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I did Mike's boot camp back when he started it. Mike knows everything there is to know about steel! He's hung out with Lloyd Green and Curly Chalker(!) and knows first-hand how those guys playing ce ...

I guess he couldn't get a good steel player so he had to settle for Paul Franklin, Tommy White, or Robby Turner.

Three of the best players ever to touch the instrument!

Jeff Beck was important enough that Paul Franklin refers to him in his instructional material. That's how much his influence was!

I've never played one of his 8-strings but I had a 6-string, birch McKenna and it was monstrous. Loud, clean and clear as a bell. They're way undervalued, worth way more than Mr. McKenna was chargin ...

I had never heard this before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-dZZgd2oj4

Wikipedia says it's Red Rhodes. Pretty cool!

Thank you, Michael! Can't wait to try this tuning, it looks like single note passages would work pretty well with the E major scale tones laid out like that.
Thanks again.

Michael,

What exactly was Murphy's C#min? That's really great that you were able to get it straight from the man himself.

JG

Gary is a great guy to do business with, couldn't be more satisfied with my purchase from him.
Jerry Miller from Indiana

Thanks for all the replies we got concerning this. We ended up getting him a really nice, newer 3x4, but it was hard to decide between all the great and fair offers we got. Thanks again for helping ...

Thanks for the reply, Jerry. I'm not the guy you know, I'm a more recent transplant to Indiana. I do respond to Mr. Miller, though!
Anyway, I'll relay your info about the BMI to my student, sounds ...

Looking for a decent single neck 3 + 4 for a student. He's can go up to $1400/$1500. He's a talented young man who already plays guitar and mandolin and is really motivated to learn pedal steel, so I ...

Tiny, thanks for the update on Dick, it's a shame he's no longer with us. I'm glad I had an opportunity to know him and play with him. He was a great guy and great player.

Joachim, I still do ...

Joachim, I played guitar on the record but I'm not the Moby Grape guy.

I knew Dick, I was on that record with Sonny. I haven't seen him since the early nineties and have lost touch with him. Dick lived in the Milford, CT area, maybe some of the CT folks know him. He was ...

John, I received your tab, it's excellent. Thanks for doing such a great service for the steel community!

Also thanks for the referral to Sarah's website, I wasn't aware that she had tracks for s ...

Thanks for all the suggestions.
Jon, I see your point about the about the application of the E to F# raise, not being ideal for the Mooney stuff. And the I to vi minor move sounds like it'd have a ...

Jon,
Cool, both of your suggestions would be great for Mooney lick. Thanks!

Bob,
Thanks for pointing that out. I meant raising string 7 from F# to G. Not string 4, that would be a bad situation!
I think I was counting 4 from the wrong end of the guitar.

Greg, thanks so much for the link, wow, really great stuff!

I've got the PF instructional CD about the lever that raises the top 2 strings and he strongly stresses that you shouldn't lower the 6th ...

Thanks, Jeff. I might give that a try. I can see some good uses for it, I think Lloyd has that change.

Thanks for the response, Greg. Yep, I think of the standard 5 as pretty close to what you've got except for your LKV.

Right now I've got:
LKL raises the E's, LKR lower the E's, LKV lowers both B ...

What;s a good use of a 6th knee lever on your E9th neck? I'll got the standard 5 but also an inside LKL. I'm not really interested in the Franklin pedal lowers of 10, 6 and 5, I've had that on a ped ...

This guitar is sold, pending payment. Thanks for all the inquiries.

Ron, I'm not sure what setup Billy was using on his Derby. This one seems like is a standard 10-string pedal steel neck. The str ...

The only time I've seen another one of these Billy Robinson was playing one in St. Louis at Scotty's convention sometime back in the '90. I bought this one from the great player and technician John W ...

I'm selling my single 10 string Derby lap steel. It sounds great, it's in very good shape, got a couple of bar dings, wear from normal use. The finish is two-tone/green to purplish blue flourescent. ...

