Page: How Long Playing Steel?
| 1. How long have you been playing steel guitar, altogether? |
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| | answered question | 517 |
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| skipped question | 10 |
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| Years |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | More than 40 | Response Count |
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| Years Playing Steel | 7.7% (40) | 3.7% (19) | 3.9% (20) | 3.5% (18) | 4.3% (22) | 1.9% (10) | 0.8% (4) | 1.2% (6) | 1.2% (6) | 2.9% (15) | 0.8% (4) | 2.3% (12) | 0.6% (3) | 0.2% (1) | 2.7% (14) | 1.0% (5) | 0.4% (2) | 1.4% (7) | 1.2% (6) | 5.0% (26) | 0.6% (3) | 0.2% (1) | 0.4% (2) | 0.6% (3) | 3.5% (18) | 1.4% (7) | 1.5% (8) | 1.7% (9) | 1.7% (9) | 6.0% (31) | 1.4% (7) | 2.3% (12) | 2.3% (12) | 1.5% (8) | 3.5% (18) | 2.3% (12) | 2.9% (15) | 1.5% (8) | 1.7% (9) | 2.9% (15) | 13.5% (70) | 517 |
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| 2. What kind of steel(s) do you own and play? (You can click as many answers as apply to you) |
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| | answered question | 516 |
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| skipped question | 11 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Lap steel | | 35.3% | 182 |
| Non-pedal (Stand-up) steel | | 17.8% | 92 |
| Pedal steel | | 97.1% | 501 |
Page: What brand(s) of steels do you own?
| 3. What brand(s) of steels do you own? |
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| | answered question | 518 |
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| skipped question | 9 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Emmons | | 28.8% | 149 |
| Sho~Bud | | 21.6% | 112 |
| Zum | | 11.4% | 59 |
| Fessenden | | 3.5% | 18 |
| GFI | | 8.1% | 42 |
| MSA | | 11.8% | 61 |
| Sho Pro | | 1.9% | 10 |
| Derby | | 4.1% | 21 |
| ZB | | 2.5% | 13 |
| Rains | | 4.8% | 25 |
| Carter | | 15.8% | 82 |
| Promat | | 0.4% | 2 |
| Mullen | | 8.5% | 44 |
| Pedalmaster | | 1.2% | 6 |
| Fender | | 13.5% | 70 |
| Gibson | | 4.2% | 22 |
| Franklin | | 2.1% | 11 |
| Williams | | 3.9% | 20 |
| Dekley | | 2.9% | 15 |
| BMI | | 4.1% | 21 |
| Excel | | 1.5% | 8 |
| Marlen | | 1.7% | 9 |
| Sierra | | 3.5% | 18 |
| Rickenbacker (Rickenbacher) | | 7.3% | 38 |
| Remington | | 2.5% | 13 |
| Rittenberry | | 2.3% | 12 |
| Other (please specify) | | 30.7% | 159 |
| 4. Do you currently play steel guitar in a band(s)? |
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| | answered question | 518 |
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| skipped question | 9 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Yes | | 58.5% | 303 |
| No | | 41.5% | 215 |
| 5. Do you sometimes play for other artists' recording sessions? |
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| | answered question | 515 |
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| skipped question | 12 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Yes | | 50.1% | 258 |
| No | | 49.9% | 257 |
| 6. Have you ever recorded a CD of your own, as a steel guitarist? |
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| | answered question | 515 |
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| skipped question | 12 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Yes | | 21.4% | 110 |
| No | | 78.6% | 405 |
| 7. Do you currently teach steel guitar to any students on a regular basis? |
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| | answered question | 515 |
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| skipped question | 12 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Yes | | 10.7% | 55 |
| No | | 89.3% | 460 |
| 8. Do you currently take steel guitar lessons on a regular basis? |
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| | answered question | 517 |
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| skipped question | 10 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Yes | | 6.8% | 35 |
| No | | 93.2% | 482 |
| 9. How much do you pay for a one-hour lesson? (If you take 30-minute lessons, please just double the amount when answering this question.) |
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| | answered question | 24 |
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| skipped question | 503 |
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| Cost per Hour |
