've got a nice recording studio at my house and I still write and play instrumental stuff and covers. I am also the owner/designer/builder at Henning Amplification:
https://henningamps.com
Anyway - great to be here and I look forward to participating!
Steve
I just ordered a GFI Ultra (10 string single neck, 3 pedals/4 knee levers with their keyless tuning system and 2+ longer legs) straight from the factory in Birdseye Maple based on reading a lot on here before joining. It should be here in 10-12 weeks! I also picked up a Goodrich L-120 volume pedal (since I'm 6'4" tall, I figured it was a good choice), a Dunlop 920 tone bar and plan to play through my Kemper and Atomic CLR wedge. I've also got an Ampeg GU-12 clone that might be a good choice for pedal steel - nice clean amp with reverb. I don't plan to play out - just want to record original music and covers...
I recognize that I will have a long learning curve, even though I have good theory knowledge and have played guitar for so long, but I'm excited to get started. If anyone has any advice for a complete beginner, I'd love to hear it. I live in South Orange County, Ca, so I'm close enough to take lessons at Steel Guitars of North County in Oceanside, which I plan on doing, but I'm also interested in other methods of study (online, books, etc.) that folks might recommend. My dream would be to be able to play the pedal steel parts on the Stones Torn and Frayed, but I'm interested in exposing myself to many other artists in other genres.
To give a bit more background on myself, I've mostly been a technical hard rock/metal guitarist and I played professionally (all original music) back in the '80s in LA. I've got a nice recording studio at my house and I still write and play instrumental stuff and covers. I am also the owner/designer/builder at Henning Amplification:
https://henningamps.com
Anyway - great to be here and I look forward to participating!
Steve