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BR5-49's "Coast To Coast" album and the mini album "Live From Robert's".

I bought a couple of Leon's bridge covers back in the day and they were excellent but I beleive they sold out pretty quick.

To add to Brooks's recommendation I'd say check out all Wayne's albums. There are some great steel players on them.

If you're looking for that 40's/50's country/western swing sound, only have a six string and are using Cindy's Homespun lessons use EGACEG. That's how I learned. Okay, you might lose the odd low note ...

Myself, I'd have A6 on the near neck and some kind of E9/E13 on the other neck. That's what I have on my main stage steel. BUT!, if you are working through Cindy's stuff, therefore learning, most inst ...

Jim, or Guy. I found the Billy Jack Wills/Vance Terry version of "Cadillac In Model A", but what is the other transcription, in F, you posted from?

This helped me recently. There’s a great book by Rob Haines, Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar (Mel Bay). In it he has three versions of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. I, like an idiot, initially skipped th ...

I managed to tighten the strings by pulling the knotted end out out of the body through the hole, I think I might have unhooked the spring first, and tying a new knot about an inch down from the origi ...

Just a suggestion of who you might want to chat to about stutter buttons. I remember Chris Cummings showing me a stutter button that he had that plugged into the input jack of a Stringmaster. In all t ...

I'm a bit late to the party here but surly that's a '59 not a '56.

I'm talking 8 string here. I have the front neck of my Stringmaster (24.5 inch) tuned to A6 F#,A,C# etc. but my single neck lap steels tuned C6, same intervals. I find that due to most lap steels havi ...

I've got it on the Bear Family 4 CD box Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant "Flamin' Guitars" and the more budget friendly "The Best Of Country guitar,Vol.1" "Flying Fingers" ...

I just use a bath towel although it seems to make my wife think it's okay to stack clean laundry on it.

It was 12 years ago, how time flies, but I bought a couple from Leon Brannan on this very forum and I couldn't have been happier with them. I don't know if he has any left or even if he's still with u ...

This is a page taken from a book "Swing & Big Band Guitar" by Charlton Johnson published by Hal Leonard. The book is aimed at a Freddie Green style rhythm guitarist but the principal app ...

All music shops in England are closed until early December although some are doing click & collect/mail order. The guy to ask about steel in London would be Jeff Mead. He is a member of the forum.

Even at UK prices Â£900 should get you a D8 stringmaster more or less complete

Jeff Mead said My mate, Phil Morgan over here in the UK who refinished my quad for me now has a quad of his own which he gigs. Yes but Phil is seven foot tall Very Happy

I bought a cheap bullet bar that came in a real nice brown plastic case. The chrome was so thin it was basically paint. It started to peel very quickly and in the end I just scraped it back to the bra ...

If it's a '56 it's probably a Gibson CG 520 like this one. Though I think this one is later than '56
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/8933_CG520_1.jpg

A Guyatone plywood plank identical to this about 30 years ago from a junk shop. Cost me Â£5 (about eight dollars).
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/8933_Guyatone_lap_steel_2.jpg
I didn ...

They are a bit like a "Waggon Wheel" but fatter and softer.

Although not steel guitar this video addresses the issues of how to get a vintage sound and how essential or not vintage gear is. If you donâ€™t watch it all at least watch the first five minuets ...

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=299137&sid=50f0d0cf13d84fd860e7a4f6a4da7d49 More info here

Check out Eddie Rivers's western swing rules videos on youtube.

