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Another example of Lefty/Righty outside of the music world: One of my best friends played football in HS, primarily as Tight End. But he was also the punter and the long (desperation) field goal kic ...

Many years ago, and probably 7 to 10 years after I started playing bass, guitar, banjo and others, it occurred to me that I was might have it backwards and probably should be playing "left-handed ...

I suspect that Bruce might well concede that he is not even the Boss of the six string within his own band.

Recording a song way back, me on bass, we decided we'd give it a ska feel where it had been straight rock beat for a long time. the drummer was having a hard time getting his intro right. On the ten ...

Very good, i love it.

My sons will play most everything I have in the house: guitars, basses, mandolin, uke, etc. I have never seen them touch either the pedal steel or the dobro. There are days when I wish I had never t ...

Very lovely interview.

I am fortunate enough to live about an hour away and drive directly past Billy and Wanda each time I take my kid to or from school. I am well aware of how lucky I am. Wonderful people and great plac ...

Another vote for Billy Cooper

Given that their first album wasn't release until 78 or 79, I would not have guessed that he was 75. The Cars were not one of my favorites, but the songs were fun and Elliot Easton's lead guitar was ...

Our dog will occasionally howl for the steel guitar but without fail to the harmonica. I'm pretty sure those are howls of pleasure since her tail wags all along. Once she squeezed out a fart, so I c ...

I stabbed my thumb with a string end that I hadn't clipped as close to the peg as I thought. Blood everywhere. I yelled this line to the amusement of the otherwise disgusted listeners.
https://www. ...

Amen.
I had read that before a while ago, but it was worth a second read.

I don't follow the NBA any more, but I'm pretty certain the Knicks need more help than a steel guitar and a couple of cheerleaders.

Lesson One: Play a lot of notes really fast and no one will know.

BTW: I am a proud owner of Desert Rose PSG and an OME banjo, and I wouldn't part with either regardless of your distaste for the ...

Great record, great band.

Thanks, John
Sounds great on paper, needs a little work in the den.
Roddy

Not certain of which was first as I do not have the receipts.
Any one of the Steely Dan records with Skunk Baxter on steel or Elvis Costello's Taking Liberties (a collection of B sides) with John McF ...

Very nice arrangement, I highly recommend it. Thanks, John
Roddy

I agree with Charlie. I generally don't care for this song, but that arrangement is excellent and the performance even better.

I've only been playing about 4 years. Spent the first several months playing in Chuck's. A musician friend came by unexpectedly one evening when I was wandering around the house in socks. He asked ...

I use Thomastik Infeld Jazz Swing flats on mine. They are about twice the price of the D'Addario's that Jerry uses but, in my opinion, they last at least twice as long and sound better, at least to m ...

Jim Cohen makes a good point. I played on a local cable morning show with a friend to promote his performances that coming weekend. The rest of the band wasn't arriving til the afternoon after the T ...

The way I do it, in the given key here,

3rd fret 5, 6 and 8
3rd fret AB 5. 6 and 8
1st fret AB 4, 5 and 7 (A pedal obviously is unnecessary).
3rd fret AB 5, 6 and 8
And repeat.

Now that I'v ...

