do any of you play pedal steel?
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jimistone
long standing member
Don't you have a pedal steel?
beezelbubba
Shitty Buddhist
I do some lap steel. Don't really even understand the pedal steel thing. Too bad. I'd love to collab w/you, Jimi!
antichef
pornk rock
Yeah, all I have is a lap steel too - a fine 1950's Supro student model 2x4 (which actually sounds fantastic). I'm not very good, unfortunately -- I bet beezelbubba is a better bet.
But I'm tellin' ya - some time in the 2030's, I'm all over that stuff.
jimistone
long standing member
PM me an email address and I'll send you the file beez. Jordo did percussion on it.
By the way, I would also like some accordian on it. Do you play the squeeze box? (Or have a syth with a believable squeeze box sound)
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dragonworks
Banned
sold my D10, looking for an affordable S10
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
I just sold my S10............and got a Nissan Xterra.
I didn't even want to mention it, because I am by no means a pedal steel *player*...but I have a pedal steel, and I've used it a couple of times on some recordings. Just real basic stuff, 4-5 notes and a little pedal action to give it that country vibe.
That said...it's been several years since I touched it...so I didn't want to put my ass out on a limb and volunteer to record tracks for you as a real pedal steel player.
That said, if Beezelbubba doesn't give you what you need (which I'm sure he will, he's a very competent guitar player)...I can offer to piddle with my pedal for you.
beezelbubba
Shitty Buddhist
I believe my guitar synth has an accordion patch. I'll look into it.
jimistone
long standing member
Cool beez. By the way, I made MP3 of the song on Soundcloud downloadable.
rob aylestone
Moderator
I bought a Fender 400 a couple of years ago, and my God, they are complicated to play. I made good progress at first, but the internet then introduces you to different copendents, and you have to relearn what the pedals do - It's a bit like learning a helicopter instead of a fixed wing - chords components suddenly become really important and learning pedal steel really makes your brain spin! Good fun though.
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
I just fly by the seat of my pants and go with what sounds good to me based on what I can pull off without making my head spin.
I'll work up 3-4 multi-note licks for a song, combining picking, left hand movement/position and a couple of pedals...
...and then I'll just do variations around them.
Don't ask me anything technical about what I am playing...I just go with my ears.
(working on it tonight a bit, jimistone)
jimistone
long standing member
I just fly by the seat of my pants and go with what sounds good to me based on what I can pull off without making my head spin.
I'll work up 3-4 multi-note licks for a song, combining picking, left hand movement/position and a couple of pedals...
...and then I'll just do variations around them.
Don't ask me anything technical about what I am playing...I just go with my ears.
(working on it tonight a bit, jimistone)
My kind of player!
beezelbubba
Shitty Buddhist
jimistone
long standing member
miroslav is going to do some pedal steel too. I think the combination of lap steel and pedal steel will sound really cool plus give it a fat sound. The accordion would fit in nicely. I may end up taking out the flanged electric ryhthym guitar. It sounds almost out of tune but I tuned it before cutting the guitar track. I think that just may be an illusion of the flange effect on it. Anyway I'm not sure I like it at this pointNice! Hopefully I'm going to mess around with it today, if my ADHD allows it!
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
I started last night, but like I mentioned...I've not touched the pedal steel in years...so when I went to get it tuned, I had to stop and adjust some of the pedals/rods that give it that pedal steel vibe...and that took up more time than I thought.
So I'll hopefully do some playing/recording today.
I'm just going to riff out where it feels right throughout the song.
When you get my track and the other tracks....you can edit out what you don't want and/or where there is too much overlap between the instruments....or just dump the whole track if you think it sucks.
So I'll hopefully do some playing/recording today.
I'm just going to riff out where it feels right throughout the song.
When you get my track and the other tracks....you can edit out what you don't want and/or where there is too much overlap between the instruments....or just dump the whole track if you think it sucks.
jimistone
long standing member
I'm glad I've coaxed you into breaking out your pedal steel again. Maybe it will rekindle a passion for the instrument. Man, I wish I could play pedal steel. I would cover all those Merle haggard classics and Ray price shuffle tunes. I LOVE that stuff!
(Then I would have to learn to play fiddle to do those twin fiddle breaks lol)
(Then I would have to learn to play fiddle to do those twin fiddle breaks lol)
dragonworks
Banned
I got pretty far on the Marlen learning all the pedals and knee levers on the E9 neck. Didn't screw with the C6 neck much. Was able to get any chord I wanted, diminished, diminised 7ths etc. pretty cool instruments.
bouldersoundguy
Well-known member
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
I'll have to check out the Marlen method.
So man, if you play and you got that stuff down...why don't you do a track of jimistone?
I'm just a pedal steel hack. I spent last night getting reacquainted with my PS...but toward the end I found the sweet spot and got the pedals/levers under control well enough to where I was puling off a few decent licks...but it's like an accident waiting to happen.
I think if I make a wrong move with my feet and my knees, I may be singing soprano!
I'm hoping to lay down the actual track today.