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Topic: Live albums that feature non-pedal steel
Stephen Baker Replies: 19 Views: 972	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Oct 2024 3:37 pm Subject: Live albums that feature non-pedal steel
Stephen Baker Replies: 19 Views: 972	BR5-49's "Coast To Coast" album and the mini album "Live From Robert's".
Topic: Need Some Stringmaster 8 Bridge Covers
Stephen Baker Replies: 4 Views: 1513	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Aug 2024 3:19 pm Subject: Need Some Stringmaster 8 Bridge Covers
Stephen Baker Replies: 4 Views: 1513	I bought a couple of Leon's bridge covers back in the day and they were excellent but I beleive they sold out pretty quick.
Topic: CDs
Stephen Baker Replies: 6 Views: 781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jun 2024 3:03 pm Subject: CDs
Stephen Baker Replies: 6 Views: 781	To add to Brooks's recommendation I'd say check out all Wayne's albums. There are some great steel players on them.
Topic: Alternate C6 tuning?
Stephen Baker Replies: 15 Views: 2441	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jun 2024 3:28 pm Subject: Alternate C6 tuning?
Stephen Baker Replies: 15 Views: 2441	If you're looking for that 40's/50's country/western swing sound, only have a six string and are using Cindy's Homespun lessons use EGACEG. That's how I learned. Okay, you might lose the odd low note ...
Topic: C6 or A6?
Stephen Baker Replies: 8 Views: 1511	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jan 2024 3:31 pm Subject: C6 or A6?
Stephen Baker Replies: 8 Views: 1511	Myself, I'd have A6 on the near neck and some kind of E9/E13 on the other neck. That's what I have on my main stage steel. BUT!, if you are working through Cindy's stuff, therefore learning, most inst ...
Topic: E13 instructional resources?
Stephen Baker Replies: 20 Views: 7505	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Nov 2023 4:48 pm Subject: E13 instructional resources?
Stephen Baker Replies: 20 Views: 7505	Jim, or Guy. I found the Billy Jack Wills/Vance Terry version of "Cadillac In Model A", but what is the other transcription, in F, you posted from?
Topic: So...could you play your steel without looking?
Stephen Baker Replies: 14 Views: 2172	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Sep 2023 3:24 pm Subject: So...could you play your steel without looking?
Stephen Baker Replies: 14 Views: 2172	This helped me recently. There’s a great book by Rob Haines, Mastering the Lap Steel Guitar (Mel Bay). In it he has three versions of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. I, like an idiot, initially skipped th ...
Topic: Fender Volume/Tone pedal
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 1230	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 4 Nov 2022 4:02 pm Subject: Fender Volume/Tone pedal
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 1230	I managed to tighten the strings by pulling the knotted end out out of the body through the hole, I think I might have unhooked the spring first, and tying a new knot about an inch down from the origi ...
Topic: The Stutter Button
Stephen Baker Replies: 8 Views: 3863	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Jul 2022 3:32 pm Subject: The Stutter Button
Stephen Baker Replies: 8 Views: 3863	Just a suggestion of who you might want to chat to about stutter buttons. I remember Chris Cummings showing me a stutter button that he had that plugged into the input jack of a Stringmaster. In all t ...
Topic: 1956 Gibson Console Grande CG-520 D8
Stephen Baker Replies: 8 Views: 8587	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 2 Jul 2022 2:57 pm Subject: 1956 Gibson Console Grande CG-520 D8
Stephen Baker Replies: 8 Views: 8587	I'm a bit late to the party here but surly that's a '59 not a '56.
Topic: Why not A6???
Stephen Baker Replies: 27 Views: 5893	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 May 2022 4:20 pm Subject: Why not A6???
Stephen Baker Replies: 27 Views: 5893	I'm talking 8 string here. I have the front neck of my Stringmaster (24.5 inch) tuned to A6 F#,A,C# etc. but my single neck lap steels tuned C6, same intervals. I find that due to most lap steels havi ...
Topic: Hub Cap Roll - Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 1083	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 May 2022 3:11 pm Subject: Hub Cap Roll - Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 1083	I've got it on the Bear Family 4 CD box Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant "Flamin' Guitars" and the more budget friendly "The Best Of Country guitar,Vol.1" "Flying Fingers" ...
Topic: Dust Cover for Fender D8 Stringmaster
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 956	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 1 Aug 2021 3:36 pm Subject: Dust Cover for Fender D8 Stringmaster
