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Topic: Slash Plays Pedal Steel |
Doug Beaumier
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Paul Sutherland
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Placerville, California
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Posted 10 Feb 2024 10:41 am |
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Has anyone heard any of his playing? How long has he been at it?
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Jeff Garden
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Posted 10 Feb 2024 11:55 am
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| That's "Forward Slash" reaching out to a new instrument - welcome to the pedal steel jungle! |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 10 Feb 2024 2:42 pm
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| Pretty elementary at this point, but growing fast! |
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Paul Sutherland
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Placerville, California
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Posted 10 Feb 2024 8:21 pm
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Better than the Rolling Stones video with Ron Wood. Slash is closer to being in tune. Not quite there, but closer.
If he really works at it, he could improve a lot in as little as a year.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Ronald Sikes
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Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 11 Feb 2024 6:00 am
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Well , he just introduced a whole new audience to pedal steel. “Bravo”.
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Frank Freniere
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The First Coast
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Duane Becker
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Elk,Wa 99009 USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2024 9:42 am
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| I am very happy to hear this!!! Hope newer artists like Slash will introduce the pedal steel to their audience, we need it! Steel seems to be declining in the younger generation. Has to be one of two of those fans in the youtube post that might want to take up pedal steel. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Dan Rollans
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Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2024 4:13 pm Slash
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Yes sir, Slash. In the summer of 2022, I received a phone call from a Saul Hudson aka Slash about ordering a Steelers Choice seat. And like with all my customers, we engaged in conversation about steel guitar. We talked for 20-30 minutes and I took his order not knowing who I had really been speaking with. Very nice fellow. Very easy to talk with and discuss steel topics. Kind of like all other Steelers Choice friends. I built him a Steelers Choice Sidekick and shipped a few weeks later.
The following February, I received another call from Mr. Hudson for a second seat order. We talked again briefly and I thanked him for the order. Still unaware of his musical status. So, I built and shipped him a second Sidekick seat.
Now for a confession, sometimes after taking orders for seats, I will look up customers on social media just to put a face with my customer and possibly hear them play. Well, I looked up Mr. Hudson and was amazed with whom I had been having great conversations with about steel guitar.
The photos in this thread are the first I have ever seen.
Thank you for the post.
I’m almost positive that Slash is a Williams Guitar player also.😉 |
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2024 6:27 pm
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Looks like he's playing a Jackson Maverick HD in that pic.
Speaking of 6 string slingers who play PSG I've always liked the steel flourishes Steve Howe added to Yes's 70s albums and his 70s solo albums.
https://youtu.be/Dsim4exuoi4?si=tDC6DayHUDVisRge
Awesome that Skunk Baxter is Slash's teacher.
Steely Dan - Dallas
https://youtu.be/Euf716oQx-w?si=OVG5Ew9tQ0rqowF1
Steely Dan - Fire in the Hole
https://youtu.be/9PwkU4nsJM8?si=xmgnz9Eg_Kn3X14d
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Dan Rollans
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Posted 13 Feb 2024 6:45 pm Slash
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| I believe he has at least one if not to Williams guitars also. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Daniel Flanigan
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Oregon, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2024 1:43 pm
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| Well, you could certainly do a whole lot worse for a teacher than Mr. Baxter. I've been a fan of Skunk's steel playing ever since I bought my first copy of "Can't Buy A Thrill". Some great steel cuts on that record. |
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Dean Holman
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Branson MO
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Posted 27 Feb 2024 9:48 am
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| Slash just recently bought a late 70’s D10 Franklin from a friend of mine in Stover MO. I believe it was Hal Rugg’s first Franklin. My friend sent the guitar to Mike Cass for a refurbish, and now Slash owns it. So, be on the lookout for Slash playing a black, with the white border, D10 Franklin. |
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Brett Day
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Posted 27 Feb 2024 11:48 am
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| Daniel Flanigan wrote: |
| Well, you could certainly do a whole lot worse for a teacher than Mr. Baxter. I've been a fan of Skunk's steel playing ever since I bought my first copy of "Can't Buy A Thrill". Some great steel cuts on that record. |
Skunk Baxter was also the steel player on "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 27 Feb 2024 1:00 pm
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So when does he play this pedal steel? I don't follow hard rock or any other music religiously but the latest online stuff I find is Myles Kennedy and the Conspirator with whom I'm also not familiar.
I guess I'm wondering where he is inserting the pedal steel in his current music or is he just learning it because he wants to. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 27 Feb 2024 8:17 pm
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OK thanks. He has his following so we'll see how influential he is on his fans taking up pedal steel.
Concerning the boots, I think those are just fabric leggings. Looks to me he's just wearing Chucks like a lot of rockers wear. |
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Skunk Baxter says Slash reached out to him about learning to play pedal steel and Skunk has been giving him lessons. 
