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Turns out it was James Pastell in 1977. That's the lick I learned back in the Iowa days. It's on YouTube, cool opening steel lick. Don't know who it is.

I never drop my finger picks cuz I don't use 'em...i know it's weird but I'm mostly a guitar player, go figure. But I dropped a bar....on Craig Davidson's steel a Brand. New. Shobud. I looked for ...

When I played Steel at my first show in Wisconsin Rapids...now, mind you i'd been playing for a long time but set it aside and Craig Davidson found out i played and there you are. My line to the audi ...

Did anyone see Marty in Viroqua, WI on Sunday? I know a lot of my friends/pickers did. And by the way, hi Bernie! I didn't realize you guys were discussing the TV show, i thought it was the live sh ...

I was thinking about putting a zero pedal on my MSA S12 this one is not the Universal...I think you've seen my posts on this mine was a E9 extended, it had the D as the 9th string.
What I wanted to ...

Thanks a lot! Now I remember why I changed it....all the other 2 pedals did was #4 raised 1st string half, 5th ped raised 6th a half. The reason I asked..I'm kinda trying to find that guitar back ag ...

thanks! We have Russ' email now, so it's all covered. Once again, for those who've asked the dates are Mar. 16-18 F-Su at the Hotel Mead, Wisconsin Rapids. I might know some of the other stuff you' ...

Hey, everybody, does anyone know what Russ Hicks' email addy is? I have his hotel confirmation number and room number for that weekend. He can either get in touch with me (I'm working the show, too) ...

I bought a LONG time ago, in fact, new a 77 MSA E9 12 string. It was 5x4 by the way, not Universal, I tried to convert it later but not enough raise/lowers on it, it was only double raise/lower.
I h ...

I got my MSA way back in '77 in Moline, IL...5 + 4, and for the life of me, can't remember the original setup. I saw Jeff Newman after I bought it and right after that turned it over and tore it apar ...

In answer to a few of these posts...I have worked with Joe Wright in Nashville...he did a great job with rock & roll steel, my suggestion is don't go with a fuzz tone sound, rather a grittier more ...

Is that a Gibson EB-2 your bass player has???

I'm in two bands, but not playing steel...Maggie Mae's band and Island Jack. But I have been known to do a pickup gig on Tele and steel once in a while.

This amp has been lovingly taken care of by my friend Nelson Wynn at Broadway Music. It will be available soon, I just got a Session 500 from a friend of mine for my Tele and my EMCI which I love! T ...

Hey, everybody....I'm very intrigued by the use of lowering the 8th to D...my first 12 was an MSA which was not a universal, that was a few years before it became the thing to do. This guitar I had w ...

I've never seen a cow with a 6 and 5 set up, reminds me of my old MSA. LOL.

Steve
C yu at the show this weekend.

I think I'll bring my lucky shirt again. It's that black dragon one I wore in ...

Hey, Bobbe! Trilly Cole's lookin' for you, wants to catch up with all her pickers. If you get this go to trillycole at verizon dot net.

Steve Nelson
One of the Capers 1976-79

I am primarily a regular guitar (by that I mean 6 string) player...now...but I started on a Gibson HG-00, no finger picks. From listening to Chet I started playing Hawaiian guitar in 1962 at age 5 wi ...

Hey, thanks for the replies. I just remember that steel lick and did some Googling (that's a WORD???) on it and found what I found. It had to be out in the mid to later 70's, well, cuz that's when I ...

Broasted chicken????? Salt lick???? Geez Rog, what's that about? BTW, are you playing steel @ the Wisconsin Rapids show, and am I playing guitar behind you, or beside you....
Steve

That steel lick that started the song, I used to do it back in my Waterloo days at the Roundup....does ANYone have that song around on 45? or mp3? Please?

Steve Nelson
www.tomahcose.com

BTW, the link is www.misterguitar.com
Cheers, Steve Nelson

I just heard Steve Wariner on Prairie Home Companion...Garrison Keillor was a BIG fan of Chet's and so was I, I started playing cuz of him back in 1962. Just this year I got a Super Chet signed by CG ...

I started on Hawaiian guitar at 4 years old listening to Chet, then my mom and dad got my uncle's Stringmaster (traded for a boat) and I still tried to sound like Chet on that thing. I never really d ...

By the way my email addy is
steveyraynelson at hotmail dot com
Dan Chroninger and Ronnie Moore also know me so don't hesitate to get hold of them to reach me.
Thanks again.

