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Terry Wood


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Post  Posted 3 Aug 2023 5:58 am    
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Who is the young Steel Guitarist that was playing with John Pardi on his Opry set last weekend. I was watching it and he is a really good Steel Guitarist. He was playing a lot of fills that really complemented the singer. The singer said it was his Road Band. I really liked them. They sounded like a Real Country Band.
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Dale Rottacker


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Post  Posted 3 Aug 2023 6:14 am    
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Alex Cordell
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Brett Day


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Post  Posted 3 Aug 2023 8:40 am    
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Jon Pardi is a great artist-he features fiddle and steel in a lot of his songs! Before Alex Cordell came along, there was a steel player named Andy Ellison, and he played a Mullen. I think Alex plays an MSA
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Terry Wood


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Post  Posted 3 Aug 2023 9:58 am    
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Thanks Guys! He is a really good Steel Guitarist and knows how to fill or pad behind a singer. Yes Brett, I like the real Country music too. Thanks
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Dale Rottacker


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Post  Posted 3 Aug 2023 12:58 pm    
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Terry Wood wrote:
Thanks Guys! He is a really good Steel Guitarist and knows how to fill or pad behind a singer. Yes Brett, I like the real Country music too. Thanks

He's a really good guy as well Terry, and works hard at honing his craft.
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Bob Grado

 

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Holmdel, New Jersey
Post  Posted 5 Sep 2023 6:22 am    
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We do the Jon Pardi version of Right or Wrong.
I do my best to copy the steel guitar fills and solo
As played on the recording.
I cringe every time we get to the 5th and 6th measure
of the solo. No matter how much I work on it at home
where I play that part maybe 80% accurate I’m sure
to choke everytime playing it live.
Our drummer just looks at me shaking his head laughing. Lol
Just something I thought I’d put out there.
Great solo! Not easy.
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Bobby D. Jones

 

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Post  Posted 8 Sep 2023 7:17 pm    
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Sitting and working on a solo or turn around with the original song by yourself, Many times does no good. If the drummer and bass player does not use the exact same timing to lay down the grove, You are practicing with. If they get ahead of you or behind you, And you try to speed up or slow down to the rhythm, It can become a train wreck.
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Alexander Cordell

 

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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 9 Sep 2023 4:11 am    
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Bob, I cringe when I listen to my solo on that recording too! It’s tough on E9,
Weldon’s ride on the George Strait version is my favorite steel solo so I tried to get “close.” We tracked that whole record live at Jon’s house in his shop over the pandemic.
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 9 Sep 2023 10:21 am    
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Confronted with something that's beyond my technique, I've learned that it's better to develop your own solo (or fills). You'll sound more confident and, if it's your own creation, I defy the drummer to laugh!! Smile

Bobby is quite correct; the slightest change of nuance could throw you if your rhythm section doesn't gat in that same 'pocket'.

Make up your own stuff!

(I DO love Weldon's solo, though. Smile )
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Henry Matthews


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Post  Posted 10 Sep 2023 9:28 am    
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Alexander Cordell wrote:
Bob, I cringe when I listen to my solo on that recording too! It’s tough on E9,
Weldon’s ride on the George Strait version is my favorite steel solo so I tried to get “close.” We tracked that whole record live at Jon’s house in his shop over the pandemic.


C6th is much easier, even i can get real close on C6th. I think Weldon did play on C6th, not sure
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