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Topic: Dobro player getting into Pedal Steel! |
Troy Brenningmeyer
From:
Bethalto, IL
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 7:49 am |
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Hey guys! Well, I believe the day has finally come. I've become interested in learning Pedal Steel! I thinking about buying one. I'm thinking about getting a Double Neck (D-10) so I can have C6 and E9.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 8:08 am
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Welcome to the dark side!! Personally, I dig the universal tunings, all of the grips and positions of both necks in one....
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 8:19 am
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| Welcome, Troy. I knew it was just a matter of time. |
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 8:24 am
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Troy,you're in an ideal postion to make the change.As a non-pedal player you had to get bar slants down early on;that skill combines wonderfully with the various pedals-down/knee levers-in things you can do.I'd certainly be a better player if I'd learned slants early on instead of after many years of playing.Picked it up almost by accident and even my limited knowledge has helped a great deal.Go for it!  |
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Troy Brenningmeyer
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Bethalto, IL
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 8:29 am
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What do you guys think of starting off with just a GFI Student Model?
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 9:07 am
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We were just treated to some tales of annoyance with one: they appear prone to excessive "cabinet drop¹." Most student models have that problem.
The "Economy models" like the Zum Stage One or Justice 3&4 make more sense. Full featured solid guitars.
However, if you want to play both necks (I endorse that idea), I'd shop on the forum for a solid used D-10, that way you're only saving for one guitar.
¹The detuning of unaffected strings when a pedal is pressed, generally caused by the body being flexed by the application of the pedals
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 9:13 am
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If you haven't already bought the Dekley on StLCL you're missing the boat.
Don't forget to thank the old man... spend some time with him too!
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Nov 2012 10:46 am
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| The one thing Dobro players have to get used to on the pedal steel, and I had as many problems as most with this, is that you're not going to be playing all the parts, like you would in folk music. If you play a pedal steel like a resonator guitar it will sound too "busy". A pedal steel will sustain much longer than an acoustic instrument, so you tend to play longer notes. You'll see what I mean when you start playing. You'll need to develop a different picking technique. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 1 Nov 2012 12:00 pm
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Alan is correct. The lines are typically different.
Two other differences: Vibrato with the left hand. And, How hard you pick with the right hand. The touch is quite a bit different. If you've been doing pick-blocking on the dobro, that will pay off for you.
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Tab Tabscott
From:
Somewhere between Vashon Island and The mainland.
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Posted 2 Nov 2012 1:35 pm
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You go guy! St. Louis is a great place for access to lots of steel...Wish I still lived there sometimes...
Good Luck!
Tab
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Tab Tabscott
Play nice.
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 2 Nov 2012 1:56 pm
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Hello Troy
I Believe Your Best Bet Is To Visit Scotty's music In The St. Louis Area.
Scotty's Music, Inc.
9535 Midland Blvd.
St. Louis, MO. 63114-3314
314-427-7794 Phone
scotty@scottysmusic.com |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 2 Nov 2012 6:04 pm Re: Dobro player getting into Pedal Steel!
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| Troy Brenningmeyer wrote: |
| I've become interested in learning Pedal Steel! I thinking about buying one. |
That's great news......when can we expect your first instructional video?...... |
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