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.

Exotic musical wood and the US raid on Gibson Guitars

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fellow players, From this office where I’m writing this letter, I can many steel guitars out the door. Gorgeous guitars made of birdseye, fiddleback and curly northern Canadian maple. Old Sho-Buds with African ebony necks, purple heart bodies, beautiful … Continue reading →

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The design of early Sho-Bud and Emmons guitars

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fans and fellow players, The world of steel guitar up until about 12 to 15 years ago was very fluid when it came to designing and building new steel guitar models. People still today look at an old Sho-Bud … Continue reading →

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Nylon tuners, Shot Jackson pedal installations ’52 to ’57

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Bobbe Seymour

Hello fellow players, People ask me all the time how to install new nylon tuners on the end of their guitar because they cannot understand that you can’t just spin them on with your fingers. First of all, they are … Continue reading →

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