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.

Pick blocking, GFI Expo for beginners, Lap steel

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fans and fellow players, I’ve had many questions concerning pick blocking. I’m hardly one to ask because I really don’t pick block knowingly. Of course, I do pick block, especially on medium tempo and slower tunes, but since I … Continue reading →

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Waylon Jennings Foundation, Mike Gross “Swingin’ West”, tone bars

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fellow players, Jessi Colter has created a Waylon Jennings fund for diabetes research and I’ve been asked to help spread the word via my newsletter. Here is a link that explains it. www.tgenfoundation.org He answered my note saying “I … Continue reading →

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Bobbe answers questions about his approach to performing

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fans and fellow players, I have had several questions and some of them have been waiting for months to be answered. It makes me feel like I’ve sluffed some of you off. Question: In your playing, do you prefer … Continue reading →

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