The British Steelies Society

This is a little ditty I put together featuring guitar and pedal steel. I created a Pedal Steel backing track using the raking technique. The first section features a guitar solo on my Tokai Les Paul, the second section features a Pedal Steel solo. I don't have the 'real' Boo Wah pedal since I converted to E9 Ext, but I do have a couple of pedals which lower the bottom string, a low E as compared to a low B/C. My C pedal lowers E to D and my zero pedal lowers E to C#. I use the C pedal lower in this tune similar to a Boo Wah pedal on C6, on the Steel backing track.

The location in the video is Loch Leven in Fife, Scotland. It is a beautiful location and a walking path has been created recently, which goes right around the Loch. It is a bird sanctuary, and you can often see rare birds frequenting the Loch. The hill on the opposite side of the Loch is known locally as the Sleeping Giant, as from certain angles it looks like a giant asleep! It is also rich in Scottish history, it was where Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner before she escaped and never returned to Scotland before she was executed by Queen Elizabeth 1st. The island she was kept prisoner on is not visible in the video, and is to the West of where the video was shot.

Anyway, here it is, hope you like it.

Very enjoyable Geoff, also like your back ground shot, very clever.
Thanks for posting.

Thanks guys, appreciate it.

Nicely done Geoff...very chilled and great tasteful playing. Tell me, is this recent or prior all of you horrendous health issues? Either way it's great, but just wondered, and of course wondered how you were doing more generally.

G

Thanks Gary. This was post health issues, put it together the past couple of months. Health is generally not too bad atm, good days and bad days but overall OK.

Actually, the health issues have concentrated the mind, no time for much dilly dallying

Really enjoying playing, wasn't sure at one point if it was going to be possible again.

Hope you are keeping well yourself.

Well that's extra impressive then! It did sound a bit doubtful at one point I must admit. And you're right, these things should not wear you down so much as concentrate the mind...my philosophy exactly. I'm returning from a month in Thailand tomorrow...can't wait to get playing again.

G

Cheers Gary. Wondered why it has been so quiet in this section the past few weeks Safe flight home.