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Topic: Pedal steel players..which group are you in? |
Billy Murdoch
From:
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 5 Nov 2006 1:49 pm |
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hello all,
We have some six thousand members in our great Forum.
i have been wondering how many of the members...........
1 regularly post? my guess is about 2%
2 Are full time players? my guess is about 0.1%
3 Have a regular day job and gig with a band 2or3 nights a week? my guess is about 50%
4 Are home only players.my guess is, the other 50%
I fall in to category 3,I gig 2nights each week.
Best regards
Billy |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 5 Nov 2006 2:13 pm
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....and there is number 5, the category that I fall in: "Too old to cut the mustard anymore". 
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Mike Ester
From:
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2006 2:16 pm
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Ole Dantoft
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 5 Nov 2006 2:17 pm
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..and I'm in number 6 : Have a regular day job and gig with a band 2-3 times a year !
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Michael Douchette
From:
Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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Posted 5 Nov 2006 9:24 pm
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#2...
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Mikey D...
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Sidney Ralph Penton
From:
Moberly, Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2006 9:28 pm
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well i play by myself. usually in churches and i speak also when allowed to do so. its hard telling i would say about 14 to 18 times a year its been more this year than last the numbers just keep getting bigger all the time.
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zum SD10 peavy session 400 peavy XR600G
if its not a zum steel it isn't real
just trying to steel for the Lord>
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Tony Williams
From:
Mobile, AL USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 5:02 am
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Number 4
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 5:27 am
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| A hybrid of 3 and 4... Practise a lot, and gig/jam when it can happen (probably average once a month). |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 5:43 am
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Reggie Duncan
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 6:01 am
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| Full-time in music. Steel is my favorite part! |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 6:12 am
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I am playing several nights a week.
I also have a little steel gig I do.
I post regularly, but you know that.
I also do production periodically. |
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John Drury
From:
Gallatin, Tn USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 6:46 am
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I am a CAT 4.
I sell motorcycles for a living, the steels are there to help me unwind, and they do an excellent job of it. Great therapy!
A loaded Milennium and a couple Steel Kings would still be cheaper than a shrink!
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John Drury
NTSGA #3
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Darryl Hattenhauer
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 7:01 am
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Gene,
I'm in group 6. Never could cut the mustard. The only thing I can cut is the cheese.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 7:50 am
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I'm a #1 and a #3. I post here a lot when I should be working LOL, and I play with a Praise and Worship band on Wednesday nights, two services on Sunday morning, and two Sunday nights a month. We also have rehearsals on Thursday nights. Five or six times a year we may play at other functions away from our church.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 7:51 am
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edit ! I just noticed that this was pedal steel
topic ! I have been Non-ped for the last 8 years
pedals are to heavy for me .
I'm with Gene Jones - # 5 !
but refuse to lay down .
we get 30 to 50 gigs a year ,
the only time I suffer for it ! is
the late night stuff .
Hick[This message was edited by Bob Hickish on 06 November 2006 at 07:57 AM.] |
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Billy Joe Bailey
From:
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 8:17 am
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| Im playing for a Gospel band called - Debt Free out of Ridgeland Ms, We just about go anywhere anybody will let us, so that we can play. I don't know what my number would be, I feel good about myself today so I'll just be number 1 |
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Dennis Coelho
From:
Wyoming, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 8:21 am
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| I guess that I fall somewhere between groups 3 and 4. I retired from teaching last year. We have a regular comedy/entertainment gig 12-15 times a year (25 years together) , but I play with two other groups on a volunteer basis twice a week at Lifecare and the VA Hospital. Country music from the 40's to the 60's. I started using the Superslide about a year ago, and I've promised the guys that they would see (and hear) pedals in January. Practice, practice. Dennis |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 9:20 am
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| You failed to include those of us that are retired and still gig. |
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Jody Cameron
From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 9:44 am
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| Number 2 |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Bill Bassett
From:
Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 9:53 am
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#3. Full time day job + 4 nights at one gig and usually at least 1 night each weekend with another. Busier now than I've ever been but that's OK.
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 10:31 am
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#3 for me. Used to be #2, but got older and needed security. Now I'm ready to quit my day job and just go back to being happy again. Money, Schmoney.
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Mullen RP, Webb 6-14E, Peavey NV112, Hilton volume.
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Doug Childress
From:
Orange, Texas
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 10:42 am
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| Category 1 and another category not mentioned.......retired and gig solo and with a band...gigs are seasonal...that's OK because then I can sit in my music room and do the things I like to do....I played for about thirty years in clubs and outdoor venues......now I really enjoy the solitude. |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 10:53 am
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A major builder told me that 90% of the steels he sells are to "bedroom" players. Now that is not really a big deal since it seems that 90% of the 6 string acoustic and electric guitars are probably bought by bedroom players too.
I used to be a 2, now I guess it's a 213...book him Danno
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pdl20
From:
Benton, Ar . USA,
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Posted 6 Nov 2006 11:23 am
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| put me in # 4 /1/2 .cant' cut the mustard but still play some |
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