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 956	I just use a bath towel although it seems to make my wife think it's okay to stack clean laundry on it.
Topic: Stringmaster Bridge Covers
Stephen Baker Replies: 4 Views: 1358	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Aug 2021 3:22 pm Subject: Stringmaster Bridge Covers
Stephen Baker Replies: 4 Views: 1358	It was 12 years ago, how time flies, but I bought a couple from Leon Brannan on this very forum and I couldn't have been happier with them. I don't know if he has any left or even if he's still with u ...
Topic: Following Jazz chord charts on Non-pedal steel
Stephen Baker Replies: 21 Views: 3752	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jul 2021 3:48 pm Subject: Following Jazz chord charts on Non-pedal steel
Stephen Baker Replies: 21 Views: 3752	This is a page taken from a book "Swing & Big Band Guitar" by Charlton Johnson published by Hal Leonard. The book is aimed at a Freddie Green style rhythm guitarist but the principal app ...
Topic: resources in London
Stephen Baker Replies: 5 Views: 1813	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Nov 2020 2:47 pm Subject: resources in London
Stephen Baker Replies: 5 Views: 1813	All music shops in England are closed until early December although some are doing click & collect/mail order. The guy to ask about steel in London would be Jeff Mead. He is a member of the forum.
Topic: Fender 8 string Stringmaster?
Stephen Baker Replies: 11 Views: 2573	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Jan 2018 9:57 am Subject: Fender 8 string Stringmaster?
Stephen Baker Replies: 11 Views: 2573	Even at UK prices Â£900 should get you a D8 stringmaster more or less complete
Topic: How do you play those 3 and 4 neck consoles?
Stephen Baker Replies: 18 Views: 4601	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2017 1:10 pm Subject: How do you play those 3 and 4 neck consoles?
Stephen Baker Replies: 18 Views: 4601	Jeff Mead said My mate, Phil Morgan over here in the UK who refinished my quad for me now has a quad of his own which he gigs. Yes but Phil is seven foot tall
Topic: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
Stephen Baker Replies: 26 Views: 9206	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Aug 2017 12:56 pm Subject: Ridiculously cheap import tone bars?
Stephen Baker Replies: 26 Views: 9206	I bought a cheap bullet bar that came in a real nice brown plastic case. The chrome was so thin it was basically paint. It started to peel very quickly and in the end I just scraped it back to the bra ...
Topic: Any ideas on value of a 1956 Gibson?
Stephen Baker Replies: 7 Views: 2474	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jul 2017 10:30 am Subject: Any ideas on value of a 1956 Gibson?
Stephen Baker Replies: 7 Views: 2474	If it's a '56 it's probably a Gibson CG 520 like this one. Though I think this one is later than '56 http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/8933_CG520_1.jpg
Topic: Show or Tell Us About Your First Lap or Non-Pedal Steel
Stephen Baker Replies: 27 Views: 12951	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Apr 2017 4:42 pm Subject: Show or Tell Us About Your First Lap or Non-Pedal Steel
Stephen Baker Replies: 27 Views: 12951	A Guyatone plywood plank identical to this about 30 years ago from a junk shop. Cost me Â£5 (about eight dollars). http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/8933_Guyatone_lap_steel_2.jpg I didn ...
Topic: Murphey or Boggs
Stephen Baker Replies: 7 Views: 2606	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Mar 2017 4:38 pm Subject: Murphey or Boggs
Stephen Baker Replies: 7 Views: 2606	They are a bit like a "Waggon Wheel" but fatter and softer.
Topic: What types of lap steels best capture 1940s/1950s sound
Stephen Baker Replies: 29 Views: 11377	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Mar 2017 5:26 am Subject: What types of lap steels best capture 1940s/1950s sound
Stephen Baker Replies: 29 Views: 11377	Although not steel guitar this video addresses the issues of how to get a vintage sound and how essential or not vintage gear is. If you donâ€™t watch it all at least watch the first five minuets ...
Topic: Kluson is making reproductionStringmaster tuners!
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 2197	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:23 pm Subject: Kluson is making reproductionStringmaster tuners!
Stephen Baker Replies: 3 Views: 2197	http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=299137&sid=50f0d0cf13d84fd860e7a4f6a4da7d49 More info here
Topic: A6 Tuning
Stephen Baker Replies: 6 Views: 3135	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Nov 2016 3:54 pm Subject: A6 Tuning
Stephen Baker Replies: 6 Views: 3135	Check out Eddie Rivers's western swing rules videos on youtube.