The Steel Guitar Forum

Hey Jack... I just want to thank you for this thread and your tuning presets. For the past 6 months (or more) I've been hell bent on getting a Peterson but didn't want the Stomp and the StroboPlus is impossible to find around here. The Clip HD was obvious but it didn't come with the E9 sweeter and I...

The Peavey's with the Paramid, e.g. NV400, NV112, etc only cut or boost a specific frequency , not all the mids. Its not like a mid control in some other amps that may control a band of "mid" frequencies. The "Q" is not tight enough on these amps to effect ONLY the given frequen...

Guys there is hope. I am young (30s) and picked it up this year. God willing and creek don't rise got me into it when I couldn't figure out how to play those parts on guitar. Thank you! Here in Winnipeg MB I am meeting new young steel players every month. I got into steel 10 - 12 years ago because ...

Don't be fooled! I definitely wouldn't interpret a Peavey or any other guitar amp as producing flat response when the pots are all in the middle position. Peavey SOLO series from the 80's. That includes the Renown, Bandit 65, Special 130, Nashville 400, Session 400 and a few others. If you scope th...

What a great piece of music... I'm glad I saw this post, albeit a couple months late. A group I was with got to do several opening shows for Southern Pacific in the late 80's across western Canada. John inspired me day in and day out... I learned so much from him. Not just how he played, but how he ...

Also on eBay for under $1.00 each with free shipping if you buy in quantity (but who the heck needs 50 thumb picks)? Copy and paste this in the eBay Search field: herco +("flex 52",blue) +(thumbpicks,"thumb picks") A person needs to be careful shopping ebay or Amazon... unless i...

I'll offer a few thoughts rather than licks. This is to help you think of it as more than just a 7th :wink: * No pedals... D# is your major 7th. Very handy with melodic lines * No pedals... D is your dominant 7th. There is no shortage of licks in this position. * A/B pedals.... D# become your flat 5...

IIRC... the earlier models had a really weak LKL lever which led to a "vice grip" fix many used. This was resolved in the later models. The later models also came with two adjusting legs, rather than just one. FWIW, I've had my Starter for about 10 years and it is still going strong. I put...

I agree with Bob completely, I really doubt it's the guitar itself. I think you need to find out if the problem follows you, or if the problem follows the steel. The best way to do that is to get together with another steel player where the two of you can sit at each others steels and see what is ha...

There are two generations of starters... the original ones had 1 adjustable leg and the LKL lever problem people speak of. The later generation had two adjustable legs, and the LKL problem did not exist any longer. I got one of the later generations and it's been great, but I did have to add some L ...

There are other uses for these changes, but with the factory setup, you can think of the right knee as your 7th chords. In an open position, the 2nd string lower makes a seventh chord. With A&B pedals down, the G on strings 1&7 makes a seventh chord. What a great conceptual approach to the ...

I don't have either of the models listed so I cannot comment directly... but I it is a comment on lower cost (starter) type steels. When I decided to get my feet wet with a steel I picked up a Carter (starter) about 10 years ago. It stayed in tuned and played fine (for me) but I did not like the thi...

I never noticed it at first, but yes - I think Ian is correct. My bell cranks are nearly vertical, yours are not. As Ian says, you should be able to correct that by tightening the tuning nuts and resetting the stop screw. I can't imagine that someone actually put longer rods into a Starter, but I gu...

I play the Emmons setup (E's on the Left)... LKL Raise and LKR Lower. However, every steel player I know in my area is setup LKL Raise and RKL Lower. Most don't understand my setup at all :) I suspect this is because I live in the land of Wayne Link and LINKON steel guitars. Everyone here (other tha...

30 out of 32...

I wish the results wouldn't tell me I "GUESSED 30 Correctly". I didn't GUESS on those at all.

The two I missed, yeah, those were guesses because I didn't hear any difference.

Steve Hudson wrote:nope i was wrong, the Allen screw wont even fit in the top hole. oh well i guess im destined to have a KL that doesnt sit straight vertically.

Don't be afraid to make the hole bigger if you need to
Doing a little work on these things is not taboo.... actually, it's often required.

Your carriage looks a little different from my starter in that area. Mine is a later model (2010 or so), maybe yours was an earlier model? I'm just thinking out loud with that. Here are three pics of my LKL lever. Notice in the 2nd picture, my lever comes down dead center of that set screw (stop). I...

It's a well known problem that, within Equal Temperament, the third tends to sit a little sharper than is natural for the ear, otherwise known as the Pythagorean comma. I have recently started using the G# lever to flatten the 3rd a few cents on big open chords (e.g. an open E chord, no bar). Does ...

My silly little Carter Starter has been extremely stable since I installed some home made hard stops from $5 worth of supplies from Home Depot. It's been every bit as stable as my old Telecaster... is pretty much ready to go out of the case and has no discernible cabinet drop. I've thought about rep...

Overuse of Vibrato.

When I'm having a bad day I notice my left hand tries to over compensate with mindless vibrato, likely in an attempt to make it sound more interesting. Steel is not my primary instrument... I find I need to keep that left hand in check at all times!

That's how I play (no finger picks)... then again, when I grab my tele I'm mostly bare fingers there as well. Yet, when I grab my banjo (5 string) or dobro I put the finger picks on. My take is this... there may be a standard way of doing things that works best for the majority, but that doesn't mea...

I've been using a Gator bag/case for about 10 years with my S10... but I purchased a version just a little longer (61 note keyboard) that also has a pair of wheels so it is really easy to haul around. With a little added foam the guitar is really well protected. It holds all of the steel essentials ...

Yes - it was a sad day for many Canadian musicians.... Rob was a respected musician, and a great friend to many.

Here is a very nice sample of his playing... circa 1990.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH11ys1jRL0

and something a little snappier...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn36dSijESw

Curious what peoples opinions are. A steel manufacturer recently announced that they would no longer service steels not purchased directly from them. How does that affect resale value? Personally I would be hesitant to buy a used steel if the manufacturer no longer serviced it. Is that fear unfound...

1: Befriend the tech, even if you don't like him/her. A battle with a tech is a losing battle :) 2: Cover your own levels. If your accompaniment is too loud the tech will have to pull you back, then won't be able to react quick enough when you do solo. Pull back when it isn't your turn, push it when...