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Topic: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Forum Section: Music Posted: 11 Mar 2018 11:43 am Subject: Hell Yes I Cheated, found the artist
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Turns out it was James Pastell in 1977. That's the lick I learned back in the Iowa days. It's on YouTube, cool opening steel lick. Don't know who it is.
Topic: Ever drop your finger picks?
Steve Nelson Replies: 22 Views: 6051	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Apr 2012 10:34 pm Subject: Ever drop your finger picks?
Steve Nelson Replies: 22 Views: 6051	I never drop my finger picks cuz I don't use 'em...i know it's weird but I'm mostly a guitar player, go figure. But I dropped a bar....on Craig Davidson's steel a Brand. New. Shobud. I looked for ...
Topic: why do YOU use vibrato?
Steve Nelson Replies: 57 Views: 14296	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Apr 2012 10:26 pm Subject: why do YOU use vibrato?
Steve Nelson Replies: 57 Views: 14296	When I played Steel at my first show in Wisconsin Rapids...now, mind you i'd been playing for a long time but set it aside and Craig Davidson found out i played and there you are. My line to the audi ...
Topic: Marty Stuart Show
Steve Nelson Replies: 47 Views: 16572	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Apr 2012 10:14 pm Subject: Marty Stuart show
Steve Nelson Replies: 47 Views: 16572	Did anyone see Marty in Viroqua, WI on Sunday? I know a lot of my friends/pickers did. And by the way, hi Bernie! I didn't realize you guys were discussing the TV show, i thought it was the live sh ...
Topic: What does your zero pedal do?
Steve Nelson Replies: 32 Views: 12533	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Jan 2012 9:10 pm Subject: zero pedal wish list
Steve Nelson Replies: 32 Views: 12533	I was thinking about putting a zero pedal on my MSA S12 this one is not the Universal...I think you've seen my posts on this mine was a E9 extended, it had the D as the 9th string. What I wanted to ...
Topic: MSA Extended E9 12 string copedant for 5x4, what was it?
Steve Nelson Replies: 5 Views: 1664	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Dec 2011 3:15 pm Subject: MSA Extended E9 12 string copedant for 5x4, what was it?
Steve Nelson Replies: 5 Views: 1664	Thanks a lot! Now I remember why I changed it....all the other 2 pedals did was #4 raised 1st string half, 5th ped raised 6th a half. The reason I asked..I'm kinda trying to find that guitar back ag ...
Topic: WI: Dairy State Steel Show 2012, need email addy
Steve Nelson Replies: 2 Views: 804	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 29 Dec 2011 3:04 pm Subject: WI: Dairy State Steel Show 2012, need email addy
Steve Nelson Replies: 2 Views: 804	thanks! We have Russ' email now, so it's all covered. Once again, for those who've asked the dates are Mar. 16-18 F-Su at the Hotel Mead, Wisconsin Rapids. I might know some of the other stuff you' ...
Topic: WI: Dairy State Steel Show 2012, need email addy
Steve Nelson Replies: 2 Views: 804	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 28 Dec 2011 3:18 pm Subject: WI: Dairy State Steel Show 2012, need email addy
Steve Nelson Replies: 2 Views: 804	Hey, everybody, does anyone know what Russ Hicks' email addy is? I have his hotel confirmation number and room number for that weekend. He can either get in touch with me (I'm working the show, too) ...
Topic: MSA Extended E9 12 string copedant for 5x4, what was it?
Steve Nelson Replies: 5 Views: 1664	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Dec 2011 9:29 pm Subject: MSA Extended E9 12 string copedant for 5x4, what was it?
Steve Nelson Replies: 5 Views: 1664	I bought a LONG time ago, in fact, new a 77 MSA E9 12 string. It was 5x4 by the way, not Universal, I tried to convert it later but not enough raise/lowers on it, it was only double raise/lower. I h ...
Topic: MSA E9 extended copedant, I can't remember
Steve Nelson Replies: 1 Views: 930	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2011 7:04 pm Subject: MSA E9 extended copedant, I can't remember
Steve Nelson Replies: 1 Views: 930	I got my MSA way back in '77 in Moline, IL...5 + 4, and for the life of me, can't remember the original setup. I saw Jeff Newman after I bought it and right after that turned it over and tore it apar ...
Topic: Rock/Country Rock Style on the e9 pedal steel
Steve Nelson Replies: 67 Views: 22476	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2011 6:57 pm Subject: Rock/Country Rock Style on the e9 pedal steel
Steve Nelson Replies: 67 Views: 22476	In answer to a few of these posts...I have worked with Joe Wright in Nashville...he did a great job with rock & roll steel, my suggestion is don't go with a fuzz tone sound, rather a grittier more ...
Topic: Please close, I'm gonna keep it...........
Steve Nelson Replies: 3 Views: 1397	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 26 Jul 2010 8:47 pm Subject: Please close, I'm gonna keep it...........
