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No steel guitar, but here's a worthy and recent version of this song by my friend Brad Heck.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-zmWNcePps&list=RDEMWyvIBcNHazc4d8hu3EfXxw&start_radio=1

Ricky,
Thanks for delivering the message! I love it when the legendary steel players answer the question definitively. Also, being a huge Lloyd Green fan, (I named my favorite dog after him.) I can't ...

That's what I thought the first time I heard it. However, I know that Sonny Garrish played on a lot of Gene's tunes, and I could hear that in-your-face tone in this recording that Sonny had in his ear ...

Anyone know who the steel player is on this song? To my ears, the tone and the licks sound like Sonny Garrish from that time, but I thought that it might also be Pete Drake.
https://www.youtube.com/w ...

Now that I think about it, it's possible that the settings I'm looking for were from Junior Knight. That seems to spark something in my memory. It seems like they were loaded in from a card, but I sti ...

I have recently gone back to my Profex II rig, and I am really enjoying it. Some time ago I loaded in some presets from somewhere that were above and beyond the standard Newman presets. I can't rememb ...

OK folks, I appreciate the willingness to have a discussion about tuning techniques, but I'm not a novice. I know enough to know how I like to tune my guitars, and I'm not likely to change what has wo ...

If I am tuning by ear, I always tune my tonics and major thirds to what sounds good to me. Then I tune my fifths with with the tonic. This gives me a good, sweet major chord. Then I tune the 6 tone wi ...

My ear just doesn't like the sound of the 3rds not flattened just a bit. I have always tempered the tunings of my lap/console steels, even if its by ear.
At any rate, I don't think that's the issue b ...

On my 1955 T8 Stringmaster, I currently tune the necks, front to back, to A6, C6/A7, and E13 (with a G# on top). I have been playing a long time and I am decent with bar slants. I tune my guitar with ...

I've seen that before, and it is always black. I always assumed it was just for instructional video purposes so that the strings were more visible on the picking hand side. It makes it easier to see w ...

Sandro,
In 1999 I posted a tab of this type of lick to the tablature section of the Forum. A great local Iowa steel player taught it to me. The trick is to start the lick on string 9 two frets above ...

Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

Thanks a lot, Kevin. That was very kind of you to say.
On my middle neck I use a C6/A7 tuning, like Kayton Roberts, with the low A on the bottom string, although I donâ€™t think that string cam ...

I've been a member on the forum here for a long, long time, and I don't think I've ever shared a video or an audio clip of myself.
I posted this video on my YouTube channel about a year ago, after I ...

That's a great looking guitar and a fantastic restoration! I have a 76 P/P that needs a few new tuners. The Klusons are what I need. Can you tell me where you got the tuners and any size requirements ...

The Brisbane Bop cd is at the top of my list of "stranded on a deserted island" cds. I have listened to it probably more than any other single recording I have, and I'm still blown away ever ...

I installed BIAB 2017 yesterday, and there are no chords showing in my chord view. When I type chords, nothing shows in the box, but the chords are actually there. In other words, my page looks like I ...

Does anybody know where I can purchase a copy of this cd? It's not available on any of the websites that feature the cd. I would really like to have it, but can't find it anywhere.

The Blue Hawaiians are a surf group that has predominant steel guitar on their recordings.

I rewired my '55 T8 Stringmaster today and installed 3 spst switches to turn on/off each neck. The previous owner had it wired so that all 3 necks are on all the time, and he had bypassed the volume k ...

I would believe it was Tom. The tone is rich and darker sounding like Tom used to have.

Leon Rausch and Tommy Allsup - A Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills.
Here's a link to the album on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Tribute-Music-Bob-Wills/dp/B00BZZIYUC

I have heard this recording ...

Thanks for the response! I don't know a lot about pickup construction and rebuilding, but if the bobbin needs replaced, wouldn't that require rewinding the pickup as well?
BTW, the guitar I am worki ...

I know that I'm resurrecting an old post here, but this describes exactly the problem I'm having with the thin, telephone-sounding pickups on one neck of my T8. Coincidentally, it is also the neck clo ...

