here is a photo a fan sent to me. we gigged last month at our favorite road house. Leo and Leonas in Newburg Corners, Wisconsin. I am playing a 1940 Epiphone lap steel. we are a four piece now, but for this gig two old friends joined us for a song. they are playing harp and acoustic.
no gigs on the horizon. it is tough getting them. I should start another thread.
Nice pic. It seems you all got a lot of fun there...
we did have fun. we played as a band for the first time. it was relaxing in a way.
the venue is perfect for us. thanks for the reply.
Looks like a good line up, I'd love to watch a band with a lap steel player!!! We just don't get that where I live :-(
What's the issue with getting more gigs where you are?
"I like to play that guitar. I have to stare at it while I'm playing it because I'm not very good at playing it."
Noel Gallagher (who took the words right out of my mouth)
where I now live, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, just about everyone you meet is in a band. for example, when having the inspection for house in wanted to buy the guy noticed my guitar cases. asked if I were in a band. he was. the next day, the electrician stopped by. he also plays in a band. a month later I stopped at a studio to convert photo slides to digital format. the owner had a drum set in back. his band rehearses at the shop on Wednesdays.
there is a lot of competition I have discovered. many bands play the classic stuff. some are specialty (all 80's songs) for example.
our game plane that we just agreed to to is to set up a Facebook page, and work the social network when we do get a gig.
we found a promoter. she works the media, does the cold calls, and sends a photographer to the gigs so the Facebook page has images of the band and crowd. she is asking 20%. she knows the area. maximum bar gig pay is 600$. we're a four piece. the promoter thinks the lap steel will set us apart.
Whether or not it sets you apart is arbitrary. You make that instrument sound fantastic, as I recall. Gotta love a well played lap steel. Worth the price of admission.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
thanks man. I am hitting the lap steel hard these days. no one around here has seen or heard one.
thanks man. I am hitting the lap steel hard these days. no one around here has seen or heard one.
Anything in your soundclick page(s) with recent heavy use of it? I'd like to hear some.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
no. nothing new. I have been thinking of recording omething.
I was looking through the GC site using a variety of key-words looking for a "Pedal Steel". Nothing. I'll broaden the search of course, but was curious if you knew of a good, but reasonable maker of the Pedal Steel Guitar complete with stand or whatever it sets on.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Thy searching "Sho Bud" Roy.
"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard,
grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em."
-- The Webb Wilder Credo --
Roy, the absolute best Forum for pedal steel and non-pedal steel(lap steel) is : http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/index.php
you can read and peek at any topic. it costs only 5 dollars to join and post. the For Sale section has many many steels for sale. the members on this forum are international and incredibly kind.''''just like this awesome Forum.
Roy, the absolute best Forum for pedal steel and non-pedal steel(lap steel) is : http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/index.php
you can read and peek at any topic. it costs only 5 dollars to join and post. the For Sale section has many many steels for sale. the members on this forum are international and incredibly kind.''''just like this awesome Forum.
Thanks for the intel, dogbite. I will certainly check into the link and the search.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Oh, and to you as well, TR. (Good to see you posting again.)
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
