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Liking my Bullet my too, but yes, my 15/16 BJS is sweet.

I just signed on thinking of Mike and am glad to find this, having now lost so much of my family myself. Today I was playing at the steel and listening to Mike's recordings of our lesson. I was espe ...

Wish I could have made it to the funeral, but thanks for the good reports and especially glad to hear of an upcoming album!
I've been listening to Mike's recording of our lesson. We'd laugh and play ...

Mike's passing is sad indeed. I was fortunate almost two years ago to have a pedal steel lesson from Mike of over two hours. It was a wealth of learning and I'm grateful he made recordings as we went ...

I ordered mine from the forum and still have a good supply. Just looked and they still seem to be offered. I imagine b0b would be on top of taking them off if they were gone.

It seems to be some type of IM distortion due to pre amp overload. When I play through a Digitech RP-155 using earphones I still hear it, but when I turn the RP-155 output vol down, most of it goes aw ...

First, I will make the concession that the tuning could be a wee bit out - check the pair on a high fret by standing and looking down to see the bar is exactly perpendicular to the strings.
OK. My f ...

Not to mention the whole argument for U-12!

Wonderful story! Thanks, Scotty - you just can't make this up, as they say.

From all the foregoing input, it sounds like sharpwound would be preferable.

Satisfaction! I have a Red Baron and Julian Tharpe's S20 - to cover the gamut of contrast Smile

I have had very good support and correspondence with Reece Anderson and David Wright. The MSA folk ar ...

...And more guitars will be on the market soon, the old timers are dying or can no longer play, country music has been in a long slow decline for decades and so is the use of the PSG....

I went ...

Thanks Patricia! I had the large PDF printed up at a local print shop in wall size. Kept one and gave one to my teacher. He's rated to teach "any instrument" so he wanted to learn steel to ...

Jim, there's a Townsend VA not far from here. I too like my BJS, and I have a Bullet bar I like too. They do seem to make a difference. Have fun!

A tuner can get the open strings right, but when you play a steel or a fiddle, you have to put the bar or your finger in the right spot to get that note or chord right. Mandolin and guitar (usually) ...

Something drew you. Was there a song you loved that got you to play steel? Was it a genre or the sound of the instrument?

Hearing State of Mind got me needing to learn the fiddle. Then Eep Hour ...

But once again Doug your playing has me at a loss for words. Unbelievable, magic, there I thought of 2. This deserves to be brought to the top again.
Will
Not at all meaning to denigrate Doug's fine ...

Thanks for the straight up version, it's so often over played. What a great melody. KISS.

It must have been youthful exuberance that caused Jeff Baxter to add so much panache: http://www.youtube.co ...

Could by tuning be classified as an E9/6 or E13th? From the top down its:

F#
C#
G#
E
B
B#
F#
E
C#
B
G#
E

.....................JH in Va.
Nobody has argued with you, JH. I'm resto ...

Pedal Steel Guitar by Winnie Winston. Oak publications.
Second that - big time!
..OK I'll edit- You started this a long time ago. There have been mentions about other sources with which I shall not ...

my teacher ... put tiny little pieces of tape on the neck to mimic frets

She should have done it right off - it's standard procedure. The drawback is you have to look. My teacher and I've been ...

At last, found a post by Joe McHam on the copedent: "E9 on the first 8 strings and Julians 12 string E9/6 on the inside 12 strings"
on guestbook for Julian. Thanks, and I continue the res ...

Uncle Ralph thinks this is the thumb pick Mr. Dan Dugmore used on the song "Blue Bayou"
And lots of other of us steel players use National thumb picks on many songs!

Second to the comments on Robert Randolph, and to the aforementioned http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLqRh7_aiM&context=C345e7b1ADOEgsToPDskIU6Ktloc0VM2_CyYU3UVQu Chinese players, expanding the wo ...

