3 things you hate about playing PSG

Don E. Curtis · From: St Louis, Missouri, USA (deceased)

1) playing outside, hot or cold...
2) playing with other sidemen who overplay and won't share the fills.
3) playing with singers who break time.

In that order,
Sincerely,
Don E.

Ron Randall · From: Dallas, Texas, USA

Not enough opportunities.
No opportunities to really dig in to jazz with other players.

Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

Michael Breid · From: Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA

You guys have pretty well covered it. I wish I had someone to play with other than the CD bandstand tapes, but they do help me get my chops honed. I guess one of my pet peeves is a musician(?) who doesn't know anything about the complexities of the pedal steel trying to tell you how to play it so that it sounds good to him. The "musical experts" in the band. I'm sure all of you have had experience with these people. I too support the death penalty. We used to have a law on the books in Arkansas that stated, "He just needed killin'", but I don't think it's there anymore.

Roger Edgington · From: San Antonio, Texas USA

I can't make a good living with it.

I'll never be able to play at the level I would like.

It can't remember the new lick I put on it last week.

James Morehead · From: Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.

1.) not having enough time to play 2.) not starting 40 years ago, 3.) and not having enough time to play

[This message was edited by James Morehead on 11 August 2005 at 07:20 PM.]

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

1 Not having it with me the last 2 months.
2 Pot metal
3 Not finding the lost chord ... yet!

Charlie McDonald · From: out of the blue

1. I hate that I had to wait to discover pedal steel.
2. Not enough bass strings.
3. No bass strings.

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

1. Not being a better player
2. Not being a better player
3. Redundancy

Adrienne Clasky · From: Florida, USA

This is the first time in my life I've ever wanted to be rich. Playing PSG has taught me envy and desire. I want guitars I cannot afford. Plus, changing strings is annoying. LOL.

John De Maille · From: On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.

1. Nothing
2. Nothing
3. Nothing

Larry R · From: Navasota, Tx.

1. Trying to tune on stage while other musicians are tuning and only a minute to do it.

2. Playing outdoors

3. Being in a playing rut for months on end and not being able to break out of it.

Bonus: all of the reasons ya'll listed.

Ernie Pollock · From: Mt Savage, Md USA

My three things I hate about playing steel is 1. weight of my stuff
2. weight of my stuff
3. weight of my stuff

I can live with the rest of it!!

Ernie

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Nic du Toit · From: Milnerton, Cape, South Africa

I'm with Herb Steiner on this one.

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Russ Rickmann · From: Texas, USA

I'm with Herb 100% on his comment.....other than that, it's great! Russ

Mike Taylor · From: Wetumpka, AL

1. The guitar player
2. The fiddle player
3. The piano player..
-- not necessarily in order...

Mike

Gary Spaeth · From: Wisconsin, USA

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Barry Blackwood · Posted 13 Aug 2005 9:15 am

Hey Mike, lemmie guess. #1, the fiddle player....

Bill Llewellyn · From: San Jose, CA

1. Needing decades of practice in order to sound even halfway decent at it.

2. Having to work very hard to convince the musicians I know that the PSG (with me playing) might have some value in their musical ventures.

3. Getting past mundane, all-too-easy licks as a bedroom player and moving on to laying out some real playing. (Dream on, Bill!!!)

Joe Drivdahl · From: Montana, USA

1. The singer - doesn't remember the words
2. The drummer - plays too loud
3. The six-string player - plays too much

Howard Tate · From: Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.

1 Loud, out of tune six stringers
2 Running me thru the system and changing my tone.
3 Effects of excessive number of birthdays.

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Tom Stolaski · From: Huntsville, AL, USA

1> Not knowing how to take my Zum completely apart
2> Not knowing how to put it back together again
3> Being the oldest guy in the band

Bob Cox · From: Buckeye State

1.Guitar player trying to play the steel parts leaving you the crumbs.
2.Singers trying to save money and not using the steel which put the signature licks that helped sale their album.
3.The extra set up time and tear down time.

Matt Martin · From: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA

Not having the balls to say...lets jam. I think a lot of us here would love to play and sound better. And to pack it up and take it out to ANY jam. I don't feel one bit sorry for all the guys complaining about having to set up and tear down. Isn't this the instrument YOU picked to play and entertain people with your skills and ability to sound great. You should still be loving what your doing. If you are...quit complaining. If you don't...then theres always the Tele.

J Hill · From: Colorado, USA

1. Being a beginner
2. Being a beginner
3. Being a beginner

[This message was edited by Leila Tuttle on 14 August 2005 at 08:20 PM.]

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