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Well...I guess I don't know who all these new folks are, what they do, what they stand for and don't care one whit. They will come and go and next month some other flash will take their place. If they ...

Another plug for Don Mare...I have them in two of my tellys...one a b bender. Great tone and bite too for "that" sound...

This price is beyond ridiculous, even if it works......

Here is our band, Standard Country Time, after a gig a few weeks back......
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/6985_Standard_Country_Time_1.jpg

Put me down for one please.

Try playing at an open mike venue. Singers (loosely used) think just because you play an instrument that you should know every toon ever written, along with the timing, the kick off, the melody line, ...

It's pretty thin around here too. As we age, so do the crowds. Last year I worked a small gig with some good pickers and the place was full. The owner was lamenting after that even tho' we had filled ...

I realize this is an old thread but I don't get on here much any more. Anyhow, I just wanted to comment that I think a lot of the older pickers have given up the bad habits that were so common back wh ...

Here is a little history...... http://www.jag-stang.com/guitars/jaguar/fender-jaguar-history/

Also...there were two series of necks on the originals. One had square inlays and one had "dots&qu ...

I have two old Fender Jags and wore one completely out.Takes a lot of tinkering to get the bridge and vibrato system to work and stay in tune, but worth the trouble. I did but a Japanese copy a few ye ...

Didn't Bobbe Seymour (RIP) say "we're dieing as fast as we can"????

We discuss this over and over but I guess it's because it is important to a majority of players. Like it or not, steel guitar is/was the backbone of classic country and more. We can all point to the t ...

Thanks Ray and Merry Christmas to you too.....Al

I feel your pain....believe me, I feel your pain........

It's a problem with ALL instruments, not just the big bad guitar player. Working with a steeler who plays pedal down thru a twin amp and never stops is not great fun either. Over use of effects on ste ...

Some years back I worked with a group that was pretty good. The funny part was that the singer, who really DID have it together, drove a meat truck between Nashville and Champagne, Illinois. We played ...

Awwww..c'mon.....look at the good side.....all these new crap toons have far less words to memorize than in the "old days"....three or four over and over and over and over and over....what c ...

My wife had on a local "new country" radio station Saturday morning. After a half hour of the most discordant,loud, non harmonious, no talent, asinine noise makin', no word, conglomeration o ...

Non of my teen to early 30's nieces and nephews know, or intend to find out, what a steel guitar is or what it sounds like..........

Interesting....the big bad guitar player won't let me play, I don't get any solos, one guy sez all guitarists are a-holes, another guy sez bass players are idiots, another sez fiddle players are idiot ...

Back in the 60's and 70's I played all around that area. Prolly everyone I knew is either gone home or in a nursing home. When Chanute was there, a lot of music got played in that area.....

I believe it is gone and what is left is slowly dieing a painful death. Around this area, back when manufacturing was king, automotive components, GM truck plant, Frigidaire,National Cash Register,etc ...

It works both ways. We have a steel picker here who plays extremely loud, plays constant, and gives no breaks. Kicks everything off at half speed and "noodles" in between songs. He's been pl ...

Good stuff Ray.....we need more. Do you ever use BIAB for backing tracks???

Like I posted in your OTHER thread, gravity is not your friend as you age. For some, just staying upright is a challenge. I still carry equipment in and out, but I dont unnerstand why stuff gets heavi ...

