I’ve not played with these cats before, but they want me anyway :) Should be fun. Outdoors at the Hop farm https://www.billygoathopfarm.com 

Aug 22nd - The Tropic Cowboy band lead by Brad Fitch (cowboybrad.com) had a sell out show for charity at the YMCA in Estes. It was a great night of classic music, and raising funds for scholarships given by the…

Looking forward to a fun show in Sun City AZ with Cowboybrad.com in February 2026. It's a fun show, great musicians, AND I get to be on stage with my brother Oso Blanco (aka Jeffrey) from Salida CO. Hope the…

OCT 2025 -  I had a great time jamming with some of the top pedal steel cats in the Valley of The Sun in October. Sadly the yearly convention in Mesa AZ won't happen this year. Expenses are rising along…

Looking forward to another run of “History of Steel Guitar” - a short edu-tainment seminar with history stories, and music to share the evolution of the unique instrument called Steel Guitar. Venue is in the Pueblo Room within the Monte…

Here's a harmonized C scale for C6 Lap Steel played three different ways. See TAB below. Tune to C E G A C E (low to high). Work on intonation, bar slanting, picking. Go slow - play good notes!

 TAB…

hi - Here are some basic skills for steel guitar - using the bar to slant across stings to play harmony notes. On a pedal steel, the pedals change string pitches - but on a lap steel, the ‘old school’…

I just attended the Southwest Steel Guitar show in Mesa Arizona over the weekend. It's a great event if you love steel guitar. So many great players. AND vendors. I have to give a shout out to Dave Beaty and…

So you got picks?  Here's how I use them… 

The tuning I use most is C6. On a 6 string lap steel - starting with the string closest to you (string 6) - the notes are (low to high) C…

It's recommended that you use fingerpicks to play steel guitar - but not mandatory. Here's a video with some of my thoughts.  Enjoy! 

Here's more information on how to use a steel guitar bar - enjoy!

What bar do I use? For lap steel I use a smaller bar on most all non-pedal steels (6 and 8 string). It's It's 3/4" diameter by 2 3/4" long., The one I show is made of delrin plastic…

Howdy! I'll be performing again in January at the SWSGA. I'm in the non-pedal room on Saturday, January 11th - Non-Pedal Session about 2pm on Saturday. It's a great weekend of music. !  

hi all, I'm trying a new web site tool with the intent of consolidating and simplifying. Welcome. 

Chris