The Steel Guitar Forum

Hey guys:
Anyone use a D12 as a D10?
There's an opportunity to get a pretty decent old MSA D12, want to upgrade from my Carter Starter. Can I just take the lower 2 strings off and play normally? Is the 12 string too much for a 1 year noob?
Thanks

It seems to be AC hum. Tried all the regular troubleshooting. Getting to be too bad to do any recording with it...

Hey guys, looking for some advice. I have a Carter Starter that's is almost too noisy to record well. Is this normal for a cheap guitar? Is it possible to fix it or would it be better to replace it? I'm kind of stuck with this guitar for now, so a reasonable cheap fix would be better than a newer gu...

I'm struggling with finding guitars in Canada, and no one on this forum seems to be willing to ship north of 49. Canada definitely seems to be the poor cousin when it comes to pedal steels:(

Hey Guys: I bought a Carter Starter about 6 months ago. Obviously I'm a noob, as I don't think anyone with experience would have bought this guitar. Being the owner of many other high quality non-pedal steel instruments I soon discovered this guitars' many limitations. I probably don't have to list ...

This forum is awesome! It’s so cool to be able to draw on such a knowledge base.

Is there a recommended guage set for a Carter Starter? These EB's are: .013, .015, .010, .014, .018p, .022w, .026, .030, .034, .038.
Thanks

Locally, on Vancouver Island, these Ernie Ball strings were the only pedal steels that Long and McQuade carry. I'm guessing that the instrument is not hugely popular around these parts. I'll just have to order online next but I was desperate at the time.

Do you think this is a string issue and not a guitar issue?

Hey Guys: Looking for some advice in finding out why my 5th B string sounds so dead in comparison to all others? The strings are only 45 days old, They're Ernie Ball Custom Guage Pedal Steel strings for E9. The B string in question is an 18P. As I progress on my Carter Starter of course I'm noticing...

Hey Jon, thanks for the insights:)

Yes, it’s the one on Kijiji and the seller just posted more pictures of the under side.

Hello everyone: I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with a Canadian pedal steel company called MK Guitars? I currently have a Carter Starter but it’s time to upgrade to a more solid guitar, and I have an opportunity to get a used one for a good price . Thanks in advance for any advice...