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As venues start opening again, Iâ€™m getting calls to play outside. How do you folks cope with keeping your psg in tune in direct sunlight? (Thereâ€™s a canopy, typically, but late afternoo ...

Get someone to record a few songs at a gig and listen back. If he is definitely stomping all over your moments, play them back and ask how the two of you can work together to avoid this and make the ...

...ZZ Topp should have been rightfully sued by John Lee Hooker for LaGrange?

That's a great example. That was such an obvious ripoff, I always assumed it was a tribute to John Lee Hooker.

Yeah, ...

So, if you think Zep should not have won the case, do you think ZZ Topp should have been rightfully sued by John Lee Hooker for LaGrange?

I had only heard the Bad Guy single (if that's what it's called) when I saw her on that late night host's Carpool Karaoke segment. She grabbed a uke and played some brief snippets, Beatles song, etc. ...

To me, the culprit in loud bands is the high-wattage amps. Folks buy amps that sound great, but there is a minimum volume to a full sound, otherwise it's thin...it's like trying to ride a bike too sl ...

To me, the culprit in loud bands is the high-wattage amps. Folks buy amps that sound great, but there is a minimum volume to a full sound, otherwise it's thin...it's like trying to ride a bike too sl ...

I own a TR-2 & love it. Very flexible with the 3-knob configuration.

If the TR-2 is beyond budget, one can get a Joyo MoloTrem, a clone, if you are into those. I have one of those too. Tin ...

When I first got my StageOne, I was at a rehearsal, hadn't even gigged with it yet. We were auditioning a new guitarist, who managed to bump his mic stand which tipped over into my steel. No gig yet ...

Roland JC-120? (but it's pretty heavy).

Agreed. These are fantastic volume pedals.

Are you using a daisy-chain power supply? Using modulation effects can sometimes give artifacts when power supply is shared. Use individual wall warts or batteries, as suggested above.

I've been away from pedal steel since the early '80s in favor of straight western swing steel.

Getting back in to pedals, I've found that a great tool is Karaoke tracks. I acquired from a friend hu ...

Man, I just recently got a live NRPS vinyl album (a NYE concert, 6 sides!). First time I intentionally bought an album because I saw "Buddy Cage, steel guitar." I'll be spinning that after ...

Personally, I think 11s fatten up/round out the Tele tone beautifully, assuming they are comfortable for your hands. NYXL strings are particularly slinky - I feel like I can bend like the guitar is s ...

I took a standard 6-string electric guitar (Danelectro U2), raised the nut, tuned it open E low bass (intervals like low bass open G): BEBEG#B

Growly.

I have a basic chord chart but it dosent have any suspended chords on it sus sus2 sus4 if its a 4 note chord what would you leave out only to use 3 fingers? where and how can it be played anyon ...

I try to use the volume pedal more as a way of making the notes/chords "blossom" as I play them. I like hearinging the pick attack (generally, with exceptions), but that attack is only at f ...

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My Most Irritating Sound is the sort of guitar playing that singer/songwriters do, which seems to consist of randomly strumming a bunch of notes which lie conveniently under the left hand fingers bu ...

Did Gilmour use pedal or lap steel on Breathe ?

Em tuned lap steel, I believe. Also on One of These Days (Meddle album).

Recorded a couple tracks with a MusicMaster on my pal's album The Stars That Hang Above. We played a lot of mix & match with the gear, so I'm only certain that I used the MM on "Twisted Hear ...

I had the Dano Nifty-Fifty. It was a very cool amp with a unique lo-fi kind of sound. I gigged with it often (for guitar, mic'd) and I'd have people wondering where my amp was. When I showed them t ...

Thank you Steve! That is my overriding goal.

chris

very good sound. we need people like you to think out of the box. keep up the good work

60's hippie
34 years p.s.g

p.w

Thanks Paul! I've been a lead guitarist for many years and ...

