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Makes me even more curious about the Beach-ums.

Bob

That's actually the English pronunciation. It's originally a French name, but at some point the pronunciation changed in the English branch of ...

Thanks for the suggestions, folks, very helpful. I'll have a look at the stuff you've recommended, experiment a bit and see what works for me.

I like the idea of using something like a "regula ...

I've experimented a bit with imitating pedal steel sounds, and I "get" how it's done, I'm just wondering what tuning is best for the technique.

I'll probably have to figure it out myself, ...

"Steel guitar" if it's played with a steel.

I might call it a lap steel if I want to be specific about what kind of steel guitar it is.

But to me, "steel guitar" means " ...

Maori culture has actually survived pretty well, it did a lot better than Australian Aboriginal culture or the various Native American cultures.

I know some Maoris, there are plenty of them in Aus ...

There are some European-made lap steels with nthe brand name Selmer. N ot sure if they were from the Parisian Selmer company or not. The ones I've seen have been of poor quality but perhaps they made ...

Playing a string instrument with a bar is known from antiquity, in both ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek scrolls, as is the blues scale. I think people need to know that the blues is at least a mil ...

Dave,
I used the "artist signup" to create my page, was that not right? I assume that the music player goes on the page when you upload music? When I edit my profile it has the band bio and ...

Dean and Dave,
Thanks for the info, now I know. I will gladly accept requests from anyone on this forum. I don't currently have a way to record but I'm working on it. At some point I'll upload some s ...

One thing I'm wondering is what the "friends" thing is about and what is the proper etiquette for adding friends?

Just go for it, people will confirm or deny as they see fit.

The ...

It's in the sig line below.

No lap steel, all solo guitar.

3 tracks of bottleneck electric resonator and one track of regular electric with no sliding at all.

Recorded about a year ago, rig ...

Good stuff, Loren. I sent a friend request.

I've done a fair bit of ambient music over the years, though the material I have on MySpace at the moment is from about a year ago, mostly solo bottlene ...

That's a good point, Edward. Joseph Kekuku might have "invented" the technique, or he might have adapted an outside technique to Hawaiian music, or he might have just been someone who picked ...

I'd expect that the rail story is just one of those stories that "sounds right" to people - it's a nice memorable story that seems to make sense. People like a simple answer to a question li ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrah

Has been used for guitars and drums. Nice wood.

Well, for me as a steel guitar beginner, it was when I came to the conclusion that I need to own and play one of those things.

Now I own one and I'm working on the playing. It'll take a while, and ...

Well, I like it a lot - I'm keeping this on my computer for further reference, if that's OK.

For what it is - a demo - I don't really have anything to criticise. The playing and arrangement could ...

Great stuff. Australian woods are really a bit of a secret outside Australia, but I believe they work really well. I've heard nothing but good reports about the quality of Australian tonewoods, everyb ...

Would it be good advice to buy a really good Reverb unit as a seperate item?---and then think about effects pedals later. Am i correct in thinking that the Reverb unit would be the No 1 item to get in ...

There's nothing particularly arty of mine online at the moment, but there's some "normal" stuff I recorded about a year ago.

http://www.myspace.com/davejetson

Four tracks there, all so ...

I love my Danelectro Spring King. It combines digital reverb with an actual spring and has a great sound.

They're reasonably cheap - cheaper than anything comparable - and I suspect that makes peo ...

I found this diagram to really give me a jump start:

That's great, Kurt, exactly the sort of thing I need.

I have already purchased that book, and it's making its way towards me at this very moment. Looks like I made the right choice.

I'm getting used to the idea of slants - though I only learned of th ...

Well, I've played regular guitar for many years, and I've played bottleneck for a while now too, in G and D tunings, and after admiring steel guitars from afar I've bought a cheap one (two 6-string ne ...