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| $10 | $15 | $20 | $25 | $30 | $35 | $40 | $45 | $50 | More than $50 | Response Count |
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| Amount per Hour Lesson | 4.2% (1) | 4.2% (1) | 8.3% (2) | 8.3% (2) | 20.8% (5) | 4.2% (1) | 20.8% (5) | 8.3% (2) | 20.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 24 |
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| 10. What types of music do you enjoy listening to on steel guitar? (Check all that apply to you) |
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| | answered question | 514 |
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| skipped question | 13 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Country | | 93.4% | 480 |
| Hawaiian | | 32.9% | 169 |
| Western Swing | | 76.3% | 392 |
| Jazz & Standards | | 50.0% | 257 |
| Blues | | 38.9% | 200 |
| Sacred Steel | | 26.5% | 136 |
| Rock | | 32.3% | 166 |
| Ambient/Atmospheric | | 11.7% | 60 |
| Classical | | 16.1% | 83 |
| Reggae | | 5.3% | 27 |
| Klezmer | | 2.5% | 13 |
| Free Improv | | 14.2% | 73 |
| Other (please specify) | | 15.4% | 79 |
| 11. What types of music do you enjoy playing on steel guitar? (Please check all that apply to you) |
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| | answered question | 506 |
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| skipped question | 21 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Country | | 94.5% | 478 |
| Hawaiian | | 20.2% | 102 |
| Western Swing | | 63.4% | 321 |
| Jazz & Standards | | 34.4% | 174 |
| Blues | | 35.2% | 178 |
| Sacred Steel | | 15.6% | 79 |
| Rock | | 29.4% | 149 |
| Ambient/Atmospheric | | 9.1% | 46 |
| Classical | | 7.1% | 36 |
| Reggae | | 3.6% | 18 |
| Klezmer | | 0.8% | 4 |
| Free Improv | | 13.2% | 67 |
| Other (please specify) | 76 |
| 12. In a typical week, how many hours do you practice steel guitar (that is, not including any gigs) |
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| | answered question | 488 |
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| skipped question | 39 |
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| | Response Average | Response Total | Response Count |
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| Hours/Week Practicing | | 7.40 | 3,611 | 488 |
| 13. Do you play gigs for pay? |
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| | answered question | 500 |
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| skipped question | 27 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| Yes | | 67.0% | 335 |
| No | | 33.0% | 165 |
Page: Number Gigs per Month
| 14. In a typical month, how many gigs do you play for pay? |
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| | answered question | 318 |
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| skipped question | 209 |
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| Gigs/Month |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | More than 31 | Response Count |
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| Paying Gigs per Month | 16.7% (53) | 17.6% (56) | 9.7% (31) | 14.5% (46) | 6.6% (21) | 7.5% (24) | 0.9% (3) | 7.9% (25) | 0.6% (2) | 5.0% (16) | 0.3% (1) | 5.0% (16) | 0.3% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 1.9% (6) | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 318 |
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| 15. How often do you visit the Steel Guitar Forum? |
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| | answered question | 501 |
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| skipped question | 26 |
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| | Response Percent | Response Count |
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| More than once a day | | 50.3% | 252 |
| Once a day | | 26.5% | 133 |
| A few times a week | | 16.4% | 82 |
| About once a week | | 2.8% | 14 |
| A few times per month | | 2.0% | 10 |
| About once a month | | 0.6% | 3 |
| Less than once a month | | 1.4% | 7 |
| 16. What is your age? |
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| | answered question | 494 |
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| skipped question | 33 |
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| | Response Average | Response Total | Response Count |
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| Age | | 57.58 | 28,446 | 494 |