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I guess some folks say "less is more"!

Why schlep around a T-8 when you can make do with an S-3!

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Roy said: "...increasing the stiffness of the body can lessen that portion of “cabinet drop” that results from the flexing of the body..."

Cabinet drop eh? So thats whats wrong with my playing! I ...

Hi Jon,

Sorry for bumping this old thread, but I love my National Dynamic/Special S-8. It has a distinct sound of its own- different from the trebly Fenders, the mid-rangy Gibsons & the roarin' Ricky ...

Hey wait a minute Bruce!

Are you the same Bruce Bouton who played the KILLER non-pedal intro on 'Boot Scoot Boogie' & the nuclear non-pedal fills on Shania's 'Outta Here'?

If you are, then you've al ...

Loni: Was that soul-dripping 'bliss, or soul- dripping 'gliss'? http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif

Hi Terry, Congrats!

My current band is more 'folky' than bluesy (spanish acoustic, bass + me on 8-string lap steel & backing vocals) fronted by a female singer/songwriter, but we cover some blues tun ...

Good suggestion Jay- I have my favourites page on e-bay set up to prompt if I actually mean to search for Rickenbacher or Rickenbacker as well as lab steel, peddle steel, Whine guitar & slide guitar e ...

Hi Kevin,

You've gotten really great advice from Ian & Ray, so I'll just muddy the waters a little.

There IS one more Rick model not yet discussed: There are some cheap, wooden Ricks with string-thr ...

Hi Ron! You have a "find" there if you are the Ron who won the auction.

Regal steels were made by the National Dobro outfit out of Chicago in the Late 30's though early 50's. The dual blade pu's are ...

Sorry for shamelessly bragging about our show, but I just have to point out that its quite rare to have a steel show with so many GOOD non-pedalers (the other guys, not me). I'm still enjoying the aft ...

Blue Hawaii is great gentlemen, but Jerry's Steelin' the Blues with (I think) Rex Allen Sr (thanks Al for the update) on vocals is just plain scary! Jerry gets both a wah guitar effect & then a muted ...

Another smashingly successful steel weekend in Winnipeg. We heard from world-class pedal ace Al Brisco & several SGF posters from the pedal side (Don Walters, Dean Neely, George Mcllelan) plus a guy n ...

Thx for posting the pix Don. I thoroughly enjoyed your sparkiling sets both nights, but especially Fri, when you worked mostly on the 'back neck'.

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These limited edition, lawsuit ...

Hi Don, I play steel in a garage band every Wednsday nite- Is that what you had in mind?

I bought a Sho-Bud PSG at Gallagher's music on W. Warren Rd back in '82'. That neighbourhood then was a workin' man's area with lots of country bars etc. Gallagher carried Sho-Bud and Fender products ...

b0b,

That "E6add9" tuning would be the same one you refer to as "pentatonic" on your web site (B E F# G#B C# E G#?

If so, where are the power chords you refer to? I can see power chords on the Sol H ...

I love all those country-rock groups too- PPL; NRPS; Poco; Burritos etc.

One clarification: Al Brisco from Toronto 'ghosted' the beautiful E-9 work in Angel, Jazzman & other cuts on the first PPL alb ...

Hi Bob,

I'd very much like to purchase one of your DVD's. Could you please tell me how much postage to add for Canada?

Thx,

Patrick Elazar

Hi Bill- Happy new year!

I lucked out & heard both masters themselves: Maurice 'Ted' Beard & Calvin Cooke.

Calvin taught Robert Randolph, Alvin Lee & also Chuck Campbell how to play. In my opinion, ...

I was in Detroit on a family matter last week. So, the Sunday before Xmas I went to Ted Beard's church & the Sunday after Xmas I went to Calvin Cooke's church.

Listening to these masters in their own ...

Thank you very much for your replies!

Denny- great website, thank you very much for the lesson in modal theory. I'm taking that to the woodshed tonite.

Andy- the tab is beyond my wildest dreams (I h ...

I'm playing a gig next month with an electric blues band that does several minor blues tunes like 'Laylah', Black Magic Woman & 'Thrill is gone'.

I'd like to do something different from the single-no ...

Alan, how do you play full minor chords in the DADFAD tuning?

