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Try Cindy Cash Dollar's instruction CD.

Beautiful work, Donna/Zane. Very easy to listen to and great harmony with the voices.

My first steel was a D8 Guya. First complete song was Cindy Cash Dollar's version of "Cold Cold Heart". After that I started picking out melodies on my own and the first full tune by ear w ...

I've tried my friend's Mullen S12 and was able to play it not too badly until I tried stomping the pedals and pushing the KLs. I completely forgot about my bar and picking fingers and had to stop to ...

I would have to say it's the lack of respect of the younger band members. They seem to think that I am about ready to drop dead half way through a number or that I just don't fit in with their crowd. ...

Doug, you and Mike Neer are about the closest I would say can fool someone into hearing a pedal steel in some of your playing on the non-pedal. In fact, I have listened to a couple of Mike's works an ...

I am going to jump in here say something many non-pedal steelers frown upon. To get a country steel sound that sounds like a pedal steel; learn to pull the strings. (I use a steel thimble to brighte ...

I am by no means an expert on the Nashville numbering system; however, I found it very disruptive to keep retuning throughout the night just so I could hit every chord, or chord progression in all the ...

This guy does a pretty good job of the SGR as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHImpSKpd6o

...which is why so many good steel pickers are gigging on bass, somebody has to do the job right...

Actually, there is a lot of truth to that comment. I find that musicians who have learned bass a ...

I used to do take offs on LRW when our band was doing a country Golden Oldies show. I studied LRW's techniques & sound for many hours at a time and have to admit, that the over use of the trills w ...

When I scan through the old pictures of Roy Wiggins, I see the same amp in for or five of the pictures. In 1952/3 my dad brought home a well used Gibson amplifier (Model unknown)that looked a lot lik ...

My take on this. It's hard to write a sentence if you don't know the alphabet! Rolling Eyes

My sentiments precisely. I started playing the steel guitar in 2001; however, I have been playing instrument ...

I can't vote because I am too old.

I did though start using a sawed off, six inch bolt on an old Gretsch acoustic in about 1953. Started playing some Dobro in about 1960, then actually bought a ...

Thanks tons Dennis. I wasn't all that far off. Cool

Not that I would ever stooped to kissing my own butt. Little Roy Wiggins steel work was very unique as was Don Helms.

Thanks Ray. I wanted to get back to you a bit sooner but telephones and knocking on the door seems to take priority in my life.

What I did to work out (sort of) was to study a couple of LRW's vide ...

Thank-you Dennis, you'll be hearing from me.

Does anyone actually know what tuning LRW used (per string) along with the gauge of strings he was using? I listened to a couple of his solo recordin ...

I am a studied guru of the Little Roy Wiggins and Don Helms sounds because our band used to play full sets of Eddy Arnold and Hank Williams Sr. at shows. It took me two years to get the particular so ...

Yeah but can she play the Steel Guitar Rag on that thing?

I use both. If it's a bit cool where I am playing, my hands get dry so I use my old Fender Stevens style bar. If I am in where it is relatively warm, I tend to use my D10 bar. I have a Jerry Byrd b ...

I think this changing strings thing may be a personal reference thing. I will admit that I (used to)change strings during a gig sometimes if we were to move in to a classic country set that involved ...

Isn't it strange that when I posted that I bought a Guya D8 steel guitar in 2001 the negative replies about the Japanese made steel flooded in. When I posted a video of a song I played on the Guya, t ...

When my wife and two brothers and their wives died in an accident, my music all but saved me from either going crazy with remorse or committing suicide. It was not uncommon for me to sit for three an ...

I lived on a bus like that for seven weeks, along with four others good old boys. We would do a show, tear out and get on the bus and head for the next gig. Those pictures may be nostalgic; however, ...

I guess I need to add Kyle Rhodes in here, a transplanted American picker. He's the son of the late Bobby C Rhodes who toured with Webb Pierce, Wanda Jackson, and a few other names. Kyle lived in Tr ...

