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I did jest somewhat Bill, the Fender you refer to as the "Diamond Head Model" is generally referred to as having "Trapezoid" pick-ups. Where you get the terminology you use from is ...

The other aspect of the longer scale lengths is that the harmonics are much easier and ring better. I have a 26" Stringmaster and the tone is mind boggling.. but yes the slants, especially in th ...

Not sure about the guitars on Hawaii Calls, but the Fender I refer to is a 22" dual eight. The strings actually pass through the pick-up body.

Both the volume and tone controls on the 26" ...

When I want to use that approach, I just use the E9th neck. To each his own, but I just prefer to keep the A6th and C6th tunigs pretty much standard.

My 10 string "Herbie" A6 pedal steel(a 24" Remington Sustainmaster) set up is very similar to the guages Rick showed. On the lower octave, I go just a teeny bit heavier. Here's mine( ...

I think I'd call it A6...

Perhaps a "modified" A6. All of the A6 tuning I am familiar with are: (top to bottom)

E,C#,A,F#,E,C#,A,F#,E,A

Michael....

Yu should be able to find a good computer geek somewhere in your area who could take your hard drive, mount it in another machine and recover all your stuff to a new hard drive.

I ...

I'm still a newbie to steel. I have a Ernie Ball VP Jr. I use it for regular guitar and naturally put in in line with my lap steel. Mainly just cause it's nice to be able to quickly cut the sound when ...

Most pedal steelers use the volume pedal very sparingly. Probably because -- as someone else here pointed out -- it really interferes with your right knee lever use. I know I find that to be true, ...

Ultimately you'll want to go to C6 or A6. But for just starting out I think the Open E is ideal. The main reason is that -- if you already have familarity with standard guitar you'll be able to qui ...

I've pretty much used one forever. I understand all the comments above. I find that a lot of the time when I'm learning something new or just fooling around, I don't even use the amp. I find that t ...

Some pictures would help.
To my knowledge, there were no D-8 Stringmasters built with 3 legs, just single neck models.

That's correct. I have an original Fender Catalog from 1954 that shows all t ...

Bill-I am glad you mentioned Herb Remington and his albums. I have them . He does a great job on them with only 4 pedals on A6 tuning. That is some to the songs we played back in the old days as they ...

I recently stumbled on a You Tube of Billy Walker's "Charlie's Shoes" and the steel player was none other than the Big E. I later found a thread on here discussing that and it noted that th ...

While I'm partial to country,there are a lot of excellent examples out there of steel guitar playing all kinds of music, besides county, western swing, Hawaiian, or blues, that I really like. Buddy E ...

I don't recognize him, but he does has a very smooth sound. I notice he uses the volume control pretty heavily to do some muting and this gives a really fluid sound.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix/4267_Document_23_1.jpg

Here's a little bit of trivia from Elvis' time on the Louisiana Hayride in the 50's. I grew up in Shreveport and hung out at the Hayride as much as I could get away with.

In my tweens and teens I ...

Bill, how do you hold the bar, per your index finger?
Is it straight, or curved?

For those that don't slant much, a straight finger would probably aid in the lifting of the bar a bit, but it's the ...

I hope you'all will be able to forgive this olde man but, I've watched this video a dozen or more times and I STILL CANNOT SEE where Alvino operated the electrical "cut-off switch" that Spee ...

It's good to hear folks out there still using the Open E tuning. Since you can't get more bsic than that for the guitar (any type) it's a great anchor.

I started out taking steel lessons back in t ...

Here's a great one: The original recording of Charlie's Shoes" by Billy Walker, recorded April 21, 1061, with Jerry Byrd on steel:

http://www.lloydgreentribute.com/AustrianSteelguitar/Forum. ...

I have all his CDs. They're all excellent but my favorite is "All over The road" which contains songs by Hendrix and Zappa, among others.

Mike...

I'll second that. I love the "A ...

I got a copy of his West Side Story album and I was amazed at the beautiful sounds he created.

Well guys, as Joe says, it does take a lot of practice and time to get it where it's comfortable. As little as I play now, I can tell a big difference in the smoothness. After a while your mind jus ...

