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Topic: Wondering what PSG Players Think! |
Niels Andrews
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Salinas, California, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2015 8:52 am |
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Wow not going on that general of a topic. I was wondering about the future of the Pedal Steel guitar. Where do you see it going as we approach 2016?
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Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 8 Dec 2015 12:01 pm
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I am out of the loop when it comes to playing with national touring acts and making big pop records these days but I am as busy as ever and making decent money. My 2016 is looking like it might one of my best musical years ever.
Steady gig with my avante lounge band "the mood illusion"
The funding is in place for another year of my "Liminal Sound Series". Plenty of steel guitar based new compositions.
I've just gotten hired by a local composer playing steel in a piano quintet. A bunch of cool gigs starting in January.
I am working with a country singer who is gets a few gigs a week who is great and pays pretty well. Its super fun with real good guys who are great players.
I am super lucky to have that gig !
I am working on a series of duets with a string bass player.
Plus pick up gigs, recording and all sorts of odd ball other things keep showing up.
I gotta say it looks like the young hot shot players coming up are busy to. There are a bunch of them and they are never available for sub work. They don't bother with the forum for the most part unless they need something to joke about while they are in the van with the guys headed for another gig 
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 8 Dec 2015 12:28 pm
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They don't bother with the forum for the most part unless they need something to joke about while they are in the van with the guys headed for another gig Wink
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Henry Matthews
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Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2015 12:30 pm
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Niels, I think the steel guitar is slowly disappearing from todays music. Also, players are slowly disappearing too. There are a few younger players but most of the players are older and are slowly dying out, sad to say. 20 years from now, there won't be many players left. There are about 5 players in my area with the youngest being around 60 and the oldest about 84. There are no younger players around here. Even if it was, it wouldn't matter because very few bands, if any, will even have a steel. They have 3 lead guitars but won't hire a steel player.
Todays new country does have some steel but so far back in mix can't tell what it's doing. There are still more fiddles being used because they can jump around on stage and show off where a steeler just can't do that. It's all about perception.
The steel guitar, as we know it, is going to have to
change to stay alive. I think it's great that people like Robert Randolph and few others are using steel guitar in a different way.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 Dec 2015 2:43 pm
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There are no younger players around here. Even if it was, it wouldn't matter because very few bands, if any, will even have a steel. They have 3 lead guitars but won't hire a steel player.
...they can jump around on stage and show off where a steeler just can't do that. It's all about perception. |
I'm still seeing young players, but not a lot of them are really good. Most are utility players, who play a little steel, and a whole lot lot of guitar or some other instrument. Of course, some of this is our fault. Get 3 different guitar players, and you'll have 3 different sounds and styles. But the majority of steelers, IMHO, are very one-dimensional. One style, one tone, and only one or two guiding influences means that what they do (regardless of how well they do it) often lacks depth and variety. |
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