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14 years ago, on April 24th, 2010 I went to the Jackson Steel Guitar Company to pick up the best pedal steel guitar I've ever played, my Jackson Blackjack Custom. I remember walking into the garage an ...

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Here are pictures of the guitar-it now has a new ...

No birthday pictures?

I'm on my phone and will add them when I get back to my computer

On this date, April 20th,2010, the Jackson Steel Guitar Company built my best pedal steel guitar, my Jackson Blackjack Custom! It's still my best and favorite steel I've owned/played! David, Harry, ...

Because of cerebral palsy in my left hand, I use polymer bars for dobro and steel

Willie was also friends with Shot Jackson, he got his Martin N-20 from Sho-Bud after his Baldwin guitar was stepped on while it was laying onstage. Willie had called Shot Jackson to see if he could re ...

Sam Fields is playing steel with Tracy on the road these days. Great steel player.

Here's a video of Samuel singing a song some of you might recognize. (You might also recognize the steel player.) ...

After my steel has been known as "Black Diamond " for almost fourteen years, I've now decided that it will now be called "Midnight Rider"! I decided to give it a new name since i ...

Thank y'all for the awesome comments! What made me decide to get back to pedal steel was the fact that I'd taken a break for six years and in 2021, I was sitting in my house one day, listening to some ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/1929_playsteel2024_1.jpg Here's a recent picture of me playing my Jackson Blackjack Custom for the first time in six years!

Brett Day-Jackson BlackJack C ...

Great to here Brett, what a cool room, you should be an interior designer, unless you are already!

Make that Jackson sing!

Thank you, Craig! I'm not really an interior designer-just a steel gui ...

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Today, I feel like I've reunited with an old friend because I played my Jackson Steel, "Black Diamond" after a bre ...

After a few years of being away from the steel, it's now time for me to reunite with my steel! I haven't played my steel in six years due to playing acoustic jam sessions with the dobro, so I've now d ...

I don't know if this could be armpit guitar, but I strummed a guitar early in my life, but stopped because I couldn't fret the strings with my left hand due to cerebral palsy. I remember one armpit gu ...

There was a Grand Ole Opry Live episode where Porter talks about how one of the most recognizable instruments in country music is the steel guitar, and Weldon is sitting behind his Emmons and Hank Cor ...

I've been listening to Sonny Garrish's steel solo on "She's Got It All" by Kenny Chesney, and I can't really tell how he plays all those awesome parts in the solo-that solo is awesome, and i ...

When I was a kid, I loved both the guitar and the steel guitar(I still love both today), and ever since my aunt Denise told me what a steel guitar is while watching a Ricky Skaggs video, I kept the na ...

Kelcey, Junior, and Darin Shiflett all work there. I think they can repair any brand of steel, in addition to Emmons. I've been to Emmons twice now and not only do they have Emmons guitars, but other ...

There's a steel guitar company called BMI, which stands for Beck Musical Instruments, and they make twelve string pedal steel guitars. A steel guitarist named "Cowboy" Eddie Long plays a BM ...

All the good ones are going Leo. It's sad but they are. Is Norm Hamlet still with us?

Norm is still playing. He now plays a singleneck ten string GFI

After twenty-four years of using a stainless steel bar, I've decided that because of the cerebral palsy in my left hand, polymer bars work best for me! When I went to the Emmons Guitar Company, I lear ...

I remember for awhile, I didn't think I was a fan of Ronnie Milsap's song "Stranger In My House" for some reason, but now, every time it comes on, I sing along with it! It's a well written a ...

Well, you could certainly do a whole lot worse for a teacher than Mr. Baxter. I've been a fan of Skunk's steel playing ever since I bought my first copy of "Can't Buy A Thrill". Some great s ...

Jesse plays an Emmons ReSound '65 with the Malpass Brothers

On "If I Have To Wait", Paul plays a note before Toni starts singing the first verse where it sounds like he's chiming and sliding the bar on one of the high strings on the steel. He's also ...