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Topic: Cat-can" meets particle board lap steel
Zayit Replies: 3 Views: 785	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2005 8:14 pm Subject: Cat-can" meets particle board lap steel
Zayit Replies: 3 Views: 785	I guess some folks say "less is more"! Why schlep around a T-8 when you can make do with an S-3!
Topic: Cat-can" meets particle board lap steel
Zayit Replies: 3 Views: 785	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2005 6:06 pm Subject: Cat-can" meets particle board lap steel
Zayit Replies: 3 Views: 785	http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif
Topic: Did Mom of Toilet murder sustain?
Zayit Replies: 18 Views: 3156	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2005 10:35 am Subject: Did Mom of Toilet murder sustain?
Zayit Replies: 18 Views: 3156	Roy said: "...increasing the stiffness of the body can lessen that portion of “cabinet drop” that results from the flexing of the body..." Cabinet drop eh? So thats whats wrong with my playing! I ...
Topic: National Dynamic... info please
Zayit Replies: 10 Views: 1667	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jun 2005 1:56 pm Subject: National Dynamic... info please
Zayit Replies: 10 Views: 1667	Hi Jon, Sorry for bumping this old thread, but I love my National Dynamic/Special S-8. It has a distinct sound of its own- different from the trebly Fenders, the mid-rangy Gibsons & the roarin' Ricky ...
Topic: Best non pedal
Zayit Replies: 18 Views: 3568	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Dec 2004 2:31 pm Subject: Best non pedal
Zayit Replies: 18 Views: 3568	Hey wait a minute Bruce! Are you the same Bruce Bouton who played the KILLER non-pedal intro on 'Boot Scoot Boogie' & the nuclear non-pedal fills on Shania's 'Outta Here'? If you are, then you've al ...
Topic: What the heck is this thing called?
Zayit Replies: 8 Views: 1221	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Oct 2004 11:38 am Subject: What the heck is this thing called?
Zayit Replies: 8 Views: 1221	Loni: Was that soul-dripping 'bliss, or soul- dripping 'gliss'? http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif
Topic: Lap Steel & the Blues
Zayit Replies: 14 Views: 1937	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Sep 2004 2:17 pm Subject: Lap Steel & the Blues
Zayit Replies: 14 Views: 1937	Hi Terry, Congrats! My current band is more 'folky' than bluesy (spanish acoustic, bass + me on 8-string lap steel & backing vocals) fronted by a female singer/songwriter, but we cover some blues tun ...
Topic: Rickenbacker question
Zayit Replies: 9 Views: 2558	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Aug 2004 1:17 pm Subject: Rickenbacker question
Zayit Replies: 9 Views: 2558	Good suggestion Jay- I have my favourites page on e-bay set up to prompt if I actually mean to search for Rickenbacher or Rickenbacker as well as lab steel, peddle steel, Whine guitar & slide guitar e ...
Topic: Rickenbacker question
Zayit Replies: 9 Views: 2558	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Aug 2004 11:36 am Subject: Rickenbacker question
Zayit Replies: 9 Views: 2558	Hi Kevin, You've gotten really great advice from Ian & Ray, so I'll just muddy the waters a little. There IS one more Rick model not yet discussed: There are some cheap, wooden Ricks with string-thr ...
Topic: Regal lap steel question
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1297	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Aug 2004 2:45 pm Subject: Regal lap steel question
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1297	Hi Ron! You have a "find" there if you are the Ron who won the auction. Regal steels were made by the National Dobro outfit out of Chicago in the Late 30's though early 50's. The dual blade pu's are ...
Topic: Non-Pedalers at Mid Canada Steel Show pix
Zayit Replies: 2 Views: 737	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 May 2004 7:45 am Subject: Non-Pedalers at Mid Canada Steel Show pix
Zayit Replies: 2 Views: 737	Sorry for shamelessly bragging about our show, but I just have to point out that its quite rare to have a steel show with so many GOOD non-pedalers (the other guys, not me). I'm still enjoying the aft ...
Topic: Jerry Byrd's WAH on "Blue Hawaii Steel Guitar"
Zayit Replies: 6 Views: 1424	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 May 2004 2:50 pm Subject: Jerry Byrd's WAH on "Blue Hawaii Steel Guitar"
Zayit Replies: 6 Views: 1424	Blue Hawaii is great gentlemen, but Jerry's Steelin' the Blues with (I think) Rex Allen Sr (thanks Al for the update) on vocals is just plain scary! Jerry gets both a wah guitar effect & then a muted ...
Topic: Non-Pedalers at Mid Canada Steel Show pix
Zayit Replies: 2 Views: 737	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Apr 2004 2:28 pm Subject: Non-Pedalers at Mid Canada Steel Show pix
