Category Archives: Bobbe’s Tips

Nashville steel guitarist Bobbe Seymour published an email newsletter for steel guitarists for several years. Those Bobbe’s Tips emails contain a wealth of information about the history of the steel guitar, maintaining your instrument, current trends, new products, etc.. They also include some of Bobbe’s best stories about life on the road and in the studio with Nashville’s biggest stars of yesteryear.

Dave Thomas on Breaking Out Of The Rut

Today’s newsletter comes from Dave Thomas. His reply to my previous newsletter is brilliant as far as I’m concerned. Bob, Thanks for your newsletter and ideas for “breaking out of the rut,” we often create for ourselves. Working for a … Continue reading

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Emmons vs. Day; Peavey 112; Steel Guitar Tone

This is Bob Hempker with today’s newsletter and some answers to questions we’ve received through emails. I’ve been asked to compare the advantages and disadvantages between the Emmons and Day setups. In truth, they’re just two different ways to get … Continue reading

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Getting Out of a Rut

This is Bob Hempker with today’s newsletter. Did you ever hit a plateau in your playing? It’s like a baseball player in a slump, we all get to the point where we think we aren’t learning anything new, where our … Continue reading

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