The Steel Guitar Forum

I have an Aviator head that I use with a Telonics speaker. I use one channel for guitar and the other for steel, sounds great

I'm fairly new to pedal steel(about three years)and I play a Stage One with a passive volume pedal. I thought my tone was great until I got a Freeloader, now I wouldn't think of playing without it. To my ear, it provides better clarity and you have the ability to tamp down some of the high end if de...

I made a small passive box that I put on my pedalboard, it could just as easily be mounted to a leg of my steel(I'm not home or I'd take a picture) It's just a one knob tone control, wired similar to a Telecaster tone control

Not too long ago I said to my wife, "hey, I'm getting pretty good, huh?"
She gave me a nice smile and shut the door to my music room as she left

Edit: Just saw in New Products that they're still available


It appears these are no longer available. If anyone has a pair laying around, please let me know. Thanks

Does anyone know if these are still available? It looks like the website is down. I also sent an email to Richard McVicker but haven't heard anything back. Thanks

I have a TRM pine cabinet that I really like, he makes them in a variety of configurations. Without tolex, it does get banged up pretty easily though

Thank you everyone, I think I'll mess around with my current set-up some more. I do enjoy guitar projects but my newbie lack of technique is likely the problem

I thought I read that it wasn't a standard pickup size, maybe I'm wrong. I'm playing through a Quilter Aviator head into a Telonics 12" speaker. I also have a Sarno Freeloader buffer. The rig is very Blackface sounding, scooped mids. I can boost the mids, but there's more of a nasally quality r...

Did some searching around the forum, looks like the Stage 1 has a unique pickup size. Time to practice more

I'm wondering what my options may be to change the pickup in my Stage 1. I'm finding my tone a little thin and lacking a certain midrange warmth that I can't dial in with EQ. I'd also like something with a bit of a smoother top end. Thanks

I'm running my pedal steel and guitar through a Aviator head and a Telonics Neo 12". I love how everything sounds clean but the overdriven tones are a bit lacking for me. I was thinking about getting another cab with a 12" speaker. I may run it along with the Telonics or A/B it depending o...

I should also add that I'm very happy with this set-up. Light and sounds great

I have a Quilter Aviator which I use for guitar and steel. There are two channels, I run the first for guitar and the second steel. The first channel is pretty basic, just volume and a single EQ knob which runs from mid-scooped to flat to mid hump. The second channel has a TMB EQ along with a volume...

Here's my TRM cab with a Quilter Aviator head, the speaker is a Telonics. Not sure of the weight, but it is light. I bought it unfinished and did the stain/grill cloth myself

Wow, June !! That long of a wait would crush me, but it's worth it. My Stage 1 is such a nice guitar, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the Encore.

I really like my Timmy pedal. I found that there was considerable overlap with the Earth Drive but the Timmy was a little more transparent and had more flexible tone controls. Pretty much the same price as the ED though edit: As I think about it, I can't say that the Timmy has more gain on tap, I us...

All very helpful and much appreciated, thanks !

I apologize in advance as I assume this topic has been beaten to death but here it goes. I'm currently using a Stage One volume pedal but I'm still pretty jerky with my mechanics. I sat in with a band last night, kind of an informal audition, and there were a few times where I really struggled with ...

Thanks ! I was just listening to this the other day

Jim Fogarty wrote:Funny......MY Stage One doesn't sound as good, when I play it! Maybe I need to send it back to Doug!?!?!


PS......any tabs for your tracks?

I have the same problem !

The website does seem a bit clunky but my strings were delivered quickly, and I got a free CD ! I found the stainless strings to be a bit too bright at first but they sound just right now

Just saw this pedal, I'm liking how the strings sound. Not crazy about a couple of the others.

http://youtu.be/MiTHc8d9D20

I struggled with picks for some time and thought that I would be one of those people who didn't use them. A little practice and perseverance, now I prefer them over playing without

They are still making pickups, my experience has been that the customer service with regard to answering emails and phone calls is quite poor. The wait time for pickups was quite long as well, mine took about two and a half months. I had a problem with one of my pickups right out of the box and the ...