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…from Byrd’s perspective, he made these revolutionary recordings on Mercury in the 40s demonstrating a complete mastery of the tuning and a new sound.

That reminds me of something Buddy Emmons ...

Buddy played steel (and some bass) on Willie's 1995 album "Just One Love".

Here's "Cold Cold Heart" from that album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anHWHzFNALg

Four notes in ...

Hi Dan, glad you like the video.

Regarding the low octave melody: I've been playing a lot of that lately. It adds a different dimension to the tune and it holds the listener's interest. It works ...

Thanks for watching, Sam. Much appreciated.

I'm glad you like it, Susan. Thanks for checking it out.

Yes Will, I'll be keeping this one. It's very comfortable to play. So now I have three pedals steels... Emmons p/p, Mullen G2, and Carter. I keep trying to thin the herd, but it's not working. I feel ...

I posted a non-pedal steel version of this song a couple of months ago. I thought it would be fun to also record a pedal steel version. The guitar is a 2006 Carter that I recently acquired. Thanks for ...

Doug,

Have you tried the 5W on pedal steel? Do you like it? I've thought about picking one up for steel but I'm worried it would break up too early with the high output of most pedal steel pickups. ...

Great picture, Jack. That Champ looks to be in nice condition. I know what you mean about "serviceable". Most modern reissues have PCB's, and amp techs hate working on them.

I'm having a blast with this one. It's given me new incentive to practice and learn new riffs.

I just purchased a '68 Vibro Champ Reverb (reissue) for home playing and recording. It sounds surprisingly good at low volumes.

I made a short iPhone video: Carter pedal steel (w/George L's humbuck ...

I removed the shim and put new strings on the guitar. It plays great, no problems. Evidently the prior owner thought the shafts of tuners number 5 and 6 were too close together...? They are very close ...

I think Nashville broke Willie from the slick, overproduced sound. When he cut the Red Headed Stranger album, it was so stripped down that the suits thought Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain was a demo. H ...

Country music is, and always has been, sprinkled with artists that just don’t care to be associated with that sound.

I agree, Donny. There are many examples of that in country music.

The Allmans played in my neighborhood (just two miles away) in 1969 and 1970 at The Woodrose Ballroom. I saw many bands there, but for some reason I missed their two shows. I did see the Allmans in 19 ...

Sad news, indeed. I saw Dickey and band play way back in 1972 at the Paramount Theater in Springfield, Mass. It was a weeknight and the band was little-known at that time, so the theater was mostly em ...

I too always wondered why Wille didn't have a pedal steel in his band for all those years. He certainly knew Buddy Emmons from his early days with Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys. He gave Buddy son ...

Here is a link to the online article ——-> https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-01/hawaiian-steel-guitar

...The difference between a jazz cat and a rocker is the jazz cat plays 1000 chords for 3 people and the rocker plays 3 chords for 1000 people.

Love that! Laughing

I just call it "regular guitar" when discussing it here on the steel guitar forum.

Regarding the original post... I quit playing guitar for about five years when I bought my first pedal s ...

Go Manny!

Yeah, he’s a piece of work. I read the text of that NPR interview where he’s combative with the host, insulting her, bragging about how rich he is. Strange guy.

Didn’t they do “Macho Man” and “In the Navy”?
Oh…no that was the Village People….sorry.

Laughing

Yes, they ARE similar.

Speaking of gimmicks, don't forget Gwar. These guys make Kis ...

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Same here, Fred. I can only name that one Kiss song. People of my generation (a child of the 50s, and a teen of the 60s) grew up hearing early R&R and The Beatles-Stones-Motown, etc. I also saw ma ...

