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Topic: The Sin of Pride... |
Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 10 Jun 2008 9:51 pm |
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I sat in at a local acoustic jam session last week with my Metal Bodied Resonator, (Brand name withheld to protect the innocent) It was a lot of fun. All the guitar players were impressed with my playing and my head swelled up...(the sin of pride) 
Being the only Dobro (resonator) in the circle I had the clear advantage of volume. The banjo and fiddle gave me a run for my money, but I overpowered them by using heavy gauge fingerpicks and flamboyant hammers and pulloffs to open strings. 
The next day I got flattering e-mails and and offer to join a bluegrass group. My head was way too big!
Then all it took was one visit back here to the STEEL GUITAR FORUM, and I was put back in my place.
listening to some of your guy's MP3's and following the YOUTUBE links cured me instantly.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY:
It's easy to impress non-steelers, because our instrument is so rare compared to guitars- which are a dime-a-dozen. But our peers know the real score!
Thank God for b0b, and all of you forum members.
My head is back to it's normal size 
Dom |
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Mark Mansueto
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 3:37 am Re: The Sin of Pride...
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| Dom Franco wrote: |
THE MORAL OF THE STORY:
It's easy to impress non-steelers, because our instrument is so rare compared to guitars- which are a dime-a-dozen. But our peers know the real score! |
Ha! This is so true... I have much more experience on standard guitar but when people, even seasoned musicians, hear me play they are more impressed with my steel playing.
Dom, that was an excellent story. Don't feel too guilty about the big head as long as you find your way back down to earth after the jam 
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Michael Strauss
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Delray Beach,Florida
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 9:16 am
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"Well, there's thirteen hundred and fifty two
Guitar pickers in Nashville
And they can pick more notes than the number of ants
On a Tennessee anthill
Yeah, there's thirteen hundred and fifty two
Guitar cases in Nashville
And any one that unpacks his guitar could play
Twice as better than I will"
- John Sebastian - Nashville Cats
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 9:18 am
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You think you had it tough at a bluegrass jam. Some jazz players were totally blown away one time because I could sort of roughly sight read the melody to, "Desafinado," on my C6 tuned lap steel. It's a function of everybody thinking that the instrument is extremely limited in what they can do. Basicly it's because all they have ever heard is traditional country and bluegrass.
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 9:24 am
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Dom, I'm not so sure you should feel that way:
Remember what the boxing champ. Ali said:
"It's not really bragging, if you can do it".
Also, your audience is really the one's you play for. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 9:34 am
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Dom, Rick C. is right on the money.
You should take pride in your accomplishment - that's no sin. It's false pride that messes people up.
Comparing yourself to others is futile - there are always better players and worse players.
This could be an opportunity to build on what you've accomplished - there's no better way to improve than to play with a group in front of an audience!
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 12:33 pm
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This is why I record as many of my practice sessions as possible. It keeps me humble. 
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jun 2008 2:23 pm
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| Rick Alexander wrote: |
- there are always better players and worse players.
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To take this one step further,- there will always be better players out there, but there's one thing you can do better than any of them, and that is sounding like you.
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