Take a trip out West with Paul Franklin as he explores the exciting sounds of West Coast pedal steel guitar!
ABOUT THE COURSE
The “Bakersfield Style” of pedal steel guitar as pioneered by Ralph Mooney was an immediate influence on players everywhere.
In this course I teach the key techniques I rely on to get that sound. To demonstrate them in actual use, I selected twelve tracks from the “Bakersfield” album that I did with Vince Gill.
That record was our tribute to Buck Owens and Merle Haggard and all of the great artists and players who created or were influenced by that unique West Coast Country sound.
- Paul Franklin
CLASSIC
GROOVES
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Shuffles
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Ballads
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Honky-Tonk
PEDAL TECHNIQUES
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Snaps
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Trills
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Squeezes
NUANCE & EXPRESSION
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Volume Pedal
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Picking Dynamics
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Partial Bends
FROM THE COURSE
THE SONGS
TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you so much for bringing this guys! One of my favorite records of the last 10 years." - BM
"The course is worth every penny, thanks a lot!" - WW
"It's awesome, I love this course. Thank you Paul for contributing to the joy of others not only through your music but your gift of being able to teach." -JC
"If you are a fan of west coast style and/or Vince and Paul's Bakersfield album like I am, this course is going to knock your socks off." - JM
"It's pretty amazing! Just the intro and discussion of pick and pedal technique is worth its weight in gold. To be able to have this info is priceless." - BB
COURSE PRICING
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WELCOMEWelcome to the Course IMPORTANT: Latest Course News!
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GETTING STARTEDBars Finger Picks Thumb Picks Strings Capos Using A Capo Capo Maintenance Tuning By Ear Using A Tuner
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RIGHT-HAND TECHNIQUERight Hand Placement Anchoring and Picking Beginning Rolls Rolls Part 2 Rolls Part 3 Rolls Part 4 Ground Speed Roll The Rake Natural Harmonics Blocking
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LEFT-HAND TECHNIQUEHolding the Bar Pt 1 Holding the Bar Pt 2 Getting Tone Bar Pressure Pt 1 Bar Pressure Pt 2 Blocking Behind the Bar Hammer Ons & Pull Offs Pt 1 Hammer Ons & Pull Offs Pt 2 Slants Josh Graves' Slant Hawaiian Slants Harmonics & Chimes
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HARMONYIntro to Major Chords Basic Chord Progressions Minor Chords Moving From Chord to Chord Single Notes Into Chords
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SCALESG Major Scale Noting & Sliding Finding Unisons The A Minor Scale E Minor Sounds Pentatonic Scale Basics
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THE BLUESJD's Blues (Performance) JD's Blues (Explained) Walk-ups, Walk-downs and Turnarounds
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MUSICIANSHIPPhrasing & Dynamics Role of the Dobro™ Pt 1 Role of the Dobro™ Pt 2 Bluegrass Band Role of the Dobro™ Pt 3 That Reso Sound Good Posture Good Posture Pt 2 - Standing Mic Techniques: Shure SM57
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LICKSPentatonic Licks Wabash Cannonball G Run Lick G Roll Lead Up
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GEARMy Guitars Picks & Bar Cases Pedals & Pedalboard The Fishman Aura
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MAINTENANCE (with Paul Beard)Parts of the Resonator Guitar Buzzes and Rattles Cones and More Changing the Cone The Hipshot System
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SONGSWhen You and I Were Young Maggie Fireball Mail The Cincinnati Rag The Knoxville Girl Greensleeves
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FINAL THOUGHTSFinal Thoughts
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RESOURCESHow to Navigate The Course - PDF The Nashville Number System - PDF Basic Music Theory Major Scales and Triads - PDF Budget Reso Manufacturers All Course TABs Background Drones In Various Keys Browser Settings for PDF files Blank TAB
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WELCOMEWelcome to the Course IMPORTANT: Latest Course News!
-
GETTING STARTEDBars Finger Picks Thumb Picks Strings Capos Using A Capo Capo Maintenance Tuning By Ear Using A Tuner
-
RIGHT-HAND TECHNIQUERight Hand Placement Anchoring and Picking Beginning Rolls Rolls Part 2 Rolls Part 3 Rolls Part 4 Ground Speed Roll The Rake Natural Harmonics Blocking
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LEFT-HAND TECHNIQUEHolding the Bar Pt 1 Holding the Bar Pt 2 Getting Tone Bar Pressure Pt 1 Bar Pressure Pt 2 Blocking Behind the Bar Hammer Ons & Pull Offs Pt 1 Hammer Ons & Pull Offs Pt 2 Slants Josh Graves' Slant Hawaiian Slants Harmonics & Chimes
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HARMONYIntro to Major Chords Basic Chord Progressions Minor Chords Moving From Chord to Chord Single Notes Into Chords
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SCALESG Major Scale Noting & Sliding Finding Unisons The A Minor Scale E Minor Sounds Pentatonic Scale Basics
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THE BLUESJD's Blues (Performance) JD's Blues (Explained) Walk-ups, Walk-downs and Turnarounds
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MUSICIANSHIPPhrasing & Dynamics Role of the Dobro™ Pt 1 Role of the Dobro™ Pt 2 Bluegrass Band Role of the Dobro™ Pt 3 That Reso Sound Good Posture Good Posture Pt 2 - Standing Mic Techniques: Shure SM57
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LICKSPentatonic Licks Wabash Cannonball G Run Lick G Roll Lead Up
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GEARMy Guitars Picks & Bar Cases Pedals & Pedalboard The Fishman Aura
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MAINTENANCE (with Paul Beard)Parts of the Resonator Guitar Buzzes and Rattles Cones and More Changing the Cone The Hipshot System
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SONGSWhen You and I Were Young Maggie Fireball Mail The Cincinnati Rag The Knoxville Girl Greensleeves
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FINAL THOUGHTSFinal Thoughts
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RESOURCESHow to Navigate The Course - PDF The Nashville Number System - PDF Basic Music Theory Major Scales and Triads - PDF Budget Reso Manufacturers All Course TABs Background Drones In Various Keys Browser Settings for PDF files Blank TAB