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Jeff Metz Jr.
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Posted 14 Dec 2012 9:38 pm |
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I was just wondering if the Current material available at JEFFRAN is worth the money. The courses are long so that seems like its worth the money but are they absolutely thorough? I don't have a lot of money but I see the Jeff Newman stuff is usually thought highly of, or sought after most. What can you tell me. Im thinking of purchasing the "up from the top" "right hand alpha" and the "minor chord connection". Thanks
-Jeff
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Robert Murphy
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 4:13 am
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| Consider where you come from and what you want to achieve short term/long term. If you want good clean right and left hand technique then Jeff is your man. If you come from a 6 string guitar back ground then Marice Anderson's stuff is great and a good value. If you want to play tabbed then there are many very good lessons. I play lots of instruments and know music theory (sheet music) so Mickey Adams was my first choice. Then what style of music? It's not all country but chords are chords. I'm an accompanist so ripping a hot solo doesn't appeal to me but being able to add pedal steel to a song with a group is yet another skill. Stick with it! |
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Dick Sexton
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Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 6:20 am Jeff Newman's Material
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| I wish the material you mentioned had been available when I got my first steel. It was not, but some of his earlier material was. What material do you already have? Have you totally digested it and learned what it has to offer? Said this before, Winnie Winstons book, Pedal Steel Guitar, can take you a long ways down the road, but reading through it once or twice will not. It is chocked full of pertinate information. It was my first, I refer to it from time to time to refresh. But the three you mentioned are still on my want list. Why? Because you never stop learning and it can come from anywhere if you let it. And, find an instructor. Sooner then later, the best you can afford... |
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Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 6:58 am
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I agree completely with the replys you've got - although before you plunk down your money - some considerations:
Jeff's stuff is meant to work as a system of learning/digesting small fundamentals in succession - really, the whole system works together like different chapters. So, you can't, say buy 1-2 courses and get the complete vision of what he's trying to achieve. He covers the selected topics very well before moving on.
I think, based upon your playing time in your signature line, that finding a 1 on1 teacher in your area to meet with even once a month - (you can easily get a months worth of instruction to work thru) is the best option. Lots of steel players in PA. They can fix/ narrow in to problems you can get from videos/ YouTube.
When I started, I took a 2hr lesson from a seasoned steeler and I bet I worked 9 months just off that 1 lesson - best thing I could ever have done.
This is not an instrument you can learn from videos no matter how good they are.
I'll also mention, because you are 24, and I don't know what musical taste you have, that Jeff's is the classic old school approach that may not be a good fit if you're into madern country.
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Howard Parker
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Maryland
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 7:18 am
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No comment on the Jeffran course but, there are a lot of players within 2 hours of York. I'd guess one "in person" session would be a real eye opener. An "in person" session could correct any physical aspects of playing. A course couldn't do that.
You could supplement the live lessons with the course work of your choice.
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Mike Archer
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 1:03 pm get
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get the newman stuff and get with a live teacher
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steve takacs
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 6:11 pm Agree with Mike Archer
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I agree with Mike; get quality material
(which is what Jeff's stuff, in my estimation, is) and supplement that with a good teacher. The advantage of the DVDs/tab etc. is that you can go back and review the material. For us slow learners, that is a big help. The advantage of having a teacher is that he/she can tell you what you are doing correctly and what you need to change. Mike Archer also has some very good material and it won't break the bank. stevet
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Jeff Metz Jr.
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York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 7:05 pm
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Well Thank you all for the answers. I am a six stringer that is looking to move full time to the pedal steel.
I am into old classic country sounds such as George Jones, Lefty Frizell, hank snow, Conway, Merle Travis, Chet and the like. I don't really relate to modern "country", i don't really even like to call it that, but that's for another discussion. If anybody could direct or recommend a few good players in my area that might be able to show me some things. I've gotten together with Clem Faust and he is great, I also know that Buddy Cage of the New riders is somewhere nearby. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you
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Mike Schwartzman
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 7:11 pm
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Mike sez:
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get the newman stuff and get with a live teacher
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That what I did (still do), and the "Up From The Top" is a great course to get you started playing behind a singer fairly quickly if you follow Jeff's teaching. It's a fun course as well, IMO.
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