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by David Burns
17 Oct 2022 9:25 am
Forum: For Sale: Amps and Accessories
Topic: Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen P-90 Set HB Mount, Gold
Replies: 0
Views: 362

Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen P-90 Set HB Mount, Gold

Bare Knuckle Pickups Mississippi Queen P-90 for Humbucker Mounting For embarrassing reasons I won't explain I mistakenly removed these wonderful pickups from my Epiphone Johnny A Hollow body. (Gibson Humbuckers come stock with that guitar) After having the guitar apart 3 times now I just don't have ...
by David Burns
17 Oct 2022 9:01 am
Forum: For Sale: Amps and Accessories
Topic: Jr Barnyard Pre-War Hot Preamp: Vintage Octal Tone in a Box
Replies: 0
Views: 446

Jr Barnyard Pre-War Hot Preamp: Vintage Octal Tone in a Box

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/20505_IMG_0029_1.jpg If your looking for the sound of 30's 40's octal tube amp players ala Junior Barnard, Leon McAuliffe, Oscar Moore, Charlie Christian, etc. but you don't have a tube amp from that era this may be the pedal for you. Below is the link to...
by David Burns
16 Oct 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: For Sale: Steel Guitars
Topic: Melbert TrueTone Lap Steel for Sale: SOLD please remove
Replies: 1
Views: 916

Melbert TrueTone Lap Steel for Sale: SOLD please remove

Melbert TrueTone Lap Steel I’ve had plenty of joy playing this lap steel purchased during the COVID days. So much so it’s inspired me to try pedal steel. The tone of this guitar is outstanding in my humble opinion. Even unplugged it has a beautiful resonant tone. I was going to change out the stock ...
by David Burns
4 Oct 2022 10:09 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Preamp project - opinions welcome
Replies: 7
Views: 1603

Here's a design I drew up about 10 years ago. I built it but with a 12AX7 / 6CG7 tube set. The Black Box design has been floating around the internet for years and from what I remember it was made to warm up a steel guitar going into a solidstate amp. Anyhow, there's a few fun ideas here... https://...
by David Burns
2 Oct 2022 7:41 am
Forum: Wanted To Buy
Topic: Looking for a Starter Pedal Steel
Replies: 8
Views: 1470

Kevin,

That was a great recommendation, thank you!

So many fantastic reviews and the prices are very reasonable...

Just need to sell a few things to proceed...

dave
by David Burns
30 Sep 2022 8:48 am
Forum: Wanted To Buy
Topic: Looking for a Starter Pedal Steel
Replies: 8
Views: 1470

Looking for a Starter Pedal Steel

Hello fellow pickers, I'm getting the itch to enter the pedal steel realm and therfore looking for an instrument to start out with. I really like the Stage One guitars and I may give those guys a call when they start building later this year, but I would consider any decent 10 string with 3 pedals a...
by David Burns
12 Apr 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: Got my Melbert 8 String Lapsteel Today
Replies: 2
Views: 935

Got my Melbert 8 String Lapsteel Today

(The Wife) Honey, did you know you're shaking the entire house! Boy is this thing loud! Especially the Lawrence Humbucker which is louder than the bridge single coil. I'm thinking about lowering the Lawrence but not before I talk to some of you in the know about these guitars... Well built and sound...
by David Burns
10 Apr 2021 6:59 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What type of Slide / Tone bar for an 8 String Lap Steel?
Replies: 14
Views: 3306

Wow, Thanks for all the great replies! I found a Dunlop 919 on Ebay for 15 bucks so I can compare with the Shubb SP1 Now onto strings! I like the sounds of Buck Owens steel player and would like like to try to play along with some of that Bakersfield stuff. So I bought an E9 pedal steel string set b...
by David Burns
9 Apr 2021 10:12 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: What type of Slide / Tone bar for an 8 String Lap Steel?
Replies: 14
Views: 3306

What type of Slide / Tone bar for an 8 String Lap Steel?

Hello All, My first post here. I started playing a 6 string Electro lapsteel but my first 8 string should be arriving today in the mail. I purchased a Shubb-Pearce SB-1 slide which is supposed to be for 8 string lap steel but it seems really long, over 3". I was reading about Jerry Byrd Dunlop ...