Do you ever dream of Steel Guitars?

Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 16 Dec 2004 9:50 am

How many of you dream about steel guitars when your asleep? Ocassionally I have. They are usually real far out. Steel guitars like we've never seen. Monster sizes with all kinds of pedals and levers and I'm usually trying to play the darn thing on a job or music store. Last night I dreamed I wanted a new steel and Bruce Zumstead rang the doorbell. Sorry Bruce it was just a dream.

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 16 Dec 2004 10:07 am

If I did, I would not admit it on this forum for fear my wife would read about it!

Terry

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 16 Dec 2004 11:21 am

A lot of times, I dream of myself sitting behind a steel guitar on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. I dreamed of a new steel before I got my GFI this year. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 16 Dec 2004 11:24 am

I do occasionally, usually it is connected with some sort of club gig. One dream I remember had me playing on a steel that had only two strings left and I had to struggle through some solos - maybe I didn't sound worse than in real life?

Kind Regards, Walter

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www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 16 Dec 2004 11:30 am

Just the unsual "unprepared for school"-type of dreams. You know: can't find my picks or bar, string broke, no spares, can't find my charts, the emcee calls my name and I'm stuck across town and don't know where the gig is... you know, that sort of thing... Hey wait a minute! That was no dream: that was last night!

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 16 Dec 2004 12:01 pm

DIG this dream,had a steel on a trailer,long as the trailer,don't know how many feet,but had rolls of piano wire building strings!trying to get some one to operate the bar,while i picked and mashed pedals!!got up as tired as i was when i went to bed!!!!!! farris

Glenn Womack · Post by **Glenn Womack** » 16 Dec 2004 12:35 pm

I sometimes dream I can play one.

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 16 Dec 2004 12:40 pm

I had a recurring dream many years ago when I was first learning.
I was at a gig and as soon as we struck up I broke every string with my first touch.
I just daydream now.
Best regards
Billy

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 16 Dec 2004 1:45 pm

Just owning one of these things was a dream just a few years ago !!

Terry

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 16 Dec 2004 1:46 pm

In my dreams I know exactly how to play a part, what strings, pedals, frets, and my blocking is perfect. Even if I remember how I did it in my sleep, it doesn't work when I try it awake. Dang!

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Buddy Blackmon · Post by **Buddy Blackmon** » 16 Dec 2004 1:58 pm

I can honestly say that I do not remember ever dreaming about any musical instrument. I mostly dream about what's behind the G string!!

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 16 Dec 2004 2:20 pm

I don't dream about owning one any more..now I dream about playing one

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Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 16 Dec 2004 4:08 pm

Roger,I realy need to talk to your doctor about your medication Son.

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Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 16 Dec 2004 4:55 pm

Buddy, I have that one too.

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 16 Dec 2004 8:33 pm

About 3 months after I bought my first Steel(a Sho Bud Professional that I still play) I had a dream that I was playing Jazz on the C6 neck and sounding like Curly Chalker. A few months after that I had a dream (nightmare) that I took my steel out of the case and there was a pad where the C6 neck had been. I still have dreams about steel guitar occasionally but those two are the ones that stick out in my memory the most.

Mike Richardson · Post by **Mike Richardson** » 17 Dec 2004 12:31 am

Once I dreamed I broke the third string and it wraped around my neck just before the end stuck me in the eye...Is that what you ment?

Mike Richardson

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 17 Dec 2004 2:15 am

A few months back,
I dreamed a large woman was pushing a Camembert cheese through my E9 neck,
with her lower extremity.

I have NO IDEA what that might mean.

I can identify with Jimbeax's dream.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 17 Dec 2004 4:16 am

That means you've been in France too long, DD.

Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 17 Dec 2004 5:33 pm

Yes. Before I got one.

Larry Hamilton · Post by **Larry Hamilton** » 17 Dec 2004 6:53 pm

I dreamed my steel had a flat on the right rear. Go figure that one.
More recently I've been daydreaming of a Zum.

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Keep pickin', Larry

Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 18 Dec 2004 12:34 am

Yes I do. Than I wake up in a cold sweat. (NIGHTMARES)

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 18 Dec 2004 1:52 am

Jimbeaux, LOL, could be, could be.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » 18 Dec 2004 4:19 am

Barbara Mandrell playing steel wearing only a BJS bar and playing that white Emmons.........excuse me, I thought the question was "Do you ever dream of Steel Guitarist" !
Lefty[This message was edited by Lefty on 18 December 2004 at 04:20 AM.]

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 18 Dec 2004 9:21 am

I had a really 'detailed' dream quite recently - I dreamed that raising the 5th and 6th a whole step on pedal 4 would be a useful pull. Then - while STILL asleep (I swear!) it ocurred to me that, with my 'Day' set-up, I wouldn't need to raise the 5th - it was already there!

Next morning I tuned up the 6th and tried it out - and it worked! It's now on my guitar, although I haven't fully come to terms with it's potential.

I have no idea what put this in my head, but hours of day-dreaming about pedal options was probably responsible....

RR[This message was edited by Roger Rettig on 18 December 2004 at 09:22 AM.]

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 18 Dec 2004 9:29 am

I play steel in my dreams fairly often.