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Using my untrained eye, Tommy's finger movements at the end of the break don't seem to match what is being played. Now I'm confused.

Mike Neer distributes a book of Joaquin's solos here: https://steelinstruction.com/?product=joaquin-murphey-classic-western-swing-steel-guitar-solos

I can't remember if they use this tuning and I d ...

After two long years of pandemic postponements I finally got to see Larkin Poe with Megan Lovell on lap steel and her sister Rebecca on guitar and lead vocals. It was the full band with bass and drums ...

Congratulations to you both. It is wonderful to see steel guitar making inroads outside its traditional genre.

Richard, you have come a long way since I used to watch you playing in The Bridge in D ...

Guy Cundell has also written this: Hot and Sweet: The role of the Hawaiian steel guitar in the emergence of western swing. Available at http://bit.ly/2JFCxlf

I haven't read it yet so I can't commen ...

This wonderful, Bob. Thanks for posting it.

That's a good way to spend a day, Craig. I think I will run my own Russell Smith listening day.

Another sore loss. I always loved Russell's voice and his quirky songwriting.

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/russell-smith-of-the-amazing-rhythm-aces-has-died/

I posted this on another thread but I don't know how to link to it, so here it is again. Sorry.

This is my current setup. It works well for me and I can share the tuner, volume pedal and effects.
...

I guess I cheat. My C6 neck is an 8-string non-pedal set up in front of my S10 Encore. I'm a latecomer to PSG and, since I already play dobro, weissenborn and assorted lap steels, I'm too old to get m ...

This has been a real eye opener. Thanks, James. I've downloaded the TE Chromatic Tuner and Steel Sidekick and finding good use for them both.

This is probably a stupid question because it hasn't come up in my search of the forum. Where do you put effects pedals in relation to your steel?

I haven't had to think about getting easy access t ...

No problem, David. Thanks for the SPST idea, Lane. I'll try that.

Thanks, Doug. I would never have figured out the black was the hot wire.

I bought a ZumSteel Encore with a single coil pickup a few years back and had it delivered with a spare humbucker pickup in case I wanted to swap later. Well, now is later and I want to put the humbuc ...

No sooner requested than it was delivered. High quality tablature for this classic song.

Thanks John.

Thank you for your kind comments. They mean a lot to me coming from members of the SGF.

Very Happy

This is a tune I wrote and recorded shortly after getting my first Weissenborn from Anderwood in the UK. I love the sound of this guitar and it has inspired me to write new material.

This particula ...

I wonder if that is how he got his unique tone. Oh no, what have I started? Laughing

I was going through some old photographs and came across a few from the 1970s when The Flying Burrito Brothers played in Cardiff. As you can see from this poor quality image, Sneaky Pete economised on ...

I'm really enjoying this. Great dobro playing.

Looks like there's an even bigger one behind it under wraps!

I've been a big fan of Gary Newcomb for a few years now. This is one of his more conventional songs:

https://youtu.be/AuOjMeMs3l0

Thanks for posting this, Greg. I'm now a fan. I bought the Hip Hatchet and headfridge downloads. I have Coward's Luck on repeat. Very nice steel playing on both albums. Tasteful without being showy.

This may be what I need to follow to build up the creases in the cerebellum:

http://arbanmethod.com/wyntons-twelve-ways-to-practice/

I will never be a Mozart (or even a Beethoven, who never got ...

