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I'm still thinking about making a new lap steel, either six or eight string. Wondering about using these

http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=87

I've never used a dro ...

I think there may be a certain amount of fatigue with the guitar center/corporate sales/les pauls for lawyers vibe that,. to me, infuses rock music, and a search for different approaches

Great stuff!! Monk is so frickin cool and I like the contrast between the smooth legato of lap steel and the usual reading of Monk tunes, which is to emulate his eccentric chunky chords. bravo!

That's pretty awesome

I'm a teacher, though I've never taught anyone how to play an instrument except casual "showing them some licks." I'm convinced, after years of playing with fairly high proficiency, that the ...

Very nicely and expressively played. Makes the palm levers seem like tools and not gimmicks. It's not obviously in any one tradition which is irritating if you are committed to a specific style.

If you aren't familiar with the band Morphine, the late Mark Sandman played 2 string slide bass. They were a very interesting band, mostly drums, two string slide bass and baritone sax

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very nice indeed

I'm also pretty new to steel. I was never a big fan of Western swing: liked it ok but not a big fan, know nothing at all about Hawaiin music. C6 tuning for me at first was just like "wow! Western ...

I love the Idea of that Peter's One bar--a stevens bar with bullnose and a thumb hole on the back, for reverse slants. That seems like the ideal bar to me. Does anyone else make one like that?

Well we are facing a huge storm in DC so I thought "perfect time to check out fingerpicks. " Before the snow hit I went to the local shop (Action music in Falls church, great place) and said ...

Well we are facing a huge storm in DC so I thought "perfect time to check out fingerpicks. " Before the snow hit I went to the local shop (Action music in Falls church, great place) and said ...

My suggestion for anyone wanting to try finger picks, but having a hard time, is to get yourself some lighter gauge picks, such .013 or .015, and shape them to fit your fingers perfectly. In time, yo ...

I do find myself pushing the low string down, kind of resting the bar, and it pulls me out of tune. An extra string would change that.

It makes sense that the central six would remain the core stri ...

Another in my series of basic questions.

I'm a complete newbie to lap steel. I have a homemade six string, six string partly because I had a lot of six string guitar parts--tuners, pickups--sitting ...

I play a lot of fingerstyle jazz and brazilian guitar. I use fingers only--no fingerpicks, no fussy fingernail tending. It's great for jazz.

I have't tried fingerpicks/thumbpicks in thirty years. I ...

Well I've gotten a small collection of bars, and none of them has made me magically better. Ain't it a shame how that works? I've got a Dunlop Jerry Byrd, a Dunlop 920 (too big) a latch lake "bro ...

Nicely done Mike! ... looks like the hook is set and you have been caught Smile

Good advice above. On scale length, string spacing, and how it affects playability is all about geometry. Luckily for th ...

Thank you all!

I'm thinking I'm probably a bullet-bar guy, as It's just too hard to do some slants with the Stevens bar. For example I'm working on Honky Tonkin and there's a lot of use for a tw ...

Hello

I'm a semi pro musician playing bass and guitar. I gig mostly on upright and electric bass in the DC area, jazz, rock soul stuff. I play a lot of jazz guitar and am reasonably proficient at i ...

