The Steel Guitar Forum

mtulbert wrote:Check and see if you have any free play in the cross shaft from front to back of the guitar. There should be a small amount of "wiggle room" there as well.

Doesn't move at all from front to back. I guess it has to be binding somewhere then.

My WBS S10 (an older all-pull "Student 1") has developed a bit of a problem lately. The b pedal doesn't always come to rest at the "neutral" position when I release it. Often it stays pressed just enough to make the open notes sharp. This doesn't seem to be a case of overtuning t...

Isn't this the same change that is at the beginning of the steel break on Look at us? This one: https://youtu.be/uSfjp1ky4Mw?t=2m52s I don't know how unusual it is to have that change but it would seem the Stage One has it too, unless there's some black magic involved which I'm not aware of: https:/...

Thanks once again for the info! I did actually find some really good clips of WBS's. If anything, they taught me that the tone of a steel really comes down to the player much more so than to the instrument. A telecaster sounds like a telecaster no matter who's playing one, but it's as if the player ...

Peter Nylund wrote:Tuukka, I would go for a WBS.

Good to hear that. I've yet to hear a single bad thing about them.

Peter Nylund wrote:Missäpäin Suomea olet?

Tampereella asun.

There are lots of recordings of Johan Jansen playing his WBS on YouTube. He's a forum member here, so you can message him with questions and he can point you to more recordings. Yeah, his sound is phenomenal. However, his guitar has a BL705 pickup (whatever that is) where as the regular models have...

Wow, thanks everyone for these great answers! Wasn't expecting there to be this many. [...] on average a steel can be sent most places for around $400 shipping. Thanks. This is good to know. Keep in mind when you choose, that you will be far away from the manufacturer, so get something with a good r...

You might want to take a look at WBS from Germany Thanks for the suggestion! I had a quick look at their products and their "basic" model seems very similarly specked to the Stage One. They didn't explicitly mention whether you can change the copedents or not but that's not a dealbreaker ...

Greetings everyone! Here's yet another one whose heart is set on learning the pedal steel. I've been looking at possible candidates for my first instrument, and given my needs and location I've narrowed my choices down to a brand new Stage One or an used pro model from a reputable dealer. Steels are...