Author	Message
Topic: Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3305	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 13 Aug 2022 9:40 am Subject: Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3305	Using my untrained eye, Tommy's finger movements at the end of the break don't seem to match what is being played. Now I'm confused.
Topic: Joaquin Murphey’s C6/A7
Chris Tweed Replies: 7 Views: 1546	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jul 2022 1:24 am Subject: Joaquin Murphey’s C6/A7
Chris Tweed Replies: 7 Views: 1546	Mike Neer distributes a book of Joaquin's solos here: https://steelinstruction.com/?product=joaquin-murphey-classic-western-swing-steel-guitar-solos I can't remember if they use this tuning and I d ...
Topic: Megan Lovell
Chris Tweed Replies: 49 Views: 21614	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 May 2022 2:56 am Subject: Larkin Poe w/ Megan Lovell
Chris Tweed Replies: 49 Views: 21614	After two long years of pandemic postponements I finally got to see Larkin Poe with Megan Lovell on lap steel and her sister Rebecca on guitar and lead vocals. It was the full band with bass and drums ...
Topic: Jazzweek charts. Richard Nelson, Susan Alcorn
Chris Tweed Replies: 9 Views: 2979	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Mar 2021 1:32 pm Subject: Congratulations
Chris Tweed Replies: 9 Views: 2979	Congratulations to you both. It is wonderful to see steel guitar making inroads outside its traditional genre. Richard, you have come a long way since I used to watch you playing in The Bridge in D ...
Topic: Steel Guitar in Western Swing
Chris Tweed Replies: 18 Views: 6856	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Nov 2019 6:44 am Subject: Steel Guitar in Western Swing
Chris Tweed Replies: 18 Views: 6856	Guy Cundell has also written this: Hot and Sweet: The role of the Hawaiian steel guitar in the emergence of western swing. Available at http://bit.ly/2JFCxlf I haven't read it yet so I can't commen ...
Topic: Steel Guitar in Western Swing
Chris Tweed Replies: 18 Views: 6856	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 31 Oct 2019 11:19 am Subject: Steel Guitar in Western Swing
Chris Tweed Replies: 18 Views: 6856	This wonderful, Bob. Thanks for posting it.
Topic: RIP Russell Smith - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Chris Tweed Replies: 23 Views: 7644	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 21 Jul 2019 9:53 am Subject: RIP Russell Smith - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Chris Tweed Replies: 23 Views: 7644	That's a good way to spend a day, Craig. I think I will run my own Russell Smith listening day.
Topic: RIP Russell Smith - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Chris Tweed Replies: 23 Views: 7644	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 15 Jul 2019 11:51 am Subject: RIP Russell Smith - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Chris Tweed Replies: 23 Views: 7644	Another sore loss. I always loved Russell's voice and his quirky songwriting. https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/russell-smith-of-the-amazing-rhythm-aces-has-died/
Topic: Playing PSG and non-pedal at the same gig...
Chris Tweed Replies: 10 Views: 2005	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Jun 2019 4:03 am Subject: Playing PSG and non-pedal at the same gig...
Chris Tweed Replies: 10 Views: 2005	I posted this on another thread but I don't know how to link to it, so here it is again. Sorry. This is my current setup. It works well for me and I can share the tuner, volume pedal and effects. ...
Topic: Give me the truth about the C6 neck
Chris Tweed Replies: 87 Views: 16312	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Jun 2019 3:22 am Subject: Give me the truth about the C6 neck
Chris Tweed Replies: 87 Views: 16312	I guess I cheat. My C6 neck is an 8-string non-pedal set up in front of my S10 Encore. I'm a latecomer to PSG and, since I already play dobro, weissenborn and assorted lap steels, I'm too old to get m ...
Topic: iPad apps that you may have missed......
Chris Tweed Replies: 75 Views: 27696	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:20 am Subject: iPad apps that you may have missed......
Chris Tweed Replies: 75 Views: 27696	This has been a real eye opener. Thanks, James. I've downloaded the TE Chromatic Tuner and Steel Sidekick and finding good use for them both.
Topic: Where do you place your effects pedals, if you use them?
Chris Tweed Replies: 25 Views: 11247	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Aug 2017 10:45 am Subject: Where do you place your effects pedals, if you use them?
Chris Tweed Replies: 25 Views: 11247	This is probably a stupid question because it hasn't come up in my search of the forum. Where do you put effects pedals in relation to your steel? I haven't had to think about getting easy access t ...