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Topic: Looking for 8 string nonpedal instruction
Les Anderson Replies: 5 Views: 2441	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2015 8:40 pm Subject: Looking for 8 string nonpedal instruction
Les Anderson Replies: 5 Views: 2441	Try Cindy Cash Dollar's instruction CD.
Topic: New Song from Zane & Donna King
Les Anderson Replies: 25 Views: 7649	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Apr 2014 12:55 pm Subject: New Song from Zane & Donna King
Les Anderson Replies: 25 Views: 7649	Beautiful work, Donna/Zane. Very easy to listen to and great harmony with the voices.
Topic: My First Steel, First Tuning & First Song. What Were Yours?
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 12246	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Mar 2014 6:09 pm Subject: My First Steel, First Tuning & First Song. What Were Yours?
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 12246	My first steel was a D8 Guya. First complete song was Cindy Cash Dollar's version of "Cold Cold Heart". After that I started picking out melodies on my own and the first full tune by ear w ...
Topic: Playing country on a non-pedal steel
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 17149	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2014 9:05 am Subject: Playing country on a non-pedal steel
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 17149	I've tried my friend's Mullen S12 and was able to play it not too badly until I tried stomping the pedals and pushing the KLs. I completely forgot about my bar and picking fingers and had to stop to ...
Topic: As some of us get older....................
Les Anderson Replies: 30 Views: 10068	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Mar 2014 7:30 pm Subject: As some of us get older....................
Les Anderson Replies: 30 Views: 10068	I would have to say it's the lack of respect of the younger band members. They seem to think that I am about ready to drop dead half way through a number or that I just don't fit in with their crowd. ...
Topic: Playing country on a non-pedal steel
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 17149	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2014 7:20 pm Subject: Playing country on a non-pedal steel
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 17149	Doug, you and Mike Neer are about the closest I would say can fool someone into hearing a pedal steel in some of your playing on the non-pedal. In fact, I have listened to a couple of Mike's works an ...
Topic: Playing country on a non-pedal steel
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 17149	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2014 12:17 pm Subject: Playing country on a non-pedal steel
Les Anderson Replies: 45 Views: 17149	I am going to jump in here say something many non-pedal steelers frown upon. To get a country steel sound that sounds like a pedal steel; learn to pull the strings. (I use a steel thimble to brighte ...
Topic: Chording IV I II7 V7 with C6/C13 tuning
Les Anderson Replies: 3 Views: 1298	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2014 12:06 pm Subject: Chording IV I II7 V7 with C6/C13 tuning
Les Anderson Replies: 3 Views: 1298	I am by no means an expert on the Nashville numbering system; however, I found it very disruptive to keep retuning throughout the night just so I could hit every chord, or chord progression in all the ...
Topic: uppty steel players
Les Anderson Replies: 68 Views: 20866	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Mar 2014 9:47 pm Subject: uppty steel players
Les Anderson Replies: 68 Views: 20866	This guy does a pretty good job of the SGR as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHImpSKpd6o
Topic: About the term "BAND"
Les Anderson Replies: 24 Views: 8385	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Mar 2014 11:17 pm Subject: About the term "BAND"
Les Anderson Replies: 24 Views: 8385	...which is why so many good steel pickers are gigging on bass, somebody has to do the job right... Actually, there is a lot of truth to that comment. I find that musicians who have learned bass a ...
Topic: uppty steel players
Les Anderson Replies: 68 Views: 20866	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Mar 2014 11:04 pm Subject: uppty steel players
Les Anderson Replies: 68 Views: 20866	I used to do take offs on LRW when our band was doing a country Golden Oldies show. I studied LRW's techniques & sound for many hours at a time and have to admit, that the over use of the trills w ...
Topic: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:46 pm Subject: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	When I scan through the old pictures of Roy Wiggins, I see the same amp in for or five of the pictures. In 1952/3 my dad brought home a well used Gibson amplifier (Model unknown)that looked a lot lik ...
