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Dave Stroud

 

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Texas
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 4:45 am    
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Just wondering how many players out there shell out for a pedal steel seat or just find a nice sturdy chair? I'm guessing those who play gigs have a pedal steel seat, while those who just play at home don't...
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 7:11 am    
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Steelers Choice Sidekick. One of the best investments I've made.
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Jerry Berger


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Nampa, Idaho USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 7:55 am    
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I'm a "bedroom player" and use a Steelers Choice seat with a backrest. Very Happy

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John De Maille


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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 7:59 am    
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I used to use just any bar chair, then, I bought a ShoBud seat, which, I still have, but, it's very tired and worn out. I now use a Walker seat with a backrest. It's very comfortable and has plenty of storage. I would recommend a dedicated steel seat, any brand, to every steel player. It'll hold all your possibles and you can customize it to fit you correctly.
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 8:17 am    
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I made my own first. Then after years of use I bought one from Ken Rollins. Nice seat. I played out very little with the steel. Mostly Telecaster work. If I didn't have the seat I would build another or buy one.
Love the steel seat, with a backrest.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 8:20 am    
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A steel seat is very important. You need to assume the same position each and every time you sit behind your steel. Just grabbing any old chair is wrong.
I progressed from an old Sho~Bud seat up to a Steeler's Choice with the side car, back rest and power strip.
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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 9:06 am    
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I use a drum throne, but I've also been known to use an armchair and play along with the television. Winking
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 9:12 am    
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It is said that Buddy Emmons took a guitar to bed with him and practiced until he couldn't stay awake any longer.
So, I guess, you don't even need a chair just a four poster. Very Happy
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chris ivey


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california (deceased)
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 11:22 am    
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after years of inappropriate and uncomfortable chairs, the pak-a-seat came out.
the best invention ever for a working steel player!

i can't speak for someone who just plays at home.

i still use my first sho-bud seat after 35 or more years. it's compact, lighter than most, handy and comfortable.
so at $100 that's less than 3 dollars a year.
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Quentin Hickey

 

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Nova Scotia, Canada
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 11:24 am    
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I have a gfi kari all that stays setup at jome and a steelers choice with side compartment for going out.
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Jim Newberry


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Seattle, Upper Left America
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 12:07 pm    
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I'm a non-pedal (console) player and I used a drum throne for a while. Then I shelled out for a steel seat (with a back rest) and I haven't looked back. That thing's so much more comfortable for me. Kinda hard to store spare tubes in a drum throne. I get more compliments on that seat than on my guitars or, obviously, my playing! Mine's Joe Naylor's "lite" model from Steelseat.com. I haven't had any experience with seats from other sources, but I like this one.
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Lyle Dent


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Little Rock ,Arkansas
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 2:33 pm    
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Steelers Choice Sidekick and Easy Rider. Best seat made!
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Jack Stanton


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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 3:00 pm    
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After years of playing on whatever seat I could scrounge up at the gig, including my case and amp, I bought a Sho-Bud seat in "77, and couldn't conceive of not owning a pack a seat.
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Ben Elder

 

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La Crescenta, California, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 3:16 pm     We'll call when we get in a 24" fruit crate, Mr. Elder
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I can't afford--and my playing cannot justify--shelling out for a custom seat which I would have to have, since I prefer a 23"-24" seat height. My $19 keyboard bench is even far too elegant and regal for the sounds perpetrated by its occupant, but it's the right height for playing. (And for tipping over when I reach for a dropped bar.)
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Edward Rhea

 

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Medford Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 4:39 pm    
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I bought my first pedal steel in the second or third week of March, 2013. I got a steelers choice seat by Fathers Day the same year, and never once regretted it.
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Drew Pierce

 

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Arkansas, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 5:17 pm    
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I can't imagine gigging without a pack-a-seat. Carry a chair or throne around along with a separate box or bag for VP, efx pedal, cords, strings, picks, etc.? No thanks. I take three things to gigs: steel; amp; pack-a-seat.

After using a backless pack-a-seat at first, I went to a Steeler's Choice Easy Rider and will never be without it again. After about 20 years of use, I recently had the seat and back re-padded and re-upholstered at the factory. It's now like brand new.
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Michael Haselman


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St. Paul
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 5:23 pm    
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GFI since 2000, after the Sho-Bud upholstery came apart. I do get comments about this, but I get more for my clamp-on drink holder. I tell people that I got that back in the '70s and I had to find something to clamp it to so I decided to play steel. Very Happy
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Ian Worley


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Sacramento, CA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 6:15 pm    
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I use a folding keyboard bench with a nice thick comfy pad.

I kinda like Robert Randolph's custom steel seat though:

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Roger Dillingham


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Kentucky, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2015 6:28 pm     Pedal Steel Seat
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David, I am basically just an "at home" player but after using one of the rather inexpensive but functional folding bench style seats I found that I needed back support if I was to stay seated at the steel for any length of time. I opted for one of Joe Naylor's (Steelseat.com) Lite models with back rest and the normal firm cushions that he uses in production and my back and rear has thanked me many times over. For a short playing stint the bench wasn't too bad, but I have not regretted for one minute spending the dollars for a quality built steel seat! If you can see your way to do it, take the plunge....your body will thank you. Also, from what I have seen used steel seats bring here on the forum; if you get one and then decide it's not a good decision, I think you can always count on getting the biggest part of your investment back should you decide to sell. Good luck with your decision! Roger Smile
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Chris Boyd

 

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Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
Post  Posted 18 Aug 2015 6:38 am    
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I winged it using chairs in bars for about 5 years, then built a copy of the Sho-Bud seat in 1981 which I still have...have since bought an Ace and another seat...Being 6'8" and 255,a consistent seat height is important and both my steels have been significantly raised...
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Scott Duckworth


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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
Post  Posted 18 Aug 2015 8:15 am    
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My seat... sometimes I don't know if I'm playing steel or fishing...



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Lee Baucum


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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 18 Aug 2015 9:31 am    
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I'm still using my old ACE (Hammondsport, N.Y.) seat I bought back in the 1970's.
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Paddy Long


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Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 18 Aug 2015 3:50 pm    
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yep wouldn't play a gig without my essential Steelers Choice Sidekick
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Steve Pawlak

 

From:
Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 18 Aug 2015 5:30 pm    
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I stayed local Arizona
Play a Fred Justice SD while sitting on a Joe Naylor SteelSeat. Just have to get one of those Telonics volume pedals next
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Mike Wilkerson


From:
Luther Oklahoma
Post  Posted 18 Aug 2015 7:13 pm    
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I use the steelers choice with back rest and side compartment. A little side note the side car is a fully functional beverage holder.Slim
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