Topic: Help needed: wiring a stock humbucker in an Encore
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3085	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Jul 2017 12:32 pm Subject: Help needed: wiring a stock humbucker in an Encore
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3085	No problem, David. Thanks for the SPST idea, Lane. I'll try that.
Topic: Help needed: wiring a stock humbucker in an Encore
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3085	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Jul 2017 6:56 am Subject: Help needed: wiring a stock humbucker in an Encore
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3085	Thanks, Doug. I would never have figured out the black was the hot wire.
Topic: Help needed: wiring a stock humbucker in an Encore
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3085	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Jul 2017 3:28 am Subject: Help needed: wiring a stock humbucker in an Encore
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 3085	I bought a ZumSteel Encore with a single coil pickup a few years back and had it delivered with a spare humbucker pickup in case I wanted to swap later. Well, now is later and I want to put the humbuc ...
Topic: Sweet Dreams, by Duane Marrs
Chris Tweed Replies: 45 Views: 18771	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 24 Jul 2017 10:36 am Subject: Thanks John
Chris Tweed Replies: 45 Views: 18771	No sooner requested than it was delivered. High quality tablature for this classic song. Thanks John.
Topic: Two Brothers -- Dobro and Weissenborn
Chris Tweed Replies: 5 Views: 2219	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jan 2017 7:48 am Subject: Two Brothers -- Dobro and Weissenborn
Chris Tweed Replies: 5 Views: 2219	Thank you for your kind comments. They mean a lot to me coming from members of the SGF.
Topic: Two Brothers -- Dobro and Weissenborn
Chris Tweed Replies: 5 Views: 2219	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jan 2017 3:11 am Subject: Two Brothers -- Dobro and Weissenborn
Chris Tweed Replies: 5 Views: 2219	This is a tune I wrote and recorded shortly after getting my first Weissenborn from Anderwood in the UK. I love the sound of this guitar and it has inspired me to write new material. This particula ...
Topic: Sneaky Pete didn't need no fancy seat
Chris Tweed Replies: 2 Views: 1571	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Sep 2016 8:28 am Subject: Sneaky Pete didn't need no fancy seat
Chris Tweed Replies: 2 Views: 1571	I wonder if that is how he got his unique tone. Oh no, what have I started?
Topic: Sneaky Pete didn't need no fancy seat
Chris Tweed Replies: 2 Views: 1571	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Sep 2016 8:25 am Subject: Sneaky Pete didn't need no fancy seat
Chris Tweed Replies: 2 Views: 1571	I was going through some old photographs and came across a few from the 1970s when The Flying Burrito Brothers played in Cardiff. As you can see from this poor quality image, Sneaky Pete economised on ...
Topic: Finnish americana?
Chris Tweed Replies: 11 Views: 2036	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Feb 2016 12:19 pm Subject: Finnish americana?
Chris Tweed Replies: 11 Views: 2036	I'm really enjoying this. Great dobro playing.
Topic: Craigslist Pedal Steel - Interesting...
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 6785	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Dec 2015 10:59 am Subject: Craigslist Pedal Steel - Interesting...
Chris Tweed Replies: 14 Views: 6785	Looks like there's an even bigger one behind it under wraps!
Topic: Pedal steel trio recordings (just bass, drums, and steel)?
Chris Tweed Replies: 32 Views: 12991	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Jun 2015 3:15 am Subject: Gary Newcomb trio
Chris Tweed Replies: 32 Views: 12991	I've been a big fan of Gary Newcomb for a few years now. This is one of his more conventional songs: https://youtu.be/AuOjMeMs3l0
Topic: New release I got to play on
Chris Tweed Replies: 3 Views: 1696	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Apr 2015 1:52 am Subject: New release I got to play on
Chris Tweed Replies: 3 Views: 1696	Thanks for posting this, Greg. I'm now a fan. I bought the Hip Hatchet and headfridge downloads. I have Coward's Luck on repeat. Very nice steel playing on both albums. Tasteful without being showy.
Topic: The curious case of the vanishing steel parts
Chris Tweed Replies: 30 Views: 11693	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Apr 2015 11:40 am Subject: The curious case of the vanishing steel parts
Chris Tweed Replies: 30 Views: 11693	This may be what I need to follow to build up the creases in the cerebellum: http://arbanmethod.com/wyntons-twelve-ways-to-practice/ I will never be a Mozart (or even a Beethoven, who never got ...