Almost sounds more like a rock guitar when no pedals are played. Let’s keep the distortion rolling, this time on the C6 neck– without any pedals. Get you get your fuzz pedals out, crank up your tube amp, we can get down and dirty on E9 for sure. Played slightly staccato for a ‘lil West Coast effect, with horizontal bar movement. Some more E9 action, this time in the 4th, 3rd, and 1st string pocket. Listen to these glissandos, and how many notes can be made from only one “pick” of the strings. The pedal steel with its hot output, volume pedal, and bar vibrato can sustain notes better/longer than many instruments. Let’s keep it smooth on the volume pedal with these next examples: here’s some sustain out the yin-yang. These also demonstrate using the volume pedal, in a way that slightly lowers your attack on strings, and then sustains notes for as long as needed. The following E9 improv riffs demonstrate that classic steel sound, almost like a celestial-crying floating sound. I am skipping around positions while keeping a constant bass root note going on the 8th, 9th, and 10th strings: to widen the voicing and make it speak a little more. Smooth Sustain Slight Staccatto Classic Rockįor more pedal steel music and tunes click here!įor some E9 flavor, listen for the B +C pedals on these riffs. Hope you enjoy…Ĭlassic Steel Sounds Minor Runs Diminished Runs I laid these tracks down in a recording session at my home studio. Here are some audio clips of my playing, which can help demonstrate pedal steel playing, tips, and technique audibly.
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