The Steel Guitar Forum

hi, i a newbie and after five months or so of playing, the third string today is gone. Five months, pretty good. so i put in a new 0.11, tuned it, OK. Now i press the B pedal: third broken. Put a new third: same issue. Five in a row. All the strings seems broken in the zone between the tuning peg an...

Great advices, guys. I've purchased a n heavier bar that helped a little. I just lay it on the strings with no pressure at all. Good intonation and little buzzing, no buzzing at all through the amp.
Thanks

All great advices, thanks. Too much tension and pressure on the bar in my left hand tecnique. I was pressing too much on the back of the bar.

hi all, i'm a pedal steel newbie. i'm struggling to find the right bar pressure on the strings: if i press strong strings goes sharp, if i'm more gently strings make some annoying buzzes.....this happens more around 12th fret and more on the bottom strings. i can't find a balance. heavier strings ga...

I finally bought a ValveKing 112.
First impressions are: good cleans, decent reverb, not lightweight but portable. Dirt channel goes from light overdrive to high gain, not great but usable.
Brad, you're right, it isn't a loud amp.
in the next days i'll try it in some jams.
thanks everyone

Ah ok, sorry Mike you were talkin about the ZT

Eric Dahlhoff wrote:Mike, have you played through one of these? At 22lbs it seems like it could be really cool.

Are you sure Eric? Manual says 44lbs....

And what about the dirt channel? Usable?

Hi Ken, there's one tube king for sale right now near my town.... 50w tubes so not exactly a practice amp.....
What about reverb? Is it decent? Short or long springs?
Thanks

hi everyone, i'm a complete newbie and i'm searchin for a small practice amp. Don't mind if tube or SS, but preferably without digital effects. i prefer the spring reverbs. I already own some guitar amps (Fender Twin, Ampeg Gemini I, Marshall, etc.) but they are way too big and heavy. Budget? Not th...

thanks everyone for the infos and advices, my psg definitely have some cabinet drop, i've pressed in the center of the body as Henry suggested and intonation goes down 4-5 cents. In the last hours i've practised a little on not to apply extra pressure after pedals reach the stop, and drop is a littl...

hi, Henry, thanks for the reply, the psg is a WBS basic S10.....i wasn't aware of cabinet drop. So it's a pretty common situation? no need to worry about that?

hi, i'm a complete newbie and i have a new pedal steel.
when i press pedal A, string six goes down a little, let say 4-5 cent of halftone.
this happens on other strings/pedals. Is this normal?
thanks in advance

Hi every one, i'm searchin the complete UP FROM THE TOP course (cd/dvd version). In good conditions at a reasonable price.... Available for shipping to italy.
Thanks

Hi Ellio, i've finally bought a new WBS basic 4+3, thanks for the info on the FB italian group

Yes Lane, i know, but with shpping and customs taxes it will cost more than 500€, plus i have to drill holes etc. and so i sold the MSA and bought a new psg. WBS seems to be a good instrument for beginners, plus it comes with 5 years warranty and a good customer service if needed....

Hi Jan, i finally decided to buy the WBS basic. Ready in about two months...

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Hi Everyone,
i've found an old AMpeg g-115 with trem,reverb and a k130-4 jbl in perfect conditions for 320€.
Not much infos on the net.
i can't try it out due to distance.....
can be a good bargain?
thanks

Hi everyone, i owned for about a year a MSA semi-classic, three pedals but only one lever. Now i'm searchin for a 3 pedals/4 lever 10 strings E9 to begin to do things and learn more seriously. My budget is in the 700-900€ range. Any suggestions? Keep in mind that here in Europe old Sho-Buds,Emmons...

Hi everyone, i'm searchin for a pedal steel in Europe, 3 pedals 4 levers.
A basic model to start out, in the 700€ range. Things like a carter starter or a wsb basic, etc.
Thanks

Hi i ve got a vintage (70' i think) msa semi classic for sale. three pedals and one lever, original hard case.
good overall conditions. i'm asking 650 euros plus shipping....
email me for photos.

Thanks everyone, your help is very appreciated!
I'll take a look here in the forum for a used Goodrich or Hilton (e-mail sent, Eric). In the meanwhile i've found a used boss FV-500, just to try some swells...

Hi everyone, i'm a pedal steel new new newbie and have tried to play some basic stuffs with no volume pedal...i think it's time to get one. any suggestions? Here in italy is nearly impossibile to find exotic things like telonics, etc. so i must to go with the more common ones, at least at the beginn...