The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.

I'm going to put my Magnatone T8 on eBay and was wondering if anyone could tell me the best way to ship it. I was thinking UPS, fully insured of course.

Thoughts?

Down to $700 on this thing, should anyone be interested.

Am I asking too high a price do you think? If I were to put this on eBay, what would be a reasonable reserve?

Hey, gang, I am trying to sell a 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8. It has no problems, other than a case with a bit of wear. I've only tried Craigslist (Austin and San Marcos, Texas) because I didn't want to deal with shipping, but that hasn't worked so far, so now I'm considering eBay. Any opinion...

Hey all, I've decided to sell my 1953 Magnatone T8. Any idea what I should ask for it? I paid $800, but I thought that was a fairly low price. I can post photos, but before I do I just wanted to see if anyone had a ballpark guess. Also, I live in the Austin area, which could make a difference. -Danny

I don't recall seeing this mentioned, but if the pickups are adjustable you could try raising and lowering them for different tonal variations.

This doesn't exactly answer the question, but I find it interesting that when I listen to Speedy West on the album "Stratosphere Boogie," I sometimes think, "Man, that sounds like my crappy Artisan through my crappy 9-volt Fender Mini-Twin, except that it's Speedy West so it also soun...

The thing is, I'm going to buy a tube amp in the $600-1000 price range later this year, and I really just wanted the cheapest thing I could get. I know that ANYTHING, even my old Peavey Rage 108, would sound better than my Fender Mini-Twin, and I was just hoping someone would recommend something unb...

Earnest Bovine wrote:22.5 is one fret shorter than 24. So a C# string on a 22.5" guitar will be the same as a C string on a 24" guitar.

I'm not sure I understand this. Can you elaborate?

Thanks, Morgan.

Do you buy your strings from the forum? And if not, do you buy them as singles or as a set?

One more thing, I've used SIT strings on standard guitar and they were terrible. They broke easier than any other string I've ever used. Then again, that was over ten years ago. Maybe these are completely different.

I've played with slinkier strings on a steel guitar and I don't like how easily they bend under the weight of my steel and hand. And when I play standard guitar, I prefer 12s, at least (whereas most play 9s or 10s). I'm going for a thick jazzy tone, and I assumed (rightly? wrongly?) that most steel ...

On a 22.5" scale, for A6 and Boggs' E13, (using flats or semi-flats) how heavy of a gauge can I get away with, stringwise? I want them as heavy as possible.

The Microcube sounds good, but I'd rather just save up the full price for the amp I want ($600-800).


Thanks for all the responses. I'll steel clear of the Pignose and just keep on with the mini-twin until I get a real amp.

Hey gang, I have a Fender Mini-Twin, and, frankly, it sounds terrible when I play my steel through it. I need something to practice through that sounds somewhat pleasing, and since I just bought a new (to me) steel, I have no budget. I'm considering a Pignose, the standard old one, not one of the ne...

Question for Mike.

On a jazz blues, if the I chord is a simple Bb triad, would you normally play what's written, or would you add a 6th? What about a 9th? Any other tones?

Also, in terms of comping, do you think playing on steel what Aebersold plays on piano would sound good?

Danny, I don't agree with your Smoke on the Water example. E up to A ( or A down to E) is a fourth independent of whether or not there is a lower (or higher) note being played. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't mean playing an E and then an A. I meant playing them at the same time. The person was c...

It depends on if you're talking about intervals alone or notes within a harmonic context. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the "Everything equals 9" rule. When reversing intervals: 2nds become 7ths. 3rds become 6ths. 4ths become 5ths. Perfect stays perfect (4th/5th), majors become m...

I'm considering buying this guitar, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about it, any reason why I might not want it. I'm a little skeptical simply because it's so cheap ($800). Tonewise I'm seeking something a little more round and jazzy. Thoughts? http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/us...

Most of the CDs I've bought in the past five years have been from the 50s, 60s, or 70s. That's not because I'm living in the past, it's because I don't like much of anything being done these days. I think too much emphasis is placed on innovation and doing what's not been done before. There are prob...

There's [url]this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZ4AWWLtXw[/url]

We're so used to hearing chicken pickin' from a Tele, that it took me awhile to realize it's coming from the steel.

Hans!

So are those slants on "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me"? (Not the version that begins with the string section.)

Hello all. I'm currently looking into making my own amp. I was looking at the kit Mojo sells for the tweed Champ, and I had a few thoughts. Since the most expensive parts (aside from the $60 transformer) are the cabinet ($190), the speaker ($30), and the amp chassis ($70), couldn't I just go to the ...