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Topic: Our boss - Mr. Bechtel
Dave Jetson Replies: 16 Views: 4270	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Mar 2010 6:53 pm Subject: Our boss - Mr. Bechtel
Dave Jetson Replies: 16 Views: 4270	Makes me even more curious about the Beach-ums. Bob That's actually the English pronunciation. It's originally a French name, but at some point the pronunciation changed in the English branch of ...
Topic: What tuning for behind-the-steel bends?
Dave Jetson Replies: 7 Views: 2382	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2008 7:30 pm Subject: What tuning for behind-the-steel bends?
Dave Jetson Replies: 7 Views: 2382	Thanks for the suggestions, folks, very helpful. I'll have a look at the stuff you've recommended, experiment a bit and see what works for me. I like the idea of using something like a "regula ...
Topic: What tuning for behind-the-steel bends?
Dave Jetson Replies: 7 Views: 2382	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Apr 2008 12:39 am Subject: What tuning for behind-the-steel bends?
Dave Jetson Replies: 7 Views: 2382	I've experimented a bit with imitating pedal steel sounds, and I "get" how it's done, I'm just wondering what tuning is best for the technique. I'll probably have to figure it out myself, ...
Topic: WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED?
Dave Jetson Replies: 50 Views: 16588	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Apr 2008 11:27 pm Subject: WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED?
Dave Jetson Replies: 50 Views: 16588	"Steel guitar" if it's played with a steel. I might call it a lap steel if I want to be specific about what kind of steel guitar it is. But to me, "steel guitar" means " ...
Topic: Amazing Maori lap steel from New Zealand
Dave Jetson Replies: 33 Views: 17827	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jan 2008 12:14 am Subject: Amazing Maori lap steel from New Zealand
Dave Jetson Replies: 33 Views: 17827	Maori culture has actually survived pretty well, it did a lot better than Australian Aboriginal culture or the various Native American cultures. I know some Maoris, there are plenty of them in Aus ...
Topic: Unknown Steel found in France
Dave Jetson Replies: 8 Views: 3187	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2007 11:53 pm Subject: Unknown Steel found in France
Dave Jetson Replies: 8 Views: 3187	There are some European-made lap steels with nthe brand name Selmer. N ot sure if they were from the Parisian Selmer company or not. The ones I've seen have been of poor quality but perhaps they made ...
Topic: Railroaded ?
Dave Jetson Replies: 46 Views: 14561	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2007 8:50 pm Subject: Railroaded ?
Dave Jetson Replies: 46 Views: 14561	Playing a string instrument with a bar is known from antiquity, in both ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek scrolls, as is the blues scale. I think people need to know that the blues is at least a mil ...
Topic: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2007 8:48 pm Subject: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	Dave, I used the "artist signup" to create my page, was that not right? I assume that the music player goes on the page when you upload music? When I edit my profile it has the band bio and ...
Topic: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2007 10:52 am Subject: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	Dean and Dave, Thanks for the info, now I know. I will gladly accept requests from anyone on this forum. I don't currently have a way to record but I'm working on it. At some point I'll upload some s ...
Topic: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2007 10:35 pm Subject: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	One thing I'm wondering is what the "friends" thing is about and what is the proper etiquette for adding friends? Just go for it, people will confirm or deny as they see fit. The ...
Topic: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2007 3:17 am Subject: Show me your MySpace
Dave Jetson Replies: 80 Views: 23819	It's in the sig line below. No lap steel, all solo guitar. 3 tracks of bottleneck electric resonator and one track of regular electric with no sliding at all. Recorded about a year ago, rig ...
Topic: Lap Steel Looping
Dave Jetson Replies: 16 Views: 5196	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2007 3:11 am Subject: Lap Steel Looping
Dave Jetson Replies: 16 Views: 5196	Good stuff, Loren. I sent a friend request. I've done a fair bit of ambient music over the years, though the material I have on MySpace at the moment is from about a year ago, mostly solo bottlene ...
Topic: Railroaded ?
Dave Jetson Replies: 46 Views: 14561	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Dec 2007 11:42 pm Subject: Railroaded ?
Dave Jetson Replies: 46 Views: 14561	That's a good point, Edward. Joseph Kekuku might have "invented" the technique, or he might have adapted an outside technique to Hawaiian music, or he might have just been someone who picked ...
Topic: Railroaded ?
Dave Jetson Replies: 46 Views: 14561	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Dec 2007 7:53 pm Subject: Railroaded ?
Dave Jetson Replies: 46 Views: 14561	I'd expect that the rail story is just one of those stories that "sounds right" to people - it's a nice memorable story that seems to make sense. People like a simple answer to a question li ...
Topic: Weissenborn Copy Downunder
Dave Jetson Replies: 45 Views: 22856	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Dec 2007 6:11 am Subject: Weissenborn Copy Downunder
Dave Jetson Replies: 45 Views: 22856	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrah Has been used for guitars and drums. Nice wood.
Topic: Your Most Defining Steel Guitar Moment of 2007
Dave Jetson Replies: 25 Views: 11008	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Dec 2007 12:56 am Subject: Your Most Defining Steel Guitar Moment of 2007
Dave Jetson Replies: 25 Views: 11008	Well, for me as a steel guitar beginner, it was when I came to the conclusion that I need to own and play one of those things. Now I own one and I'm working on the playing. It'll take a while, and ...
Topic: More from the Weissenborn lab - Sheharazade in Open D
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 2997	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Dec 2007 6:55 pm Subject: More from the Weissenborn lab - Sheharazade in Open D
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 2997	Well, I like it a lot - I'm keeping this on my computer for further reference, if that's OK. For what it is - a demo - I don't really have anything to criticise. The playing and arrangement could ...
Topic: Weissenborn Copy Downunder
Dave Jetson Replies: 45 Views: 22856	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Dec 2007 4:35 am Subject: Weissenborn Copy Downunder
Dave Jetson Replies: 45 Views: 22856	Great stuff. Australian woods are really a bit of a secret outside Australia, but I believe they work really well. I've heard nothing but good reports about the quality of Australian tonewoods, everyb ...
Topic: Advice on effects units
Dave Jetson Replies: 11 Views: 3469	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Dec 2007 4:20 am Subject: Advice on effects units
Dave Jetson Replies: 11 Views: 3469	Would it be good advice to buy a really good Reverb unit as a seperate item?---and then think about effects pedals later. Am i correct in thinking that the Reverb unit would be the No 1 item to get in ...
Topic: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Dec 2007 1:06 am Subject: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	There's nothing particularly arty of mine online at the moment, but there's some "normal" stuff I recorded about a year ago. http://www.myspace.com/davejetson Four tracks there, all so ...
Topic: Advice on effects units
Dave Jetson Replies: 11 Views: 3469	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:31 am Subject: Advice on effects units
Dave Jetson Replies: 11 Views: 3469	I love my Danelectro Spring King. It combines digital reverb with an actual spring and has a great sound. They're reasonably cheap - cheaper than anything comparable - and I suspect that makes peo ...
Topic: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2007 7:59 am Subject: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	I found this diagram to really give me a jump start: That's great, Kurt, exactly the sort of thing I need.
Topic: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2007 7:48 am Subject: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	I have already purchased that book, and it's making its way towards me at this very moment. Looks like I made the right choice. I'm getting used to the idea of slants - though I only learned of th ...
Topic: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2007 8:21 pm Subject: New to lap steel
Dave Jetson Replies: 10 Views: 3401	Well, I've played regular guitar for many years, and I've played bottleneck for a while now too, in G and D tunings, and after admiring steel guitars from afar I've bought a cheap one (two 6-string ne ...