The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi everyone, I'm a new guy but have been playing for a long time and I have a reasonable knowledge of electronics. I modded a dual input amp (4 jack sockets) and wired it parallel to a single set of Hi/Lo input jacks. It the same as connecting a short patch lead between the two inputs. The mod perma...

I've spent quite a few months setting up my MSA Legend. I don't know if it's because it's a 12 string but it seems more susceptible to cab drop than my old 10 string. I'm now using lighter strings which has helped. You don't notice the problem so much playing live but I do a lot of sessions and it c...

Hi Bob, you're right, the choice of mics made a difference. When I added the Rode NT2 things improved immediately plus I went back to using my Dad's steel with the E66 pickup, a brighter tone and less mids. The amp was on the floor in a carpeted room and I had the mics placed about a foot away from ...

Hi Bob, the MSA Legend is a 12 string and the DC resistance of the Tonealigner is 22.4k. I was using a Beyer M88 dynamic mic (amp has 2 x 12" speakers)and added a Rode NT2 condenser to the other speaker and that helped things considerably. I have finished the project and I'm now ready to tackle...

Hi, I've lowered the pickup (as suggested by Lane) and it has helped reduce the problem. I should also clarify something - I'm not talking about distortion from an overdriven preamp. When two notes of a chord are played together they produce a low fundamental harmonic that is usually the root note o...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll have a look at the MSA and see if I can get the pickup any lower. I plugged in my old 10 string JEM (made by my Dad, John Minson)to do a comparison. It has a George L E66 pickup which is brighter than the Tonealigner. It occurred to me that a fatter pickup (more ...

Hi, I've been playing PSG for many years and have used Bill Lawrence blade PUs, a George L Emmons 66 and I recently purchased a 12 string MSA Legend from Jim Palenscar that has a Tonealigner humbucker. I started looking through the many posts trying to find some info on harmonic distortion but I tho...