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Topic: CMA Award Show
Alan Tanner Replies: 44 Views: 16064	Forum Section: Music Posted: 23 Nov 2015 1:50 pm Subject: CMA Award Show
Alan Tanner Replies: 44 Views: 16064	Well...I guess I don't know who all these new folks are, what they do, what they stand for and don't care one whit. They will come and go and next month some other flash will take their place. If they ...
Topic: Best Telecaster Pickups
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 7412	Forum Section: Music Posted: 23 Nov 2015 1:41 pm Subject: Best Telecaster Pickups
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 7412	Another plug for Don Mare...I have them in two of my tellys...one a b bender. Great tone and bite too for "that" sound...
Topic: Echoplex, and OLD one
Alan Tanner Replies: 7 Views: 2197	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Nov 2015 9:52 am Subject: Echoplex, and OLD one
Alan Tanner Replies: 7 Views: 2197	This price is beyond ridiculous, even if it works......
Topic: Let's see your band picture
Alan Tanner Replies: 472 Views: 297667	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 4 Nov 2015 3:52 am Subject: Let's see your band picture
Alan Tanner Replies: 472 Views: 297667	Here is our band, Standard Country Time, after a gig a few weeks back...... http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/6985_Standard_Country_Time_1.jpg
Topic: ----> Man Of Steel Mugs <----
Alan Tanner Replies: 125 Views: 30380	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 3 Nov 2015 1:00 pm Subject: ----> Man Of Steel Mugs <----
Alan Tanner Replies: 125 Views: 30380	Put me down for one please.
Topic: The REAL challenge..............
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 4720	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Oct 2015 5:00 pm Subject: The REAL challenge..............
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 4720	Try playing at an open mike venue. Singers (loosely used) think just because you play an instrument that you should know every toon ever written, along with the timing, the kick off, the melody line, ...
Topic: How's the scene for Steelers where you live?
Alan Tanner Replies: 88 Views: 26938	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Oct 2015 5:12 am Subject: How's the scene for Steelers where you live?
Alan Tanner Replies: 88 Views: 26938	It's pretty thin around here too. As we age, so do the crowds. Last year I worked a small gig with some good pickers and the place was full. The owner was lamenting after that even tho' we had filled ...
Topic: Drunken/Doped-up band members................
Alan Tanner Replies: 73 Views: 21833	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Oct 2015 4:56 am Subject: Drunken/Doped-up band members................
Alan Tanner Replies: 73 Views: 21833	I realize this is an old thread but I don't get on here much any more. Anyhow, I just wanted to comment that I think a lot of the older pickers have given up the bad habits that were so common back wh ...
Topic: Looking for Fender Jaguar info?
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 5955	Forum Section: Music Posted: 7 Jul 2015 5:32 pm Subject: Looking for Fender Jaguar info?
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 5955	Here is a little history...... http://www.jag-stang.com/guitars/jaguar/fender-jaguar-history/ Also...there were two series of necks on the originals. One had square inlays and one had "dots&qu ...
Topic: Looking for Fender Jaguar info?
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 5955	Forum Section: Music Posted: 7 Jul 2015 5:23 pm Subject: Looking for Fender Jaguar info?
Alan Tanner Replies: 17 Views: 5955	I have two old Fender Jags and wore one completely out.Takes a lot of tinkering to get the bridge and vibrato system to work and stay in tune, but worth the trouble. I did but a Japanese copy a few ye ...
Topic: Who destroyed the music industry?
Alan Tanner Replies: 41 Views: 14109	Forum Section: Music Posted: 28 Jun 2015 4:57 pm Subject: Who destroyed the music industry?
Alan Tanner Replies: 41 Views: 14109	Didn't Bobbe Seymour (RIP) say "we're dieing as fast as we can"????
Topic: Disappointed In Today's Country Music
Alan Tanner Replies: 100 Views: 39212	Forum Section: Music Posted: 3 Jan 2015 4:12 am Subject: Disappointed In Today's Country Music
Alan Tanner Replies: 100 Views: 39212	We discuss this over and over but I guess it's because it is important to a majority of players. Like it or not, steel guitar is/was the backbone of classic country and more. We can all point to the t ...
Topic: Merry Christmas To All.................
Alan Tanner Replies: 6 Views: 1360	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Dec 2014 3:52 am Subject: Merry Christmas To All.................
Alan Tanner Replies: 6 Views: 1360	Thanks Ray and Merry Christmas to you too.....Al
