The Steel Guitar Forum

My 22.5 Deluxe 8 (which might be 1957 ish?):
2.5” high to the top of the knobs, 1 3/4" body wood
30 3/4” long
6 1/2” wide at lower bout

From looking at pictures it looks like some of the Champs have a little more meat on them.

Lo to Hi: G,Bb,C,E,G,B,D,G. Jerry My current 8 string tuning is very similar, Jerry! Except I moved the C down to the bottom (with a .070 gauge). It's been pretty fun to have that low rumbling C every now and then, but your version would be more accomodating to melodic stuff on the low strings. I'l...

Before I got 8 strings (and then pedal) I used this tuning quite a bit (low to high): G B D F# A D Technically it would be Gmaj9 chord, but it is also a D6 with a 4th on the bottom. It has three triads built in, plus you can get some suspensions with string pulls. The major triad in the middle facil...

I have a Fender Deluxe 8. Before I bought it, I already had a Deluxe 34 Streamliner stand (from the same maker Bill refers to). The Deluxe 34 standard legs are 1/2 inch #13 thread (not the same as his stringmaster legs). Based on some forum advice I got inserts to adapt the Deluxe 34 legs to the soc...

It's true, very happy with the one I got. Also great packing job on the shipment. Thanks again Roger.

Sent a PM!

Just throwing this idea out there: what about using the power section of one of the amps, and switching between preamps by using the effects loops and an A/B box? Say the Carvin was going to be the power amp source for the speaker. Run the steel into the Carvin, then run out of the Carvin effect sen...

I love how much amusement Jerry gets out of his multi-level stool situation. Here's a good companion piece (with B.B. King!) Jerry found his shoes for this one, and there's a closeup on the steel solo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xovw2_nMRo

The bass player is Daniel Kimbro from Knoxville, TN. I've been lucky to be friends and bandmates with him here and there over the years. http://danielkimbro.com That upcoming Jerry Douglas band record is going to be great. Y'all non-pedal steelers might also enjoy Daniel's two duo albums with Britis...