Topic: student won't learn chords & scales
Les Anderson Replies: 36 Views: 9536	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Feb 2014 11:15 am Subject: student won't learn chords & scales
Les Anderson Replies: 36 Views: 9536	My take on this. It's hard to write a sentence if you don't know the alphabet! My sentiments precisely. I started playing the steel guitar in 2001; however, I have been playing instrument ...
Topic: Age Survey and more...
Les Anderson Replies: 74 Views: 18821	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Feb 2014 11:09 am Subject: Age Survey and more...
Les Anderson Replies: 74 Views: 18821	I can't vote because I am too old. I did though start using a sawed off, six inch bolt on an old Gretsch acoustic in about 1953. Started playing some Dobro in about 1960, then actually bought a ...
Topic: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Feb 2014 5:19 pm Subject: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Thanks tons Dennis. I wasn't all that far off. Not that I would ever stooped to kissing my own butt. Little Roy Wiggins steel work was very unique as was Don Helms.
Topic: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Feb 2014 5:16 pm Subject: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Thanks Ray. I wanted to get back to you a bit sooner but telephones and knocking on the door seems to take priority in my life. What I did to work out (sort of) was to study a couple of LRW's vide ...
Topic: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:48 pm Subject: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Thank-you Dennis, you'll be hearing from me. Does anyone actually know what tuning LRW used (per string) along with the gauge of strings he was using? I listened to a couple of his solo recordin ...
Topic: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Feb 2014 10:42 am Subject: Little Roy Wiggins Sound
Les Anderson Replies: 19 Views: 10908	I am a studied guru of the Little Roy Wiggins and Don Helms sounds because our band used to play full sets of Eddy Arnold and Hank Williams Sr. at shows. It took me two years to get the particular so ...
Topic: interesting new instrument
Les Anderson Replies: 4 Views: 1607	Forum Section: Music Posted: 24 Feb 2014 4:42 pm Subject: interesting new instrument
Les Anderson Replies: 4 Views: 1607	Yeah but can she play the Steel Guitar Rag on that thing?
Topic: How many of you use a "dobro" style steel for your lap steel
Les Anderson Replies: 25 Views: 9798	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Feb 2014 4:35 pm Subject: How many of you use a "dobro" style steel for your lap steel
Les Anderson Replies: 25 Views: 9798	I use both. If it's a bit cool where I am playing, my hands get dry so I use my old Fender Stevens style bar. If I am in where it is relatively warm, I tend to use my D10 bar. I have a Jerry Byrd b ...
Topic: Changing Strings?
Les Anderson Replies: 13 Views: 5260	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Feb 2014 1:27 pm Subject: Changing Strings?
Les Anderson Replies: 13 Views: 5260	I think this changing strings thing may be a personal reference thing. I will admit that I (used to)change strings during a gig sometimes if we were to move in to a classic country set that involved ...
Topic: A Poor Man's Stringmaster - Guyatone D-8
Les Anderson Replies: 275 Views: 216691	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Feb 2014 1:44 pm Subject: A Poor Man's Stringmaster - Guyatone D-8
Les Anderson Replies: 275 Views: 216691	Isn't it strange that when I posted that I bought a Guya D8 steel guitar in 2001 the negative replies about the Japanese made steel flooded in. When I posted a video of a song I played on the Guya, t ...
Topic: Meditating through Music
Les Anderson Replies: 4 Views: 1974	Forum Section: Music Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:43 pm Subject: Meditating through Music
Les Anderson Replies: 4 Views: 1974	When my wife and two brothers and their wives died in an accident, my music all but saved me from either going crazy with remorse or committing suicide. It was not uncommon for me to sit for three an ...
Topic: Neat old band bus picture
Les Anderson Replies: 16 Views: 5982	Forum Section: Music Posted: 21 Feb 2014 11:36 pm Subject: Neat old band bus picture
Les Anderson Replies: 16 Views: 5982	I lived on a bus like that for seven weeks, along with four others good old boys. We would do a show, tear out and get on the bus and head for the next gig. Those pictures may be nostalgic; however, ...
Topic: Canadian Pickers
Les Anderson Replies: 222 Views: 86642	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Nov 2013 8:57 pm Subject: Canadian Pickers
Les Anderson Replies: 222 Views: 86642	I guess I need to add Kyle Rhodes in here, a transplanted American picker. He's the son of the late Bobby C Rhodes who toured with Webb Pierce, Wanda Jackson, and a few other names. Kyle lived in Tr ...