Steel guitar jam sessions or guitar pulls. Sometimes steel players like to get together for a guitar pull or jam. When they do they'll setup in a round circle with one or two amps in the middle aiming straight up at the ceiling. Something to keep time, a loud metronome or tracks or possibly even a live drummer and bass player. Lord knows, don't ever let a singer in one of these get-togethers because you'll end up getting nothing done.
Each steel player will take about two verses, pass it to the next player, sit and study what everybody else plays and it doesn't matter if it takes an hour per song. Remember, you shouldn't have anybody in there where you're jamming that will be listening for their own musical pleasure. The jam session is for musicians only and nobody else should be in the same town or county. You'll notice all the dogs and cats will leave the area. You don't need some girl or wife hanging around saying "Let ole Billy sing one!" And you never, ever, ever setup a PA set on a jam session.
Ok troops. Send me some questions about jam sessions if you wish.
Maybe that's where we're all going wrong ?
Maybe we should differentiate betwixt a Steel Guitar Jam session and a "Band Concert" interspersed with solo spots.