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Topic: Mike Sweeney's Steel Guitar Boot Camp is back in business
JG Miller Replies: 54 Views: 70912	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 3 Jun 2023 7:16 am Subject: Mike Sweeney's Steel Guitar Boot Camp is back in business
JG Miller Replies: 54 Views: 70912	I did Mike's boot camp back when he started it. Mike knows everything there is to know about steel! He's hung out with Lloyd Green and Curly Chalker(!) and knows first-hand how those guys playing ce ...
Topic: Stapletons Steel Player on the road
JG Miller Replies: 13 Views: 6374	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Apr 2023 6:58 pm Subject: Stapletons Steel Player on the road
JG Miller Replies: 13 Views: 6374	I guess he couldn't get a good steel player so he had to settle for Paul Franklin, Tommy White, or Robby Turner. Three of the best players ever to touch the instrument!
Topic: Jeff Beck - somewhere over the rainbow
JG Miller Replies: 8 Views: 2950	Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 Jan 2023 5:15 pm Subject: Jeff Beck - somewhere over the rainbow
JG Miller Replies: 8 Views: 2950	Jeff Beck was important enough that Paul Franklin refers to him in his instructional material. That's how much his influence was!
Topic: Mckenna 8 string dobro...low mileage! SOLD
JG Miller Replies: 6 Views: 4622	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 21 Mar 2021 7:04 am Subject: Mckenna 8 string dobro...low mileage! SOLD
JG Miller Replies: 6 Views: 4622	I've never played one of his 8-strings but I had a 6-string, birch McKenna and it was monstrous. Loud, clean and clear as a bell. They're way undervalued, worth way more than Mr. McKenna was chargin ...
Topic: Red Rhodes with the Beach Boys
JG Miller Replies: 2 Views: 2862	Forum Section: Music Posted: 11 Mar 2020 1:26 pm Subject: Red Rhodes with the Beach Boys
JG Miller Replies: 2 Views: 2862	I had never heard this before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-dZZgd2oj4 Wikipedia says it's Red Rhodes. Pretty cool!
Topic: Leon E13 Songs
JG Miller Replies: 38 Views: 15061	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Dec 2019 8:49 pm Subject: Leon E13 Songs
JG Miller Replies: 38 Views: 15061	Thank you, Michael! Can't wait to try this tuning, it looks like single note passages would work pretty well with the E major scale tones laid out like that. Thanks again.
Topic: Leon E13 Songs
JG Miller Replies: 38 Views: 15061	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Dec 2019 7:58 pm Subject: Leon E13 Songs
JG Miller Replies: 38 Views: 15061	Michael, What exactly was Murphy's C#min? That's really great that you were able to get it straight from the man himself. JG
Topic: no longer for sale
JG Miller Replies: 13 Views: 6911	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 6 Jun 2019 2:03 pm Subject: no longer for sale
JG Miller Replies: 13 Views: 6911	Gary is a great guy to do business with, couldn't be more satisfied with my purchase from him. Jerry Miller from Indiana
Topic: PLEASE CLOSE - Looking for steel for a beginning student.
JG Miller Replies: 4 Views: 2022	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 27 Sep 2017 7:30 am Subject: PLEASE CLOSE - Looking for steel for a beginning student.
JG Miller Replies: 4 Views: 2022	Thanks for all the replies we got concerning this. We ended up getting him a really nice, newer 3x4, but it was hard to decide between all the great and fair offers we got. Thanks again for helping ...
Topic: PLEASE CLOSE - Looking for steel for a beginning student.
JG Miller Replies: 4 Views: 2022	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 21 Sep 2017 2:12 pm Subject: PLEASE CLOSE - Looking for steel for a beginning student.
JG Miller Replies: 4 Views: 2022	Thanks for the reply, Jerry. I'm not the guy you know, I'm a more recent transplant to Indiana. I do respond to Mr. Miller, though! Anyway, I'll relay your info about the BMI to my student, sounds ...
Topic: PLEASE CLOSE - Looking for steel for a beginning student.
JG Miller Replies: 4 Views: 2022	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 19 Sep 2017 11:05 am Subject: PLEASE CLOSE - Looking for steel for a beginning student.
JG Miller Replies: 4 Views: 2022	Looking for a decent single neck 3 + 4 for a student. He's can go up to $1400/$1500. He's a talented young man who already plays guitar and mandolin and is really motivated to learn pedal steel, so I ...
Topic: Dick Bachmann, Steel Player
JG Miller Replies: 7 Views: 2675	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Aug 2017 8:02 pm Subject: Dick Bachmann, Steel Player
