How to Play the Pedal Steel Guitar : How to Use Pitch Pedal for a Pedal Steel Guitar

[LuccaTotti]

Can I detach the pedals and legs to carry it to gigs?

[LuccaTotti]

Can I detach the pedals and legs to carry it to gigs?

[pdlsteeler1]

This guy sounds like Brian Griffin.

[openchannel01]

I would love to mess around with one of those to try and see what kinds of sounds I can make out of it. I like messing around with instruments I don't know how to play, lol.

[mturquie]

Damn... that doesn't look easy... I never imagined there were pedals!!! :O I'm quite impressed!!!! I always thought it was just like playing guitar with a slide... :-o Now I respect even more the pedal steel guitar player!!!!! Hats off!!!!

[TheJorge012345]

double d from ed eddd eddy

[1979rickfukingjames]

johnny and santo!!!!!!! FUCK YA

[foxarasta]

Can you play heavy metal on it?

[xxguitarhero48xx]

@foxarasta It's music. You can do what you want. Questions like that made bands like U2 famous haha.

[foxarasta]

@xxguitarhero48xx yeah... dont you love when you get the music under your skin & into your soul???

[otasty]

This guy looks like Charles Bronson!

[taariqtaariq]

I am set on getting a real parsons white b string bender telecaster b/c as much as I love Pedal steel I think It must be really hard to become adapt at it  even if you are a good guitarist with top slide and string bending chops .

[BelgianBass]

nice boots

[reverbie65]

Pedals and knee levers I seen one guitar that had wrist or palm pedals it usuall is not seen on commerical type guitars Reverbie65

[86tcc]

is this easier than playing a regular guitar i have a dissablity and my hands are week this looks like a cool new hobby for me

[brazilgrass]

@86tcc

Any instrument is easy to play, if you do it poorly.

Any instrument is hard to really master.

If you're right handed and your left hand is the weak one, this could be your instrument.

[sr71ablackbird]

I noticed when he pushed down on one of the pedals, (at around 1:12) in the video, that another one moved on its own. I was just wondering why does it do that, and what would be the result of that other than changing the pitch ?

[taariqtaariq]

no wonder I am  aiming to get a parsons/ green b bender telecaster and a volume pedal , this is mind boggling!

[megadeth22885]

i have two bassets.. but neither play guitar

[Rodoriffic]

I find that w/the "Day" set-up, it's just easier to rock your foot from the inside (ball of the foot) instead of rocking from the outside (little toe)........

[kencc4791]

@Rodoriffic I always liked Jimmy's setup from Day one. It is easier. That's what I played except I used a RR knee for the third pedal. If nothing else it gives steel sit-in's a cause to pause. LOL Most can't play the Day setup. Jimmy could play both setups so it wasn't like he was locked in with one setup like me.

[FluviousMaximus]

does the lap steel work basicly the same standing up? I was watching this one band and at the concert the one guitarist switched over to the lap steel for one part and just stayed standing.

[awnok]

I see you use the `Day` set-up on the front neck. I have always used `Emmons`. I guess it's something you get familiar with. Then, again, you play `Universal` with, I'm assuming, the `Newman` set-up. I love the simplicity of the instrument.

[reverbie65]

@awnok simple ha not that simple

[awnok]

@reverbie65

I was just being silly.

I own a Milly.

Eight plus five....

Man alive!

[reverbie65]

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[TheHeidiGame]

IIm sure this is just one of the hardest things to do in the universe

[TheHeidiGame]

I wish I could have one....even just for a little while...

[reverbie65]

@TheHeidiGame you do do you they are expensive mor than a regular guitar

if you get one try for a pro model not student modle because student models only usually com with 3 pedals and one knee lever you will outgrow it very soon get one with 3 pedals and 2 knee levers and start on that

[waynescountry]

i have one its hard you have to love it see my site iam only singin lol

[bulbheadmyass]

Hey Wayne, I bet you'd be great on pedal steel. What kind do you have?

[terrorskinflanders]

this shit is complicated think im gonna stick to my good old 6 string

[reverbie65]

@terrorskinflanders not as compicated as you might think just patience and decation to the instrument at first the Pedal steel ownes you then as you progress

you will own it it is a very intimidating instrument Reverbie65

[lazibug]

me too

[eamonosu]

wow, and i thought it was just basically a version of bottleneck. never knew there were pedals too

[biggel05]

@eamonosu lapsteel is with a bottleneck ^^ you play it on your lap xD

[reverbie65]

no it is harder than that have to master 4 things first to get to any level of

profiencey vou volume pedal takes the longest bar hand control and right hand

picking and blocking dont be discourged at fist it takes a while to master it just does

not come overnight then you might take to it like a duck to water good luckReverbie65

[Rikk303]

@eamonosu it's like having a tremelo arm for every string...makes the greatest sound though.You can get something similar on a regular guitar using a swell pedal and reverb..you probably know this already