Steel Guitar App Reviews

Sounds horrible, sliding from one not to another doesn't sound smooth at all, and not very playable, IMO. Might be marginally useful as a songwriting tool when you have an idea and don't have your steel handy. Outside of that, it doesn't even work as a toy.

This is the best free music app on itunes store, a steel guitar ( actually four different guitars ) in your pocket. I love playing with it, a lot of fun, just phenomenal. It is an awesome app, looks and works great. Hard to believe that it is free!!!

I didn't think there would be a steel guitar app for the iPhone but I searched for the heck of it, and to my amazement there it was. Pretty awesome app. But like most instrument apps, the iPhone is to smallish for any realism. So I loaded this on to my iPad and loved it. The size is perfect for 10 string. I can actually play songs on it. It would be to awesome if you guys made an iPad HD version. Thanks for making my day!

I thought that this was going to be an amazing app to produce excellence but I was really let down. This app was so confusing, even for someone who has been taking guitar lessons for 10 years. If you're thinking I'm stupid, did I mention that I'm 14. Do the math: playing guitar since I was 4. I find it really sad that you didn't include an instruction manual.

Kind of hard to play steel guitar without a movable slide bar. It works sometimes but only after I stop and restart the app

Every time I try to download it, it appears to download and then puts up a dialog box saying the app could not be downloaded.

Nice for a free app!!!!!!!!

Can't afford the real thing, but this will do!

It doesn't even play!!!!!! No sh**! Zero sound. You'll never read this review because Apple is obviously bending over for these people. I was already considering buying the whole thing when I downloaded. Then I found out that I'd rolled into ripoff city--you know, where Apple lays its eggs! Flee! Run away! --Pity though. I love the steel...but this took "steal" to a new level!

To be able to hold more than one fret at a time would make this app a 10 out of 5 stars.

Bummed I couldn't try this out. Even more bummed I paid for an app that doesn't work.

Lovely app! Brand new to it. Though the first issue I noticed which I think is a pretty big one is the landscape orientation.. Why can't it invert? It's upside down for me, when my iPad is connected to my particular mobile hub for recording..(Focusrite iTrack dock.) It's pretty much useless for me at the moment.. Please, I hope you take this into consideration for me and other musicians who are bound to run into this issue.. I'll change to five stars if you implement this addition. Stellar app otherwise. Thanks much, cheers!

This is probably one of the best free apps in the app store. I only left off one star because I think that there should be a way to mute strings after you play them (I mean mute them, not just cut the volume out for a bit until you turn it back.)

Thank you so much for this update. I agree with the other reviewers said this update took the app from a toy to a playable instrument. The number of updates is truly impressive. Great job. This app will now fool some people into thinking that you have an actual pedal steel guitar. I think the trick with using this app, is in using it delicately. You still need to know what you're doing if you want to sound good. But if you don't care, it is still a ton of fun.

Thank you Yonac for fixing the landscape orientation issue! This amazing app is now even more... Amazing-er! Kudos for listening to your loyal users. 5 stars!

Tone , overdrive , effects , steel guitar tones must have.. Western Dance hall ! Classic Rock... 👀🔊🎸 oh yea! Steel guitar 'The cool sounds'... Stop looking for that Big Dollar player that maybe knows what your talking about..you can do it! LOL :)

The app works great and is a good addition to the guitar app collection. The IAP is very worthwhile.

So easy to use tons of sounds, features, fx. Love it.

This app is awsome no complaints here…it's free shut up n enjoy it plus you can install from your ph with out Fn stuff up...

Another incredible app from Yonac. Alongside Magellan synth, and the outstanding guitar effects app ToneStack, Steel Guitar is a must-have app for iOS musicians interested in guitar music. The base version comes with enough guitars and effects to keep you busy, but you'd be silly not to purchase "The Whole Enchilada" IAP, which brings the app to the next level. Highly recommend.

Fun and somewhat useful; decent sounds and model range; but what's up with the locked, upside-down orientation here? Developer really needs to address that; home button is under left thumb, folks, not the right (for me, at any rate). Let your users decide - unlock it. How difficult could it be?

I want my money back! This doesn't work on the 6s plus, don't waste your money!

Version 1 was a fun toy. Version 2 is a playable instrument. Cleaned up some performance details, improved the tone, in-app access to most of ToneStack, and actual access to ToneStack or any other Audiobus or IAA apps you have handy. Well done.

On iOS, at least. Sounds good and it's fun to play.

I really love the sound of this app. The samples are really good and convincing. I like how the fretboard and strings change with the different guitars. The tuning options and tweakability are superb. I like that you can mute the strings too. One small thing I would love to see.. I wish there was a mode where you could fret only some of the strings, and leave some of them open. Maybe that's a weird thing I do when I am playing a lapsteel. But it is an effective technique. I've seen Daniel Lanois do it too. Makes it easier to get some counterpoint in your playing. It seems like it would be possible with multitouch. Not exactly sure how, but that would be awesome. :)

You can only hold one fret at a time.

Update fixed issues. Nice app.

The best money I have spent on App Store in very long time. Solid and the options available are amazing. If you are a guitar or piano person you can get this thing humming and really add some creative sounds to tracks.

