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Chris Dorch
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2010 6:41 pm |
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First off: My apologies if this is in the wrong section. Mods, feel free to move if incorrectly posted.
Long time lurker, 1st (technically second) time poster.. I figured I'd say hello since I dropped the exorbitant amount of money to join!
I have been playing a 6 stringer for 25 years but in the last 5 years, I added a p/w bender (b-bender to be exact) to one of my teles. This got me hooked on bending.. I am (but haven't been for a while) a member on the tele board.. (and one about labrador retrievers), so perhaps you unknowingly have run across me if you frequent those places..
I have been enjoying the steel sound for a long time and took the plunge only 3 or 4 years ago. I putter around on an old MSA Sidekick. While it is a student model, it works pretty well and stays in tune okay.. I have recorded it on a couple of albums and it is quite nice sounding. (Am I in the market for a different steel, yes...) While I am not very good (nor will I ever be), I really enjoy playing steel and am quite serious about getting right.
When my friends ask me about how I like it compared to guitar, I always say it's like golf: it mentally and physically drains you, there are good days and bad days, it's frustrating yet enlightening, and you really can't play it well drunk (though I have never tried)...
In the several years I have been lurking here, I have found it to be a treasure trove of information. While I doubt that I could add anything to the knowledge pool, I appreciate that I can take a dip and not sully the waters.
So, my "quick" hello and thanks to all of you... |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2010 6:53 pm
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Big welcome Chris,from Alabama, have fun. YOU BETCHA, DYK?BC.
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Brian Powell
From:
sparta tenn
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Posted 18 Feb 2010 7:35 pm
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  WELCOME TO ARE WORLD
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show pro SD 10 4/5 thomas SD10 3/4.2NV400. fender twin amp. evans fet500.proflex 2.boss super chorus ch-1 digitech digital delay.goodrich v/p elite pack seat.1962 fender tele.1961 kay guitar.epiphone mandolin .1945 0016 MARTIN. |
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James Leaman
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 7:17 am
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| Chris, welcome to the forum. Where are you from in Wis? Jim |
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John H. McGlothlin
From:
Raton, New Mexico
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 7:31 am
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Howdy Chris Howdy and welcome to the steel guitar forum. Its a nice place to visit and you might even want to live here.
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Chris Dorch
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 2:24 pm
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| Chris, welcome to the forum. Where are you from in Wis? Jim |
Right ouside of Mil-yucky.. in a backwater burg called Wauwatosa... |
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Marke Burgstahler
From:
SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 2:53 pm
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Hi Chris,
Welcome! I'm a newbie to the instrument too - this forum is chock-full of wonderful, talented players who are only too willing to help others.
Enjoy!
ps - I have family from Menomenee Falls. (sp?)
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 4:51 pm
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| chris...don't let it intimidate you. you can play it drunk...sometimes better than ever...sometimes not. |
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Walter Bowden
From:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 6:32 pm
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I think once you dip in you will come back for more Chris. That was my experience and I too am a guitarist who loves steel a lot better than I sound on one. Come on in and sit a spell! You've come to the right place.
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Emmons S10, p/p, Nashville 112, Zion 50 tele style guitar, Gibson LP Classic w/Vox AC30, Fender Deluxe De Ville and a Rawdon-Hall classical |
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Chris Dorch
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 8:04 pm
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| Marke Burgstahler wrote: |
Hi Chris,
Welcome! I'm a newbie to the instrument too - this forum is chock-full of wonderful, talented players who are only too willing to help others.
Enjoy!
ps - I have family from Menomenee Falls. (sp?) |
I was just there today at a client.. just a touch north.. |
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Chris Dorch
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2010 8:05 pm
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| Thanks for the kind words of welcome.. I appreciate it.. |
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