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Topic: Pickup Placement
Bill Brummett Replies: 32 Views: 7483	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:44 am Subject: Pickup Placement
Bill Brummett Replies: 32 Views: 7483	I did jest somewhat Bill, the Fender you refer to as the "Diamond Head Model" is generally referred to as having "Trapezoid" pick-ups. Where you get the terminology you use from is ...
Topic: Instrument scale length - what difference does it make?
Bill Brummett Replies: 11 Views: 5283	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Nov 2010 9:10 pm Subject: Instrument scale length - what difference does it make?
Bill Brummett Replies: 11 Views: 5283	The other aspect of the longer scale lengths is that the harmonics are much easier and ring better. I have a 26" Stringmaster and the tone is mind boggling.. but yes the slants, especially in th ...
Topic: Pickup Placement
Bill Brummett Replies: 32 Views: 7483	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Nov 2010 8:52 pm Subject: Pickup Placement
Bill Brummett Replies: 32 Views: 7483	Not sure about the guitars on Hawaii Calls, but the Fender I refer to is a 22" dual eight. The strings actually pass through the pick-up body. Both the volume and tone controls on the 26" ...
Topic: I'm lost tuning my ten string non pedal in A6th
Bill Brummett Replies: 8 Views: 2427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Aug 2008 11:40 am Subject: I'm lost tuning my ten string non pedal in A6th
Bill Brummett Replies: 8 Views: 2427	When I want to use that approach, I just use the E9th neck. To each his own, but I just prefer to keep the A6th and C6th tunigs pretty much standard.
Topic: I'm lost tuning my ten string non pedal in A6th
Bill Brummett Replies: 8 Views: 2427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Aug 2008 10:37 am Subject: I'm lost tuning my ten string non pedal in A6th
Bill Brummett Replies: 8 Views: 2427	My 10 string "Herbie" A6 pedal steel(a 24" Remington Sustainmaster) set up is very similar to the guages Rick showed. On the lower octave, I go just a teeny bit heavier. Here's mine( ...
Topic: What Tuning?
Bill Brummett Replies: 7 Views: 1812	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2008 4:35 pm Subject: What Tuning?
Bill Brummett Replies: 7 Views: 1812	I think I'd call it A6... Perhaps a "modified" A6. All of the A6 tuning I am familiar with are: (top to bottom) E,C#,A,F#,E,C#,A,F#,E,A
Topic: Removed.
Bill Brummett Replies: 237 Views: 52657	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Feb 2008 12:16 pm Subject: Removed.
Bill Brummett Replies: 237 Views: 52657	Michael.... Yu should be able to find a good computer geek somewhere in your area who could take your hard drive, mount it in another machine and recover all your stuff to a new hard drive. I ...
Topic: How many of you use a volume pedal?
Bill Brummett Replies: 61 Views: 16919	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Feb 2008 5:09 pm Subject: How many of you use a volume pedal?
Bill Brummett Replies: 61 Views: 16919	I'm still a newbie to steel. I have a Ernie Ball VP Jr. I use it for regular guitar and naturally put in in line with my lap steel. Mainly just cause it's nice to be able to quickly cut the sound when ...
Topic: How many of you use a volume pedal?
Bill Brummett Replies: 61 Views: 16919	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Feb 2008 2:34 pm Subject: How many of you use a volume pedal?
Bill Brummett Replies: 61 Views: 16919	Most pedal steelers use the volume pedal very sparingly. Probably because -- as someone else here pointed out -- it really interferes with your right knee lever use. I know I find that to be true, ...
Topic: Recommended Tuning for New Lap Steeler??
Bill Brummett Replies: 13 Views: 4968	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Feb 2008 3:05 pm Subject: Recommended Tuning for New Lap Steeler??
Bill Brummett Replies: 13 Views: 4968	Ultimately you'll want to go to C6 or A6. But for just starting out I think the Open E is ideal. The main reason is that -- if you already have familarity with standard guitar you'll be able to qui ...
Topic: How many of you use a volume pedal?
Bill Brummett Replies: 61 Views: 16919	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Feb 2008 2:52 pm Subject: How many of you use a volume pedal?
Bill Brummett Replies: 61 Views: 16919	I've pretty much used one forever. I understand all the comments above. I find that a lot of the time when I'm learning something new or just fooling around, I don't even use the amp. I find that t ...
Topic: Help with questions on a D-8 fender steel has 3 legs
Bill Brummett Replies: 4 Views: 1706	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Feb 2008 11:36 am Subject: Help with questions on a D-8 fender steel has 3 legs
Bill Brummett Replies: 4 Views: 1706	Some pictures would help. To my knowledge, there were no D-8 Stringmasters built with 3 legs, just single neck models. That's correct. I have an original Fender Catalog from 1954 that shows all t ...
Topic: Steel Guitar Is Not Just For Country Music