Author	Message
Topic: Who's the picker?
Dave Alfstad Replies: 6 Views: 1796	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Apr 2024 7:07 pm Subject: Who's the picker?
Dave Alfstad Replies: 6 Views: 1796	No steel guitar, but here's a worthy and recent version of this song by my friend Brad Heck. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-zmWNcePps&list=RDEMWyvIBcNHazc4d8hu3EfXxw&start_radio=1
Topic: Steeler on this fantastic Gene Watson song.
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 3558	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 7 Jun 2021 8:52 am Subject: Steeler on this fantastic Gene Watson song.
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 3558	Ricky, Thanks for delivering the message! I love it when the legendary steel players answer the question definitively. Also, being a huge Lloyd Green fan, (I named my favorite dog after him.) I can't ...
Topic: Steeler on this fantastic Gene Watson song.
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 3558	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 5 Jun 2021 4:15 pm Subject: Steeler on this fantastic Gene Watson song.
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 3558	That's what I thought the first time I heard it. However, I know that Sonny Garrish played on a lot of Gene's tunes, and I could hear that in-your-face tone in this recording that Sonny had in his ear ...
Topic: Steeler on this fantastic Gene Watson song.
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 3558	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 5 Jun 2021 9:28 am Subject: Steeler on this fantastic Gene Watson song.
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 3558	Anyone know who the steel player is on this song? To my ears, the tone and the licks sound like Sonny Garrish from that time, but I thought that it might also be Pete Drake. https://www.youtube.com/w ...
Topic: Gary Hogue Profex II settings
Dave Alfstad Replies: 4 Views: 1730	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 Feb 2020 3:24 am Subject: Gary Hogue Profex II settings
Dave Alfstad Replies: 4 Views: 1730	Now that I think about it, it's possible that the settings I'm looking for were from Junior Knight. That seems to spark something in my memory. It seems like they were loaded in from a card, but I sti ...
Topic: Gary Hogue Profex II settings
Dave Alfstad Replies: 4 Views: 1730	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Feb 2020 3:36 pm Subject: Gary Hogue Profex II settings
Dave Alfstad Replies: 4 Views: 1730	I have recently gone back to my Profex II rig, and I am really enjoying it. Some time ago I loaded in some presets from somewhere that were above and beyond the standard Newman presets. I can't rememb ...
Topic: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2019 7:00 pm Subject: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	OK folks, I appreciate the willingness to have a discussion about tuning techniques, but I'm not a novice. I know enough to know how I like to tune my guitars, and I'm not likely to change what has wo ...
Topic: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2019 3:28 pm Subject: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	If I am tuning by ear, I always tune my tonics and major thirds to what sounds good to me. Then I tune my fifths with with the tonic. This gives me a good, sweet major chord. Then I tune the 6 tone wi ...
Topic: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2019 9:19 am Subject: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	My ear just doesn't like the sound of the 3rds not flattened just a bit. I have always tempered the tunings of my lap/console steels, even if its by ear. At any rate, I don't think that's the issue b ...
Topic: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2019 7:45 am Subject: Bar Slant/Tuning Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 2341	On my 1955 T8 Stringmaster, I currently tune the necks, front to back, to A6, C6/A7, and E13 (with a G# on top). I have been playing a long time and I am decent with bar slants. I tune my guitar with ...
Topic: Rookie Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 6 Views: 2049	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2018 8:27 am Subject: Rookie Question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 6 Views: 2049	I've seen that before, and it is always black. I always assumed it was just for instructional video purposes so that the strings were more visible on the picking hand side. It makes it easier to see w ...
Topic: Downward Upward Lick
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 4165	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jul 2018 6:10 am Subject: Downward Upward Lick
Dave Alfstad Replies: 10 Views: 4165	Sandro, In 1999 I posted a tab of this type of lick to the tablature section of the Forum. A great local Iowa steel player taught it to me. The trick is to start the lick on string 9 two frets above ...
Topic: On The Alamo
