The Steel Guitar Forum

Yepper I no the feeling This weekend I played a gig at a night club called Kickers here in Pueblo Colorado. I have worked hard with lots of hours after hours to learn all the PF, JH and the other great great steel players licks you here on the CDs, as well as some Dobro and Mandoline stuff. Every on...

I think the question was more about studio work and an end product, not neccessaraly live performances. I do both live and studio work, however most can do live what they can do in the studio. Somtimes I'll do a steel track and might only use part of it because it interfered with something else on t...

Thanks Brad, I'll give it a try.

Clay

Hi Mark My setup is as follows: from my steel straight into the Black box, then into my Goodrich 7A, out of the 7A into my RV3, from there I go into my Hilton volume pedal, then into a Nashville 400 Or my 1000. I only use the 7A to tweak the sound a little based on the song the band lays out, But yo...

Ken, I'm using the Audigy2 platinum sound card with the extermal control box. I to had problems at first with it, and no real help from Creative, but as mentioned by another reply try the forum or Cakewalk themselves, they did more for me than Creative did. Also a lot of my problem was (has Bob said...

I have both the 1000 and 400, both are great amps and would not evan consider to change. BUT, I have found that my Zum sounds great through the 1000, but the Carter and Mullen sound better through the 400. Most likely it's the pickups (I think). The Mullen and Carter have George L's and the Zum does...

I recieved my black box about two weeks ago, and thought that I would give it a try, since I could send it back if I didn't like it,and had reservations about ordering it in the beginning. But, I think I'll just keep it. It's great, and makes my Carter, Zum & Mullen sound better than before. I w...

I am currently using sonar3 Producer Edition, and am currently doing a gospel album for a friend (Tony L) that gave me my first paying gig when I was 14 years old, that would be in 1964. I played with him for 2 years as a drummer. Since 1966 I bounced around playing different instruments and differe...

Hi George I realy injoyed your playing the John H/Vince Gill stuff,it was great, and I realy liked the sound of your steel. Kurt Shoemaker was another one that had a great sound along with Chuck L. My hat goes off the Dick M, he is such a firt class act and a great guy and boy can his wife, Louis La...

Me Three.

Hi John I have 4 different brands of steels, one Zum around 1980 model, one Mullen about the sametime frame, one Carter bought brand new by me,four years ago and two BMI's. The Zum, Mullen & carter are uni's. One of the BMI's is an extended E9 12 string and the other one is a 10 string, 3 & ...

My gosh. What a talented 5 some, sure wish I could be there.

Clay

Yepper: I plan to be there myself along with some of the band members I play with. AND I'm from Pueblo myself. I No Donny and Wanda well, as a matter of fact, Donny is the one that got me interested in the steel guitar in the first place or I would still be bagging on my tele trying to figure out Br...

Hi Ron I to play steel and dobro with a group. I have tried all kinds of amps, and mixing boards to use with my dobro but here's what works for me. I use a Fishman Pro-EQ Platinum. I use the XLR out put directly into the main board, with no feed back and I get the sound that I like. Also I have them...

Thanks, Jerry
I'll be taking a look at that type, sound like good'ens.

Clay

Thanks to Tracy, Fred & Bob. I appreciate the info, I do have a Doctors appointment come Monday morning, and I going to insist that she lines me up with an ear specialist first, then go from there. I might give you fella's a shout latter on, if you don't mind. Thanks again guys Clay Carter zum M...

OK, Iam getting older (54, on 01/31) I suffer from Tinnitus (ring of the ears) which no doubt a lot of you folks are suffering from as well, but to different degrees. Mine is bad, and I have lost a large amount of my hearing, especialy the high notes. Thats why I seldom don't go past the 15th fret o...

Hi Red, yepper your right, I was at the show myself, center stage about 10 rows back. It was good to see and hear first class country music with first class entertainers. Johnny did very well as always, Norm what can you say. I realy liked the lead guitar guy with Connie Smith, he was outstanding. T...

Hi Gary Liked your sound. I think I meet your bass player a couple weeks back, Your band played at Country USA in Colorado Springs last weekend, I think? I am the steel player with the Hot Iron Band that played two week's ago at the same club. I remeber your bass player had me go out to his truck to...

Hi Don Donnie is a good friend of mine and lives right up the street from me. I have jammed with him, his wife Wanda, son Cliff, and daughter-in-law Kelly a couple of times. Donnie played with some big names in his younger days. They are a real good family. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting...

Heres a little history of our band. The band member are some seasoned players, and have been together for four years with the exception of the drummer. To answer Mike P question how many drinks, well only 2 beers for the whole night for me and not much more for the others, we are light weights in th...

OK,it is Friday night, band set up went OK, sound check was real good, I could hear my steel, dobro, mandolin & harmonica good, 9:00 oclock rolls around few people in the night clud. first set (bam) bass player is running all the over the neck trying to find notes, drummer has a speed thing goin...

Hi Kenny
I Love the U12, have three of the best, Carter, Zum, Mullins. Run them through my Peavey 400 & 1000 with a little RV3 and "WHAMMO" great sound with the best of both C6 & E9 worlds.

HI Roger, Yes, Miss G's was the Silver Saddle Saloon, Now it's the Saddle Saloon ran by Harold Dean and his wife, (she wears the pants, belief me)Harold and his band The Last Ride play's every Wed,Friday and Sat, good singer and a friend of mine plays a good steel in his band. During the summer they...

High all, the band I play steel for, just updated our web site, take a look at it and tell us what ya think. I have a small BIO on the Extended Family page under, new member. It's alway's good (I think) to be able to put a face with a name or....a name with a face, maybe I should borrow a face???? m...