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Eric Knight

 

From:
North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jun 2007 1:39 pm    
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i bought a carter s-10 this march and have just started to get really into it. im 19 years old and turn twenty in a few weeks. i played dobro for two years before moving up to the pedal. im a dj at the college radio station at Guilford college which i attend in greensboro nc, i love all types of country music, but the style of steel im most interested in is bakersfiled sound stuff, and stuff like jay dee maness from the byrds and such. thanks for letting me join the community, i believe it will help me immensely.
thanks.
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Luke Morell

 

From:
Ramsey Illinois, USA Hometown of Tex Williams
Post  Posted 20 Jun 2007 1:58 pm    
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Welcome Eric.
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Michael Breid

 

From:
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jun 2007 2:00 pm    
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Very Happy Welcome Eric to this crazy world of the pedal steel guitar. You willl find you have a life long love/hate relationship with this lady. Some days she will be kind and some days she will be an absolute terror on four legs. She won't stay in tune no matter what you try, and then she will turn around sound like angels singing. Don't get discouraged. Stay with it. You've got lots of time to learn it right. With all the new videos and DVD's as well as background tracks available you should be up and running in no time. It takes a little while to get your sea legs on this baby, but it will be time well spent believe me. Good luck and come to the Forum with any questions you might have no matter how stupid they may sound to you. The Steel Guitar Forum is the best place to get the answers, bar none. We all had to start somewhere, so we know where you are coming from. Happy pickin'.

Michael in the Ozarks
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Billy Murdoch

 

From:
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Post  Posted 20 Jun 2007 11:16 pm    
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Eric,
Welcome to this great forum.
It is particularly nice to welcome a Young player.
You will get a lot of help from the "old farts" Very Happy
here.
Best regards
Billy
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Billy Carr

 

From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 1:33 am     new picker
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You're in for a treat. This is the very best place to find PSG info. SGF! Welcome. If you like JD, then checkout the music on Dukes of Hazzard sometime. Great PSG!
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Ray Walker

 

From:
Smithfield, NC, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 3:24 am    
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Welcome Eric...such a refreshing thing to see a younger person coming on board in the steel guitar community. I am sure you will try new material with the steel and hopefully some traditional things. Feel free to ask questions on this forum, there is a wealth of knowledge here and most will be happy to help. You're just up the road from me and hopefully we will have the opportunity to meet soon.

Ray Walker
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Tommy Young

 

From:
Ethelsville Alabama
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 6:29 am     New Picker
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ERIC glad that you joined the forum it has a wealth of info. The TAB section alone is worth all that you gave by a billion dollars. Feel free to ask and I'm sure sombody will try and help, maybe not to your liking but better than scratching it raw, congrats on joining if I can be of help please ask TOMMY
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Jody Cameron

 

From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 7:01 am    
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Welcome Eric! So glad to see a younger person getting involved with the steel guitar. Smile

JC
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Brandon Ordoyne


From:
Needville,Texas USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 7:29 am    
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Welcome Eric! I am 26 and have been playing since January 2007. Nice to see some people closer to my age getting into steel. We have to keep the steel guitar alive for future generations! Good Luck Smile
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Al Marcus


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Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 8:20 am    
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Eric-Welcome youngster. This is the place to be for steel guitar players....al.SmileSmile
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Charles Davidson

 

From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 9:11 am    
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Welcome Eric,There's a lot of us old geezers here,always refreshing to see some fresh young blood to keep things going.Bama Charlie.
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Stan Paxton


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1/2 & 1/2 Florida and Tenn, USA (old Missouri boy gone South)
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2007 2:44 pm    
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Welcome Eric, what all them others said ! I only wish I had had enough brains or something to have started psg when I was young Cool
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Michael Breid

 

From:
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2007 6:27 pm    
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Stan,
I started fooling around with the PSG when I was 59. I'm almost 63 now and can't spend as much time with it as I want to, but I believe you are never too old to learn. I love the instrument and someday hope I will be able to play and not embarrass myself. I'm still in the infant stage, but every time I practice I learn a little more. If you're ninety-eight and you always wanted to play the PSG, get one. You're never too old to learn.
Michael in the Ozarks
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Fred Justice


From:
Mesa, Arizona
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2007 7:00 pm    
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Hi Eric and thanks for joining the Steel Guitar Forum. Your going to enjoy it here a lot. So many different places to visit here and each room has its own folks that hang out there.

Sounds like your well on your way already, and it means so much to see younger people get interested in the steel guitar.

So don't be shy, if there is something you want to know or just talk about, start a thread on it and you'll, well you'll see what happens.
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Larry Strawn


From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2007 7:53 pm     Welcome
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Eric,
I don't believe I can add anything that hasn't been said already, so I'll just say Welcome!

Larry Very Happy
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2007 1:40 am    
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Welcome to this Great Forum Eric Very Happy
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Shorty Smith

 

From:
Columbus, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2007 5:30 am    
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Eric, welcome to the Forum and the great Pedel Steel Guitar world, Shorty
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