The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks, Kyle. That is awesome. I also found a forum thread from April 2017 titled "E13 Variations" that answers my original question. The Scotty's strings from the Forum store (B, D, E, G#, B, C#, E G# low to high) are identified as a Don Helms tuning, while John Ely's website (tuning show...

Thanks to all for this information; I appreciate you! I will take the time to just live in E13 for a while and see how it goes.

Nice!

I recently purchased a Stringmaster D8. One of the necks is tuned to E13 and I am looking for instructional videos. I have been on John Ely's website and didn't see much except that he uses a different string set and tuning that what the guitar came with (Scotty's). The low string is .036 and tuned ...

Thanks everyone; very helpful!

Can anyone give me tips on best tunings and tuner devices for my newly acquired Stringmaster D8? I'm a dobro and lapsteel guy and have always been able to use clip on tuners. I don't see any way they can work with this thick set of boards. I have a tuner in a Fishman pedal I was able to use, but it'...

You might like Troy Brenningmeyer's website (LWTstreaming.com). He has lot's of useful charts illustrating the fretboard and lessons. I have found it useful...

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Do you have the original box for shipping? How old is the amp? Is the price negotiable?