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Topic: Outdoor venues, heat/sunshine, intonation
Chris Walke Replies: 37 Views: 8316	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:41 am Subject: Outdoor venues, heat/sunshine, intonation
Chris Walke Replies: 37 Views: 8316	As venues start opening again, Iâ€™m getting calls to play outside. How do you folks cope with keeping your psg in tune in direct sunlight? (Thereâ€™s a canopy, typically, but late afternoo ...
Topic: Lead guitar versus Pedal Steel
Chris Walke Replies: 83 Views: 20476	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Mar 2020 9:16 am Subject: Lead guitar versus Pedal Steel
Chris Walke Replies: 83 Views: 20476	Get someone to record a few songs at a gig and listen back. If he is definitely stomping all over your moments, play them back and ask how the two of you can work together to avoid this and make the ...
Topic: Led Zeppelin Wins Appeal - Stairway to Heaven
Chris Walke Replies: 17 Views: 5198	Forum Section: Music Posted: 13 Mar 2020 8:39 am Subject: Led Zeppelin Wins Appeal - Stairway to Heaven
Chris Walke Replies: 17 Views: 5198	...ZZ Topp should have been rightfully sued by John Lee Hooker for LaGrange? That's a great example. That was such an obvious ripoff, I always assumed it was a tribute to John Lee Hooker. Yeah, ...
Topic: Led Zeppelin Wins Appeal - Stairway to Heaven
Chris Walke Replies: 17 Views: 5198	Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 Mar 2020 6:50 am Subject: Led Zeppelin Wins Appeal - Stairway to Heaven
Chris Walke Replies: 17 Views: 5198	So, if you think Zep should not have won the case, do you think ZZ Topp should have been rightfully sued by John Lee Hooker for LaGrange?
Topic: Billie Eilish
Chris Walke Replies: 19 Views: 7923	Forum Section: Music Posted: 11 Mar 2020 5:22 am Subject: Billie Eilish
Chris Walke Replies: 19 Views: 7923	I had only heard the Bad Guy single (if that's what it's called) when I saw her on that late night host's Carpool Karaoke segment. She grabbed a uke and played some brief snippets, Beatles song, etc. ...
Topic: Band members playing too loud?
Chris Walke Replies: 39 Views: 8243	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 9 Mar 2020 5:50 am Subject: Band members playing too loud?
Chris Walke Replies: 39 Views: 8243	To me, the culprit in loud bands is the high-wattage amps. Folks buy amps that sound great, but there is a minimum volume to a full sound, otherwise it's thin...it's like trying to ride a bike too sl ...
Topic: Band members playing too loud?
Chris Walke Replies: 39 Views: 8243	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 5 Mar 2020 11:58 am Subject: Band members playing too loud?
Chris Walke Replies: 39 Views: 8243	To me, the culprit in loud bands is the high-wattage amps. Folks buy amps that sound great, but there is a minimum volume to a full sound, otherwise it's thin...it's like trying to ride a bike too sl ...
Topic: Boss Tu2 Tremelo
Chris Walke Replies: 5 Views: 1356	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Mar 2020 11:45 am Subject: Boss Tu2 Tremelo
Chris Walke Replies: 5 Views: 1356	I own a TR-2 & love it. Very flexible with the 3-knob configuration. If the TR-2 is beyond budget, one can get a Joyo MoloTrem, a clone, if you are into those. I have one of those too. Tin ...
Topic: My gear is too nice for my gigs
Chris Walke Replies: 81 Views: 22013	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Feb 2020 7:21 am Subject: My gear is too nice for my gigs
Chris Walke Replies: 81 Views: 22013	When I first got my StageOne, I was at a rehearsal, hadn't even gigged with it yet. We were auditioning a new guitarist, who managed to bump his mic stand which tipped over into my steel. No gig yet ...
Topic: Piano (Keys) and Pedal Steel one amp?
Chris Walke Replies: 27 Views: 7561	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Feb 2020 8:27 am Subject: Piano (Keys) and Pedal Steel one amp?
Chris Walke Replies: 27 Views: 7561	Roland JC-120? (but it's pretty heavy).
Topic: MOYO / Goodrich volume pedals general info
Chris Walke Replies: 12 Views: 3659	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Feb 2020 10:44 am Subject: MOYO / Goodrich volume pedals general info
Chris Walke Replies: 12 Views: 3659	Agreed. These are fantastic volume pedals.
Topic: Boss pedal Whistle
Chris Walke Replies: 12 Views: 3664	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Feb 2020 12:03 pm Subject: Boss pedal Whistle
Chris Walke Replies: 12 Views: 3664	Are you using a daisy-chain power supply? Using modulation effects can sometimes give artifacts when power supply is shared. Use individual wall warts or batteries, as suggested above.
Topic: My playing on PSG stinks and s---s
