Picking Techniques for the Lap Steel Guitar

GeorgeBoards(tm) Instructional video – Action Packed – 50 + Minutes – 6 & 8 Strings The material on this video focuses on picking techniques that can be used on all Lap Steel Guitar tunings. You can easily translate this information to your own tuning. George MR.Boards teaches these instructions in the C6th tuning C-E-G-A-C-E. There is a Tune Up Movie to get your steel in tune with the video. MR.Boards shows you how the Professional Players: Set Up the Picks for Superior Tone and String Attack Use Hand to String Position for Best Tone and Muting Align the Fingers and Thumb Picks to the Strings Palm Blocking for Super Clean and Accurate Quality Training Exercises for the ability to instantly pick then block Training Exercises to minimize hand movements Play with 2 – 3 – 4 note String Grips Play with Dual Finger Picks – Dual Picks with the Thumb Cross Picking — Pick and Slide Moves — Pick Blocking Examples Making Pedal Steel Style Slides with On Screen Motion Tabs DDouble Thumbin’ to get more out of your leads and solos Roll On “Roll-Em” Trick Lick Hammer On “Steelin’ the Blues” specialized style Ting Ah Ling made famous by Little Roy Wiggins and many others This video is designed to play on your home television set 16:9 widescreen with good audio and behave like rental movies. Use your remote control to select the movies of your choice. The pause, back up, and replay features of video’s simplify the learning experience.