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Topic: A dumb comment about steel guitar... |
Johan Jansen
From: Europe
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 3:14 am
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I always tell that too 😆😆😆 |
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Jeff Evans
From: Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 4:47 am Jobs
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"Lap slide player seeks accomplished armpit guitarist to form really smart duo." |
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Steven Hicken Jr.
From: Leeds, United Kingdom
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 5:29 am
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Not quite "Both Barrels" as you have to be careful in PC world.
He should get my point though... _________________ 25 year old wannabe.
2015 Show Pro
2020 Hudson Hudsonator (Pedabro)
202X *Insert new guitar here*
https://www.stevenhickenjr.com/ |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 7:53 am
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I can tell by the thousands of comments on my videos that 99.9% of the viewers are Not steel guitarists, and probably not musicians at all. So I'm not surprised by the "lap slide" reference, but this guy seems especially clueless.
A recent commenter said that I was faking... not actually playing the pedal steel because he could hear notes changing, but I was "not moving the slide". He said FAKE!!! THUMBS DOWN!!! So I explained to him how a pedal steel works and how notes can change while the bar remains on one fret. The next day I deleted his comment and banned him from my channel.
Another guy said I was faking because... Where was all the other music coming from? (the drums and the bass) A steel guitar can't make all those sounds! So I had to explain to him what a backing track is. _________________ My Site / My YouTube Channel
25 Songs C6 Lap Steel / 25 MORE Songs C6 Lap Steel / 16 Songs, C6, A6, B11 / 60 Popular Melodies E9 Pedal Steel |
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Joachim Kettner
From: Germany
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 8:10 am
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Doug, you must have nerves of steel and a very thick skin while reacting to this nonsense. _________________ Fender Kingman, Sierra Crown D-10, Evans Amplifier, Soup Cube. |
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Dustin Rhodes
From: Owasso OK
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 8:10 am
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An entire army of people couldn't correct all the stupid and inane comments on YouTube that happen in a days time. |
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Michael Sawyer
From: North Carolina, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 8:11 am
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Many you tube comments i read are proof positive that intelligence and respect are no longer traits many humans possess. |
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Mike Neer
From: NJ
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 8:13 am
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I think this is what a lot of people think, as if it is the Magnus Chord Organ of guitars (get an autoharp). Personally, I find steel guitar to be considerably more difficult than playing guitar. I still struggle daily. |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Craig Stock
From: Westfield, NJ USA
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Don Poland
From: Hanover, PA.
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Posted 20 Sep 2021 4:01 pm Re: Jobs
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Jeff Evans wrote: |
"Lap slide player seeks accomplished armpit guitarist to form really smart duo." |
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David Nugent
From: Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 21 Sep 2021 6:45 am
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Over the years I have made quite a bit of extra income buying and selling pedal steels that were originally purchased by "amazing" (according to their friends and fans) six string players who believed that learning should be a "Piece of cake". Most were basically in as new condition with few playing hours. |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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David Mitchell
From: Tyler, Texas
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Joe Krumel
From: Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 5:04 am lap steel
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Wow,I am half giving up on my lap pedal steel.I really am a loser!!! maybe I could work with unknown Hinson, hear there is an opening. |
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Darrell Criswell
From: Maryland, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 1:37 pm
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Fiddle has to be even easier than lap steel --only four strings and no frets! |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Per Berner
From: Skövde, Sweden
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 11:34 pm
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Not to mention how easy the piano must be. All the notes lined up, all in tune – you just have to press a "button"...
"People are not as stupid as you think they are – it's much worse" |
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ajm
From: Los Angeles
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Posted 23 Sep 2021 6:20 am
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Jack Hanson: "Ingorance is bliss..."
Oh, I get it now.
Like Pee Wee Herman, "I meant to do that." ;>)) |
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Jack Hargraves
From: Missouri, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2021 7:37 am
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That statement couldn't be further from the truth. Playing the pedal steel is a lot more complicated than that. In the first place it's not just "sliding the bar around on the strings." And yes, there are chords, many of them. You have to used both hands, both feet, both knees. _________________ GFI Expo SD10, Nashville 112, Steelers choice Pak-a- seat, Carter vol. pedal, Stage one vol. pedal, Peavey Deltafex. Goodrich volume pedal. |
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Jerry Dragon
From: Gate City Va.
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Posted 26 Sep 2021 9:42 am
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I am a guitar player of 55 years, never thought the PSG would be easy, had an idea of how they worked, but I never thought it would be this difficult. Not only two hands, but two hands, two feet, and two knees. Most guitar players have no clue. That Unknown Hinson video was pretty funny. |
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Gary Hoetker
From: California, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2021 2:34 pm
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All I can say, is try to play it. |
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Ron Hall
From: Montpelier, VA
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Posted 26 Sep 2021 5:24 pm
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As a relatively new PSG player, I can say without a doubt it is the most difficult instrument I’ve attempted. Fiddle came pretty easily for me, at least to get to a decent level of competency. Dobro wasn’t too bad. Most instruments I can figure out on my own but this is the first time in along time I’ve needed formal lessons. |
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Bob Wood
From: Madera, California, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2021 11:48 am A dumb comment about steel guitar... by Doug Beaumier
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Haha! That's a good one, Doug. After I had been playing 6-string guitar for nearly 20 years, I decided that I wanted to add to my repertoire the pedal steel guitar. So, I bought a student model and took it home (Seems like almost yesterday). I played the finger/thumb style of Chet Atkins on the 6-string guitar and I thought playing the PSG would be a breeze since I had acquired great command of my right hand. I thought that playing an instrument that required the use of that said hand should be easy. Ha! Boy! Was I wrong! I finally got it, but not after many, many hours of practice and live playing and I have to tell you playing pedal steel guitar is nothing like playing the 6-string guitar. Also, the Dobro was finally added to my repertoire about ten years ago, and it's even different than the PSG. Playing wise! Even the strings are spaced wider than the PSG!
Oh, and Doug..., let's not forget the famous double-neck pedal steel guitar. Learning to play that other neck and tuning can be quite a chore! Add that to your list of some of the easiest (Haha) things to learn on the PSG!
One of the things I failed to mention was that the student model I acquired was an MSA red baron! My first ever PSG!
Last edited by Bob Wood on 29 Sep 2021 7:08 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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