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I learned how to play lap steel without picks and just got use to it that way, but I think picks sound way better on steel in the end and it seems harmonics are easier to do with picks. I also play cl ...

Thanks for posting this link James...

I believe the actual tuning David used was a G6 tuning on the Dark side of the Moon album. It's like a regular Open G tuning used in Delta Blues with the exception that the High E string remains an E ...

Rick, that's great playing. Sounds like Pro Western Swing steel playing to me. Good job...

To play Bebop authentically, you have to play a lot of chromatic notes and also encircle target tones with diatonic and chromatic note combinations in a very precise manner. This is the brick wall I ...

I will second the suggestions about using transcription software. I recommend the "Amazing SlowDowner" by RoniMusic. It makes transcribing a breeze. You can change the pitch and speed of a ...

Come on Guys, we all know this is what happens when you can't get along with other musicians?...

Wow, nice job all away around. That put a smile on my face. I use my bare fingers to pick steel as well...

Hi Rick, that whammy bar is a pretty cool way of overcoming your nerve issue in your hand/wrist and got me thinking. Jeff Beck uses a floating Whammy bar so he can not only go down in pitch, but up in ...

Nice photo Andy. I didn't know they made Bullet Bars out of Bakelite. I'm always paranoid my Ric Panda is going to drop and break because it's made of Bakelite. Another reason why I love Magnatone Lap ...

I was thinking what else I do to force myself to try and remember chord progressions. I guess if you really want to get good at memorizing the chords (and this takes work and a lot of repetition), all ...

Being mostly a self taught musician when it comes to steel, upright bass, alto sax and guitar, I realized I had developed a bad habit in my youth of memorizing written music lead lines on clarinet in ...

I've been enjoying watching Herbert Hanawahine perform at the "Oct 8th 2021 HSGA Festival 2" and was wondering if anybody knows what tuning he was using? He was known to play a triple neck s ...

OK, reread your first reply Mike and I understand that the Panda steel Ian Ufton gave you that Sol used to own and was tuned low to high...BDEG#C#E...is probable the tuning Ian Ufton was using on 6 st ...

Man, that's cool he gave you Sol's old Panda. Mike, I edited my previous post with another question I thought of.

Thanks Mike, that's what I was thinking after reading he was influenced by Sol and was given one of his Panda's by Sol's wife. Great style, very relaxing and reminiscent of what soldiers probable hear ...

I really like Ian Ufton's relaxed style of Hawaiian lap steel playing. Does anyone know what tuning he uses and where you can buy his Hawaiian Music CD's? Thanks...

Sounds great. My girl was listening as she did the dishes and asked if it was Pink Floyd because it sounded spacey lol...I think that's some legit jazz...Good job

That's a nice looking Magnatone. I still have 4 that are all tuned to different tunings and made of different woods. I use the heaviest string gauges I can for each particular tuning which gives you a ...

I have this book and think it's a good jazz book. It basically uses three basic outlines that use the guide tones "b7 of the previous chord resolving to the 3rd of the next chord". The outli ...

That was really great...Thanks for posting Andy

Levi, thanks for posting this. That G11 tuning sounded pretty hip that Jeff was playing at 1.05.3 of the video.
Reminded me of a 1940's style glamorous movie sound track. I guess it's similar to B11 ...

That's impressive, great tone and very in-tune playing. I think that's the best jazz tune I've heard on non peddle steel for being in-tune and sounding like a typical straight ahead jazz performance p ...

To the best of my knowledge, Sleepwalk used this particular C#min7 tuning...low to high...E,G#,B,C#,E,G#,C#,E. I first learned it in C#min7 tuning on a 6 string lap and then relearned it on C6 tuning. ...

I really like the vintage sound of Sol's C#min7 tuning, low to high EBEG#C#E. After a few years of frustrating myself to death trying to play Jazz on C6 tuning as a way to help learn steel, I finally ...

