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Gear Discussion Forums => Guitars Etc. => Topic started by: patman on May 15, 2018, 07:12:26 AM

Title: Steel Guitars
Post by: patman on May 15, 2018, 07:12:26 AM
Alrighty,

Since around Christmas, I have a new obsession...lap style guitars...bought a brass bodied resonator guitar in December, bought a dobro in April, and just purchased an electric lap steel.

Need to stop the guitar buying habit.

They are absolutely addictive...and can be very soulful. Not that I need another addiction.
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Dave W on May 15, 2018, 08:34:19 AM
I'd love to learn. Unfortunately I don't have the discipline to do it.
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: patman on May 15, 2018, 10:34:31 AM
It's been fun.

I imagine pedals, where the tuning is constantly shifting, would require serious discipline...I have always enjoyed watching the pedal steel guy in a good band...
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Dave W on May 15, 2018, 11:46:55 AM
Pedal steel guys around here always seem to have all the work they can handle.
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Highlander on May 15, 2018, 01:27:42 PM
I use my old SG as a "lap" guitar... works well for me... :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: patman on October 17, 2018, 01:18:48 PM
Ok...the obsession continues...Monday I saw a Fender double-neck stringmaster from 1960 on Elderly's website...

Looked like about the cleanest I have ever seen, including original tweed case ...and price was ok...

Called my bro who looked at it, and I decided I would go for it...

Will arrive tomorrow...now I will have both a pedal steel and a non-pedal steel in the living room...I am pumped.
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Highlander on October 17, 2018, 03:09:48 PM
Pumped... the new name for GAS...? :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Rob on October 17, 2018, 03:50:29 PM
Quote from: patman on October 17, 2018, 01:18:48 PM
Ok...the obsession continues...Monday I saw a Fender double-neck stringmaster from 1960 on Elderly's website...

Looked like about the cleanest I have ever seen, including original tweed case ...and price was ok...

Called my bro who looked at it, and I decided I would go for it...

Will arrive tomorrow...now I will have both a pedal steel and a non-pedal steel in the living room...I am pumped.
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Rob on October 17, 2018, 03:50:56 PM
Quote from: Highlander on October 17, 2018, 03:09:48 PM
Pumped... the new name for GAS...? :mrgreen:

PICTURES PLEASE
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: amptech on October 17, 2018, 10:10:13 PM
Quote from: Highlander on October 17, 2018, 03:09:48 PM
Pumped... the new name for GAS...? :mrgreen:

Pumped is good. Means he's got a good vacuum now :)
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Dave W on October 17, 2018, 10:33:38 PM
Quote from: patman on October 17, 2018, 01:18:48 PM
Ok...the obsession continues...Monday I saw a Fender double-neck stringmaster from 1960 on Elderly's website...

Looked like about the cleanest I have ever seen, including original tweed case ...and price was ok...

Called my bro who looked at it, and I decided I would go for it...

Will arrive tomorrow...now I will have both a pedal steel and a non-pedal steel in the living room...I am pumped.

Congrats but did I miss something? I thought the Stringmasters were console non-pedal steels. Did they come in a pedal version, or have you bought a pedal steel since your earlier posts?
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: patman on October 19, 2018, 09:53:26 AM
The Stringmaster is a console non-pedal...

Like Ms. Cashdollar...

I have a friend's old Dekley 3 pedal one knee lever, also...he said I could use it as long as I was advancing...
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Dave W on October 19, 2018, 08:04:43 PM
Quote from: patman on October 19, 2018, 09:53:26 AM
The Stringmaster is a console non-pedal...

Like Ms. Cashdollar...

I have a friend's old Dekley 3 pedal one knee lever, also...he said I could use it as long as I was advancing...

You've got your work cut out for you.
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Highlander on October 20, 2018, 06:19:55 AM
Quote from: amptech on October 17, 2018, 10:10:13 PM
Pumped is good. Means he's got a good vacuum now :)

I thought things concerning vacuums "sucked"...? :mrgreen:

(pics... pics... pics...!)  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: amptech on October 20, 2018, 11:31:55 PM
Quote from: Highlander on October 20, 2018, 06:19:55 AM
I thought things concerning vacuums "sucked"...? :mrgreen:

(pics... pics... pics...!)  :mrgreen:

Depends on if you are sending or recieving the vacuum :-X
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: Dave W on October 28, 2018, 09:00:51 PM
Herb Remington (http://www.remingtonsteelguitars.com/about.html) has passed at age 92. He was still building non-pedal steels until very recently.

A friend posted it on FB. I haven't seen anything official but I found this thread (https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=337562) at the steel guitar forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXcZOf3qTBQ
Title: Re: Steel Guitars
Post by: patman on October 29, 2018, 07:54:13 AM
He (Mr. Remington) does a couple tunes with Ms Cashdollar on "Slide Show"...very smooth playing.

I love how he does all the harmonized solo lines...