Top 10 signs of a Hack Steel Player,,,,

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 25 Jul 2005 6:35 am

If you ever got white fretboards and pickups because somebody else had them. Especially if you disagree with him/her politcally.

Huh? Dude, you have lost your mind!

Seriously, though,

6. You tend to put the legs of your steel in the same indentations in the linoleum at the Eagles every week.

Applied to my house gig of two years. Can't say I was sad when it ended.

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Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 25 Jul 2005 7:57 am

Looking for parts in the fork and spoon drawer when deciding to add a knee lever is a fair indicator of hackdom...

Perry Hansen · Post by **Perry Hansen** » 25 Jul 2005 9:08 am

Three whole licks, huh. What's a Lick???

Mark Metdker · Post by **Mark Metdker** » 25 Jul 2005 9:20 am

When someone from the audience comes up to you and says

"You shoulda heard that steel player that was here last night. Now THAT guy could play."

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James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 25 Jul 2005 10:32 am

Hey Mark, What if you go find that steeler to watch HIM play?

Mark Metdker · Post by **Mark Metdker** » 25 Jul 2005 11:52 am

I thought you were there to hear Chris play with The Derailers! That's the only reason I showed up.

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James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 25 Jul 2005 1:50 pm

Yeah, This cheap ole redneck got two for the price of one! HA!

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 28 Jul 2005 2:25 am

Several years ago I saw a man playing a gig with a piece of metal fastened across A-B & C pedals so they all went down at once ---Never caught on I guess-- havn't seen any more ----

Bob Hayes · Post by **Bob Hayes** » 28 Jul 2005 7:03 am

Why would anyonw want to lick his or her a pedal?I've been pushin' & pushin' and still can get that guitar to move! Oh! The second neck is in case the first neck gets broke or tired!I keep polishin' & polisin' with my steel guitar rag ,and still can't get it!
No Mam'..those are NOT metal fingernails!
"HEY YOU" Are you gona do some ironing...or are ya waitin' fer the monkey to get here!!!!GGOSH..Why is it called a "NECK"?
"HEY BUDDY...Get Pedlin'..You're holdin up traffic"!!!!! It's called a"PUSH PULL" cause you can push or pull from either end or side!!How do you know which is the Top neck and which is the bottom??? "What kind of Organ is that"??? Lets see now....I put my left foot (toes) on those first and second foot pedals right there...and my right foot goes on that BIG accelerator lookin' thing.That makes the sound go up & down..or is it Louder or not so loud?.Then I put my right knee between thosebars that are hangin' down right....wait..ther's a couple more down next to them and one thats...no two thats looks almost horizontil...and then on the othe end theres some more.......Damned..Youve'got to be kind of like and orangatang to play this thig a ma jig. No wonder those people ar so WIERD!!!!
And So The Story Goes!
Grouchy

Michael Garnett · Post by **Michael Garnett** » 28 Jul 2005 7:29 pm

My instructor was telling me about a rodeo gig he played many years back where he depended on the other guys in the band to load his stuff, and he met the group at the gig. They forgot his seat, which included his volume pedal, picks, and bar. He played the entire rodeo dance with a tire iron and a flatpick. And some chick took him home afterwards. Will the wonders never cease?

-MG

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 28 Jul 2005 10:32 pm

I thought you were there to hear Chris play with The Derailers

Chris Miller the Portland boy?

Pat Dawson · Post by **Pat Dawson** » 29 Jul 2005 11:10 am

3. You replace only the strings that break, and buy a dozen 17s 10s and 36s once every couple years.

Whew! I'm not a hack. I buy 18s, 11s, and 38s.

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Tim Fleming · Post by **Tim Fleming** » 29 Jul 2005 5:28 pm

When you spend more time reading posts than playing...oops you caught me catching myself.

Greg Vincent · Post by **Greg Vincent** » 11 Aug 2005 12:37 pm

Ernie Ball volume pedal.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 11 Aug 2005 3:34 pm

Worse, an old DeArmond volume pedal ....

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 11 Aug 2005 3:44 pm

Then I definitely qualify as a hack.

But when I get me a Goodrich, I'll be a pro.

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 12 Aug 2005 10:19 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>When someone from the audience comes up to you and says
"You shoulda heard that steel player that was here last night. Now THAT guy could play."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

and you've been playing there all weekend...

John Bresler R.I.P. · Post by **John Bresler R.I.P.** » 12 Aug 2005 11:41 am

You play a 4 neck fender steel, but 3 knecks are tuned exactly the same.

I knew of a famous picker did this!! Everyone thought he was really a showman pickin' on all those necks.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 31 Dec 2005 11:19 am

#2005a.

Being outraged at a backwater writer's characterization of Pedal Steel Guitar, and then being happy when he changes it....

Just a thought..

How about like with guitar players.

"Relic"ing a 5000$ guitar...

EJL

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 31 Dec 2005 1:21 pm

You've been playing in your bedroom for 10 years cause you're still learning.

Terry[This message was edited by Terry Edwards on 31 December 2005 at 01:24 PM.]

Duane Reese · Post by **Duane Reese** » 31 Dec 2005 7:13 pm

When you have pulls that are out of tune, and you are so LAZY that you don't even bother to tune them, but instead just go up to you keyhead and run your string(s) a little bit out of tune in order to bring the pull(s) a little more in tune as a compromise...

And then you give up on that plan because you can't even hear what you are doing and it's now even worse (probably) and you just start playing anyway, hoping everyone is too drunk to notice.

Terry I hope you never have the misfortune of seeing this.[This message was edited by Duane Reese on 31 December 2005 at 07:35 PM.]

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 31 Dec 2005 10:32 pm

Will someone please post a sound clip of this lick, I can't seem to get the phrasing right.

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Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 1 Jan 2006 12:18 am

If someone asks you "Could y'all show me how to play those thangs y'all call licks on the steel gee-tar? Ha!Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10[This message was edited by Brett Day on 01 January 2006 at 12:27 AM.][This message was edited by Brett Day on 01 January 2006 at 12:29 AM.]

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 1 Jan 2006 2:44 am

Usin' a pair of channel locks, a 3/8" drive extension, a 3/8" x 1/8" drive adapter, and a 1/8" drive deepwell socket to adjust the tuning nuts 'cause the tuning wrench rolled away somewhere never to be seen again...

Or the hack that you bought the axe from sold it in another auction.

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Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 1 Jan 2006 3:30 am

Picture taken March 2001.

1. Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
2. Kitchen Chair.
3. 6 string guitar amp
4. 6 string guitar effects.
5. Ernie Ball Slide
6. No blocking
7. Brain: "%*#@&$><"

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