carter starter pedal steel reviews

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(Music Sales America). This complete guide to pedal steel guitar is a simple, straightforward instruction manual starts at the very beginning with tuning and playing fundamentals. It covers beginning to advanced instruction in the E9 tuning and an introduction to the C6 tuning. Includes access to audio examples online. Also includes a discography. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oak Publications; Pap/Com edition (January 1, 1975)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 082560169X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0825601699
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.31 x 11 inches
Reviewer: Sarah Schweyer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The go-to book for pedal steel guitar...
Review: Everyone I asked about playing pedal Steele recommended getting this book. I also saw it recommended on many popular forums for pedal steel guitar playing. I like to this book included a link with password to listen to audio examples of the songs. It also included tabulature with instructions on how to read pedal steel guitar tabs. It also had a section on setting up and tuning the pedal steel guitar as it is a complex instrument, especially if you have one with many pedals and levers!

Reviewer: paul burkett
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: Music learning books are subject to what its writer deems important to know to a new learner. Having said this, in my opinion there is a lot of pictures and info on the great steel players who have successfully played professionally. I would rather jump right into the instructions and lessons of how to actually play the instrument. It is very informative, shows you the basics, and teaches you tabulation and then difficult runs to try and figure out. All in all, it’s very good and I recommend it, but it doesn’t quite give me the kind of instruction my 73 mind requires. I will keep searching for a simpler, more direct approach in lesson books.

Reviewer: Jeffery Mercer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A really great Book on Pedal Steel for beginners!
Review: Covers a lot of what’s important to know! Especially getting the Strings,Pedals,& Levers in perfect tune, how to hold your ToneBars, how to wear your picks, How to sit, how to use your Volume pedal, pick Block, mute, remember “One thing at a time!” Don’t allow yourself to get overwhelmed! If you feel overwhelmed…your doing it wrong! If your having fun your doing it correctly! This above all else is the key to your learning it, getting Joy out of it, and getting good at it! Also remember! There is absolutely NO TIME LIMITS OR CONSTRAINTS!Have Fun! Make your learning experiences a happy, Fun, Joyful Time!Bless you!Jeff in Ohio

Reviewer: Mike
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good for beginners
Review: I bought this around 8 years before I bought a pedal steel. The accompanying CD is a recording of the floppy record that the original printing of the book had. The sound quality is not good. The sound of the cd put me off the idea of playing pedal steel. This was a mistake on my part. The quality of the cd in no way reflects the sound of a modern pedal steel.The information in the book is good for beginners. In no way is this the bible of pedal steel. There is so much more to know beyond what's covered. This and the DeWitt Scott method are the only worthwhile books in print. Beggars can't be choosers!

Reviewer: NANCY
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: EXCELLENT RESOURCE!
Review: A MUST FOR ALL PEDAL STEEL PLAYERS!

Reviewer: CushyChicken
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best E9 Pedal Steel Book, hands down
Review: If you are a complete beginner at pedal steel, this is definitely the book for you. It goes from the absolute basics and mechanics of the machine (setup, tuning, changer mechanisms), to learning some pretty simple scales and songs, to learning some pretty advanced material. Several songs are built up over the course of the book into more challenging arrangements at the end. Winnie and Bill have added a lot of neat extra material as well - technical notes on how to produce good tone and harmonics, a list of famous Nashville players' copedants (likely way out of date, but a worthwhile reference), and a big laundry list of great pedal steel records to listen to for ideas and insipiration.There are only two downsides to this book. The first is that it only assumes your guitar is set up with three pedals and one knee lever, so if you have a model with a 3-4 setup, you'll be missing some instruction on those. (This isn't a huge drawback since the other three levers tend to vary pretty widely as to their function, while the E->Eb lever is pretty standard.) The second is that it doesn't really have much (only 2-3 pages and one song) arranged for learning C6 pedal steel. (This is only really a problem if you have a double neck steel - and who can afford those these days?)I came to the pedal steel knowing how to play guitar and dobro, and having read plenty of music books before it. I'd have to say this is one of the best, if not THE best, beginner/intermediate music books I've ever found. Even with the drawbacks I've listed, I'd recommend it without reservation.

Reviewer: KC COOKS
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A well sourced book
Review: What I like about this book is that it's historical, in that it includes pictures and stories about steel players from the 50's-60's -70's and 80's. It includes tablature which is very helpful for people who don't read music ( like myself ).I have adapted the 10-string tab to work for my steel guitar which is a 6-string ( just remove the notation for the top 2 strings, and do likewise for the bottom 2 strings). For the most part, that works. Also, the book describes the use and purpose of the pedals, the knee levers, the volume pedal, and the slide, which other books don't include. Also, some of the songs included in the text are "old standards" which most people have heard sometime in their life. This is good because when the student plays the song, they know if it is correct or not, unless they are tone deaf and therefore probably won't do well playing an instrument, which is unfortunate but true.

Reviewer: BJ
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Bought new but didn't come with audio cd
Review: Where is the CD of the audio files? Or a code to access online??? I didn't buy this used, I expected the full product.Doesn't appear to be a "message sender" option so unfortunately this is now a review. Don't get this is you are going to want to hear the audio files, its not included like the description says.

Reviewer: Chipmunk
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This instructional book is highly recommended by pedal steel guitar players for all beginners. I have many hours of learning ahead of me. Thank you.

Reviewer: Juan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Un libro obligatorio si se quiere conocer y aprender a tocar la pedal steel guitar. Es muy completo y apto para todos los niveles.

Reviewer: Otto Spieß
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Das Buch hat sehr viele Licks und Songs, sehr gut beschrieben, viele technische Hinweise, Noten und Tabs; und die CD dazu ist natürlich super, Preis-Leistung total ok.; Lieferung durch amazon: Topschnell, ohne komplikationen; kann ich jedem Steeler empfehlen und einfach üben, üben, üben, es zahlt sich aus.

Reviewer: Mr. R. D. Pearce
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book was recommended to me by an experienced player as being a good primer and long term development tool. In other words it will take you further than just the very basics. As a complete beginner on pedal steel I agree with this ( so far). There is a wealth of clearly presented information on tap here that you can really use. I just wish there was a DVD to go with this as I like to see things being done to help me learn.So I would say buy it but you might want a DVD as well.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Enjoy pedal steel guitar music.