The Steel Guitar Forum

I have two Weber NeoMag 10 speakers for sale. They are in better than excellent condition. Barely used at all and only in my smoke free house. I purchased them to use in an amp that I ended up trading for studio time. These are Weber's version of a JBL ten-inch speaker. I'm not sure which model JBL ...

James, they are hard enough to play, let alone build. Maybe in another lifetime, I'll try building something like that. In this one, I'd probably saw my finger off. Tom, that steel is beautiful. I bet that has more sustain than a vintage lap steel. I'd probably love it! Do you ever build simpler ins...

Thanks for the replies. That is way too pretty to be called a frying pan. I bet it sounds great. I'd be afraid to take that anywhere (certainly anywhere that serves beer!). I don't think that Rickenbacker will end up selling in my price range and even if it does, I don't think that is the sound I'm ...

I'm new to the Forum, and this is my first post. I don't have a lap steel right now but I really want one badly. Maybe you can help me select one that will meet my needs. I've done quite a bit of searching and it is getting frustrating. It seems like you have vintage screamers and expensive works of...

Thanks to all of you for your great advice. I am certainly not going to jump the gun and make a purchase before I have a clue what I'm doing, but your collective advice will be very helpful indeed when I am ready to pull the trigger. To Bob Hoffnar, I recently saw Joe Wright at the steel show in Gr...

I am a beginner who is practicing on 8-string lap steel for the moment in E9 tuning. I would like to start checking into pedal steels while I save my money and try to learn as much as I can. I know I will be still at this ten years from now. What do you think is the best-sounding pedal steel I can ...