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Lately I appreciate hearing steel guitar in some of the newer "indie" bands like

- Camera Obscura
- Wilco
- Sharon van Etten
- Tyler Ramsey
- Band of Horses

These players might not ...

My pleasure, happy to contribute. It only costs a penny a day (+ $12/yr for the silly domain name).
If it hits $100 in total I might add a Buy-me-a-coffee button to fund it but that'll take 7ish yea ...

Here's my free webtool for learning 8-String Non-Pedal Steel:

The links are static for easy sharing/bookmarking, for instance:
-My goal with this tool is to be free, fast, and useful.
I'm just ...

I just got done building this website this morning for learning NPS and it has 10 different E13 tunings as well as custom make-your-own tuning,
and you can highlight whatever you like, there's all k ...

Over the last week I managed to get the most useful tools from above into a simple website using PHP.
It's got:

- The fretboard visualizer tool with customizable key/degrees and highlighting, an ...

Yeah just like guitar. I've been hearing "DADGAD" for my entire guitar playing career.
I do agree with Joe that it's confusing as hell to have strings numbered from high string to low st ...

Hey thanks for the feedback.
Most of this data was sorted out with algorithms so I'm still cleaning it up by hand.
F#13 is fixed, the other deleted.
There may be another duplicate if it's a tunin ...

Thanks for chiming in guys, much appreciated. Everyone's so nice here and it's just a goldmine of stories and info, I'm happy to donate the time/tools.

This weekend's tool is a very minimal and qui ...

Turns out that MXR 10-band EQ only has 6 useful faders for guitar/steel (approx 62.5 to 2k).
The highest 2 faders on that pedal (8k & 16k) don't even show up when mapped over a piano keyboard.
...

Sticking with the key of A for continuity.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22767_ChordStructures_1.jpg

I wanted to make a Fretboard that showed the degrees of other chords that I might be sliding by, so I have a spreadsheet too that I will probably share at some point.
This is a screenshot of 8-string ...

Jack's Gauges:

E 015
C# 018
C 018
B 018
A 022
G 024
F# 024
E N30
D# N34
D N34
C# N34
C N34
Bb N38
A ...

I spend more time building learning tools than practicing slant bar so this is a compilation of data and tools.
This forum seems to be more populated by older pros, but just in case someone finds any ...

Author	Message
Topic: The Steel Guitar and Its Problematic Future by Bruce Clarke
Kyle Jester Replies: 16 Views: 4978	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Nov 2023 11:36 am Subject: The Steel Guitar and Its Problematic Future by Bruce Clarke
Kyle Jester Replies: 16 Views: 4978	Lately I appreciate hearing steel guitar in some of the newer "indie" bands like - Camera Obscura - Wilco - Sharon van Etten - Tyler Ramsey - Band of Horses These players might not ...
Topic: Fretboard Visualization Tool & Tunings Database for 8-String
Kyle Jester Replies: 3 Views: 1818	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Nov 2023 9:03 am Subject: Fretboard Visualization Tool & Tunings Database for 8-String
Kyle Jester Replies: 3 Views: 1818	My pleasure, happy to contribute. It only costs a penny a day (+ $12/yr for the silly domain name). If it hits $100 in total I might add a Buy-me-a-coffee button to fund it but that'll take 7ish yea ...
Topic: Fretboard Visualization Tool & Tunings Database for 8-String
Kyle Jester Replies: 3 Views: 1818	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Nov 2023 8:42 am Subject: Fretboard Visualization Tool & Tunings Database for 8-String
Kyle Jester Replies: 3 Views: 1818	Here's my free webtool for learning 8-String Non-Pedal Steel: The links are static for easy sharing/bookmarking, for instance: -My goal with this tool is to be free, fast, and useful. I'm just ...
Topic: E13 instructional resources?
Kyle Jester Replies: 20 Views: 7378	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Nov 2023 10:52 am Subject: E13 instructional resources?
Kyle Jester Replies: 20 Views: 7378	I just got done building this website this morning for learning NPS and it has 10 different E13 tunings as well as custom make-your-own tuning, and you can highlight whatever you like, there's all k ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Nov 2023 9:40 am Subject: Final Product: free web tool
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Over the last week I managed to get the most useful tools from above into a simple website using PHP. It's got: - The fretboard visualizer tool with customizable key/degrees and highlighting, an ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Nov 2023 10:49 am Subject: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Yeah just like guitar. I've been hearing "DADGAD" for my entire guitar playing career. I do agree with Joe that it's confusing as hell to have strings numbered from high string to low st ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Nov 2023 8:57 am Subject: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Hey thanks for the feedback. Most of this data was sorted out with algorithms so I'm still cleaning it up by hand. F#13 is fixed, the other deleted. There may be another duplicate if it's a tunin ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Nov 2023 10:19 pm Subject: Auto-Generate Copedent based on Any Tuning
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Thanks for chiming in guys, much appreciated. Everyone's so nice here and it's just a goldmine of stories and info, I'm happy to donate the time/tools. This weekend's tool is a very minimal and qui ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Nov 2023 11:25 am Subject: Piano Keyboard w/ Gauges, Frequencies, & Ranges
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Turns out that MXR 10-band EQ only has 6 useful faders for guitar/steel (approx 62.5 to 2k). The highest 2 faders on that pedal (8k & 16k) don't even show up when mapped over a piano keyboard. ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Nov 2023 11:16 am Subject: Chord Structures w/ extensions
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Sticking with the key of A for continuity. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22767_ChordStructures_1.jpg
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Nov 2023 11:08 am Subject: A6 - F♯AC♯EF♯AC♯E - Fretboard w/ degrees of progression
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	I wanted to make a Fretboard that showed the degrees of other chords that I might be sliding by, so I have a spreadsheet too that I will probably share at some point. This is a screenshot of 8-string ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Nov 2023 10:45 am Subject: String Gauges from Jack Byrd and John Ely
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Jack's Gauges: E 015 C# 018 C 018 B 018 A 022 G 024 F# 024 E N30 D# N34 D N34 C# N34 C N34 Bb N38 A ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Nov 2023 9:59 pm Subject: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Kyle Jester Replies: 15 Views: 4012	I spend more time building learning tools than practicing slant bar so this is a compilation of data and tools. This forum seems to be more populated by older pros, but just in case someone finds any ...