Dave Alfstad Replies: 8 Views: 1736	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2018 5:01 am Subject: On The Alamo
Dave Alfstad Replies: 8 Views: 1736	Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
Topic: On The Alamo
Dave Alfstad Replies: 8 Views: 1736	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jul 2018 7:48 am Subject: On The Alamo
Dave Alfstad Replies: 8 Views: 1736	Thanks a lot, Kevin. That was very kind of you to say. On my middle neck I use a C6/A7 tuning, like Kayton Roberts, with the low A on the bottom string, although I donâ€™t think that string cam ...
Topic: On The Alamo
Dave Alfstad Replies: 8 Views: 1736	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jul 2018 6:01 am Subject: On The Alamo
Dave Alfstad Replies: 8 Views: 1736	I've been a member on the forum here for a long, long time, and I don't think I've ever shared a video or an audio clip of myself. I posted this video on my YouTube channel about a year ago, after I ...
Topic: S10 Emmons PP - Resto Completed
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 4433	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Apr 2018 5:05 am Subject: S10 Emmons PP - Resto Completed
Dave Alfstad Replies: 11 Views: 4433	That's a great looking guitar and a fantastic restoration! I have a 76 P/P that needs a few new tuners. The Klusons are what I need. Can you tell me where you got the tuners and any size requirements ...
Topic: Vance Terry w/Jimmy Rivers and the Cherokees "Cherokee"
Dave Alfstad Replies: 3 Views: 1228	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 1 Apr 2018 4:40 am Subject: Vance Terry w/Jimmy Rivers and the Cherokees "Cherokee"
Dave Alfstad Replies: 3 Views: 1228	The Brisbane Bop cd is at the top of my list of "stranded on a deserted island" cds. I have listened to it probably more than any other single recording I have, and I'm still blown away ever ...
Topic: BIAB 2017 problem
Dave Alfstad Replies: 1 Views: 2682	Forum Section: Band-in-a-Box Posted: 26 Nov 2017 5:47 am Subject: BIAB 2017 problem
Dave Alfstad Replies: 1 Views: 2682	I installed BIAB 2017 yesterday, and there are no chords showing in my chord view. When I type chords, nothing shows in the box, but the chords are actually there. In other words, my page looks like I ...
Topic: Bobby Black "Steel Guitar Paradise"-great cd !
Dave Alfstad Replies: 6 Views: 2238	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Oct 2017 2:32 am Subject: Bobby Black "Steel Guitar Paradise"-great cd !
Dave Alfstad Replies: 6 Views: 2238	Does anybody know where I can purchase a copy of this cd? It's not available on any of the websites that feature the cd. I would really like to have it, but can't find it anywhere.
Topic: Surf and Steel
Dave Alfstad Replies: 16 Views: 6284	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2017 2:59 am Subject: Surf and Steel
Dave Alfstad Replies: 16 Views: 6284	The Blue Hawaiians are a surf group that has predominant steel guitar on their recordings.
Topic: 1955 Stringmaster wiring question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 1 Views: 1329	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Aug 2017 2:26 pm Subject: 1955 Stringmaster wiring question
Dave Alfstad Replies: 1 Views: 1329	I rewired my '55 T8 Stringmaster today and installed 3 spst switches to turn on/off each neck. The previous owner had it wired so that all 3 necks are on all the time, and he had bypassed the volume k ...
Topic: Who played steel on this recording?
Dave Alfstad Replies: 2 Views: 1174	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Aug 2017 7:07 am Subject: Who played steel on this recording?
Dave Alfstad Replies: 2 Views: 1174	I would believe it was Tom. The tone is rich and darker sounding like Tom used to have.
Topic: Who played steel on this recording?
Dave Alfstad Replies: 2 Views: 1174	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Aug 2017 4:51 am Subject: Who played steel on this recording?
Dave Alfstad Replies: 2 Views: 1174	Leon Rausch and Tommy Allsup - A Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills. Here's a link to the album on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tribute-Music-Bob-Wills/dp/B00BZZIYUC I have heard this recording ...
Topic: '51 Duo Professional Pickup is Buzzing
Dave Alfstad Replies: 16 Views: 7731	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jul 2017 11:49 am Subject: '51 Duo Professional Pickup is Buzzing
Dave Alfstad Replies: 16 Views: 7731	Thanks for the response! I don't know a lot about pickup construction and rebuilding, but if the bobbin needs replaced, wouldn't that require rewinding the pickup as well? BTW, the guitar I am worki ...
Topic: '51 Duo Professional Pickup is Buzzing
Dave Alfstad Replies: 16 Views: 7731	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jul 2017 4:40 am Subject: '51 Duo Professional Pickup is Buzzing
Dave Alfstad Replies: 16 Views: 7731	I know that I'm resurrecting an old post here, but this describes exactly the problem I'm having with the thin, telephone-sounding pickups on one neck of my T8. Coincidentally, it is also the neck clo ...