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Topic: Playing lap steel without picks
Jesse Pearson Replies: 26 Views: 2779	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Jan 2025 2:55 pm Subject: Playing lap steel without picks
Jesse Pearson Replies: 26 Views: 2779	I learned how to play lap steel without picks and just got use to it that way, but I think picks sound way better on steel in the end and it seems harmonics are easier to do with picks. I also play cl ...
Topic: Cumquat Lives!
Jesse Pearson Replies: 20 Views: 3172	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Oct 2024 12:26 pm Subject: Cumquat Lives!
Jesse Pearson Replies: 20 Views: 3172	Thanks for posting this link James...
Topic: Pink Floyd and steel guitar question
Jesse Pearson Replies: 29 Views: 4039	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Oct 2024 12:23 pm Subject: Pink Floyd and steel guitar question
Jesse Pearson Replies: 29 Views: 4039	I believe the actual tuning David used was a G6 tuning on the Dark side of the Moon album. It's like a regular Open G tuning used in Delta Blues with the exception that the High E string remains an E ...
Topic: Are there any single note JAZZ/Bebop players out here?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 35 Views: 8427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Aug 2024 1:58 pm Subject: Are there any single note JAZZ/Bebop players out here?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 35 Views: 8427	Rick, that's great playing. Sounds like Pro Western Swing steel playing to me. Good job...
Topic: Are there any single note JAZZ/Bebop players out here?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 35 Views: 8427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Aug 2024 4:17 pm Subject: Are there any single note JAZZ/Bebop players out here?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 35 Views: 8427	To play Bebop authentically, you have to play a lot of chromatic notes and also encircle target tones with diatonic and chromatic note combinations in a very precise manner. This is the brick wall I ...
Topic: How do you go about learning a tune by ear?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 32 Views: 5634	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2023 4:09 pm Subject: How do you go about learning a tune by ear?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 32 Views: 5634	I will second the suggestions about using transcription software. I recommend the "Amazing SlowDowner" by RoniMusic. It makes transcribing a breeze. You can change the pitch and speed of a ...
Topic: Most needlessly complicated? The Pencilina
Jesse Pearson Replies: 11 Views: 2554	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Sep 2022 12:44 pm Subject: Most needlessly complicated? The Pencilina
Jesse Pearson Replies: 11 Views: 2554	Come on Guys, we all know this is what happens when you can't get along with other musicians?...
Topic: VIDEO-Old Joe Clark
Jesse Pearson Replies: 12 Views: 2182	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Aug 2022 7:27 pm Subject: VIDEO-Old Joe Clark
Jesse Pearson Replies: 12 Views: 2182	Wow, nice job all away around. That put a smile on my face. I use my bare fingers to pick steel as well...
Topic: Paradise Isle
Jesse Pearson Replies: 13 Views: 1715	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Aug 2022 6:03 pm Subject: Paradise Isle
Jesse Pearson Replies: 13 Views: 1715	Hi Rick, that whammy bar is a pretty cool way of overcoming your nerve issue in your hand/wrist and got me thinking. Jeff Beck uses a floating Whammy bar so he can not only go down in pitch, but up in ...
Topic: Nice vintage photo - kid with Gibson EH lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1988	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Aug 2022 3:31 pm Subject: Nice vintage photo - kid with Gibson EH lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1988	Nice photo Andy. I didn't know they made Bullet Bars out of Bakelite. I'm always paranoid my Ric Panda is going to drop and break because it's made of Bakelite. Another reason why I love Magnatone Lap ...
Topic: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 9220	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Aug 2022 3:21 pm Subject: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 9220	I was thinking what else I do to force myself to try and remember chord progressions. I guess if you really want to get good at memorizing the chords (and this takes work and a lot of repetition), all ...
Topic: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 9220	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2022 9:42 am Subject: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 9220	Being mostly a self taught musician when it comes to steel, upright bass, alto sax and guitar, I realized I had developed a bad habit in my youth of memorizing written music lead lines on clarinet in ...
