Hi guys and gals,
After considerable thought concerning what the players on this mailing list would like to hear from me in this newsletter, I have put myself in your place and asked myself “what would I like to hear that would do me the most good as a steel guitarist trying to better my playing?”
First of all, because of all the tremendous quality input that I have gotten from you several thousand emailing list, I have come up with a great variety of learning video tapes. I feel most of you have bought several of them judging by the great response that I’ve gotten from you. However, I am now expanding my catalog of video tab tapes to extend to the players that need something a little more complex and meaningful on a professional level. I will still be explaining what I’m doing in a very slow and easy to learn manner. The video tab series itself is about to be extended to videos 5 and 6. This will include some very famous licks, runs, fills and turnarounds.
As before, I am all ears in listening to you and wanting to hear your suggestions on what direction to go in these teaching videos. Two that I haven’t done yet are how to work with a band on a professional level and how to play rock-n-roll licks, turnarounds and fills. As you all know, we as steel players get trapped, no matter what the band we’re working with or where we’re playing, into having to take an instrumental break on Johnny B. Goode, Blue Suede Shoes, Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock or some other rediculous non-steel guitar song. After having to do this for 45 years myself, I have pretty well come up with some answers on how to shine your brightest when all is darkest around you. These tapes will be forth-coming. These ideas came from you folks on this mailing list. What more great ideas do you have?
This week I just finished one of my favorite video series, one that I’ve wanted to do since the beginning of my steel guitar playing days. The non-pedal steel guitar series volumes 1 and 2 were filmed on an 8 string non-pedal steel guitar but will apply directly to 6 or 10 string also. This video course will show the non-pedal player how to easily keep up with the pedal player. These videos can also be a big help to the C6th pedal player. As a matter of fact, I recommend these videos extremely highly for anyone wanting to learn C6th pedal guitar because this course teaches where the notes need to go to make the chords. The non-pedal player slants the bar or leaves certain strings open, the pedal player can do the same thing by using pedals. This course is extremely important for learning C6th on either type of guitar.
The new Non-Pedal videos are available on a hidden webpage for my mailing list members only. To get the mailing list price, you have to go to this page …
www.steelguitar.net/sale.html … do not order from the regular page, you have to order from the hidden page to get the mailing list price.
Your buddy,
Bobbe
P.S. I have been shipping the new Peavey Nashville 112 with the mod for the past couple weeks now. I think it’s only fair to offer our mailing list customers the deal they deserve for being on my mailing list so I’m offering a tremendous discount on these highly sought after, great sounding amps. Power and tone of these amps is beyond belief. If you want a stage 2 model with a Black Widow installed, let me know. I’m not allowed to tell you the price on the internet so you’ll have to call me at 615 822-5555.