Topic: I'm Done
Alan Tanner Replies: 46 Views: 16361	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Dec 2014 3:50 am Subject: I'm Done
Alan Tanner Replies: 46 Views: 16361	I feel your pain....believe me, I feel your pain........
Topic: The guitar player thinks he won
Alan Tanner Replies: 52 Views: 19874	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Nov 2014 5:27 am Subject: The guitar player thinks he won
Alan Tanner Replies: 52 Views: 19874	It's a problem with ALL instruments, not just the big bad guitar player. Working with a steeler who plays pedal down thru a twin amp and never stops is not great fun either. Over use of effects on ste ...
Topic: ''Nashville Recording Artist''
Alan Tanner Replies: 42 Views: 15013	Forum Section: Music Posted: 25 Sep 2014 3:01 am Subject: ''Nashville Recording Artist''
Alan Tanner Replies: 42 Views: 15013	Some years back I worked with a group that was pretty good. The funny part was that the singer, who really DID have it together, drove a meat truck between Nashville and Champagne, Illinois. We played ...
Topic: Bro-Country
Alan Tanner Replies: 35 Views: 15645	Forum Section: Music Posted: 24 Sep 2014 3:50 am Subject: Bro-Country
Alan Tanner Replies: 35 Views: 15645	Awwww..c'mon.....look at the good side.....all these new crap toons have far less words to memorize than in the "old days"....three or four over and over and over and over and over....what c ...
Topic: Are Steel Guitar Players a Dying Breed? No!
Alan Tanner Replies: 63 Views: 19418	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Sep 2014 2:24 pm Subject: Are Steel Guitar Players a Dying Breed? No!
Alan Tanner Replies: 63 Views: 19418	My wife had on a local "new country" radio station Saturday morning. After a half hour of the most discordant,loud, non harmonious, no talent, asinine noise makin', no word, conglomeration o ...
Topic: A Bad Precedent: No Steel Player Onstage
Alan Tanner Replies: 39 Views: 11457	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Sep 2014 5:32 pm Subject: A Bad Precedent: No Steel Player Onstage
Alan Tanner Replies: 39 Views: 11457	Non of my teen to early 30's nieces and nephews know, or intend to find out, what a steel guitar is or what it sounds like..........
Topic: Band Members That Overplay
Alan Tanner Replies: 68 Views: 24402	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Jul 2014 4:27 am Subject: Band Members That Overplay
Alan Tanner Replies: 68 Views: 24402	Interesting....the big bad guitar player won't let me play, I don't get any solos, one guy sez all guitarists are a-holes, another guy sez bass players are idiots, another sez fiddle players are idiot ...
Topic: Any steelers in the Champaigne/Urbana illinois rea ?
Alan Tanner Replies: 13 Views: 4930	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Jul 2014 5:49 pm Subject: Any steelers in the Champaigne/Urbana illinois rea ?
Alan Tanner Replies: 13 Views: 4930	Back in the 60's and 70's I played all around that area. Prolly everyone I knew is either gone home or in a nursing home. When Chanute was there, a lot of music got played in that area.....
Topic: Will True Country Music Make A Comeback Without Deviations?
Alan Tanner Replies: 181 Views: 50245	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Jun 2014 2:34 am Subject: Will True Country Music Make A Comeback Without Deviations?
Alan Tanner Replies: 181 Views: 50245	I believe it is gone and what is left is slowly dieing a painful death. Around this area, back when manufacturing was king, automotive components, GM truck plant, Frigidaire,National Cash Register,etc ...
Topic: When Is It My Turn To Play?
Alan Tanner Replies: 79 Views: 31419	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Jun 2014 2:29 am Subject: When Is It My Turn To Play?
Alan Tanner Replies: 79 Views: 31419	It works both ways. We have a steel picker here who plays extremely loud, plays constant, and gives no breaks. Kicks everything off at half speed and "noodles" in between songs. He's been pl ...
Topic: A word of encouragement for other newbies.............
Alan Tanner Replies: 20 Views: 5784	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Apr 2014 2:57 am Subject: A word of encouragement for other newbies.............
Alan Tanner Replies: 20 Views: 5784	Good stuff Ray.....we need more. Do you ever use BIAB for backing tracks???
Topic: Gravity And Passing Years Assist Steelies In Making Plans
Alan Tanner Replies: 33 Views: 9824	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Apr 2014 3:59 am Subject: Gravity And Passing Years Assist Steelies In Making Plans
Alan Tanner Replies: 33 Views: 9824	Like I posted in your OTHER thread, gravity is not your friend as you age. For some, just staying upright is a challenge. I still carry equipment in and out, but I dont unnerstand why stuff gets heavi ...