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Here’s a song from a cd session I was hired to play pedal steel on. Tommy had this long drum intro, and wanted me to play something. I knew that pedal steel was not the right thing to play. They headed out to lunch, and I scrambled to put together an acoustic that I could play like a dobro. Because of the song’s structure, I figured that I needed a special tuning, so I invented one. Three high strings in one tuning, three low strings in another. They came back from lunch just as I finished tuning up. I had never played a single note in this tuning, don’t know if anyone else had either. I had them set up a run-through, but told them to record me in case they heard something they’d like me to work on, develope. Well, this is the “run-through.” They were satisfied, and wouldn’t let me work on it further. I wasn’t happy, but they were paying, so,,,, whatever! The 6-string solos are by my best friend, and extraordinary guitarist, Neil Zaza.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ100pj82Po

Here’s another that I played pedal steel on, from Zaza’s cd “Staring At The Sun.” I’m there for “texture.” He liked how I could play string trio parts on steel, with a very different sound. You have to listen closely though. I’m most prominent in the beginning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB1Wyg0XVu4

Neil’s site; (He’s quite famous, world over, just not so much in the US, where people would rather hear rap, than a virtuoso!)
http://neilzaza.com/