The Steel Guitar Forum

I could not get by without my custom Deluxe34 stands...

... but I believe Mister Boards made an offer you can't refuse.

Will a 12 watt Princeton Reverb with a 10" speaker work as a practice or small venue amp for a steel guitar? For playing at a reasonable volume level, and without a heavy-handed drummer, I would emphatically opine "yes." The sound of a good Princeton Reverb is hard to beat. I install...

I chose Lake Placid Blue Metallic (from ReRanch) for my Deluxe 8 knockoff. I did likewise on my Century Deluxe rescue: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_1956_Gibson_Century_Deluxe_refin_3_2_2.jpg Is Guitar ReRanch open for business? The following message has been on their order page...

Most original Gee Esses were equipped with black plastic-buttoned Kluson Deluxes. The new Gotoh reproductions are superior.

John Mulligan wrote:My question is, how do I repair the cord?

1) Get a Switchcraft 2501F:


2) Cut off the old connector.

3) Solder the 2501F to your cable.

I bought a BAM200 last summer and paired it with one of these... https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Phil_Jones_Bass_C2_3.jpg ...as a bass rig for recording. Love it. It all fits quite nicely into a stolen 1970s Southland Corporation plastic milk crate. Someday I may get around to plug...

Tom Snook wrote:Any guess's as to what kind of amp is behind the Mustang? Just curious
Aloha

The "Mustang" is a Bronco, and the amp is either a Bronco too, or a Champ masquerading as a Bronco amp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Bronco

I am looking to get a double neck soon. In lieu of a doubleneck, don't discount the possibility of a Deluxe34 (or its equivalent) double-stand and multiple lap steels. Works for me. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Double_Deluxe34_1_2.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203...

Wow, I came across this six years to the day from my original post! I would be remiss to not report that after becoming frustrated and walking away from the project for a few weeks, I came back with fresh eyes and discovered my mistake -- one white wire had appeared to be connected, but was in fact ...

Tim Toberer wrote:I like simple and cheap.

Me too. My solution? Shure SM57:

Not to be outdone by the upstarts out in Fullerton, during the early 1960s Gibson's chief Ted McCarty commissioned retired automobile designer Ray Dietrich to design a new series of solidbody instruments which were marketed as Firebird guitars and Thunderbird basses. Dietrich also proposed a batch o...

I got a black plastic one from Lynn Stafford in Washington a while back. Perhaps he still has some.

Doug Beaumier wrote:I'm gonna steal that comic and change the caption.

May I suggest something on the order of:

Geez, Brad! I can't believe Mick & Keith would release this piece of s**t.

I use the Mobile Cube for the same porpoise. Liked the first one so much I purchased another. And then another.

On my Ric 12-string, a compressor is nearly essential.
For pedal steel? No chance.

Lloyd Green backing Don Williams is well-worth a listen.

David Weisenthal wrote:... how could they make these huge hollow cast things originally for $80 or something like that..

$80.00 in 1935 would be $1797.60 in 2023. Cheaper than many new American (and imported) guitars today.

Chris Clem wrote:Seems every time I see one of these they are always something different from one to the next.

Sure seems that way.

As one who has suffered through many a wedding gig, I say: BRAVO!
Can't help but wonder -- of all the weddings I've played -- how many couples are still together.
In my experience, marriage is grossly overrated.

Jouni Karvonen wrote:

Jack Hanson wrote:Jouni, are those the stock tuners on your RK uke?

No, originals wore out in two years.

Mine has suffered the same fate. What did you install for replacements, and are you happy with them?

Bill Pester plays his Weissenborn in front of his hut in Palm Springs, CA circa 1917. Pester was the inspiration for the Nat King Cole hit Nature Boy in 1948.

Chris Clem wrote:I have serial # N 562...

Chris, does it look like this?:

Would these be the original tuners? Are they Grovers?

Jouni, are those the stock tuners on your RK uke?

I have two 1973 GS-10s; both have their factory pickups. One measures 12.3K; the other measures 13.3K. Both sound great to my old ears.