The Steel Guitar Forum

Best i can see it is the old style changer.
I cant see good enough to tell if it has a fixed bridge and nut.

Im old .i call people and talk to them so there aint no issues.
A lost art?

Where to start.... First- make sure you have the correct string gauges for the tuning you are using. Second- is the old girl clean thru the pull chain and changer. Third- run the screws all the way in. Tune at keyhead open.Then start by gently mashing the pedal and adjusting the screw a little at th...

The folks at Mullen are first class.
Mike aint gonna burn anybody.

Mr Clyde Mattocks,86,was on stage this weekend with his group, the legndary Super Grit Cowboy Band,at the NC State fair.Sounds as good if not better than he did 40 years ago.

Well Mr. Butch just off of your post i will definetly be ordering a bar from you soon.

https://youtu.be/EQkIJ6dgS5k?si=6GJC2y_LpKruE13a

I know i am straying away from the "cabinet drop"
thing,but its valuable info to me.

Lol we do the chopped A to B to E thing you dont like.I pump the A pedal twice at the 5th fret and slide up to the E pedals down,while they choppin'

Some of the tone is in that right foot settin on that volume pedal....i myself feel like it was/ is another instrument to learn.
Keep in mind im just a weekend bar band hack...

I use the A pedal- F lever as you mentioned alot in that situation.
Definetly gonna try the B/C thing this evening,as i am finally making my self use that C pedal.
Thanks

I gig with a Quilter TT12.
Before that it was a Fender DeVille 212.
I rehearse at the band room with a Fender Champion 100.
I keep a Fender Champion 20 settin out at home for practice.
If it tickles your ears and fits your budget,use it.

Brett Day wrote: a lot of the 90s country songs got me interested in playing steel.

Brett,my band plays about 75-80% 90's country- it appeals to multiple generations,plenty of steel licks,alot of sing- alongs.

Well i made it thru our lake gig fine- originally forecasted 97 degrees,heat index 107.
The weatherman missed it-90 and breezy.
It actually felt better than an inside venue we played last weekend( broken AC).

We play in a cove on a floating dock on the 29th.
On the NC - VA line.At 2 PM.
Last year it was 93 degrees,70% humidity.
I question my sanity.

Most of what i write starts as a riff or chord progression. Often i might only have one line of lyrics to start with. There has been a couple of times,i will realize" hey,this sounds kinda like( fill in the blank)" If i cant figure out a way to change it musically,i will trash it,and if i ...

Super nice rig,Doug.
I am playing a Discovery thru a TT12.
Side note- your lap steel version of Ghost Riders is my favorite take on it.....

Home Skooler here....
Tom Is one of the coolest dudes on the planet.

Cool ole guitar

Moyo.
I came from an ernie ball.
Took about a week to get used to the size differece.

I have the TT12,i run an aby switch,Mullen Discovery and a Fender Mustang. I run a tube screamer and a boss ge7 on the Mustang side. With out the eq,my mustang sounds thin,using the amp settings that i run for the steel. However- my Yamaha acoustic/ elec. sounds great using my steel settings...go fi...

Yep.
I got 2 400's- i put barnyard knee levers on em,and they got me by for 6 years.
I bought a brand new Mullen,and dont play the 400's much now,due to string spacing.
If i was a machinist,i would be making parts for them.
There is a small but dedicated market i believe.

https://youtu.be/P4ZXmhNA-FY

Good place to start down the rabbit hole...

I lower 6 on a pedal and raise 7 on a lever.
It may be redundant,but it works for me.

Very nice