The Steel Guitar Forum

This is an interesting topic. Ten years ago I started with Open E on an Oahu Tonemaster. The following year I tried C6, then I got a National Dynamic, had it in Open E and the Oahu in E6. Five years ago, got a Weissenborn style guitar and played it in Open D, eventually moved the Dynamic to Open D. ...

That is a heck of a lineup. Seems like each set would be an hour or so, just a guess.

Does the venue give a time length for the whole shebang?
Maybe Trombone Shorty and Robert Randolph will jam together!

I think the idea with the soundport on the forward facing side is for a mic (the side port would be located near, and facing a mic). Have not tried that yet. There is lots of sound coming out of the cone/spider/coverplate area and sort of facing and going upwards towards my ears. The idea (for me) i...

This is a beautiful guitar I asked my friend to build for me. 90% of the wood milled on my bandsawmill. It is close to a 000 size, 15" width on the lower bout, 9" waist, 11" upper bout. 4-1/4" deep. Arched back. One piece Redwood top. American Black Walnut back, sides, and neck. ...

Rest In Peace, bOb,
Your love of steel guitar and bringing so many of us together that love steel is an incredible accomplishment and service.

Chorus pedal is sold.
Thanks.
J

Email sent.

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Thank you b0b, so very much for starting this site and keeping it going with continuous improvements for so many years. There is a heep of treasure here for steel guitar players to learn from and share. One of my favorites is buying strings at the SGF store. . . It is great it will continue with mot...

Lakota Leathers https://www.lakotaleathers.com/products/resonator/ makes nice inexpensive straps. Players are always upgrading, so I was able to buy a used one for $45, a year ago right here on the SGF Amps and Accessories page. It is 3" wide. I use a Schaller lock on the tailpiece end pin, loc...

Good deal Larry, thanks for the info!
My friend (Dutch) will be a short walk to the bar Jess plays at
The pedal steel jam sounds fun.

J

Our rhythm guitar player will be on Kauai September 20 through October 3.
Are there any venues there that would have live steel guitar music?

Thanks!
J

Here are some photos of the amp location, plus shielding, slave going to mixer, worked really well for full band rehearsal tonight. My Carvin at home is the X-60 A with the Celestion G12M-70 speaker, 16 ohms. The one pictured in the photos is a Carvin X-60 without the A designation. The vocalist/har...

Got lucky!

Speaker connected, power on. Slave connected to mixer,
decided not to mic it.
The amp is fine, mixer is fine.
Sounds good again. Volume is dialed in.

Also repositioned the amp facing 90 degrees from the harmonica player/vocalist, with a plexi shield around the back.

J

Yep, we are going to plug the speaker back in tonight, see if it is okay, try some different placements of the amp, with it mic'd. We do have some plexiglas shielding, extra from the drum shielding. Not taking your advice the wrong way,"no wukkahs, mate". If the amp pictured is damaged, I ...

Here are a couple photos. Going over tonight to try different mic'd amp locations with the vocalist/sound guy. Hope the amp has not been damaged already! Ultimately, a good preamp seems like the way to go. Thanks for the advice, Bruce, Richard and ajm. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/142...

The speaker is unplugged and the cable to mixer connects from the phone jack. I probably misspoke saying line out in the subject title, but FWIW the manual does say the phone jack can be used to feed a PA mixer. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/14298_Screenshot_20220904_234325PhoneJack_4....

I use a Carvin X60 amp and for the past four years or so, have been micing it to the mixer. This year our band configuration has changed a little and I am now set up behind and to the left of the male vocalist/harmonica/sound man guy. He said at our last performance, a week ago, that the sound from ...

Looking forward to seeing them with finish on!
Nice fretboards.

J

I have a 1948 National Dynamic that I purchased in 2015. The tone control did not adjust the tone at all, so when I was visiting my son in Bend, Oregon I took it into an instrument repair shop that was just around the corner. I thought it might be the pot or cap. In the techs words "extremely d...

I began using Perfect Touch picks a few years ago and like them a lot. For me they took some time getting used to. The main thing is they do not hurt my fingers or thumb. The thumb pick is huge but it stays on and is comfortable. I used to use the Fred Kelly speed pick, which I like but it hurt my t...

Re fretboard replacement,

Have you tried GeorgeBoards?
https://www.georgeboards.com/parts.html

Or Jim Palenscar?
http://www.steelguitars.me/Repairs.html