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Topic: If you are struggling, don't, call someone |
Larry Behm
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Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 10:15 am |
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I have students who come up against the "wall", they call, we hurdle the wall, we move on.
Don't sit there another minute struggling, find someone who might be able to help you, call, email, Skype etc and get the answers you need.
They may not have all of the answers but might be able to direct you to someone or some place that can.
Larry Behm
971-219-8533
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'70 D10 Black fatback Emmons PP, Hilton VP, BJS bars, Boss GE-7 for Dobro effect, Zoom MS50G, Stereo Steel amp, Telonics 15” speaker.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 10:41 am
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thank god...i thought i'd be stuck at this impasse forever.
my wall is money. who do i call? |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 10:57 am
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Phew, good thing you used a comma in there after "don't"!
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Mitch Ellis
From:
Collins, Mississippi USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 7:01 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
my wall is money. who do i call? |
Good question and good luck! 
Mitch |
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Mark Nix
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 7:40 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
thank god...i thought i'd be stuck at this impasse forever.
my wall is money. who do i call? |
I'll take that number if you ever find it 
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Dennis Lee
From:
Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 7:48 am Struggling?
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| Believe me, if I'm struggling, I call Larry. Not only is Larry my mentor but he has extended himself to me to get me through a rough period in my life, recently. I know who I can call, and he's always there to offer his time, experience and friendship, be it psg related or other. |
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Jason Putnam
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 8:16 am
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Yeah that's the problem I have. I am eager to learn, but I don't have hundreds to spend for lessons so I just have to learn what I can from YouTube and such. But it's better than nothing!!
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 8:41 am
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| I got into this for money, fame and women.........who do I call. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 9:55 am
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BTW, I'm available in the middle of the night, US times. I drive all night, got nothing better to do and a Bluetooth.
Advice, encouragement, just about any of it, anytime.
8162060239
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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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Steve Rosko
From:
Georgetown, Texas
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 3:42 pm
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| All kidding aside and as someone new to PSG, having someone like Larry to call when I'm getting frustrated is invaluable. Watching YouTube and studying tabs is one thing, but there's nothing like actually having a conversation with someone who knows what they're talking about. |
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Larry Carlson
From:
My Computer
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 4:36 pm
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| Jason Putnam wrote: |
| Yeah that's the problem I have. I am eager to learn, but I don't have hundreds to spend for lessons so I just have to learn what I can from YouTube and such. But it's better than nothing!! |
We have the same problem.
Not only are lessons costly but the nearest lap steel instructor for me is 120 miles away.
Learning from videos etc. gets a bit difficult at times but it is all some of us have.
The fact that I have no friends at all is another story entirely.  |
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Jason Putnam
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 4:57 pm
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I feel like I've been stuck for a while. I keep practicing the same few things I know how to play over and over.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 5:26 pm
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Jason, break them up into licks and snips. Then play along with the radio, inserting them where they fit.
Buy some tabs
Watch Mickey or Bobbe on YouTube.
Learn some more bits...
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 9:44 pm
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Just to be clear.Not saying that everyone on youtube that teaches should. Still, there's tons of free good things for the newbie and advanced students. You're Blessed.
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| but I don't have hundreds to spend for lessons so I just have to learn what I can from YouTube and such. But it's better than nothing!! |
 You really wouldn't have liked trying to learn in the mid 60's and before. New steeler's today have it easy. Sometimes I wonder if it's too easy? Too Easy why. Because I learned so much of what little it know, while hunting for the great things the masters where playing. Bottom line for me. Hunting helped me learn the instrument.
Your mileage may vary.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 15 Oct 2014 1:09 am
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| Jim Cohen wrote: |
| Roual Ranes wrote: |
| I got into this for money, fame and women.........who do I call. |
A psychiatrist. |
I tried that, but the guy told me to play the b---o.
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Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 1:59 pm
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I missed that comma too... had to take a second look... 
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Lawyers are done: Emmons SD-10, 3 Dekleys including a D10, NV400, and lots of effects units to cover my clams... |
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Stuart Legg
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 2:57 pm
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If you start right off learning proper technique and what your pedals and levers do ( call somebody if you need ) and then study music theory and apply it to your guitar neck.
At that point you will never need to call someone or be bored or run out of good directions to go on any one given day. But! Call someone anyway
The only wall you will run into is the “study or not study, practice or not to practice” wall.
Note: The study encompasses a wide variety of reading, research and observation including listening to other players play.
Note: limit your Steel Guitar Forum experience to no more the 15 minutes per day with a beverage as a break period during your practice!!!!!!! Then channel all that pent up anger to rest of your practice |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 4:15 pm
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If you want to expand your musical horizons, here is my advise. First, learn how to read music on the steel. If you don't know how, send me an e-mail (not a PM,)and I'll send back an article I wrote explaining how to do it.
Then, listen to your local oldies radio station. Pop and rock oldies, not country. Make a note of any songs you think you'd like to learn. Then get the sheet music, and figure out how to play the songs.
You'll be amazed at how much you'll learn.
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Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
http://www.mikeperlowin.com http://soundcloud.com/mike-perlowin |
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John Peay
From:
Cumming, Georgia USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 5:36 pm
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
BTW, I'm available in the middle of the night, US times. I drive all night, got nothing better to do and a Bluetooth.
Advice, encouragement, just about any of it, anytime.
8162060239 |
Now that is a great offer there! Just might take you up on that one day soon, Lane... |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 7:30 pm
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| Figure it out by yourself! |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 1:50 pm
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John, while figuring out stuff by yourself makes a better development tool, sometimes if you're not hearing it right or looking at it right, it just becomes REALLY frustrating.
Like that thing that Jean-Sebastien was trying to figure out the other week: He was thinking Hal was playing something in the no-pedals position and it wasn't working. Mainly because Hal played it in the AB position. Once you put the pedals down and go to the right fret, it falls right under your fingers.
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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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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 4:59 pm
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| Lane,,, today you're right. In 1972, coming straight from a Zappa band, I had no one to call. I was tossed into a request band with several hundred songs I'd never even heard. Today, it's different. |
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Stuart Legg
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Posted 20 Oct 2014 5:03 pm
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| In what way? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2014 5:25 pm
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"In what way?"
Lots of instruction available. Youtube, etc., etc., etc.. |
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