Embarrassment

Ron Patrick · From: Kentucky, USA

Would it be a cause for embarrassment for a pro to play a student model steel at a important gig ? Ron Patrick

Ben Jones · From: Seattle, Washington, USA

Seems to me a pro could make any guitar sound good and the only folks who would know its a student model would be other steelers who would in turn be impressed by the wonderful tone coming from a studnet model...but i aint no pro or even close to one so I guess i wouldnt know...and yet i typed all this anyway.. Rolling Eyes

Fred Shannon · From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.

I dunno', ask Bobbe Seymour about the Maverick episode.

phred

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

I don't think so. It would certainly reinforce my contention that the player and his talent are far more important than whatever gear he happens to be using. Very Happy

In fact, I wouldn't really mind if he was a conceited jerk, as long as he was a great player. I can learn plenty by just watching and listening.

Pete Finney · From: Nashville Tn.

Tommy White sounded just like his usual awesome self a while back playing a Maverick on the Opry...

I'm pretty sure he played it because he wanted to! Cool

Daniel Davis · From: Washington, USA

I've never minded when a "pro" musician plays "non-pro" gear.

On the contrary, I think it's cool when I go to see a band and they have less than perfect gear.

I think it adds a bit of character.

I remember when I saw Sonic Book, of Spacemen 3, and he came out on stage with a broken Casio keyboard, a couple of Speak 'n Spells, and an old worn out paper sack containing his pedals and cords. It was awesome.

Of course, he probably spent most of his money on heroine, but that's not the point...

Gordon Borland · From: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Ben hit the nail on the head.
What prompted the question?
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David Hartley · Posted 14 May 2008 2:50 pm **Hi............................REPLY**

I have played a student on a gig, and was happy 'toning' it up and 'tuning' it up and helping the owner too.... Its good fun and it sounded good to me!

David Hartley

b0b · From: Cloverdale, CA, USA

I was visiting relatives near Pittsburgh, and by happenstance my niece Ali was coming through town on tour with her band, What The Kids Want. She asked her Mom (my sister Lou Wray) if she would mind opening her show and, by the way, feature Uncle Bob on pedal steel?

I keep a Maverick in Pennsylvania for family jams. We rehearsed a short set and piled everything into the car for the drive into the city. On arrival at the gig, I discovered that I forgot to pack a bar. We managed to find a glass pill bottle, so I used that.

Now, if you listen to Lou and Ali, their music is really worlds apart. Here we were playing as a folk duo for a crowd of punk fans, and I was playing a Maverick with a pill bottle through a borrowed amp with no reverb. Amazingly, it sounded pretty decent. The punk kids all just sat on the floor in front of us and dug it. Then Ali's band came on. The volume level in the room was higher than anything I'd ever experienced. The crowd was jumping up and down and screaming. I went outside and listened from there, and it sounded really good!

Now, you can say what you want about really loud music and I'll probably agree, but Ali is an excellent guitarist and songwriter by any standard. I was proud to have shared a stage with her that night, Maverick and all.
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Cal Sharp · From: the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN

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Jack Mattison · From: North Bend, Wa

Here I am a beginer/intermidate playing a pro. steel trying to learn to sound like a pro. Oh Well.........Guess I'll keep practicing!!!! Oh Well

Les Anderson · From: The Great White North

I will guarantee you 100% that the audience would not have a clue what type of steel you were playing, cheapy beginner or a pro model with all the bells and whistles. We did a little survey at a regular gig I used to play at with the pedal steel, non-pedal and lap steel. Jeez, 90% of the audience could barely tell the difference between the lap steel and the Mullen D-12.

“Not one person” in the audience could tell the difference between my Remington S-10 and the Mullen, pedal D-12: in fact, two of our band members got stumped between the two on several bridges and rides. It was actually fun, if not a bit disheartening for our Mullen player, to get the audience involved to see if they appreciated the steel guitar.

Steelers may know but the general population doesn’t have a clue.
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Mike Winter · From: Portland, OR

Nope...it would be totally obvious that he could play, no matter what the insrument was. You always here the questions, whether 6 string or steel: "What year is that?" "Oh, wow. "Is that a vintage guitar?", etc. When it comes down to where the rubber meets the road, the bottom line is, "Can you play?" The Big E, or Jay Dee, LLoyd...it doesn't matter, they could make a Maverick sing.
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