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Topic: 14 Years With My Jackson Steel
Brett Day Replies: 0 Views: 20	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Apr 2024 9:50 pm Subject: 14 Years With My Jackson Steel
Brett Day Replies: 0 Views: 20	14 years ago, on April 24th, 2010 I went to the Jackson Steel Guitar Company to pick up the best pedal steel guitar I've ever played, my Jackson Blackjack Custom. I remember walking into the garage an ...
Topic: My Jackson Blackjack Custom Was Built 14 Years Ago Today!
Brett Day Replies: 4 Views: 272	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Apr 2024 6:21 pm Subject: My Jackson Blackjack Custom Was Built 14 Years Ago Today!
Brett Day Replies: 4 Views: 272	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/1929_JacksonSteel2024_2.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/1929_JacksonSteelReturns_1.jpg Here are pictures of the guitar-it now has a new ...
Topic: My Jackson Blackjack Custom Was Built 14 Years Ago Today!
Brett Day Replies: 4 Views: 272	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Apr 2024 12:14 pm Subject: My Jackson Blackjack Custom Was Built 14 Years Ago Today!
Brett Day Replies: 4 Views: 272	No birthday pictures? I'm on my phone and will add them when I get back to my computer
Topic: My Jackson Blackjack Custom Was Built 14 Years Ago Today!
Brett Day Replies: 4 Views: 272	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Apr 2024 11:46 am Subject: My Jackson Blackjack Custom Was Built 14 Years Ago Today!
Brett Day Replies: 4 Views: 272	On this date, April 20th,2010, the Jackson Steel Guitar Company built my best pedal steel guitar, my Jackson Blackjack Custom! It's still my best and favorite steel I've owned/played! David, Harry, ...
Topic: Picks and Slide Bars
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 406	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Apr 2024 10:05 am Subject: Picks and Slide Bars
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 406	Because of cerebral palsy in my left hand, I use polymer bars for dobro and steel
Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Brett Day Replies: 32 Views: 1807	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Apr 2024 2:48 pm Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band?
Brett Day Replies: 32 Views: 1807	Willie was also friends with Shot Jackson, he got his Martin N-20 from Sho-Bud after his Baldwin guitar was stepped on while it was laying onstage. Willie had called Shot Jackson to see if he could re ...
Topic: Tracy Lawrence
Brett Day Replies: 15 Views: 3904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Apr 2024 2:58 pm Subject: Tracy Lawrence
Brett Day Replies: 15 Views: 3904	Sam Fields is playing steel with Tracy on the road these days. Great steel player. Here's a video of Samuel singing a song some of you might recognize. (You might also recognize the steel player.) ...
Topic: New Name For My Pedal Steel Guitar
Brett Day Replies: 0 Views: 365	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 12 Apr 2024 7:18 pm Subject: New Name For My Pedal Steel Guitar
Brett Day Replies: 0 Views: 365	After my steel has been known as "Black Diamond " for almost fourteen years, I've now decided that it will now be called "Midnight Rider"! I decided to give it a new name since i ...
Topic: Playing Steel in 2024!
Brett Day Replies: 6 Views: 828	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 11 Apr 2024 1:57 pm Subject: Back In The Saddle!
Brett Day Replies: 6 Views: 828	Thank y'all for the awesome comments! What made me decide to get back to pedal steel was the fact that I'd taken a break for six years and in 2021, I was sitting in my house one day, listening to some ...
Topic: Playing Steel in 2024!
Brett Day Replies: 6 Views: 828	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2024 7:43 pm Subject: Playing Steel in 2024!
Brett Day Replies: 6 Views: 828	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/1929_playsteel2024_1.jpg Here's a recent picture of me playing my Jackson Blackjack Custom for the first time in six years! Brett Day-Jackson BlackJack C ...
Topic: Reuniting With The Steel
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 456	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Apr 2024 5:49 pm Subject: Reuniting With The Steel
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 456	Great to here Brett, what a cool room, you should be an interior designer, unless you are already! Make that Jackson sing! Thank you, Craig! I'm not really an interior designer-just a steel gui ...
Topic: Reuniting With The Steel
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 456	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Apr 2024 4:17 pm Subject: Reuniting With The Steel
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 456	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/1929_JacksonSteel2024_1.jpg Today, I feel like I've reunited with an old friend because I played my Jackson Steel, "Black Diamond" after a bre ...
Topic: My Return To The Steel-It's Official!
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 549	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 2:40 pm Subject: My Return To The Steel-It's Official!
