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.

The Popularity of the Pedal Steel Guitar

Posted on September 20, 2012 by vic

Hello fans and fellow players, This is Vic Lawson with today’s newsletter. With all the talk lately of bringing our instrument to the forefront and the different ways to do it, I’d like to throw my two cents in. There’s … Continue reading →

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Regular Maintenance: Strings, Lubrication, Amplifier

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Bob Hempker

Hello fellow players, This is Bob Hempker subbing for Bobbe Seymour today. It’s a good idea to obviously change your strings periodically. I like to change mine every two to three weeks at the maximum. No matter how often you … Continue reading →

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Developing a Personal Playing Style

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Bob Hempker

Hello fans and fellow players, This is Bob Hempker subbing for Bobbe Seymour. I’d like to talk about us developing a certain feel for a personal style of playing. If that sounds a bit confusing, another way of putting it … Continue reading →

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