Chris Walke Replies: 49 Views: 16023	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:49 am Subject: Re: Not sure if this might help...but it does help me
Chris Walke Replies: 49 Views: 16023	I've been away from pedal steel since the early '80s in favor of straight western swing steel. Getting back in to pedals, I've found that a great tool is Karaoke tracks. I acquired from a friend hu ...
Topic: Buddy Cage has passed.
Chris Walke Replies: 80 Views: 54272	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 6 Feb 2020 8:10 am Subject: Buddy Cage has passed.
Chris Walke Replies: 80 Views: 54272	Man, I just recently got a live NRPS vinyl album (a NYE concert, 6 sides!). First time I intentionally bought an album because I saw "Buddy Cage, steel guitar." I'll be spinning that after ...
Topic: WTB new Tele guitar strings
Chris Walke Replies: 17 Views: 4669	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 6 Feb 2020 6:58 am Subject: WTB new Tele guitar strings
Chris Walke Replies: 17 Views: 4669	Personally, I think 11s fatten up/round out the Tele tone beautifully, assuming they are comfortable for your hands. NYXL strings are particularly slinky - I feel like I can bend like the guitar is s ...
Topic: Your Baritone Lap Steel Ideas
Chris Walke Replies: 8 Views: 2887	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Feb 2020 7:27 am Subject: Your Baritone Lap Steel Ideas
Chris Walke Replies: 8 Views: 2887	I took a standard 6-string electric guitar (Danelectro U2), raised the nut, tuned it open E low bass (intervals like low bass open G): BEBEG#B Growly.
Topic: sus chords.
Chris Walke Replies: 8 Views: 3949	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Feb 2020 8:09 am Subject: Re: sus chords.
Chris Walke Replies: 8 Views: 3949	I have a basic chord chart but it dosent have any suspended chords on it sus sus2 sus4 if its a 4 note chord what would you leave out only to use 3 fingers? where and how can it be played anyon ...
Topic: Getting lazy
Chris Walke Replies: 10 Views: 3330	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Feb 2020 7:50 am Subject: Getting lazy
Chris Walke Replies: 10 Views: 3330	I try to use the volume pedal more as a way of making the notes/chords "blossom" as I play them. I like hearinging the pick attack (generally, with exceptions), but that attack is only at f ...
Topic: Boss FDR-1 reverb pedal $75.00 shipped
Chris Walke Replies: 7 Views: 3300	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 30 Jan 2020 6:39 am Subject: Boss FDR-1 reverb pedal $75.00 shipped
Chris Walke Replies: 7 Views: 3300	sending you a PM...
Topic: Top 10 irritating sounds in music
Chris Walke Replies: 42 Views: 14314	Forum Section: Music Posted: 20 Dec 2019 7:45 am Subject: Top 10 irritating sounds in music
Chris Walke Replies: 42 Views: 14314	My Most Irritating Sound is the sort of guitar playing that singer/songwriters do, which seems to consist of randomly strumming a bunch of notes which lie conveniently under the left hand fingers bu ...
Topic: pedal steel on Pop Music hits
Chris Walke Replies: 87 Views: 31453	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Dec 2019 6:52 am Subject: pedal steel on Pop Music hits
Chris Walke Replies: 87 Views: 31453	Did Gilmour use pedal or lap steel on Breathe ? Em tuned lap steel, I believe. Also on One of These Days (Meddle album).
Topic: Silverface Fender Musicmaster Amp
Chris Walke Replies: 13 Views: 4085	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Dec 2019 11:52 am Subject: Silverface Fender Musicmaster Amp
Chris Walke Replies: 13 Views: 4085	Recorded a couple tracks with a MusicMaster on my pal's album The Stars That Hang Above. We played a lot of mix & match with the gear, so I'm only certain that I used the MM on "Twisted Hear ...
Topic: Has anyone tried a Danelectro Dirty Thirty amp for blues?
Chris Walke Replies: 3 Views: 2889	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Dec 2019 11:28 am Subject: Has anyone tried a Danelectro Dirty Thirty amp for blues?
Chris Walke Replies: 3 Views: 2889	I had the Dano Nifty-Fifty. It was a very cool amp with a unique lo-fi kind of sound. I gigged with it often (for guitar, mic'd) and I'd have people wondering where my amp was. When I showed them t ...
Topic: Shameless self-promo
Chris Walke Replies: 6 Views: 1683	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 9 Dec 2019 8:47 am Subject: Shameless self-promo
Chris Walke Replies: 6 Views: 1683	Thank you Steve! That is my overriding goal.
Topic: Shameless self-promo
Chris Walke Replies: 6 Views: 1683	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 9 Dec 2019 8:47 am Subject: Shameless self-promo
Chris Walke Replies: 6 Views: 1683	chris very good sound. we need people like you to think out of the box. keep up the good work 60's hippie 34 years p.s.g p.w Thanks Paul! I've been a lead guitarist for many years and ...