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Topic: Anybody use drop tuners?
Mike OMalley Replies: 8 Views: 3622	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Feb 2016 5:40 am Subject: Anybody use drop tuners?
Mike OMalley Replies: 8 Views: 3622	I'm still thinking about making a new lap steel, either six or eight string. Wondering about using these http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=87 I've never used a dro ...
Topic: Lap Steel Guitar Making a Comeback!
Mike OMalley Replies: 28 Views: 10025	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Feb 2016 7:37 am Subject: Lap Steel Guitar Making a Comeback!
Mike OMalley Replies: 28 Views: 10025	I think there may be a certain amount of fatigue with the guitar center/corporate sales/les pauls for lawyers vibe that,. to me, infuses rock music, and a search for different approaches
Topic: Bemsha Swing
Mike OMalley Replies: 12 Views: 3886	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2016 3:24 pm Subject: Bemsha Swing
Mike OMalley Replies: 12 Views: 3886	Great stuff!! Monk is so frickin cool and I like the contrast between the smooth legato of lap steel and the usual reading of Monk tunes, which is to emulate his eccentric chunky chords. bravo!
Topic: LA BREA TAR PITS Words & Music Dom Franco
Mike OMalley Replies: 5 Views: 2090	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2016 10:04 am Subject: LA BREA TAR PITS Words & Music Dom Franco
Mike OMalley Replies: 5 Views: 2090	That's pretty awesome
Topic: 10 things I learned from teaching dobro for 10 years
Mike OMalley Replies: 9 Views: 3149	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Jan 2016 8:56 pm Subject: 10 things I learned from teaching dobro for 10 years
Mike OMalley Replies: 9 Views: 3149	I'm a teacher, though I've never taught anyone how to play an instrument except casual "showing them some licks." I'm convinced, after years of playing with fairly high proficiency, that the ...
Topic: Great Playing with Palm Pedals!
Mike OMalley Replies: 19 Views: 7215	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2016 8:59 am Subject: Great Playing with Palm Pedals!
Mike OMalley Replies: 19 Views: 7215	Very nicely and expressively played. Makes the palm levers seem like tools and not gimmicks. It's not obviously in any one tradition which is irritating if you are committed to a specific style.
Topic: Bass lap steel?
Mike OMalley Replies: 56 Views: 28659	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2016 5:14 am Subject: Bass lap steel?
Mike OMalley Replies: 56 Views: 28659	If you aren't familiar with the band Morphine, the late Mark Sandman played 2 string slide bass. They were a very interesting band, mostly drums, two string slide bass and baritone sax https://www. ...
Topic: EMPTY SPACES - written by Troy Brenningmeyer
Mike OMalley Replies: 4 Views: 2011	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2016 4:54 pm Subject: EMPTY SPACES - written by Troy Brenningmeyer
Mike OMalley Replies: 4 Views: 2011	very nice indeed
Topic: String Gauge/tuning suggestion for new Lap Steel player
Mike OMalley Replies: 15 Views: 6455	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2016 3:29 pm Subject: String Gauge/tuning suggestion for new Lap Steel player
Mike OMalley Replies: 15 Views: 6455	I'm also pretty new to steel. I was never a big fan of Western swing: liked it ok but not a big fan, know nothing at all about Hawaiin music. C6 tuning for me at first was just like "wow! Western ...
Topic: Daddy slide where art thou?
Mike OMalley Replies: 7 Views: 1968	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jan 2016 4:36 pm Subject: Daddy slide where art thou?
Mike OMalley Replies: 7 Views: 1968	I love the Idea of that Peter's One bar--a stevens bar with bullnose and a thumb hole on the back, for reverse slants. That seems like the ideal bar to me. Does anyone else make one like that?
Topic: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jan 2016 6:29 am Subject: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	Well we are facing a huge storm in DC so I thought "perfect time to check out fingerpicks. " Before the snow hit I went to the local shop (Action music in Falls church, great place) and said ...
Topic: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Jan 2016 1:55 pm Subject: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	Well we are facing a huge storm in DC so I thought "perfect time to check out fingerpicks. " Before the snow hit I went to the local shop (Action music in Falls church, great place) and said ...
Topic: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2016 12:49 pm Subject: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	My suggestion for anyone wanting to try finger picks, but having a hard time, is to get yourself some lighter gauge picks, such .013 or .015, and shape them to fit your fingers perfectly. In time, yo ...
Topic: Relative advantages of an eight string?
Mike OMalley Replies: 10 Views: 3320	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2016 12:05 pm Subject: Relative advantages of an eight string?
Mike OMalley Replies: 10 Views: 3320	I do find myself pushing the low string down, kind of resting the bar, and it pulls me out of tune. An extra string would change that. It makes sense that the central six would remain the core stri ...
Topic: Relative advantages of an eight string?
Mike OMalley Replies: 10 Views: 3320	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2016 6:48 am Subject: Relative advantages of an eight string?
Mike OMalley Replies: 10 Views: 3320	Another in my series of basic questions. I'm a complete newbie to lap steel. I have a homemade six string, six string partly because I had a lot of six string guitar parts--tuners, pickups--sitting ...
Topic: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2016 5:20 am Subject: Does anyone play with fingers only?
Mike OMalley Replies: 44 Views: 19413	I play a lot of fingerstyle jazz and brazilian guitar. I use fingers only--no fingerpicks, no fussy fingernail tending. It's great for jazz. I have't tried fingerpicks/thumbpicks in thirty years. I ...
Topic: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jan 2016 11:57 am Subject: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Well I've gotten a small collection of bars, and none of them has made me magically better. Ain't it a shame how that works? I've got a Dunlop Jerry Byrd, a Dunlop 920 (too big) a latch lake "bro ...
Topic: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jan 2016 11:04 am Subject: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Nicely done Mike! ... looks like the hook is set and you have been caught Good advice above. On scale length, string spacing, and how it affects playability is all about geometry. Luckily for th ...
Topic: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jan 2016 1:35 pm Subject: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Thank you all! I'm thinking I'm probably a bullet-bar guy, as It's just too hard to do some slants with the Stevens bar. For example I'm working on Honky Tonkin and there's a lot of use for a tw ...
Topic: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jan 2016 9:23 am Subject: Hello, New to Lap Steel
Mike OMalley Replies: 13 Views: 6813	Hello I'm a semi pro musician playing bass and guitar. I gig mostly on upright and electric bass in the DC area, jazz, rock soul stuff. I play a lot of jazz guitar and am reasonably proficient at i ...