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 Topic: Bluegrass kickoffs on Dobro ... no capo! |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 11 Views: 689 |
 Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Apr 2024 8:44 am Subject: Bluegrass kickoffs on Dobro ... no capo! |
| My thought on capos (any type of guitar): when they come up with one that moves the dots on the neck appropriately I might start to use one. | |
| Topic: Finger picks or no finger picks? |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 50 Views: 4407 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Mar 2024 10:06 am Subject: Angled Picks? |
| Moving over to dobro sometimes rather than just lap steel I'm trying finger picks again, so this thread is timely for me. Wondering, if picks, what kind? I just went back to an old set of Nationals ... | |
| Topic: 1970 Emmons Push Pull D10 (8x5) |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 6 Views: 2570 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 10 Mar 2024 7:44 am Subject: Great Sounding Axe! |
| Just want to chime in that I've heard this guitar in person and I can say that it sounds really great to me.
I've done business with Kyle and I can tell you that he's a really straight shooter. ... |
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| Topic: Yet another tuning thread, but with new info |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 25 Views: 3017 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Feb 2024 8:56 am Subject: Guitar Alchemist |
| Richard Lloyd's tutorial highlights the magic of the armpit guitar's tuning in 4ths on the lower strings, but suggests that this was lost so that we could have the symmetry of E's on the top and botto ... | |
| Topic: Manoloff or other Bakelite Bars |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 0 Views: 181 |
Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 13 Feb 2024 1:23 pm Subject: Manoloff or other Bakelite Bars |
| Even though I'm fortunate enough to have acquired some modern steel and composite bars as well as some cool vintage ones like Black Rajah and Chase, I'm finding myself using smaller lighter vintage ba ... | |
| Topic: Mullen |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 3 Views: 1937 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 31 Oct 2023 7:36 am Subject: Mullen |
| https://dailyyonder.com/mullen-steel-guitars-colorado/2023/10/31/ | |
| Topic: Miles Hoyt |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 1 Views: 2101 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Oct 2023 3:45 pm Subject: Miles Hoyt |
| For a young man who was just Bar Mitzvah, he can play both lap and pedal a little... you heard it here first https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063749011095&mibextid=ZbWKwL | |
| Topic: Advice on purchasing a lap steel on line |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 8 Views: 1051 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Aug 2023 8:10 am Subject: Advice on purchasing a lap steel on line |
| If it is an old/vintage steel, be sure to somehow listen to the steel being played - even if it is just a FaceTime or Zoom call where the seller slowly picks each string so that you can hear if the pi ... | |
| Topic: Advice on purchasing a lap steel on line |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 8 Views: 1051 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Jul 2023 9:30 am Subject: Advice on purchasing a lap steel on line |
| IMO, meet them in person, exchange cash and the steel after you've had a reasonable chance to check out the steel. Period. Same goes for Craigslist. I would not send any money, any way, any how, to so ... | |
| Topic: Your favorite bars |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 29 Views: 4405 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2023 7:23 pm Subject: Your favorite bars |
| Eezee, Chase, Black Rajah. | |
| Topic: “Danza” by L.M. Gottschalk—would you listen to this? |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 17 Views: 1601 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2023 7:16 pm Subject: “Danza” by L.M. Gottschalk—would you listen to this? |
| Matt, I’m not trying to be historically or stylistically accurate or anything, just having fun playing some compositions that I love in a style of my choosing, that’s all. I fall in love with some ... | |
| Topic: “Danza” by L.M. Gottschalk—would you listen to this? |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 17 Views: 1601 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2023 7:16 pm Subject: “Danza” by L.M. Gottschalk—would you listen to this? |
| Matt, I’m not trying to be historically or stylistically accurate or anything, just having fun playing some compositions that I love in a style of my choosing, that’s all. I fall in love with some ... | |
| Topic: “Danza” by L.M. Gottschalk—would you listen to this? |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 17 Views: 1601 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2023 6:29 pm Subject: “Danza” by L.M. Gottschalk—would you listen to this? |
| Mike,
Very cool, but the composition sounds to me to have the influences of where Gottschalk lived and travelled, New Orleans, Paris and the Caribbean, but not the Pacific. |
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| Topic: Gibson 7 string EGE-6784 |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 8 Views: 1992 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Mar 2023 6:47 am Subject: Re: Gibson 7 string EGE-6784 |
| Does anybody have a guesstimate sale price for this guitar please?
It seems that Guitar Center has one for $1350 albeit without a case. The ad states: OHSC. This product comes with a case. ... |
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| Topic: Recordings of your favorite lap steel tone(s) |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 25 Views: 3360 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Mar 2023 4:43 pm Subject: Recordings of your favorite lap steel tone(s) |
| I think the sound that Red Rhodes got with his own handmade pickups is something unique and not quite obtainable... | |
| Topic: FS: Vintage 1930's AUDIOVOX LAPSTEEL GUITAR |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 1 Views: 749 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 19 Jan 2023 12:36 pm Subject: FS: Vintage 1930's AUDIOVOX LAPSTEEL GUITAR |
| Hey folks,
If I was in the acquisitive mode, I'd think this was something I'd be picking up at that price. That said, I do want people to know that Jim Dulfer knows a hell of a lot about vintage ... |
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| Topic: Fundraiser for David Lindley |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 37 Views: 11112 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jan 2023 11:45 am Subject: Fundraiser for David Lindley |
| Done! Thanks for sharing this... | |
| Topic: National New Yorker and National Model 75 amp pair |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 15 Views: 3665 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 15 Dec 2022 6:14 pm Subject: National New Yorker and National Model 75 amp pair |
| So it is string thru, sweet! | |
| Topic: National New Yorker and National Model 75 amp pair |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 15 Views: 3665 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 12 Dec 2022 3:16 pm Subject: National New Yorker and National Model 75 amp pair |
| Yeah, I'd be real interested in seeing the pickup too... | |
| Topic: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 75 Views: 14171 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Nov 2022 8:53 pm Subject: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
| Sweetwater has B-Stocks of the portable units on sale, just ordered one. I'll keep you posted! | |
| Topic: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 75 Views: 14171 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Nov 2022 8:58 pm Subject: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
| Keith do you consider the PGP portable unit to be as good as their rackmount units? Wouldn't hurt for me to try one of these, though I have used a couple of other ones that didn't seem to help much. ... | |
| Topic: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 75 Views: 14171 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 6 Nov 2022 10:48 pm Subject: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
| Keith, I don't think this is of much general interest, but I have tried a second power line to the 3rd floor that I assumed would sound a lot cleaner, but it didn't. Whether this demonstrates an RF i ... | |
| Topic: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 75 Views: 14171 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 6 Nov 2022 4:06 pm Subject: New device that removes noise from single coil pickups |
| When I get ready for testing I will try to get with you Jerry
Keith, I have a lot of old amps, lap steels and regular guitars. I can see the broadcast antennas of the farm that serves a major metr ... |
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| Topic: Wes Montgomery tune - steel and vibes |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 13 Views: 2131 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Oct 2022 8:29 am Subject: Wes Montgomery tune - steel and vibes |
| Always loved the few recording of steel + vibes that I have come across. I'll add this youtube channel to that list!
What tunings are you using? |
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| Topic: Guess Who on Resonator... |
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| Matt Berg Replies: 5 Views: 1260 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Oct 2022 8:22 am Subject: Guess Who on Resonator... |
| Jim, reminds me of the old joke, "he was an Earl and an OBE which makes him an earlobe!" | |
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