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.

Iraq, ground loops, nylon tuners, fans

Posted on March 18, 2003 by Bobbe Seymour

Tip #1 … Stay out of Iraq next week. Tip #2 … When playing through two amps with the third ground prong on the AC recepticle, you will always hear an audible hum. Cutting off the ground prong or adding … Continue reading →

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Ebay, Sho-Bud, ZB, Emmons push-pull, MSA

Posted on February 27, 2003 by Bobbe Seymour

Hi everyone, Tip 1: I’ve been contacted by many people who have purchased steel guitars on Ebay and called me to get the guitars serviced, fixed and made playable. Most of the guitars are total disasters with such things wrong … Continue reading →

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