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 549	After a few years of being away from the steel, it's now time for me to reunite with my steel! I haven't played my steel in six years due to playing acoustic jam sessions with the dobro, so I've now d ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Brett Day Replies: 55 Views: 1991	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 2:08 pm Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Brett Day Replies: 55 Views: 1991	I don't know if this could be armpit guitar, but I strummed a guitar early in my life, but stopped because I couldn't fret the strings with my left hand due to cerebral palsy. I remember one armpit gu ...
Topic: Amazing Weldon Myrick
Brett Day Replies: 27 Views: 2945	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 31 Mar 2024 8:53 pm Subject: Amazing Weldon Myrick
Brett Day Replies: 27 Views: 2945	There was a Grand Ole Opry Live episode where Porter talks about how one of the most recognizable instruments in country music is the steel guitar, and Weldon is sitting behind his Emmons and Hank Cor ...
Topic: The Itch That You Just Can't Scratch...
Brett Day Replies: 20 Views: 1565	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Mar 2024 9:12 pm Subject: The Itch That You Just Can't Scratch...
Brett Day Replies: 20 Views: 1565	I've been listening to Sonny Garrish's steel solo on "She's Got It All" by Kenny Chesney, and I can't really tell how he plays all those awesome parts in the solo-that solo is awesome, and i ...
Topic: Audience perception of steel vs guitar - ain't it the truth!
Brett Day Replies: 26 Views: 2215	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Mar 2024 9:54 pm Subject: Audience perception of steel vs guitar - ain't it the truth!
Brett Day Replies: 26 Views: 2215	When I was a kid, I loved both the guitar and the steel guitar(I still love both today), and ever since my aunt Denise told me what a steel guitar is while watching a Ricky Skaggs video, I kept the na ...
Topic: Emmons store in Tennessee
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 717	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2024 12:07 pm Subject: Emmons store in Tennessee
Brett Day Replies: 2 Views: 717	Kelcey, Junior, and Darin Shiflett all work there. I think they can repair any brand of steel, in addition to Emmons. I've been to Emmons twice now and not only do they have Emmons guitars, but other ...
Topic: Looking For My First Steel
Brett Day Replies: 7 Views: 707	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 16 Mar 2024 2:58 pm Subject: Looking For My First Steel
Brett Day Replies: 7 Views: 707	There's a steel guitar company called BMI, which stands for Beck Musical Instruments, and they make twelve string pedal steel guitars. A steel guitarist named "Cowboy" Eddie Long plays a BM ...
Topic: Another Stranger gone. Merle Haggard's band Dennis Hromek.
Brett Day Replies: 7 Views: 3820	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 12 Mar 2024 11:11 am Subject: Another Stranger gone. Merle Haggard's band Dennis Hromek.
Brett Day Replies: 7 Views: 3820	All the good ones are going Leo. It's sad but they are. Is Norm Hamlet still with us? Norm is still playing. He now plays a singleneck ten string GFI
Topic: Polymer Bars
Brett Day Replies: 0 Views: 279	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Mar 2024 12:24 pm Subject: Polymer Bars
Brett Day Replies: 0 Views: 279	After twenty-four years of using a stainless steel bar, I've decided that because of the cerebral palsy in my left hand, polymer bars work best for me! When I went to the Emmons Guitar Company, I lear ...
Topic: Did you ever not care for a when it was first released but..
Brett Day Replies: 14 Views: 1041	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Mar 2024 12:09 pm Subject: Did you ever not care for a when it was first released but..
Brett Day Replies: 14 Views: 1041	I remember for awhile, I didn't think I was a fan of Ronnie Milsap's song "Stranger In My House" for some reason, but now, every time it comes on, I sing along with it! It's a well written a ...
Topic: Slash Plays Pedal Steel
Brett Day Replies: 27 Views: 4186	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 27 Feb 2024 11:48 am Subject: Slash Plays Pedal Steel
Brett Day Replies: 27 Views: 4186	Well, you could certainly do a whole lot worse for a teacher than Mr. Baxter. I've been a fan of Skunk's steel playing ever since I bought my first copy of "Can't Buy A Thrill". Some great s ...
Topic: Malpass Brothers
Brett Day Replies: 5 Views: 1175	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Feb 2024 1:33 pm Subject: Malpass Brothers
Brett Day Replies: 5 Views: 1175	Jesse plays an Emmons ReSound '65 with the Malpass Brothers
Topic: Unexpected Pedal Steel Guitar
Brett Day Replies: 6 Views: 1421	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Feb 2024 4:21 pm Subject: Unexpected Pedal Steel Guitar
Brett Day Replies: 6 Views: 1421	On "If I Have To Wait", Paul plays a note before Toni starts singing the first verse where it sounds like he's chiming and sliding the bar on one of the high strings on the steel. He's also ...