I like it.
I know very, very little musical theory - I can’t read music, don’t really know the notes on the fretboard and only really know major, minor, pentatonic scales. I’m not bad chord wise but no Robert Fripp. Somehow though I’m effective as a guitarist and can hold my own in a fairly proficient gigging band. I think there are some things that I can do really well but I rely on feel all the time and vibe etc.
I’d like to play lap steel but would it be hopeless without the theory? Is pedal steel just ridiculous to even consider? Can they be played by just feeling out what works, rather like I’ve done with guitar?
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It's such a great sound I think and brings so much to a tune, usually the melancholy but I'm okay with that and there are sprightly moments for sure. It was listening to Madman Across The Water that first got me hooked years ago and now I I look for it in nearly every tune trying to assess whether it could make a contribution. It seems to be calling me
@4.47 ish
https://youtu.be/E9rjW9oqXVA
@jpfamps - that’s brilliant, thank you
Nashville abounds with pedal steel players but obviously it's rare here
Sarah Jory , Jerry Hogan are probably the best known English players ......I think it's hard to find a teacher and hard to learn on your own or from Youtube
Check your hair,
You need a mullet to get to be any good