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Topic: One Thing I Prefer About Lap Steel over Pedal Steel...... |
Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 3:59 pm |
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.......I can leave my damn shoes on!!
With these fat dogs of mine, I STILL can't figure out what footwear I can keep on and still work the pedals. So far, the only thing that works for my left foot is socks. 
I mean, I know my foot will be mostly hidden on-stage, but my playing will be stinkin' up the bandstand ENOUGH, without that adding to it!! |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 4:22 pm
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Decide on one style of footwear and stick with it. It becomes irrelevant after about 6 months
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 4:46 pm
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like you i had a hell of a time playing in anything except socks ,
until my teacher told me to play in what i wear ( cowboy boots )
it took a while but now i can play wearing anything..
so just tough it out you will be glad you did in the long run
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2016 7:45 am
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You need to get you a pair of these genuine Woose moccasins, but you'd better move fast. They've just been placed on the endangered species list.
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Jeremy Threlfall
From:
now in Western Australia
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 6:17 am
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or maybe these ?
Skechers...
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Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders , Eastman Mandolin ,
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Scott Parker
From:
Bay Area, CA
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 7:22 am
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| I literally just started playing pedal steel, but can't see how guys can play without does on! It's way easier to press the A and B pedals at the same, release one while keeping the other down, etc. with shoes on. Cant do it just in my socks! |
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 12 Apr 2016 4:26 pm
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While they are super comfortable, I'm embarrassed to admit I wear them, and can confidently report.....
Crocs do NOT work well.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 13 Apr 2016 6:22 am
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Scott, it depends on what you're used to.
Hank Ruf does quite well in stocking feet, as do some others.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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David Spires
From:
Millersport, OH
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Posted 13 Apr 2016 7:18 am
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My favorite way to play is barefoot. I used to be very particular about what shoes I could wear, but a few years ago needed to wear Cowboy Boots for stage wear. Boy was that hard. For 6 months, I could count on at least one boot-related screw up a night.
I want to feel those pedals, and be able to mold those changes... of course, I've played a few steel guitars through the years that you couldn't mash down pedals with steel-toe boots!
To each their own!
David Spires
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2021 MSA Legend XL 10&7; Asher Electro-Hawaiian Junior Lap Steel; '79 OMI Dobro 66 w/ Scheerhorn cone and setup; '64 Hand-wired Re-issue Fender Princeton Reverb |
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