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Facing Down a Ruptured Eardrum
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Facing Down a Ruptured Eardrum

Our steady-gigging Nashville correspondent faces a ruptured eardrum and considers his recovery.

Last Call: Stop Playing Guitar
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Last Call: Stop Playing Guitar

When it comes to forming patterns, no computer algorithm can outperform the human mind. Sometimes we must change directions to have a breakthrough.

Last Call: Playing 'The Today Show'
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Last Call: Playing 'The Today Show'

One of my recent gigs was playing pedal steel with country artist Brooke Eden on live TV in front of millions of eyeballs. Here’s how it went.

Rocco DeLuca Finds Harmony with Daniel Lanois
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Rocco DeLuca Finds Harmony with Daniel Lanois

Hopping between 6-string, baritone lap steel, and pedal steel, the SoCal guitarist has collaborated with the legendary producer on everything from cosmic guitar soundscapes to the dub-infused gospel of the new Heavy Sun.

Iso Lab: Pedal Steel 101
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Iso Lab: Pedal Steel 101

The Nashville musician and lovable PG host shares a little history on the complex instrument and breaks down some applications of the wondrously emotive instrument.

Rig Rundown: Luke Schneider
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Rig Rundown: Luke Schneider

The hippie-cowboy pedal steeler for Orville Peck and Margo Price breaks out modulation mutators and synth stomps for a solo mission full of ethereal bends and sublime swells combining cosmic country and ambient new wave.

Rig Rundown: Whitey Morgan and the 78's
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Rig Rundown: Whitey Morgan and the 78's

The modern country outlaws follow only a few rules: beefy Teles, American-voiced amps, and a healthy addiction to compression and phaser.