Pedal Steel Guitar Lessons Toronto

This is jim s inaugural lesson.

Pedal steel guitar lessons toronto. Founded by jeff newman in 1969 jeffran college is the home to his unparalleled pedal steel guitar instruction. If you ve ever thought about learning pedal steel guitar or if you re just curious about how this relative of the guitar operates here s a video that demystifies the instrument. The hard object held against the strings. Beginners the beginners section is for brand new steel players though some of the exercises here might be good daily warm ups for the more advanced players.

Here you will find some absolute basics every new pedal steel guitarist should know. Mathew jut mj follow mathew jut. He is a renowned steel guitar player currently on tour with sammy kershaw. Jeff was and continues to be known as the foremost psg instructor whether you re playing e9th or c6th tuning we have all the material to not only help you learn to play but to help you achieve your best sound.

Hello and welcome to steel picking. How to play pedal steel guitar. The pedal steel itself has four legs several foot operated pedals and often multiple knee operated levers that bend certain strings up and down. Pedal steel guitars are played by pressing a steel bar on top of the pedal steel guitar strings with one hand while plucking them with fingerpicks on the other hand.

He just finished a 10 year stint with kenny chesne. A steel guitar is any type of guitar that is played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings a concept somewhat akin to playing a guitar with one finger the bar. Hope it helps and keep picking.