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Topic: Lefties playing righty?
Roddy Ring Replies: 41 Views: 2514	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Nov 2024 2:37 pm Subject: Lefties playing righty?
Roddy Ring Replies: 41 Views: 2514	Another example of Lefty/Righty outside of the music world: One of my best friends played football in HS, primarily as Tight End. But he was also the punter and the long (desperation) field goal kic ...
Topic: Lefties playing righty?
Roddy Ring Replies: 41 Views: 2514	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 11 Nov 2024 11:49 am Subject: righty playing right handed
Roddy Ring Replies: 41 Views: 2514	Many years ago, and probably 7 to 10 years after I started playing bass, guitar, banjo and others, it occurred to me that I was might have it backwards and probably should be playing "left-handed ...
Topic: Best well known guitar player
Roddy Ring Replies: 29 Views: 8546	Forum Section: Music Posted: 6 Feb 2023 9:27 am Subject: Best well known guitar player
Roddy Ring Replies: 29 Views: 8546	I suspect that Bruce might well concede that he is not even the Boss of the six string within his own band.
Topic: Wrong Key!
Roddy Ring Replies: 51 Views: 9759	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 May 2022 9:35 am Subject: Wrong Key!
Roddy Ring Replies: 51 Views: 9759	Recording a song way back, me on bass, we decided we'd give it a ska feel where it had been straight rock beat for a long time. the drummer was having a hard time getting his intro right. On the ten ...
Topic: The Gospel of Sacred Steel - The Amazing Grace Praise Band
Roddy Ring Replies: 2 Views: 544	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 13 May 2022 10:20 am Subject: The Gospel of Sacred Steel - The Amazing Grace Praise Band
Roddy Ring Replies: 2 Views: 544	Very good, i love it.
Topic: Teach your Children Pedal Steel Guitar
Roddy Ring Replies: 7 Views: 2251	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Mar 2022 10:51 am Subject: Teach your Children Pedal Steel Guitar
Roddy Ring Replies: 7 Views: 2251	My sons will play most everything I have in the house: guitars, basses, mandolin, uke, etc. I have never seen them touch either the pedal steel or the dobro. There are days when I wish I had never t ...
Topic: Sacred Steel Celebrates Black History - Nikki D
Roddy Ring Replies: 3 Views: 830	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 23 Feb 2022 10:25 am Subject: Sacred Steel Celebrates Black History - Nikki D
Roddy Ring Replies: 3 Views: 830	Very lovely interview.
Topic: Thank you, Wanda and Billy!
Roddy Ring Replies: 3 Views: 1513	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 May 2021 10:14 am Subject: Thank you, Wanda and Billy!
Roddy Ring Replies: 3 Views: 1513	I am fortunate enough to live about an hour away and drive directly past Billy and Wanda each time I take my kid to or from school. I am well aware of how lucky I am. Wonderful people and great plac ...
Topic: Slightly Off Topic question on new guitars
Roddy Ring Replies: 16 Views: 3845	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Nov 2019 2:09 pm Subject: Slightly Off Topic question on new guitars
Roddy Ring Replies: 16 Views: 3845	Another vote for Billy Cooper
Topic: Ric Ocasek Rip
Roddy Ring Replies: 5 Views: 2849	Forum Section: Music Posted: 16 Sep 2019 8:29 am Subject: Ric Ocasek Rip
Roddy Ring Replies: 5 Views: 2849	Given that their first album wasn't release until 78 or 79, I would not have guessed that he was 75. The Cars were not one of my favorites, but the songs were fun and Elliot Easton's lead guitar was ...
Topic: Do your pets like your playing?
Roddy Ring Replies: 22 Views: 6271	Forum Section: Music Posted: 21 Aug 2019 10:13 am Subject: Do your pets like your playing?
Roddy Ring Replies: 22 Views: 6271	Our dog will occasionally howl for the steel guitar but without fail to the harmonica. I'm pretty sure those are howls of pleasure since her tail wags all along. Once she squeezed out a fart, so I c ...
Topic: Unfortunate Incident
Roddy Ring Replies: 25 Views: 6084	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Oct 2018 9:07 am Subject: Unfortunate Incident
Roddy Ring Replies: 25 Views: 6084	I stabbed my thumb with a string end that I hadn't clipped as close to the peg as I thought. Blood everywhere. I yelled this line to the amusement of the otherwise disgusted listeners. https://www. ...
Topic: An article about a short guitar lick by Steve Ferguson
