A detailed look at one of the most challenging and mysterious aspects of steel guitar playing: the right hand... An In-Depth Guide to Picking and Blocking Demystify right hand technique, and...
The pedal steel has many expressive capabilities, and how you speak through the instrument will be greatly affected by the way you use a bar. Since you use it for vibrato, “fretting notes,” and...
Finger picks and thumb picks are a great way to affect musical notes in a way that helps give the pedal steel its distinct sound. Using them to pick the strings helps create texture and feeling with...
As an Amazon Associate Playpedalsteel.com earns from qualifying purchases. This page contains affiliate links. Practicing music can be very rewarding, and is a great way to improve as a player. ...
Having a comfortable, confident right hand picking technique can go a long ways for a pedal steel player. Right hand picking and string blocking are perhaps the most elusive techniques to new and...
This is one of my favorite picking techniques, and is wondrous on the C6 neck. Its main function is to use the thumb to quickly strum multiple notes and provide a thicker chordal sound. When done...
