Search found 10 matches

good job bud.

Jim, im interested in the plans to this instument. i am ver impressed with your design and work. the stain looks very nice, too. i think you hit a home run and i'd love to hear you play it. thanks for ...

Jim Pitman, your stain work looks great. is it oil based or nitro?

Don, check pm. I am from Memphis, but I currently live in West Memphis. I would like to meet you if possible. I was referred to this site by Richard Ford. He plays with my brother in law in the band B ...

also, i am currently amplifying through a VOX valvetronics and it cuts through the band's mix, very well. I am not opposed to advice in amplification either. this is all new to me.

Hello,
I am an apprentice stringed instrument builder/designer and an aspiring lap steel player. I am interested to study many models of lap steel guitars in order to design and build a unique high q ...

I appreciate every one of the replies. I will try shaping my metal ones with needle nose pliers, but i have to play without them in the band, for now. I'll try practicing alone with them and see if i ...

Hey yall,
I'm a beginner lap steel guy and I accidentally found that:

F
C
A
G
F
C
A
F (bass note)

fits the band that I'm playing with. I do not know my guages or what this tuning is call ...

I've tried and tried to use them ole finger picks, but they make me sound horrible. Plus, my fingers are fatter than a pack of hot dogs and the picks just hurt to wear. I'm a bassist/guitarist by trad ...

hey fellas,
i'm new here and learning from this. I just wanted to say thanks.

Author	Message
Topic: Roller Nut
Burney Warren Replies: 2 Views: 4168	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2014 3:03 pm Subject: Roller Nut
Burney Warren Replies: 2 Views: 4168	good job bud.
Topic: my home built lap steel in the white
Burney Warren Replies: 29 Views: 22359	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2014 3:08 pm Subject: plans
Burney Warren Replies: 29 Views: 22359	Jim, im interested in the plans to this instument. i am ver impressed with your design and work. the stain looks very nice, too. i think you hit a home run and i'd love to hear you play it. thanks for ...
Topic: Homemade Guitars Showcase
Burney Warren Replies: 138 Views: 125654	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2014 2:54 pm Subject: stain
Burney Warren Replies: 138 Views: 125654	Jim Pitman, your stain work looks great. is it oil based or nitro?
Topic: advice needed: lap steel building/designing information and
Burney Warren Replies: 8 Views: 3427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2014 2:49 pm Subject: location
Burney Warren Replies: 8 Views: 3427	Don, check pm. I am from Memphis, but I currently live in West Memphis. I would like to meet you if possible. I was referred to this site by Richard Ford. He plays with my brother in law in the band B ...
Topic: advice needed: lap steel building/designing information and
Burney Warren Replies: 8 Views: 3427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2014 9:59 am Subject: advice needed: lap steel building/designing information and
Burney Warren Replies: 8 Views: 3427	also, i am currently amplifying through a VOX valvetronics and it cuts through the band's mix, very well. I am not opposed to advice in amplification either. this is all new to me.
Topic: advice needed: lap steel building/designing information and
Burney Warren Replies: 8 Views: 3427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2014 9:56 am Subject: advice needed: lap steel building/designing information and
Burney Warren Replies: 8 Views: 3427	Hello, I am an apprentice stringed instrument builder/designer and an aspiring lap steel player. I am interested to study many models of lap steel guitars in order to design and build a unique high q ...
Topic: I don't like using finger pics. Are they necessary?
Burney Warren Replies: 25 Views: 9081	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2014 3:14 pm Subject: fingerpicks
Burney Warren Replies: 25 Views: 9081	I appreciate every one of the replies. I will try shaping my metal ones with needle nose pliers, but i have to play without them in the band, for now. I'll try practicing alone with them and see if i ...
Topic: 8 string C6 copedent
Burney Warren Replies: 15 Views: 8529	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2014 3:04 pm Subject: 8 string C6 copedent
Burney Warren Replies: 15 Views: 8529	Hey yall, I'm a beginner lap steel guy and I accidentally found that: F C A G F C A F (bass note) fits the band that I'm playing with. I do not know my guages or what this tuning is call ...
Topic: I don't like using finger pics. Are they necessary?
Burney Warren Replies: 25 Views: 9081	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jan 2014 11:40 pm Subject: I don't like using finger pics. Are they necessary?
Burney Warren Replies: 25 Views: 9081	I've tried and tried to use them ole finger picks, but they make me sound horrible. Plus, my fingers are fatter than a pack of hot dogs and the picks just hurt to wear. I'm a bassist/guitarist by trad ...
Topic: 8 string C6 copedent
Burney Warren Replies: 15 Views: 8529	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jan 2014 11:24 pm Subject: tuning
Burney Warren Replies: 15 Views: 8529	hey fellas, i'm new here and learning from this. I just wanted to say thanks.