Re: Disheartened Newby
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:38 pm
Hello Will
Thank you for the comments,I must say I am encouraged now I have had
positive comments from a lot of people,so yes it was worth the wait.
I should write out 100 times not to be so impatient.
Alan
Thank you for the comments,I must say I am encouraged now I have had
positive comments from a lot of people,so yes it was worth the wait.
I should write out 100 times not to be so impatient.
Alan
Re: Disheartened Newby
Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:41 pm
My pleasure, sir. Now get your ass back to that steel, 'cos there's no substitute for seat time! 
Re: Disheartened Newby
Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:12 am
Hi Alan - so glad you feel better about the forum now 
. I think the difficulty was that you asked for a criticism before we got to know you. I, for one, will rarely (if ever) give an opinion of a performance other than face to face and then only to somebody I know and who has asked for advice. It's a tricky business to balance highlighting the positive aspects with pointers on possible improvement areas. It's so easy to seem negative when you only mean to help 
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John is well worth checking out for S/H instruments, but Bob Adams is nearer to you. Hope to meet you in the future. All best, Tone
. I think the difficulty was that you asked for a criticism before we got to know you. I, for one, will rarely (if ever) give an opinion of a performance other than face to face and then only to somebody I know and who has asked for advice. It's a tricky business to balance highlighting the positive aspects with pointers on possible improvement areas. It's so easy to seem negative when you only mean to help .John is well worth checking out for S/H instruments, but Bob Adams is nearer to you. Hope to meet you in the future. All best, Tone
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Re: Disheartened Newby
Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:49 am
Alan - couldn't get the link to work...
Stick at it - with a musical background, you'll make progress faster than many. This is a fantastic instrument to play, but it does take time and progress can seem to be slow - then, voila - you are playing things that previously were beyond you. And, given that it is the sound of pedal steel that attracts us - you'll be making that sound yourself!
Don't get disheartened...
Stick at it - with a musical background, you'll make progress faster than many. This is a fantastic instrument to play, but it does take time and progress can seem to be slow - then, voila - you are playing things that previously were beyond you. And, given that it is the sound of pedal steel that attracts us - you'll be making that sound yourself!
Don't get disheartened...
Re: Disheartened Newby
Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:08 pm
Hi Alan and welcome back. Couldn't get the link to work either but have now had the chance to listen. Very good for your first attempt, and as others have said, I've been at it for quite a while and am still learning. My suggestion would be to a) stick with it; b) talk to JD ( ) about the choice of instrument; and c) listen to some of the basic video's by JD, Slimbo, and Jason to mention but a few. Regards, H. 
) about the choice of instrument; and c) listen to some of the basic video's by JD, Slimbo, and Jason to mention but a few. Regards, H.
Re: Disheartened Newby
Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:08 pm
Thanks everyone,maybe I will post my second recording for comments.
I only did 3 and I thought I was getting better with each one.
Alan
I only did 3 and I thought I was getting better with each one.
Alan