Sounds fiddly. Winking

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Topic: BJS Bars Rock!!!!!
Alfred Ewell Replies: 11 Views: 2455	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Feb 2013 4:05 pm Subject: BJS Bars Rock!!!!!
Alfred Ewell Replies: 11 Views: 2455	Liking my Bullet my too, but yes, my 15/16 BJS is sweet.
Topic: From the Auldridge Family
Alfred Ewell Replies: 2 Views: 2096	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 19 Jan 2013 8:34 pm Subject: From the Auldridge Family
Alfred Ewell Replies: 2 Views: 2096	I just signed on thinking of Mike and am glad to find this, having now lost so much of my family myself. Today I was playing at the steel and listening to Mike's recordings of our lesson. I was espe ...
Topic: Mike Auldridge
Alfred Ewell Replies: 85 Views: 39930	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 5 Jan 2013 6:48 pm Subject: Mike Auldridge
Alfred Ewell Replies: 85 Views: 39930	Wish I could have made it to the funeral, but thanks for the good reports and especially glad to hear of an upcoming album! I've been listening to Mike's recording of our lesson. We'd laugh and play ...
Topic: Mike Auldridge
Alfred Ewell Replies: 85 Views: 39930	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 3 Jan 2013 10:27 am Subject: Mike Auldridge
Alfred Ewell Replies: 85 Views: 39930	Mike's passing is sad indeed. I was fortunate almost two years ago to have a pedal steel lesson from Mike of over two hours. It was a wealth of learning and I'm grateful he made recordings as we went ...
Topic: Whats up with, Jagwire strings ?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 40 Views: 18761	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Oct 2012 5:22 pm Subject: Whats up with, Jagwire strings ?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 40 Views: 18761	I ordered mine from the forum and still have a good supply. Just looked and they still seem to be offered. I imagine b0b would be on top of taking them off if they were gone.
Topic: Bad harmonics, beats on string pairs.
Alfred Ewell Replies: 32 Views: 12771	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Sep 2012 7:27 pm Subject: Bad harmonics, beats on string pairs.
Alfred Ewell Replies: 32 Views: 12771	It seems to be some type of IM distortion due to pre amp overload. When I play through a Digitech RP-155 using earphones I still hear it, but when I turn the RP-155 output vol down, most of it goes aw ...
Topic: Bad harmonics, beats on string pairs.
Alfred Ewell Replies: 32 Views: 12771	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Sep 2012 6:59 pm Subject: Bad harmonics, beats on string pairs.
Alfred Ewell Replies: 32 Views: 12771	First, I will make the concession that the tuning could be a wee bit out - check the pair on a high fret by standing and looking down to see the bar is exactly perpendicular to the strings. OK. My f ...
Topic: Whats better - an 8 or 10 string pedal steel guitar
Alfred Ewell Replies: 17 Views: 6229	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Aug 2012 8:56 pm Subject: Whats better - an 8 or 10 string pedal steel guitar
Alfred Ewell Replies: 17 Views: 6229	Not to mention the whole argument for U-12!
Topic: Who might have influenced Jerry Garcia?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 46 Views: 25095	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 27 Jul 2012 2:17 pm Subject: Who might have influenced Jerry Garcia?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 46 Views: 25095	Wonderful story! Thanks, Scotty - you just can't make this up, as they say.
Topic: Has anybody ever tried flat wound strings?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 22 Views: 7254	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2012 8:09 pm Subject: Has anybody ever tried flat wound strings?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 22 Views: 7254	From all the foregoing input, it sounds like sharpwound would be preferable.
Topic: Good Support Experience-MSA
Alfred Ewell Replies: 7 Views: 1787	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 May 2012 6:45 pm Subject: Good Support Experience-MSA
Alfred Ewell Replies: 7 Views: 1787	Satisfaction! I have a Red Baron and Julian Tharpe's S20 - to cover the gamut of contrast I have had very good support and correspondence with Reece Anderson and David Wright. The MSA folk ar ...
Topic: Is a student/beginner D10 a silly idea?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 34 Views: 8067	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 May 2012 11:25 am Subject: Is a student/beginner D10 a silly idea?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 34 Views: 8067	...And more guitars will be on the market soon, the old timers are dying or can no longer play, country music has been in a long slow decline for decades and so is the use of the PSG.... I went ...
Topic: E9th Chord Chart & Tip Sheet
Alfred Ewell Replies: 491 Views: 293765	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Mar 2012 8:59 pm Subject: E9th Chord Chart & Tip Sheet
