Guitar Lifestyle has found a video from the Science Channel on how pedal steel guitars are made. It takes electric guitar construction and ratchets is up a few notches on the difficulty scale. Which is a lot like actually playing steel guitar. In general, steel guitar is more often associated with older country music, but there are still a few bands out there using that heart breaking swell. The new devotee is former alt-rocker Ben Kweller who has made a turn towards country on his last two albums. His newest, Changing Horses, features pedal steel player Kitt Kitterman on almost every track. You can check out Stereogum's post on Changing Horses that features a review and free mp3 download of "Hurtin You". Below is Ben Kweller performing his new single "Fight" on Letterman.


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