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.

That Tick Tack Sound, Ron Carpenter

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Bob Hempker

Hello fans and fellow players, Bob Hempker standing in for Bobbe Seymour again. First let me answer a question from Paul Vendemmia. Paul wanted me to explain tick-tack. Harold Bradley was the man that played on thousands of recording sessions … Continue reading →

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The C6th Tuning

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Bob Hempker

Hello fellow players, Bob Hempker standing in for Bobbe Seymour once again. Let’s talk about C6th today. The original C6 tuning was developed in 1939 by Jerry Byrd. It was a six string tuning. E, C, A, G, E, C. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Kitty Wells

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fans and fellow players, As most of you know by now, we have lost the Queen of Country Music and I don’t mean Bill Anderson. God love Kitty Wells. I miss her as we all here in Nashville do, … Continue reading →

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