A few minutes of playing with the free version was all that it took for me to instantly upgrade to the full version! This app is fantastic and is another great addition to any mobile musician's arsenal. Don't hesitate, try it out and see and hear for yourself. This app sells itsells pretty much. Updated review: Thanx for offering both landscape orientations now. That was my only complaint with the previous version. It deserves the full five stars now :) Awesome! This app is pure ear candy and is highly recommended!

Starting with it DOES NOT sound like a steel guitar in any setting. The one thing that might bring it closer is being able to slide the notes more like a real steel, which is hindered by the limited neck length and width. The gyroscope tilt and rotation is missing as well. It IS a PHONE ap that will run on an iPad, but sized for a phone. The controls are awkward with their hold/slide to get to settings. It sounds like a thin, tinny electric guitar sample mixed with a crap ap piano sound layered in the background, not a steel!

Cool update! Purchasing the whole package was key.. Sounds are great!

Cool update! Purchasing the whole package was key.. Sounds are great!

Cool update! Purchasing the whole package was key.. Sounds are great!

Very nice interface, great simulation, love it.

This rules! So glad I got it free <3

This is the best and one of the most advanced free app in the store. Hard to believe that this high quality app is free! I have both real lap guitar and real steel pedal guitar, and this one plays very much like the real thing. Wonderful design, awesome and extensive options, great sounds and highly playable. I don't use any other app on my iPhone more than this one. Five stars and thanks!

All I can say about this is, what a great app!!! It's fun to play, and sounds like the real thing. This is a must get app!!!

A real instrument

Pretty cool sounding. Got locked out when it had a sample rate conflict with another app. Initially there was no alert, so it was a wild guess as to what was up. If this app freezes solid when opened, suspect an open app in the background in conflict.

Nice app

I was hoping that this would get an update someday and this one was worth the wait. Far exceeds my expectations! Thank you!

I don't know why I downloaded this (free at this time) because as a guitar player I really don't like any of the virtual guitar sims to date.......until now! I didn't need long playing with the free version before I upgraded to the full version and I was not disappointed. Yanoc has a real winner here and at a very affordable price point. I won't go into all it will do. Download the free version for yourself and give it a try. If you love guitar then you owe it to yourself to have a go with this one!

After buying and spending 4 amazing hours with Tone Stack, I looked at other apps on the website and watched the video for Steel Guitar. Bought it, and the whole enchilada pack. This app is so awesome, the sounds, the layout, the features. A couple of things on my wishlist: MIDI out, so I can record and edit my many mistakes in a piano roll editor. And the awesome Bristol amp model and the totally brilliant Pepper & Vinegar overdrive from Tone Stack! Thank you :)

I downloaded just to see if it was any good. As one that plays real steel guitars, I liked the various features that others may not think to add otherwise, it ran well, good quality sound, except for actually sliding the fret. Also would be good to actually have a way of recording, kind of like a sound recording session that we would do, goofing around til we found a good tune and worked from there. All in all, a very good, well-designed app.

The tele and acoustic and twelve string and lapsteels I quite enjoy. I love the sound of a Strat also and was wondering if it’s possible to include a Strat to play steel guitar with in this app? ♥️🎶🎸 Thank you God bless you 🙏

It took me a bit to get sound out of it. I am used to playing the strings, but here you need to play that pickup pad on the right! Fantastic sounds. Love Kauldron and Magellan as well! Thank you! Exploring and have discovered this only works using the onscreen fretboard. Disappointing, as I would love to access the sounds with a keyboard. Any chance of that happening?

I'm running 6s on 9.1 16gb silver. Worked great for a little while but now it freezes more often than not. Also, the back part of my phone (under the camera lense) gets very hot when I am attempting to open the app after multiple freezes.

I've never touched a real steel guitar in my life, but Steel Guitar let's me pretend to be Steve Howe during the soaring sections of 'And You and I' to my heart's content. The touch controls are fantastic, and the instruments, amps, and effects all sound great. As mentioned, the 'Whole Enchilada' bundle is an absolute no-brainer.

Yonac makes incredible apps and their ToneStack amp emulator is the most underrated music production app around- it smokes the glossy, licensed amp packages quite easily. This crazy Steel Guitar app somehow takes the sonic mojo that makes their amp sounds so convincing to the next level with a pedal steel sound extremely close to the real thing. For adding authentic twang to country and acoustic based productions this app is a no brainer but what's really cool are the possibilities using Steel Guitar as a tool for creating effected sounds for music of any genre. It is so easy to use, you can tune the steels any way you want and the amp & effect models in the app are very good. Update 5/2016: had to amend my review with a word on the V.2 Whole Enchilada in-app purchase. I got it on sale and man, it adds another layer to an already brilliant app. The Telecaster and Gibson P-90 sounds are so good you may be able to fool someone in a blindfold test, seriously. The app is made in my opinion for subtle slide touches, not all out fast Elmore James or Ry Cooder stuff. But for swells, cool chord transitions and effects the app is limitless. You can Audiobus it with any effect, make a custom tuning and boom, you have a sound that no synth can cop. I am amazed at Yonac again, and they are in a class by themselves anyway. This, TubeStack, Magellan, Galileo...those are essential apps if you make music with an iOS device, end of story.

I love this app!!! Please keep it updated.