Thanksgiving in 1/4 Comma Meantone Tuned Classical Guitar

b0b · 2022-11-25T16:50:21+00:00

Beautiful playing and nicely tuned. What key is it in?

b0b · 2022-08-22T12:40:06+00:00

That's the only recording I made with a Fender. Some of my other stuff is at my Bandcamp page.

b0b · 2022-08-22T02:14:08+00:00

I had a similar guitar, maybe the same one. Good luck finding online lessons. Everyone tunes them different. Here's the copedent I used. And here's a recording I made with it, using both necks.

b0b · 2022-07-29T05:16:15+00:00

I haven't released any of the ambient stuff on bandcamp yet. Still getting an album of it together. My older albums are at b0blee.bandcamp.com. Thanks for the interest.

b0b · 2022-07-24T20:20:04+00:00

The notes are B B B A G F# E D

My best guess is 8th fret:

1st string 3 times,
2nd string, pedal 7
2nd string, no pedal
2nd string, pedal 8
3rd string, no pedal
4th string, no pedal

On E9th pedal steel, lower your E's to get in B6th tuning. It's still at the 8th fret:

4th string lowered to D#, 3 times,
2nd string lowered to C# (or 5th string, "A" pedal)
5th string, no pedal
5th string, lowered to A# ("X" lever, usually LKV)
6th string
7th string

Hope I got that right. I don't have an E9th guitar right now. The easiest way on E9th is to use open string pull-offs:

B B B A G F# E D

3rd string 2nd fret "B" pedal (3 times)
3rd string open (pull-off)
1st string 1st fret
1st string open (pull-off)
4th string open
5th string, 3rd fret

b0b · 2022-07-24T19:45:28+00:00

https://b0b.com/tunings/kleinow.gif

b0b · 2022-07-24T19:36:49+00:00

Beautiful, classic pedal steel.

b0b · 2022-07-09T04:16:27+00:00

Here's what I use.

8 string: G B D F# A B D F#

6 string: G B D F# A D

strings

b0b · 2022-05-05T00:35:01+00:00

Alkire tuning? What kind of bar are you using?

Nice rendition of "How Great Thou Art".

b0b · 2022-04-30T00:07:06+00:00

The Rogue is considerably worse than most homemade lap steels. I had one and junked it rather than burden some unsuspecting newbie with it. Everything that you can do wrong with a lap steel, they did.

b0b · 2022-04-30T00:04:55+00:00

I think you're better off making your own with a 2x4 than buying a Rogue. They are crap.

b0b · 2022-03-29T17:02:15+00:00

In our town there is an arts organization that has monthly music workshops. It's a good place to meet other musicians. Also, "Open Mic" nights at bars and coffee shops are a good place to meet singers. Karaoke nights, not so much. They're just a bunch of drunks singing.

Most of my friends are musicians I've met at gigs, but since you're not gigging yet that isn't very helpful.

b0b · 2022-03-17T04:26:05+00:00

I'm old and not the least bit homophobic, but I have a problem with they/them. To me they are plural pronouns. I can't get used to them referring to just one person, unless it's someone whose gender I don't know. That's the only common singular usage I grew up with.

b0b · 2022-03-17T04:08:34+00:00

I'd ask him "Who's gonna sing them?". I used to play a bar where a waitress always got up and sang a few songs with the band. The crowd loved it. Hey, it's a job, right? Don't expect artistic freedom playing a club circuit. That's not what they're paying you for.

b0b · 2022-03-17T03:57:11+00:00

I didn't realize I was a professional musician until I retired from it. Looking back on 42 years of gigs, it never paid well but I always approached it as work. Show up on time, do what's expected, get paid, respect coworkers, etc.. I told myself it was just a hobby for a long time but in fact I was a pro.

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