Roddy Ring Replies: 2 Views: 3684	Forum Section: Music Posted: 28 Sep 2018 9:39 am Subject: An article about a short guitar lick by Steve Ferguson
Roddy Ring Replies: 2 Views: 3684	Amen. I had read that before a while ago, but it was worth a second read.
Topic: Knicks and Randolph
Roddy Ring Replies: 16 Views: 2584	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 12 Jul 2018 7:43 am Subject: Knicks and Randolph
Roddy Ring Replies: 16 Views: 2584	I don't follow the NBA any more, but I'm pretty certain the Knicks need more help than a steel guitar and a couple of cheerleaders.
Topic: New from Mel Bay
Roddy Ring Replies: 10 Views: 4007	Forum Section: Music Posted: 20 Jun 2018 8:34 am Subject: Lesson One:
Roddy Ring Replies: 10 Views: 4007	Lesson One: Play a lot of notes really fast and no one will know. BTW: I am a proud owner of Desert Rose PSG and an OME banjo, and I wouldn't part with either regardless of your distaste for the ...
Topic: Skeeter Davis & NRBQ and Buddy
Roddy Ring Replies: 12 Views: 3479	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 18 May 2018 9:18 am Subject: Skeeter Davis & NRBQ and Buddy
Roddy Ring Replies: 12 Views: 3479	Great record, great band.
Topic: Your Cheatin' Heart
Roddy Ring Replies: 50 Views: 15179	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 3 May 2018 8:22 am Subject: Your Cheatin' Heart
Roddy Ring Replies: 50 Views: 15179	Thanks, John Sounds great on paper, needs a little work in the den. Roddy
Topic: Your first record purchased with a pedal steel on it?
Roddy Ring Replies: 118 Views: 30514	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Mar 2018 9:27 am Subject: Your first record purchased with a pedal steel on it?
Roddy Ring Replies: 118 Views: 30514	Not certain of which was first as I do not have the receipts. Any one of the Steely Dan records with Skunk Baxter on steel or Elvis Costello's Taking Liberties (a collection of B sides) with John McF ...
Topic: Silent Night
Roddy Ring Replies: 31 Views: 10326	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 20 Dec 2017 9:57 am Subject: Silent Night
Roddy Ring Replies: 31 Views: 10326	Very nice arrangement, I highly recommend it. Thanks, John Roddy
Topic: Sacred Steel Christmas - The Campbell Brothers
Roddy Ring Replies: 4 Views: 1078	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 13 Dec 2017 9:24 am Subject: Sacred Steel Christmas - The Campbell Brothers
Roddy Ring Replies: 4 Views: 1078	I agree with Charlie. I generally don't care for this song, but that arrangement is excellent and the performance even better.
Topic: No Shoe Players?
Roddy Ring Replies: 36 Views: 10208	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Oct 2017 8:41 am Subject: No Shoe Players?
Roddy Ring Replies: 36 Views: 10208	I've only been playing about 4 years. Spent the first several months playing in Chuck's. A musician friend came by unexpectedly one evening when I was wandering around the house in socks. He asked ...
Topic: Electric archtop players - recommend strings, please
Roddy Ring Replies: 7 Views: 3307	Forum Section: Music Posted: 25 Aug 2017 7:34 am Subject: Archtop
Roddy Ring Replies: 7 Views: 3307	I use Thomastik Infeld Jazz Swing flats on mine. They are about twice the price of the D'Addario's that Jerry uses but, in my opinion, they last at least twice as long and sound better, at least to m ...
Topic: The trap of perfectionism - interesting essay
Roddy Ring Replies: 12 Views: 4146	Forum Section: Music Posted: 11 Jan 2017 10:22 am Subject: Perfection
Roddy Ring Replies: 12 Views: 4146	Jim Cohen makes a good point. I played on a local cable morning show with a friend to promote his performances that coming weekend. The rest of the band wasn't arriving til the afternoon after the T ...
Topic: Help me to play an simple lick pls?
Roddy Ring Replies: 11 Views: 3927	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Jun 2016 8:53 am Subject: Help me to play an simple lick pls?
Roddy Ring Replies: 11 Views: 3927	The way I do it, in the given key here, 3rd fret 5, 6 and 8 3rd fret AB 5. 6 and 8 1st fret AB 4, 5 and 7 (A pedal obviously is unnecessary). 3rd fret AB 5, 6 and 8 And repeat. Now that I'v ...
Topic: Lone Star 6 Lite Pedal Steel - Please Close
Roddy Ring Replies: 2 Views: 1871	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 10 Mar 2016 1:55 pm Subject: Please close
Roddy Ring Replies: 2 Views: 1871	Sale is final, please close.