Topic: Herbert Hanawahine 7 string Ric Panda tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 2 Views: 1112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Jul 2022 4:03 pm Subject: Herbert Hanawahine 7 string Ric Panda tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 2 Views: 1112	I've been enjoying watching Herbert Hanawahine perform at the "Oct 8th 2021 HSGA Festival 2" and was wondering if anybody knows what tuning he was using? He was known to play a triple neck s ...
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jul 2022 10:56 am Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	OK, reread your first reply Mike and I understand that the Panda steel Ian Ufton gave you that Sol used to own and was tuned low to high...BDEG#C#E...is probable the tuning Ian Ufton was using on 6 st ...
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jul 2022 9:21 am Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	Man, that's cool he gave you Sol's old Panda. Mike, I edited my previous post with another question I thought of.
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jul 2022 8:53 am Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	Thanks Mike, that's what I was thinking after reading he was influenced by Sol and was given one of his Panda's by Sol's wife. Great style, very relaxing and reminiscent of what soldiers probable hear ...
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jul 2022 9:08 pm Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1325	I really like Ian Ufton's relaxed style of Hawaiian lap steel playing. Does anyone know what tuning he uses and where you can buy his Hawaiian Music CD's? Thanks...
Topic: New possibilities for creating music
Jesse Pearson Replies: 16 Views: 3095	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jun 2022 2:58 pm Subject: New possibilities for creating music
Jesse Pearson Replies: 16 Views: 3095	Sounds great. My girl was listening as she did the dishes and asked if it was Pink Floyd because it sounded spacey lol...I think that's some legit jazz...Good job
Topic: Magnatone...? lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 9190	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 May 2022 6:53 pm Subject: Magnatone...? lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 9190	That's a nice looking Magnatone. I still have 4 that are all tuned to different tunings and made of different woods. I use the heaviest string gauges I can for each particular tuning which gives you a ...
Topic: Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony - Bert Ligon
Jesse Pearson Replies: 44 Views: 10155	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Apr 2022 9:46 pm Subject: Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony - Bert Ligon
Jesse Pearson Replies: 44 Views: 10155	I have this book and think it's a good jazz book. It basically uses three basic outlines that use the guide tones "b7 of the previous chord resolving to the 3rd of the next chord". The outli ...
Topic: Leon McAuliffe radio broadcast, April 1948
Jesse Pearson Replies: 5 Views: 2172	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jun 2021 8:38 pm Subject: Leon McAuliffe radio broadcast, April 1948
Jesse Pearson Replies: 5 Views: 2172	That was really great...Thanks for posting Andy
Topic: Interview with Jeff Au Hoy
Jesse Pearson Replies: 8 Views: 2889	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2021 10:44 pm Subject: Interview with Jeff Au Hoy
Jesse Pearson Replies: 8 Views: 2889	Levi, thanks for posting this. That G11 tuning sounded pretty hip that Jeff was playing at 1.05.3 of the video. Reminded me of a 1940's style glamorous movie sound track. I guess it's similar to B11 ...
Topic: Recording of Sol Hoopii Rickenbacher playing some jazz
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 7235	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2021 2:23 pm Subject: Recording of Sol Hoopii Rickenbacher playing some jazz
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 7235	That's impressive, great tone and very in-tune playing. I think that's the best jazz tune I've heard on non peddle steel for being in-tune and sounding like a typical straight ahead jazz performance p ...
Topic: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 6405	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2020 5:38 pm Subject: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 6405	To the best of my knowledge, Sleepwalk used this particular C#min7 tuning...low to high...E,G#,B,C#,E,G#,C#,E. I first learned it in C#min7 tuning on a 6 string lap and then relearned it on C6 tuning. ...
Topic: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 6405	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Dec 2020 2:17 pm Subject: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 6405	I really like the vintage sound of Sol's C#min7 tuning, low to high EBEG#C#E. After a few years of frustrating myself to death trying to play Jazz on C6 tuning as a way to help learn steel, I finally ...