Sorry I haven't written... what do y'all want to learn?

Herb Steiner · From: Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064

Hey guys, sorry I haven't written in awhile... Cool

I of course still have all my lesson material available and I thank all the players who've purchased my products both from me and b0b's forum catalog. Some of the compliments y'all have sent are truly heartwarming and it does my heart good to know I've helped folks expand and develop their talents on the instrument.

I've been playing on the road so much lately that despite the above-mentioned compliments, I haven't exactly been motivated to get down with the tab stuff. When I get home I like to work on the house, the landscaping, go fishing, etc.

But I have begun work on some new teaching material, and I'd like some fresh suggestions on tunes or solos that y'all would like to learn. You can respond with the email thing if you wish.

Oh yeah... beginner or intermediate level?

Please limit your suggestions to traditional country or western swing. I don't know any modern tunes, rock stuff, etc. Given the demographic of the forum, I don't think that'll be much of an issue. Wink

Here's a link to my current catalog of instructional stuff. Or you can go to the forum catalog linked above.
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Joe Rouse · From: San Antonio, Texas

Hey Brother,
I want to "THANK YOU" again for the time you spent advising me on the phone. The courses I got from you have kept me busy. They offer a great challenge and yet are prepared for the newbys to learn and be able to play good western swing instead of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Between my lessons from Denny Mathes and your courses I'm staying out of trouble and beginning to feel I'm learning an instrument that could be termed difficult at best. I'll start putting a list together on what I'd like see you tab.
Hope to see you the end of next month, Peace and Harmony...Joe Rouse

Ron Bryson · From: Bonifay, Florida, USA

Herb,
My request would be Western Swing technique and licks.
Ron

Billy Murdoch · From: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

Hi Herb,
I alredy have a lot of your instructional books and they are the best.
I did have a word with you at Dallas in March and asked you to consider Licks and fills.Perhaps some long chromatic runs too.
My personal favourite licks are when you start with a unison and end up sending the tones in different directions(hope you undersatand what I mean).
Whatever you do eventually come up with will be to the expected excellent standard so you can put me down for the first copy.
Many thanks
Billy

CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

Herb, would you have any tabs for " Sophisticated Lady" on C6 ?

Herb Steiner · From: Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064

Well, this is an interesting development...

I've had 6 emails asking for C6 material, aside from my courses based on my Texas Dance Time! and my Rancho Rhythm Roundup CDs, and my essay on how I use pedals to creat chords. Intermediate level material.

The conventional wisdom on course production is "write E9 stuff, because it takes just as much effort to do a C6 course, and you'll sell 10% of what you'd sell with an E9 course."

Whereas, the initial response to this thread has been not as intensive in requests for E9 material.

Next question: Would it be "worth my while" to do a C6 book/CD?

Here's some of the tunes I might do for C6:
Theme from "Godfather"
Nevertheless
Strangers in Paradise
When I Fall In Love
All Of Me
I've Heard That Song Before
Mr. Steel Guitar (old Leon McAuliffe tune)
Panhandle Rag
Where Is The Love
My Mother's Eyes
Someone To Watch Over Me
Liberty Drive (old Jimmy Day tune)

So, we'll see. Keep the input coming, y'all.
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?

Dave Todd · From: Jonestown, Tx.

Herb

Did I see you write "Fishing"?????

I got moved into Austin last Friday. If you got a few minutes you could spare some sage advice for this rank green beginner in trade for some deep structure bassin techniques Wink

. I got about a week before i start work.......

Kindest regards

Dave

John Coffman · From: Wharton,Texas USA

Herb, You have always done a great job at both E9 and C6. I haven't gotten to C6 yet. I'd like to see some more old standard gospel tunes. May not be a big seller but I buy a set. God bless and keep safe my friend.
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Herb Steiner · From: Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064

Dave
Certainly! I'm a much better steel player and teacher than I am a bass fisherman, so if you want to trade your expertise in structure fishing for how to play this silly instrument, I'll definitely make some sort of a swap with you. Your boat or mine? Wink

Welcome to Austin! If you don't know the area lakes, here's some info.

In the Austin metropolitan area, there are four lakes known for bass fishin'. Walter E. Long (Decker), Town Lake, Lake Austin, and Lake Travis.

