The Steel Guitar Forum

Hey Rick, it already has a Lollar pickup in it. I think the SUper Sustainer. Nice fat sound it has.

Steinar..I got the same ls from GB. I have recorded with it a couple of times. There was no perceivable hum in the recording and I did nothing special.

I read a fellow got a different pickup for his GB from Jason to warm it up.

I think the pickup is fine for my tastes.

I saw him a year ago. I think he has taken up playing playing some lead guitar.

I was lurking over on the "dark side" and found this from PSG player Karlis Abolins. Though mainly for PSG you can dump in your favorite lap steel tunings and navigate any popular "Western" chord or scale. Here is what Karlis has to say about the program, and excuse me if this is...

George has two of his 8 strings on Ebay for $499. Grab them up!

Yeah, don't beat 'em, join 'em. I am for the buzz. The Indians had the same problem with the original Sitar. Originally it was fairly clean sounding, they couldnt get rid of some the strings buzzing, so they made 'em all buzz. I am switching to all .010's on my lapsteel. Call me "Ravi". He...

If you want to play or learn to play bad enough, you will get a steel. Lacey is right.
Saying you want to do it and doing it are worlds apart. Most will blame not doing it on the lack of funds, but wont quibble about dropping $20k on a car. The greatest obsticle is desire, real desire.

David, It buzzes using different material in the saddles? Does it buzz in the open position without the bar on the strings? If it does, there is some feedback going to the string through the nut and or bridge, assuming all is seated well and in the saddles properly. Has anyone tried a plastic saddle...

Steiner, I think you will find the offender to be the bridge, the bridge material, how the string sits in the bridge and the tension of the strings. More thank likely going to a larger guage string will provide enough tension that when attacked hard with your fingerpicks the string will not move on ...

Being able to play the melody separates us from the animals.

You shouldnt have to live with those offending overtones. Here is a test. Tighten the offending string until the squeeling goes away, if it goes away, and hopefully before the string breaks. If the overtone does go away after tightening the string, and before it breaks, the offender more than likely...

I did not hear one gun shot during this entire discussion.

Thanks to all for your help and wisdom. Not a better group of folks exist in the world and thanks to B-Zero-B for maintaining this wonderful medium of information exchange.
I am going to shut this thread down, if I can figure out how.

Love you guys,
Cliff

David Deratamy wrote: "With MSA you will have a solid, reliable instrument that you won't have to fuss with all week to be able to play for an hour. I would suggest you stay with what you have until YOU know what you want to move up to. Steel bashing is a popular pasttime; try not to fall into ...

Hi Chris, This is good stuff. The tone is just different on the MSA. Just as in fashion, that sound may not be in now. The tele sound is hot now, but I have heard many great sounds from mellower guitars. This clears things for me. As I can make a PRS sound bright and clean, it will not be a tele, bu...

From Bob Blair "But MSA made professional level instruments too - lots of them, and most people think they still represent a good buy for someone starting out. And a lot of them are still being played professionally. Leonard Zinn, Susan Alcorn, Mike Perlowin - hey, if an istrument is good enoug...

From David Higgingbottom "I have found the MSA Classic SS that I have is the best playing and sounding guitar for me. If you are comfortable playing on the guitar, disregard what your friends say." Hi David. Welcome to SA. Hope we dont get gambling here like you guys have in Lake Charles a...

From Duzne, "Cliff, as for my opinion, MSA's are great. I owned and played one for 2 or 3 years back in the late 1970's and loved it. Mine was a single neck 5 pedals 4 knees. What is yours??? " Mine is a 3/4 S-10, dont know the year yet, maple with green stain (fading). Do you still play t...

From David, "Play several other brands of steel made during the same period and I think you'll find your so-called knowledgeable friends did you a disservice"

Hi David, do you play or own an MSA?

From Jerry,
"Cliff, you need to find some new friends if you are going to take advise from your friends. They know not what they are talking about"
I cherish my friends and respect their opinions, as I respect yours. Do you play an MSA?

From Donny
"Play several other brands of steel made during the same period and I think you'll find your so-called knowledgeable friends did you a disservice"

It seems the consensus is that perhaps I did not make a mistake.

Hi Donny,
I am going to check out those recorded MSA sounds. Thanks.

Cliff

Hi Ned, Thanks for you reply. I was hoping to be buying my last pedal steel, as I am an older student, 51. I have played music since I was 13 and the lap steel for the last year and it was time to move on, just was hoping not to have to end up trading and buying around. Thanks for your advice, Cliff

Cliff, I'd sure like to know how many folks on this forum had an MSA at one time or another ... I'll bet it's a good many people that did ! It would be interesting to see a show of hands on this subject !!....Sincerely, Jim Hi James, I guess the operative word is "had". I am led to believe...

Cliff, I'd sure like to know how many folks on this forum had and MSA at one time or another ... I'll bet it's a good many people that did ! It would be interesting to see a show of hands on this subject !!....Sincerely, Jim Hi James, I guess the operative word is "had". I am led to believ...