Alfred Ewell Replies: 491 Views: 293765	Thanks Patricia! I had the large PDF printed up at a local print shop in wall size. Kept one and gave one to my teacher. He's rated to teach "any instrument" so he wanted to learn steel to ...
Topic: BJS bars
Alfred Ewell Replies: 3 Views: 1467	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Mar 2012 5:34 pm Subject: BJS bars
Alfred Ewell Replies: 3 Views: 1467	Jim, there's a Townsend VA not far from here. I too like my BJS, and I have a Bullet bar I like too. They do seem to make a difference. Have fun!
Topic: Is Perfect Pitch Necessary Really Necessary?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 10 Views: 3334	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Mar 2012 5:15 pm Subject: Is Perfect Pitch Necessary Really Necessary?
Alfred Ewell Replies: 10 Views: 3334	A tuner can get the open strings right, but when you play a steel or a fiddle, you have to put the bar or your finger in the right spot to get that note or chord right. Mandolin and guitar (usually) ...
Topic: that song
Alfred Ewell Replies: 0 Views: 601	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Mar 2012 4:52 pm Subject: that song
Alfred Ewell Replies: 0 Views: 601	Something drew you. Was there a song you loved that got you to play steel? Was it a genre or the sound of the instrument? Hearing State of Mind got me needing to learn the fiddle. Then Eep Hour ...
Topic: Sleep Walk !! mp3
Alfred Ewell Replies: 84 Views: 54840	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Mar 2012 4:08 pm Subject: Sleep Walk !! mp3
Alfred Ewell Replies: 84 Views: 54840	But once again Doug your playing has me at a loss for words. Unbelievable, magic, there I thought of 2. This deserves to be brought to the top again. Will Not at all meaning to denigrate Doug's fine ...
Topic: Sleep Walk !! mp3
Alfred Ewell Replies: 84 Views: 54840	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2012 4:09 pm Subject: Sleep Walk !! mp3
Alfred Ewell Replies: 84 Views: 54840	Thanks for the straight up version, it's so often over played. What a great melody. KISS. It must have been youthful exuberance that caused Jeff Baxter to add so much panache: http://www.youtube.co ...
Topic: E13 Tuning
Alfred Ewell Replies: 39 Views: 14847	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Feb 2012 5:12 pm Subject: E13 Tuning
Alfred Ewell Replies: 39 Views: 14847	Could by tuning be classified as an E9/6 or E13th? From the top down its: F# C# G# E B B# F# E C# B G# E .....................JH in Va. Nobody has argued with you, JH. I'm resto ...
Topic: Newbie: recommend me some instruction books for E9th
Alfred Ewell Replies: 21 Views: 7257	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Feb 2012 4:42 pm Subject: Newbie: recommend me some instruction books for E9th
Alfred Ewell Replies: 21 Views: 7257	Pedal Steel Guitar by Winnie Winston. Oak publications. Second that - big time! ..OK I'll edit- You started this a long time ago. There have been mentions about other sources with which I shall not ...
Topic: New-found respect for good fiddlers
Alfred Ewell Replies: 11 Views: 3111	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Feb 2012 8:52 am Subject: New-found respect for good fiddlers
Alfred Ewell Replies: 11 Views: 3111	my teacher ... put tiny little pieces of tape on the neck to mimic frets She should have done it right off - it's standard procedure. The drawback is you have to look. My teacher and I've been ...
Topic: MSA 20 string single neck!
Alfred Ewell Replies: 24 Views: 12176	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Feb 2012 1:05 pm Subject: MSA 20 string single neck!
Alfred Ewell Replies: 24 Views: 12176	At last, found a post by Joe McHam on the copedent: "E9 on the first 8 strings and Julians 12 string E9/6 on the inside 12 strings" on guestbook for Julian. Thanks, and I continue the res ...
Topic: Finally! It's been found....Oh no - another one!
Alfred Ewell Replies: 23 Views: 10781	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jan 2012 9:42 pm Subject: Finally! It's been found....Oh no - another one!
Alfred Ewell Replies: 23 Views: 10781	Uncle Ralph thinks this is the thumb pick Mr. Dan Dugmore used on the song "Blue Bayou" And lots of other of us steel players use National thumb picks on many songs!
Topic: The Thingumajig Called Pedal Steel Guitar
Alfred Ewell Replies: 108 Views: 19380	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Jan 2012 7:39 pm Subject: The Thingumajig Called Pedal Steel Guitar
Alfred Ewell Replies: 108 Views: 19380	Second to the comments on Robert Randolph, and to the aforementioned http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLqRh7_aiM&context=C345e7b1ADOEgsToPDskIU6Ktloc0VM2_CyYU3UVQu Chinese players, expanding the wo ...
Topic: miniature pedal steel models.
Alfred Ewell Replies: 21 Views: 13355	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jan 2012 8:37 pm Subject: miniature pedal steel models.
Alfred Ewell Replies: 21 Views: 13355	Sounds fiddly. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1029/10060_POSTSIZE_8.jpg