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Are there any left-handed pedal steels available?

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Are you in the Marcus king band ?!? Or were you during that exercept from Red Rocks …? (2:42 mark)

I do not like your tone. Maybe too much reverb? But maybe you like it.

It’s a shame not even Guitar Center sells Pedal Steels.

Hey, love your playing on white painted trees, would love a lesson on that solo

Great introduction to the basics. Regarding the "other things you'll need" category, one crucial item not mentioned is a volume pedal, and it's a must-have for PSG (preferably an optical type).

Man, I can't wait to come back to this video once I have my pedal steel. Thank you! I'm looking for guidance on whether I should get a single neck or if I'll regret not just going for the double right away. Thoughts?

Buy a pedal steel? Then talking about lap, is like having a title say buying a car then talking about a pushbike. Or a guitar and then ukulele, or gun and peashooter. Why.

Thanks!

I have an old Fender student model; 3 pedals, 1 knee lever. Where is the best place to trade that in for a 3/4 model?

Hello, my name is Amauri, I live in Brazil. I really want to learn to play steel guitar

best version I've heard!!! very good!!

What amp & rig are you running?Tone is KILLER.

3 frets above the F# with A& F lever.I rmbr seeing that somewhere.

I see,.Pickblock strings 3&4 and let that 6 string ring.

Hey.Ive always wanted to learn this lick.Thank you very much for explaining and showing it.

I love your music room. Very cozy.

I've been a lifelong guitarist, made it my attempted career and "career-adjacent" focus for a few decades. i've always been fascinated by lap steel and pedal steel (played plenty of slide), but the pedal steel is my new journey. i love this vid! excited to jump in and learn. i know a lot of amazing musicians and the best ones have always been curious and embrace the stretch. thanks for your protips!

What about the old fender 400 from the 60s

Hamilton, very cool Lloyd transition lick right as you go into the 2 chord at :04” It’s his style that makes the difference

Hello Al, great playing my friend, I have messed around with this song for a few years. As you mentioned the chords are G, Am and C. Question: I see you playing the Am chord on the 5th fret. What pedals etc. do you use on for the Am on the 5th. fret? Thanks

Started out playing 6 string slide open G Next picked up an fender stringmaster 8 string double neck one C6 the other E7 Next ordered a Jackson slide king pedal 8 string set up for E7 no knees 4 pedals I like them all , play blues and fell in love with sacred steel. I don’t think you are wasting your time starting on a lap. It’s not a big expense to try out lap and jump into pedal when you’re ready . I’m trying to play country but it sounds a little bluesy ha ha !

Hey Hamilton- I found this really helpful and you answered some questions I had. I've been playing guitar (Classical, Flamenco, Blues, Jazz etc...) for decades. Pedal Steel- Lap Steel has always deeply fascinated me. I was thinking of getting a Recording King so you answered my question there. Do you have any suggestions on a good 8 string Lap to start with? I'm not looking to play in any one Genre or style. Thanks again for your time, I found this one of the more direct and thoughtful videos out there.

Hi man, I just got a GFI student model 3x4 from reverb that I got a good deal on and am super excited. Been looking for forever and inventory was so low, and student models were just way overpriced online. Anyways, this video was super helpful. Thank you! Also curious if you have any reccomendations for good inexpensive, beginner amps, volume pedal, wiring etc. Thanks for any recs!

The correct pronunciation is Zum like “gum.” I’ve been playing for over 40 years and I think the Carter starter would be a great beginning guitar. Also, you have to decide if you want a Jimmy day set up or an Emmons set up. The day set up is like a backwards emmons set up as far as the pedals go. The emmons set up is definitely the most common. A single 10 Mullen PRP or royal precision would also be an excellent lifetime guitar and you can find them for around $2500-$2800. The great thing about learning Steel Guitar I found when I was just starting is that it is such an addictive instrument that even when you get frustrated, you always come back to it. I would say the first year is probably the most difficult for learning, and it starts to get a little easier after that. Learning to correctly tune the instrument can also be challenging but I believe investing in something like a Peterson Strobostomp HD tuner pedal with a sweetener specifically for Steel Guitar makes tuning so much easier.

This is so helpful. Thank you!

Need more content from you. Playing and instructional value are excellent

I made it myself.

Very helpful, but I think it would help a beginner greatly to mention the key at the beginning. Took me watching a couple of times to grasp that we were in C# :)

Is the carter starter junk or good? One for sale locally for $700

Thank you for the information. It will make a good start for my purchase.

Man too bad you stopped making videos…these were gold!

Great! Thanks!

I Used To Play My Dad's Old Blackstone Sunburst Electric Guitar Like A Lapsteel. But I Always Wanted To Play A Pedal Steel. I Was Always Told That If Anyone Couldnt Aford A Pedal Steel Is To Try Building One You'r Self.

I hate how expensive pedal steel is. I'm 19, have been playing guitar since I was around 12/13 and I have plenty of guitars now but the cheapest pedal steel I ever found was $1,999 and it wasn't even a high quality one. Very hard to get into pedal steel. Its almost elitist. Dont really want a lap steel because you cant bend and its awkward to use a volume pedal with one so if anybody knows of a pedal steel that doesnt cost more than $800...

Thanks! I’m looking to get something going in Nashville. Any current leads on a good used student/pro model?

Having just bought my first, I think prices have come up quite a bit since this video was made.

I want a pedal steel so bad

Don't forget that Jackson has its Maverick line. Which are very well built and affordable.

Well done and certainly a very good example of a nice lick; thank you!

I'm bummed I showed up late to your videos. I'm picking up the steel again after 4 years and this is super helpful. I'm a big fan of the videos so far and hope you end up doing some more

I’ve got a 30’s national lap steel that I need to learn how to play.

Trying to get into Steel Guitar , the cheap way, is the wrong way to accomplish any thing. If you buy cheap stuff, the tone will tell all & the inability to make it sound great, stacks up . If you buy your stuff right , you won't loose a lot of your investment, but tryouts aren't free.

Is bmi single 10 3floor pedal 4 knee leavers any good ?

I am thinking of the possibilities for this instrument in playing ambient music. I think that it would sound great.

The steel guitar has come a long way; from a 6 string, pearl laminated, lap guitar with a plastic bar hanging in a pawn shop window to a dazzeling, beautifully designed awsome instrument we see today. Yes, it's complex and difficult to learn; but if you're determined enough to start from the begining and do it right you'll be glad you did; the reward is the tone, sound, you've been searching for and the enjoyment of playing for years to come. With today's tuning set up (E9th-C6th) knee levers and foot pedals; you can play anything on it. For beginers follow the adivce as suggested by this video; then when you feel like you have accomplished enough to move up; you'll find plenty of steel guitar manufacturers to choose from. So keep a pickin and a grinin!

Spot on brother man

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This is the song that turned me into a steel player. Heard it in 68, but could not afford a steel until 73. Been playing ever since. I worked this out decades ago, but I enjoyed watching you play it. For For 49 years, I have been able to work stuff out just by listening, but there are two that I have problems with. I'll come running, had a problem with and the same song done by John Hughey on the Emmons course which i no longer have as my border collie bitch chewed the tape. It was not tabbed in the course, it was JH playing it. It's a different version than on his album. Have you done either?