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Topic: New member sayin' HI! |
Chuck Hawley
From:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 8:00 am |
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Hi everybody! I've been lurking on this forum for about 8 months and decided to take the membership plunge since it would be nice to ask questions once in a while. I want to thank you all for the great info here.
I've been playing for about a year on an 8 string Morrell lap steel (I've recut the nut to widen the spacing and upgraded to a stringmaster style pickup wound by Ryan Rukavina). I'm primarily a guitar player whose using the lap steel as a songwriting tool, but the fever is growing to learn some more traditional stuff too.
After some experimentation I've settled on GBDEGBDE G6 tuning as I just like that frequency range and feel.
Anyway thanks again!
-Chuck |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 9:01 am
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Hooray, another new member!
What kinds of music to you favor, Chuck? |
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 11:09 am
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Welcome Chuck
This is the place to be, I can't begin to count the times the forum has sped me down the path of knowledge concerning anything related to steel.
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 11:15 am
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I just noticed your tuning.......the 6 on top looks interesting, hmmmmmm
You may find the tuning low for traditional sounding licks, not that you can't play them, they just won't sound the same as they might in E6 or C6.
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Sam Conomo
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 1:40 pm g,day chuck
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welcome aboard,some interest things come up from time to time ,enjoy the forum,mate.
sam. |
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G Strout
From:
Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 15 Mar 2012 4:35 pm
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Welcome aboard Chuck!! Lots going on around here in steel without pedals. What part of the state are you from?
gary |
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