The Steel Guitar Forum

this family here is not a joke you guys are here to help I really appreciate this. I get togeather with a older guy who knows more on his little pinky than I will ever learn, that's the way I feel right now but like anything new you take on is learn the correct technique and then practice practice practice. I am just a new kid on the block. So I am hoping that all you kind folks keep giving me suggestions I can never learn enough. I can only obsorb so much at a time so be kind to a 56 year old rookie.

We are just one big family. This forum is great as well as the members here. I have met friends because of this forum and the steel guitar.

I am 54 years old and sterted playing 18 months ago with no prior experience on stringed instruments so I can really understand where you are at. I suggest you just take it slow, learn how the instrument is set up, learn a few exercises to develop technique ,get some simple tab to learn some songs so you feel like you are playing "something", then practice, practice, practice and you will get better every day. Don't try to bite off too much or it will be overwhelming. Most of all, just enjoy the heck out of learning this beautiful instrument. Good luck and DO NOT GIVE UP, even though there will be days you will want to.

Roger,

You're right, these people around here are wonderful. You can post a question, go have lunch, come back and wa-laa...you've got answers! This is a real helpful group and its just fun to read all the posts. Keep your questions coming because the rest of us need to learn too!

Learn to use the search feature on this forum and you are bound to find tons of informaion already cussed and discussed.
Practice to tracks. Practice without tracks and you might have problems with playing with others live.
Listen to a lot of steel guitar music.
Learn basic steel tunes that you have heard all your life. Those tunes are the foundations of all else.
There will be valleys and hills in your progress, just welcome them and enjoy them both. If you can pick a string and have it come out of amp then you are already a player. It is just to what degree after that.
Never and I mean NEVER spell Emmons "Emmonds"
I still sting from the hits I took on that one!



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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING,

hi roger i am 63 and a newbe so take heart and wecome from canada if i can help just email me dave