Fiddling steeler?

George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 4 Nov 2005 3:27 am

I know some of you steelers out there play fiddle as well as steel. Someone asked me what is the tuning on one. I never tried to play one so I don't have a clue. Is the fiddle tuned the same as a bass ~ E-A-D-G?

Thanks for any help.
Geo

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 4 Nov 2005 3:48 am

Nope, G D A E just think about the fat four strings of a guitar and flip 'em upside down!!

Chris Lasher · Post by **Chris Lasher** » 4 Nov 2005 5:20 am

Darn. And here I thought this thread was going to be about the pedal steel guitar's equivalent to Jimmy Page...

Has anybody tried that on a PSG, anyways? I'll bet it sounds terrible!

Post by **Joey Ace** » 4 Nov 2005 5:32 am

Yes, there is a picture of Gary Morse bowing a PSG in an circa 1980 Pedal Steel Guitarist mag.

He was into avent garde music at the time.
I doublt he uses that techniique t=with Brooks and Dunn.

George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 5 Nov 2005 9:28 am

Thank you for the help.

Geo

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 5 Nov 2005 12:08 pm

Gary Morse played in a band called "Phantom Herd"in the early 80's in Southern California and used the violin bow on at least one song that I can remember.He had very good control of it,and it sounded great,I always wanted to ask him if the rosin was a problem.