Bill Brummett Replies: 39 Views: 11748	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Oct 2007 11:36 am Subject: Re: Herb Remington
Bill Brummett Replies: 39 Views: 11748	Bill-I am glad you mentioned Herb Remington and his albums. I have them . He does a great job on them with only 4 pedals on A6 tuning. That is some to the songs we played back in the old days as they ...
Topic: Billy Walker steel?
Bill Brummett Replies: 16 Views: 3790	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Oct 2007 1:09 pm Subject: Billy Walker steel?
Bill Brummett Replies: 16 Views: 3790	I recently stumbled on a You Tube of Billy Walker's "Charlie's Shoes" and the steel player was none other than the Big E. I later found a thread on here discussing that and it noted that th ...
Topic: Steel Guitar Is Not Just For Country Music
Bill Brummett Replies: 39 Views: 11748	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Oct 2007 12:41 pm Subject: Steel Guitar Is Not Just For Country Music
Bill Brummett Replies: 39 Views: 11748	While I'm partial to country,there are a lot of excellent examples out there of steel guitar playing all kinds of music, besides county, western swing, Hawaiian, or blues, that I really like. Buddy E ...
Topic: Who's The Steeler?
Bill Brummett Replies: 4 Views: 1202	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Oct 2007 12:14 pm Subject: Who's The Steeler?
Bill Brummett Replies: 4 Views: 1202	I don't recognize him, but he does has a very smooth sound. I notice he uses the volume control pretty heavily to do some muting and this gives a really fluid sound.
Topic: Tuning of 4-neck Instruments
Bill Brummett Replies: 28 Views: 7262	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2007 5:25 pm Subject: Tuning of 4-neck Instruments
Bill Brummett Replies: 28 Views: 7262	http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix/4267_Document_23_1.jpg
Topic: Who has played steel for Elvis ?
Bill Brummett Replies: 39 Views: 22437	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Sep 2007 1:13 pm Subject: Who has played steel for Elvis ?
Bill Brummett Replies: 39 Views: 22437	Here's a little bit of trivia from Elvis' time on the Louisiana Hayride in the 50's. I grew up in Shreveport and hung out at the Hayride as much as I could get away with. In my tweens and teens I ...
Topic: Pointers on damping... still new for me...
Bill Brummett Replies: 57 Views: 14924	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Sep 2007 6:11 pm Subject: Pointers on damping... still new for me...
Bill Brummett Replies: 57 Views: 14924	Bill, how do you hold the bar, per your index finger? Is it straight, or curved? For those that don't slant much, a straight finger would probably aid in the lifting of the bar a bit, but it's the ...
Topic: You Guys are Gonna Love This: Alvino Rey
Bill Brummett Replies: 17 Views: 5347	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Sep 2007 5:40 pm Subject: Re: Must be my age......................
Bill Brummett Replies: 17 Views: 5347	I hope you'all will be able to forgive this olde man but, I've watched this video a dozen or more times and I STILL CANNOT SEE where Alvino operated the electrical "cut-off switch" that Spee ...
Topic: Open E Instructional Material
Bill Brummett Replies: 29 Views: 7667	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Sep 2007 5:15 pm Subject: Open E Instructional Material
Bill Brummett Replies: 29 Views: 7667	It's good to hear folks out there still using the Open E tuning. Since you can't get more bsic than that for the guitar (any type) it's a great anchor. I started out taking steel lessons back in t ...
Topic: "next to jimmy"
Bill Brummett Replies: 13 Views: 3421	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Sep 2007 1:59 pm Subject: "next to jimmy"
Bill Brummett Replies: 13 Views: 3421	Here's a great one: The original recording of Charlie's Shoes" by Billy Walker, recorded April 21, 1061, with Jerry Byrd on steel: http://www.lloydgreentribute.com/AustrianSteelguitar/Forum. ...
Topic: Joe Goldmark - cool player who's a bit bluesy
Bill Brummett Replies: 10 Views: 1677	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Sep 2007 1:43 pm Subject: Joe Goldmark - cool player who's a bit bluesy
Bill Brummett Replies: 10 Views: 1677	I have all his CDs. They're all excellent but my favorite is "All over The road" which contains songs by Hendrix and Zappa, among others. Mike... I'll second that. I love the "A ...
Topic: Mike Perlowin's Concert
Bill Brummett Replies: 16 Views: 5484	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Sep 2007 1:35 pm Subject: Mike Perlowin's Concert
Bill Brummett Replies: 16 Views: 5484	I got a copy of his West Side Story album and I was amazed at the beautiful sounds he created.
Topic: Pointers on damping... still new for me...
Bill Brummett Replies: 57 Views: 14924	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Sep 2007 1:25 pm Subject: Pointers on damping... still new for me...
Bill Brummett Replies: 57 Views: 14924	Well guys, as Joe says, it does take a lot of practice and time to get it where it's comfortable. As little as I play now, I can tell a big difference in the smoothness. After a while your mind jus ...