a musical instrument: steel guitar, sits on alone on stage ready to play, under a strong single spotlight

steel guitar stage spotlight music chair microphone stand fretboard strings amplifier volume pedal tone controls pickup selector slide bar fingerpicks thumbpicks tuning pegs fret markers lap resonator cabinet speaker lights cables audio mixer monitor technician sound engineer setup performance rehearsals gig audience applause solo band ensemble chord melody harmony improvisation arrangement tempo rhythm dynamics expression check feedback presence showmanship instrumental country blues rock jazz fusion western swing honky-tonk bluegrass bends licks slides vibrato sustain twang resonant tones genre-crossing musicality