Steve Nelson Replies: 3 Views: 1397	Is that a Gibson EB-2 your bass player has???
Topic: How many of you play in more than one band all the time?
Steve Nelson Replies: 16 Views: 4536	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Jul 2010 8:45 pm Subject: How many of you play in more than one band all the time?
Steve Nelson Replies: 16 Views: 4536	I'm in two bands, but not playing steel...Maggie Mae's band and Island Jack. But I have been known to do a pickup gig on Tele and steel once in a while.
Topic: Session 400 with JBL rewound for 4 ohm
Steve Nelson Replies: 1 Views: 1132	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 23 May 2010 12:39 am Subject: Session 400 with JBL rewound for 4 ohm
Steve Nelson Replies: 1 Views: 1132	This amp has been lovingly taken care of by my friend Nelson Wynn at Broadway Music. It will be available soon, I just got a Session 500 from a friend of mine for my Tele and my EMCI which I love! T ...
Topic: U12 vs. D10 questions
Steve Nelson Replies: 24 Views: 9775	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Mar 2010 2:13 am Subject: U12 vs. D10 questions
Steve Nelson Replies: 24 Views: 9775	Hey, everybody....I'm very intrigued by the use of lowering the 8th to D...my first 12 was an MSA which was not a universal, that was a few years before it became the thing to do. This guitar I had w ...
Topic: WI: Dairy State Steel Guitar Show
Steve Nelson Replies: 82 Views: 31748	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 15 Mar 2010 7:06 pm Subject: The udder udder
Steve Nelson Replies: 82 Views: 31748	I've never seen a cow with a 6 and 5 set up, reminds me of my old MSA. LOL. Steve C yu at the show this weekend. I think I'll bring my lucky shirt again. It's that black dragon one I wore in ...
Topic: Bobbe Breaks Wrist?
Steve Nelson Replies: 18 Views: 8760	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:22 pm Subject: Bobbe Breaks Wrist?
Steve Nelson Replies: 18 Views: 8760	Hey, Bobbe! Trilly Cole's lookin' for you, wants to catch up with all her pickers. If you get this go to trillycole at verizon dot net. Steve Nelson One of the Capers 1976-79
Topic: any bare finger players?
Steve Nelson Replies: 53 Views: 27605	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:18 pm Subject: any bare finger players?
Steve Nelson Replies: 53 Views: 27605	I am primarily a regular guitar (by that I mean 6 string) player...now...but I started on a Gibson HG-00, no finger picks. From listening to Chet I started playing Hawaiian guitar in 1962 at age 5 wi ...
Topic: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Forum Section: Music Posted: 30 Dec 2009 5:05 am Subject: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Hey, thanks for the replies. I just remember that steel lick and did some Googling (that's a WORD???) on it and found what I found. It had to be out in the mid to later 70's, well, cuz that's when I ...
Topic: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Forum Section: Music Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:36 pm Subject: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Broasted chicken????? Salt lick???? Geez Rog, what's that about? BTW, are you playing steel @ the Wisconsin Rapids show, and am I playing guitar behind you, or beside you.... Steve
Topic: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	Forum Section: Music Posted: 24 Nov 2009 2:43 am Subject: Mel Street: Hell Yes I Cheated
Steve Nelson Replies: 8 Views: 6570	That steel lick that started the song, I used to do it back in my Waterloo days at the Roundup....does ANYone have that song around on 45? or mp3? Please? Steve Nelson www.tomahcose.com
Topic: FYI for Chet Atkins fans
Steve Nelson Replies: 15 Views: 5616	Forum Section: Music Posted: 24 Nov 2009 2:39 am Subject: FYI for Chet Atkins fans
Steve Nelson Replies: 15 Views: 5616	BTW, the link is www.misterguitar.com Cheers, Steve Nelson
Topic: FYI for Chet Atkins fans
Steve Nelson Replies: 15 Views: 5616	Forum Section: Music Posted: 24 Nov 2009 2:36 am Subject: FYI for Chet Atkins fans
Steve Nelson Replies: 15 Views: 5616	I just heard Steve Wariner on Prairie Home Companion...Garrison Keillor was a BIG fan of Chet's and so was I, I started playing cuz of him back in 1962. Just this year I got a Super Chet signed by CG ...
Topic: Who started you on playing steel!
Steve Nelson Replies: 81 Views: 27093	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Oct 2009 1:58 am Subject: Who started me on steel?
Steve Nelson Replies: 81 Views: 27093	I started on Hawaiian guitar at 4 years old listening to Chet, then my mom and dad got my uncle's Stringmaster (traded for a boat) and I still tried to sound like Chet on that thing. I never really d ...
Topic: 1939 Gibson HG-00 for sale
Steve Nelson Replies: 1 Views: 1994	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 17 Dec 2008 4:11 am Subject: 1939 Gibson HG-00 for sale
Steve Nelson Replies: 1 Views: 1994	By the way my email addy is steveyraynelson at hotmail dot com Dan Chroninger and Ronnie Moore also know me so don't hesitate to get hold of them to reach me. Thanks again.