Accurately switching between string grips, and picking your intended notes can be challenging...but using the ring finger as a positional anchor can tie everything together for the right hand.
Category: Pedal Steel
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...
Learning how to play the pedal steel guitar can be fun, rewarding, and worthwhile. The process of learning, and the challenges involved with this intricate instrument, are part the journey. Using...
The C6 neck, with its beefy low end - and intuitive, intervallic layout - is a perfect vehicle for voicing chords that can make ears tingle.
It can be very beneficial to warmup at the beginning of your playing or practice session. Since the pedal steel is such a physical instrument, it is very similar to playing a sport in that it...
Having a strong foundation in rhythm can help a pedal steel player’s musicality. Using a metronome is one of the best ways to build a player’s rhythmic skills, and can go a long ways on and off...