Slowest picker?

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 3 May 2002 10:55 pm

I haven't picked on my steel since last January.

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 4 May 2002 4:41 am

Well if that´s your definition of SLOW then I must be one of the FASTEST since I picked mine just half an hour ago...

Bill Llewellyn · Post by **Bill Llewellyn** » 4 May 2002 7:52 am

Pete Grant · Post by **Pete Grant** » 4 May 2002 8:02 am

I haven't picked on my steel since last January.

You were right in the middle of playing a tune? And now you're waiting for the right inspriation for the next passage. Or is it just a Paul Harvey...

pause?

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 4 May 2002 8:06 am

Geeze, and after all that time away ( 12+ years) I'm thinking I'm the slowest picker in town !

tp

TPrior/SteelGuitarHomesite

slick · Post by **slick** » 4 May 2002 9:20 am

I am without a doubt the world champion.I am
the slowest,i say the slowest of the slow.my pick movement is like the movement of a sloth
or a snail.When i finally finish the intro,the band is alredy into the next song.
One-----------------two----------------one
two---------------three----------------?????

S---K
Wayne Broyles

jlsmith48 · Post by **jlsmith48** » 4 May 2002 12:16 pm

My metronome is graduated in one hour clicks.

RON PRESTON · Post by **RON PRESTON** » 4 May 2002 1:20 pm

)Not a THING wrong being SLOW......I know ALOT of SWIFT pickers that think that if they can CRAM

40 LICKS in ONE bar, they think they are as fast as Buddy, Tommy, Terry, Paul, and Dr. Bobby, (Seymore, For some of you NEW members)

and MANY other TOP pickers in the world that I do not have time OR SPACE here to name. BUT.......ARE THEY SMOOTH? DO THEY HAVE THE TONE?

NOT!!!!!
I would rather be SLOW, but SMOOTH, and have TONE, and play from the HEART and SOUL.
NOT EASY TO DO BOTH........that is why I am The SLOWEST one on this thread as of yet.
Keep picking a winner, Guys
Ron[This message was edited by RON PRESTON on 04 May 2002 at 02:22 PM.]

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 4 May 2002 2:33 pm

I was told that I was "Too slow to stop fast".

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Kenny Forbess · Post by **Kenny Forbess** » 4 May 2002 7:10 pm

I'm slow so,i'm gonna lay-back cause i've got a feeling this thread is fixin to pick-up Soon.

kp

Mike Cass · Post by **Mike Cass** » 5 May 2002 6:48 am

me.....

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 5 May 2002 6:51 am

I've told this story before, but I believe it bears repeating here.

In 1998, I came downstairs to the hall at the ISGC. It was in the morning and there was not but a handful of people in the hall.

As I wandered inside, I heard the most beautiful steel playing one could ever want to hear. I had no idea where it was coming from.

Suddenly I looked toward the Zum booth and saw a crowd of men listening to the person playing. I could not tell who it was.

When I finally got close enough to see, (and much to my delight), it was Bruce Zumsteg playing one of his new guitars in the booth. I was in awe.

I had known Bruce for a number of years, but this was this first time I ever heard him play. And was he playing. His tone and expression was music from heaven. Just beautiful.

Later, I told him of my experience and lauded him for what he was playing. He told me,

"I found out early that I could not play fast. So, I concentrated on playing the slow stuff well".

Boy, did he ever succeed in that goal. Just loved what he was playing. Truly a rewarding experience for me.

God bless Bruce and ALL of you,

carl[This message was edited by C Dixon on 05 May 2002 at 07:53 AM.]

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 5 May 2002 7:29 am

Someone tried to time me with a stop watch. They gave up and are now using a calendar!!

Bob Hayes · Post by **Bob Hayes** » 5 May 2002 11:48 am

Last night, I was trying to play"Back Home In Indiana"..by the time I finished...I think ..the rest of the band had already quit and were headed there!!!!!
Grouchyvet

Marc Friedland · Post by **Marc Friedland** » 5 May 2002 12:23 pm

I play an average of 3 - 4 notes per night. I can usually find time to fit in at least one note per set. So obviously, I do make by best attempt at making sure it's a good note! -- Marc

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 5 May 2002 1:47 pm

My metronome is a calendar.

It takes me half an hour to play the Minute Waltz,
two hours to watch 60 Minutes.

Yesterday, May 4th, I watched the March 2nd Grand Old Opry.

I learn New Country songs when they're released,
but by the time I play them they're Classic Country.

Gotta go... Supper's ready!"

[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 05 May 2002 at 03:07 PM.]

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 5 May 2002 2:27 pm

Bruce Zumsteg, the steel player! Yes! Haven't ever heard him on a job or show, but to see him just sit down and play a few bars of something is a wonderful experience. Then you have to see how modest he is afterword, quite the guy. Slowest player? Must be him,slow and beautiful, great tone and execution!

Bobbe[This message was edited by BobbeSeymour on 05 May 2002 at 03:28 PM.]

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 5 May 2002 3:26 pm

It takes me a half hour just to play the Minute Waltz.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 5 May 2002 4:31 pm

I'm pretty slow too...started writing a song for Barbara Mandrell over 25 years ago, and never finished it! 'Course, she gave up singing anyway, so I guess it don't matter now.

(It would have been the prequel to "Sleepin' Single In A Double-Bed".)[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 05 May 2002 at 07:36 PM.]

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 5 May 2002 8:55 pm

Sleepin double in a single bed is a lot more fun.

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 5 May 2002 8:59 pm

Us slow guys play fewer notes, so we are making more money per note.

Chris

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from the oasis ....

Carl West · Post by **Carl West** » 7 May 2002 7:19 am

Please put me in the running for slow. I know I have a chance.

Carl West
Emmons D-10

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 7 May 2002 7:42 am

Paul Desmond used to call himself "the worlds slowest alto player". He could regularly create melodies that were better than the tunes he was improvising on.