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Using Two Amps 23 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am
This is Bob Hempker and I had a few replies to the last newsletter asking how to setup two amps to work together. There are actually two or three different ways of doing it. Try them all and see what ...
Steel Guitar in Every Genre 15 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
August 15, 2013 This is Bob Hempker and I’d like to rant a bit today. I’d like to hear steel guitar in every piece of music I hear, no matter what the genre is, be it country, blues, rock, jazz, clas...
New Beginners 9 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
August 8, 2013 This is Bob Hempker with today’s newsletter. I see a renewed interest in steel guitar playing. YouTube has helped steel guitar out a bunch. It’s exposed a lot of people to an instrume...
Fired For Being Too Country 1 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
August 1, 2013 Fired again for being too country. This is Vic Lawson. Yes folks, it’s true. Another country band fired for being too country in Nashville. I’ve been playing a few gigs here and there...
Response to Pedal Steel of the Future 26 Jul 2013 | 09:18 am
July 25, 2013 This is Bob Hempker and just as I expected, I got a ton of replies to the last newsletter and I wish I had space to print many of them, but unfortunately don’t. Most of the respondents...
Pedal Steel of the Future 19 Jul 2013 | 02:13 am
This is Bob Hempker with the newsletter for today. First off, Bobbe called and said to let everyone know he is mourning the loss of Maurice Anderson. Bobbe and Maurice go back to 1963 and there is a ...
What should I do about my neck screws? 11 Jul 2013 | 08:39 pm
It’s one of those weeks where we are going back to achieves and revisit one of Bobbe’s old newsletters from a couple of years ago. Here it is. I’m still getting many technical questions from many pla...
Outdoor Country Music Parks, The Fourth Of July 4 Jul 2013 | 09:52 pm
This is Bob Hempker and since it’s the Fourth of July holiday, I thought I’d share a few of my Fourth of July memories with you. Spending so many years working as a road musician, I remember being go...
Random Thoughts 27 Jun 2013 | 10:36 pm
June 27, 2013 Bob Hempker here. To me, being a musician is about finding that one instrument that you are totally compatible with and falling in love with it, sleeping with it and always wanting to h...
What is a steel guitarist’s main function in a band? 21 Jun 2013 | 04:22 am
June 20, 2013 When we get too busy to sit down and write a newsletter, we’ll pull up one of Bobbe’s newsletters from past years. Here is a replay of an 8 year old newsletter. Enjoy! What is a steel … ...