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Topic: Who invented C6 tuning? Evidence??
Doug Beaumier Replies: 19 Views: 1122	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 May 2024 4:56 pm Subject: Who invented C6 tuning? Evidence??
Doug Beaumier Replies: 19 Views: 1122	…from Byrd’s perspective, he made these revolutionary recordings on Mercury in the 40s demonstrating a complete mastery of the tuning and a new sound. That reminds me of something Buddy Emmons ...
Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 May 2024 7:54 am Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	Buddy played steel (and some bass) on Willie's 1995 album "Just One Love". Here's "Cold Cold Heart" from that album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anHWHzFNALg Four notes in ...
Topic: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 4 May 2024 8:15 am Subject: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Hi Dan, glad you like the video. Regarding the low octave melody: I've been playing a lot of that lately. It adds a different dimension to the tune and it holds the listener's interest. It works ...
Topic: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 May 2024 5:21 pm Subject: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Thanks for watching, Sam. Much appreciated.
Topic: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 May 2024 5:20 pm Subject: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	I'm glad you like it, Susan. Thanks for checking it out.
Topic: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 May 2024 12:04 pm Subject: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Yes Will, I'll be keeping this one. It's very comfortable to play. So now I have three pedals steels... Emmons p/p, Mullen G2, and Carter. I keep trying to thin the herd, but it's not working. I feel ...
Topic: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 May 2024 11:51 am Subject: Take These Chains From My Heart - Pedal Steel Guitar
Doug Beaumier Replies: 8 Views: 381	I posted a non-pedal steel version of this song a couple of months ago. I thought it would be fun to also record a pedal steel version. The guitar is a 2006 Carter that I recently acquired. Thanks for ...
Topic: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Apr 2024 9:00 am Subject: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	Doug, Have you tried the 5W on pedal steel? Do you like it? I've thought about picking one up for steel but I'm worried it would break up too early with the high output of most pedal steel pickups. ...
Topic: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Apr 2024 3:31 pm Subject: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	Great picture, Jack. That Champ looks to be in nice condition. I know what you mean about "serviceable". Most modern reissues have PCB's, and amp techs hate working on them.
Topic: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 27 Apr 2024 11:58 am Subject: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	I'm having a blast with this one. It's given me new incentive to practice and learn new riffs.
Topic: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 27 Apr 2024 11:18 am Subject: Demo - 5 Watt Fender tube amp - Vibro Champ Reverb
Doug Beaumier Replies: 6 Views: 549	I just purchased a '68 Vibro Champ Reverb (reissue) for home playing and recording. It sounds surprisingly good at low volumes. I made a short iPhone video: Carter pedal steel (w/George L's humbuck ...
Topic: The Mystery Shim
Doug Beaumier Replies: 29 Views: 2646	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Apr 2024 7:26 am Subject: The Mystery Shim
Doug Beaumier Replies: 29 Views: 2646	I removed the shim and put new strings on the guitar. It plays great, no problems. Evidently the prior owner thought the shafts of tuners number 5 and 6 were too close together...? They are very close ...
Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Apr 2024 3:13 pm Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	I think Nashville broke Willie from the slick, overproduced sound. When he cut the Red Headed Stranger album, it was so stripped down that the suits thought Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain was a demo. H ...
Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Apr 2024 9:41 am Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	Country music is, and always has been, sprinkled with artists that just don’t care to be associated with that sound. I agree, Donny. There are many examples of that in country music.
Topic: RIP Dickey Betts!
Doug Beaumier Replies: 31 Views: 2247	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 18 Apr 2024 5:40 pm Subject: RIP Dickey Betts!
Doug Beaumier Replies: 31 Views: 2247	The Allmans played in my neighborhood (just two miles away) in 1969 and 1970 at The Woodrose Ballroom. I saw many bands there, but for some reason I missed their two shows. I did see the Allmans in 19 ...
Topic: RIP Dickey Betts!
Doug Beaumier Replies: 31 Views: 2247	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 18 Apr 2024 11:27 am Subject: RIP Dickey Betts!
Doug Beaumier Replies: 31 Views: 2247	Sad news, indeed. I saw Dickey and band play way back in 1972 at the Paramount Theater in Springfield, Mass. It was a weeknight and the band was little-known at that time, so the theater was mostly em ...
Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Apr 2024 8:35 am Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 36 Views: 2883	I too always wondered why Wille didn't have a pedal steel in his band for all those years. He certainly knew Buddy Emmons from his early days with Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys. He gave Buddy son ...
Topic: Current state of Hawaiian Steel
Doug Beaumier Replies: 5 Views: 852	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Apr 2024 11:06 am Subject: Current state of Hawaiian Steel
Doug Beaumier Replies: 5 Views: 852	Here is a link to the online article ——-> https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-01/hawaiian-steel-guitar
Topic: Audience perception of steel vs guitar - ain't it the truth!
Doug Beaumier Replies: 26 Views: 2569	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2024 12:32 pm Subject: Audience perception of steel vs guitar - ain't it the truth!
Doug Beaumier Replies: 26 Views: 2569	...The difference between a jazz cat and a rocker is the jazz cat plays 1000 chords for 3 people and the rocker plays 3 chords for 1000 people. Love that!
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 57 Views: 2739	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2024 9:36 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Doug Beaumier Replies: 57 Views: 2739	I just call it "regular guitar" when discussing it here on the steel guitar forum. Regarding the original post... I quit playing guitar for about five years when I bought my first pedal s ...
Topic: Manny Escobar plays "Old Steel Guitar"
Doug Beaumier Replies: 19 Views: 1347	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 7 Apr 2024 6:26 pm Subject: Manny Escobar plays "Old Steel Guitar"
Doug Beaumier Replies: 19 Views: 1347	Go Manny!
Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Forum Section: Music Posted: 7 Apr 2024 5:18 am Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Yeah, he’s a piece of work. I read the text of that NPR interview where he’s combative with the host, insulting her, bragging about how rich he is. Strange guy.
Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Forum Section: Music Posted: 6 Apr 2024 11:30 am Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Didn’t they do “Macho Man” and “In the Navy”? Oh…no that was the Village People….sorry. Yes, they ARE similar. Speaking of gimmicks, don't forget Gwar. These guys make Kis ...
Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Forum Section: Music Posted: 5 Apr 2024 10:34 am Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/387_potty_1.jpg
Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Forum Section: Music Posted: 5 Apr 2024 10:27 am Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Doug Beaumier Replies: 18 Views: 1254	Same here, Fred. I can only name that one Kiss song. People of my generation (a child of the 50s, and a teen of the 60s) grew up hearing early R&R and The Beatles-Stones-Motown, etc. I also saw ma ...