JG Miller Replies: 7 Views: 2675	Tiny, thanks for the update on Dick, it's a shame he's no longer with us. I'm glad I had an opportunity to know him and play with him. He was a great guy and great player. Joachim, I still do ...
Topic: Dick Bachmann, Steel Player
JG Miller Replies: 7 Views: 2675	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Aug 2017 3:59 am Subject: Dick Bachmann, Steel Player
JG Miller Replies: 7 Views: 2675	Joachim, I played guitar on the record but I'm not the Moby Grape guy.
Topic: Dick Bachmann, Steel Player
JG Miller Replies: 7 Views: 2675	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Aug 2017 6:14 pm Subject: Dick Bachmann, Steel Player
JG Miller Replies: 7 Views: 2675	I knew Dick, I was on that record with Sonny. I haven't seen him since the early nineties and have lost touch with him. Dick lived in the Milford, CT area, maybe some of the CT folks know him. He was ...
Topic: Sarah Jory, Mansion On The Hill
JG Miller Replies: 55 Views: 23409	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 19 Mar 2017 6:00 am Subject: Sarah Jory, Mansion On The Hill
JG Miller Replies: 55 Views: 23409	John, I received your tab, it's excellent. Thanks for doing such a great service for the steel community! Also thanks for the referral to Sarah's website, I wasn't aware that she had tracks for s ...
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 2:25 pm Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Thanks for all the suggestions. Jon, I see your point about the about the application of the E to F# raise, not being ideal for the Mooney stuff. And the I to vi minor move sounds like it'd have a ...
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:47 pm Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Jon, Cool, both of your suggestions would be great for Mooney lick. Thanks!
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:45 pm Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Bob, Thanks for pointing that out. I meant raising string 7 from F# to G. Not string 4, that would be a bad situation! I think I was counting 4 from the wrong end of the guitar.
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:36 pm Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Greg, thanks so much for the link, wow, really great stuff! I've got the PF instructional CD about the lever that raises the top 2 strings and he strongly stresses that you shouldn't lower the 6th ...
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:25 pm Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Thanks, Jeff. I might give that a try. I can see some good uses for it, I think Lloyd has that change.
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 11:00 am Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Thanks for the response, Greg. Yep, I think of the standard 5 as pretty close to what you've got except for your LKV. Right now I've got: LKL raises the E's, LKR lower the E's, LKV lowers both B ...
Topic: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 9:44 am Subject: 6th Knee lever on E9th neck question.
JG Miller Replies: 14 Views: 3643	What;s a good use of a 6th knee lever on your E9th neck? I'll got the standard 5 but also an inside LKL. I'm not really interested in the Franklin pedal lowers of 10, 6 and 5, I've had that on a ped ...
Topic: Derby 10-String Lap Steel - $875
JG Miller Replies: 5 Views: 4388	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 13 Mar 2017 2:24 pm Subject: Derby 10-String Lap Steel - $875
JG Miller Replies: 5 Views: 4388	This guitar is sold, pending payment. Thanks for all the inquiries. Ron, I'm not sure what setup Billy was using on his Derby. This one seems like is a standard 10-string pedal steel neck. The str ...
Topic: Derby 10-String Lap Steel - $875
JG Miller Replies: 5 Views: 4388	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 10 Mar 2017 4:53 pm Subject: Derby 10-String Lap Steel - $875
JG Miller Replies: 5 Views: 4388	The only time I've seen another one of these Billy Robinson was playing one in St. Louis at Scotty's convention sometime back in the '90. I bought this one from the great player and technician John W ...
Topic: Derby 10-String Lap Steel - $875
JG Miller Replies: 5 Views: 4388	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 7 Mar 2017 5:41 pm Subject: Derby 10-String Lap Steel - $875
JG Miller Replies: 5 Views: 4388	I'm selling my single 10 string Derby lap steel. It sounds great, it's in very good shape, got a couple of bar dings, wear from normal use. The finish is two-tone/green to purplish blue flourescent. ...