Hello Im a New Member

[Declan Byrne]

Hi fellow players Just to introduce myself I'm Declan from Kilkenny Ireland and have been playing Steel Guitar for a little over 2 years.I dont have much musical knowledge i played piano for 6 years in primary school but that was 35 years ago,so the theory is a little rusty and i honestly dread having to learn .At the moment i read Winnie Winstons book and a few other good ones as well as play along song books.I bought my Carter SD10 off Ted Nisbett.I play for fun as part of my hobby although i would like maybe eventually like to play weekends with a small local band.I practise daily as with my job its hours are flexable.So hope to learn a bit from ye all.Cheers

[Tony Russell Davis]

Good to know you Declan - you can find most all you need here so don't be afraid to ask anything. Welcome, Tony.

[Declan Byrne]

Ah Thanks Tony.

[Dave Nutt]

Welcome aboard Declan, hope you enjoy the site.

[JohnDavisStringsHere]

Hi Declan, welcome aboard....... theres lots of good guys on here that will help you along, and should you need strings..... my Daughter Becky supplies most on here with Buddy Emmons Signature series direct from Ohio at a really good rate!!

[STEDDIE EDDIE]

Hi Declan, Welcome aboard, good to see the Irish contingent further strenghened, them Scots have almost completely taken over, lol, and we both share the same surname and both play a Carter sd10, which we both got from Ted,

[Donny Johnston]

Hi Declan, welcome, I sure you will be able to find as much info as you need here, just a wee word of advice, watch that Steddie Eddie, you;ll get a bad reputation if you hang around with him.

[Declan Byrne]

Thanks Guys .And Donny i'll keep that in mind

[Zebedee]

Hi Declan, welcome to the forum.
You say that you have no musical knowledge, don't worry about it, neither have I, and I've been playing guitar and pedal steel for 30+ years.

If you can hum a tune in time you can get a tune out of anything.

A sense of timing is crucial

[STEDDIE EDDIE]

Declan, take no notice of that Donny, compared to him im positively quiet, well almost ! well ! not as mad as him anyway ! And Richard ! thats simply not true that you have no musical knowledge, from what i have heard and seen, you are a fine steel player, maybe you dont read? but you sure as hell know how to busk, and play with feel and precision, ive often thought that some of the worlds top orchestral musicians would be totally lost if you took their dots away,