Zayit Replies: 2 Views: 737	Another smashingly successful steel weekend in Winnipeg. We heard from world-class pedal ace Al Brisco & several SGF posters from the pedal side (Don Walters, Dean Neely, George Mcllelan) plus a guy n ...
Topic: Mid-Canada Event 2004 - photos
Zayit Replies: 6 Views: 1431	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 27 Apr 2004 2:05 pm Subject: Mid-Canada Event 2004 - photos
Zayit Replies: 6 Views: 1431	Thx for posting the pix Don. I thoroughly enjoyed your sparkiling sets both nights, but especially Fri, when you worked mostly on the 'back neck'.
Topic: '36' Epiphone Model M 3rd tone pot
Zayit Replies: 1 Views: 734	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Apr 2004 9:08 am Subject: '36' Epiphone Model M 3rd tone pot
Zayit Replies: 1 Views: 734	[url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33037&item=3716572486&rd=1]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33037&item=3716572486&rd=1 These limited edition, lawsuit ...
Topic: Steel guitar and GarageBand
Zayit Replies: 3 Views: 1029	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2004 3:34 pm Subject: Steel guitar and GarageBand
Zayit Replies: 3 Views: 1029	Hi Don, I play steel in a garage band every Wednsday nite- Is that what you had in mind?
Topic: Stores in Detroit/Toledo/ Ft. Wayne
Zayit Replies: 5 Views: 1502	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Mar 2004 2:51 pm Subject: Stores in Detroit/Toledo/ Ft. Wayne
Zayit Replies: 5 Views: 1502	I bought a Sho-Bud PSG at Gallagher's music on W. Warren Rd back in '82'. That neighbourhood then was a workin' man's area with lots of country bars etc. Gallagher carried Sho-Bud and Fender products ...
Topic: Insight on Sierra Lap Steel
Zayit Replies: 15 Views: 3285	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2004 2:10 pm Subject: Insight on Sierra Lap Steel
Zayit Replies: 15 Views: 3285	b0b, That "E6add9" tuning would be the same one you refer to as "pentatonic" on your web site (B E F# G#B C# E G#? If so, where are the power chords you refer to? I can see power chords on the Sol H ...
Topic: Remember John Call or Doug Livingstone?
Zayit Replies: 25 Views: 3420	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Feb 2004 10:43 am Subject: Remember John Call or Doug Livingstone?
Zayit Replies: 25 Views: 3420	I love all those country-rock groups too- PPL; NRPS; Poco; Burritos etc. One clarification: Al Brisco from Toronto 'ghosted' the beautiful E-9 work in Angel, Jazzman & other cuts on the first PPL alb ...
Topic: Sacred Steel DVD
Zayit Replies: 21 Views: 2557	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Jan 2004 2:48 pm Subject: Sacred Steel DVD
Zayit Replies: 21 Views: 2557	Hi Bob, I'd very much like to purchase one of your DVD's. Could you please tell me how much postage to add for Canada? Thx, Patrick Elazar
Topic: Sacred Steel- I drank from the sources!
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1078	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Jan 2004 1:50 pm Subject: Sacred Steel- I drank from the sources!
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1078	Hi Bill- Happy new year! I lucked out & heard both masters themselves: Maurice 'Ted' Beard & Calvin Cooke. Calvin taught Robert Randolph, Alvin Lee & also Chuck Campbell how to play. In my opinion, ...
Topic: Sacred Steel- I drank from the sources!
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1078	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2003 2:28 pm Subject: Sacred Steel- I drank from the sources!
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1078	I was in Detroit on a family matter last week. So, the Sunday before Xmas I went to Ted Beard's church & the Sunday after Xmas I went to Calvin Cooke's church. Listening to these masters in their own ...
Topic: Chord solos in minor blues
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1089	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Dec 2003 3:43 pm Subject: Chord solos in minor blues
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1089	Thank you very much for your replies! Denny- great website, thank you very much for the lesson in modal theory. I'm taking that to the woodshed tonite. Andy- the tab is beyond my wildest dreams (I h ...
Topic: Chord solos in minor blues
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1089	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Dec 2003 3:04 pm Subject: Chord solos in minor blues
Zayit Replies: 4 Views: 1089	I'm playing a gig next month with an electric blues band that does several minor blues tunes like 'Laylah', Black Magic Woman & 'Thrill is gone'. I'd like to do something different from the single-no ...
Topic: Blues tunings/String gauges Reso guitar
Zayit Replies: 13 Views: 1836	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Dec 2003 11:07 am Subject: Blues tunings/String gauges Reso guitar
Zayit Replies: 13 Views: 1836	Alan, how do you play full minor chords in the DADFAD tuning? http://steelguitarforum.com/confused.gif