Decker/Long Lake is a power plant lake east of the city, relatively small and has a good population of medium sized bass, crappie, some white bass, and catfish. There's only one boat ramp access to the lake.

Town Lake, Lake Austin, and Lake Travis are all part of the Highland Lakes chain formed by dams on the Colorado River. Town Lake runs through the center of downtown. Excellent fishing there, but no gas motors are allowed. Trolling motors are okay. Lots of opportunities for bank fishing. There are some big fish in that lake.

Lake Austin, on the other side of Tom Miller Dam and west of downtown, is my home lake. Lake Austin is the big bass lake around town. My biggest bass out of that lake is 7 lbs. 10 ozs, but there are 13-14 pounders ocasionally caught there, and 9-10 pounders regularly. There's about four or five nice boat ramps to access that lake, but there's a ton of waterski action on weekends. I usually fish Mondays through Thursdays, early like 6:30 am.

West of Lake Austin and on the other side of Mansfield Dam, Lake Travis is one of the most populated recreation lakes in TX, and therefore fishing can be anywhere from great to terrible, depending. And occasionally very dangerous in the summertime because of huge amounts of recreational boating by drunk partiers. Usually it's an early morning bite 'cause when the sun comes up the bass go deep, real deep. The lake itself is huge, meandering and sprawling, very long and twisty. Water depth varies considerably.

These are the main lakes in the metropolitan Austin area. Other nearby lakes are Lake Georgetown, Lake Bastrop, Granger Lake, and further out, Fayette Lake. These are either power plant reservoirs or formed by the San Gabriel or other rivers. Other lakes in the Highland Lakes (Colorado River) chain are Lake LBJ and Lake Buchanan. LBJ is 50 miles from Austin, Buchanan is around 65 miles from Austin and is well known for striper fishing.

Go to these websites for more information:
Austin Bass Fishing
Texas Fishing Forum
Area lakes

There's links on each of these forums to keep you browsing and finding information for days and days. Good luck and tight lines.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.

Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?

Dave Todd · From: Jonestown, Tx.

Way cool Herb

I did a lot of structure fishing on the semi-pro circuits in Az. My brother moved to Boerne recently and has already found the secrets down there.

I don't want the thread to get diverted. I'll give a call tomorrow or the next day.

regards... Wink

Herb Steiner · From: Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064

Okay, back on topic. Sorry for the diversion, y'all. Wink

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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.

Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?

Gary Meyer · From: Sacramento, California, USA

How about 'My Window Faces the South" in C6th

Billy Murdoch · From: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

Herb,
You could tab out "Gone Fishin" Very Happy

Personally, I prefer E9 material.I just cannot get C6 going at all.
I do manage your C6 sound on the E9 neck and maybe you could do some more of that.
The Lady is a tramp,Mack the Knife and such.
Best regards
Billy

Andy Jones · From: Mississippi

Bro.Herb,It would be great if you could see fit to do some material with a lot of C pedal stuff in it.This would really be helpful to me and probably others,too.I'm looking for material to help me back up a singer,to keep that steel crying in the background.I'm very satisfied with everything I've gotten from you.
Andy Jones ** *

A. J. Schobert · From: Cincinnati, Ohio,

Herb that is so cool to ask guys what they want to learn to try to come out with a nice course. I don't know if there are copyright problems but I would like to learn more current country music. Also I love speed picking that utilizes most of the strings, this is a warm-up exercise I always do.

Shane Reilly · From: Melbourne, Australia

Hi Herb,I have your "Rancho Rhythm Roundup" cd/tab/playalong and I think this is a great format.Reason being that its great value for money because once you've got the arrangements you can jam with some of Texas' finest,which is something other courses don't have.Thanks for all the help,by the way those boots on the back cover are unbelievable.
Cheers Shane.

Lynn Kasdorf · From: Waterford Virginia, USA

Herb- I know you are a real scholar of Joaquin Murphey- I'd love to see you produce a course that focuses on his approach and tab to specific tunes, such as Detour, Charmain (sp?), etc, etc. So many great ones. It would have to have audio clips. I would find very handy, a way to think like Murph and how he approached the instrument.

Just my .02

Cheers
Lynn Kasdorf
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