The Steel Guitar Forum

Can anyone tell me what makes the vibrato happen in the Fender Vibro-Champs? My Super Reverbs have a pulsating light but the VC does not. My VC has lost almost all of the intensity and it's not the 12AX7 tube. I've changed that out to no avail.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

If you cruise eBay long enough you'll spot the absolute best turntable ever made. I have one myself that I bought newe in 1982. It's a Revox B-790 tangential tracking table. I have a Denon moving coil cartridge on it with an outboard Denon HA-1000 head amp. I also kept my Thorens TD-166 with the Lin...

Well, one thing is for sure. If you cruise this end of the forum you're bound to run into some of these type things. And it always stirs up a flurry of responses. I guess it's all just about the bottom line for a pawn broker. But as a Rick owner thrice times over I hate to see it happen! Keep slidin...

Dan,

I'd like some pix if you still have this.

Thanks,

Kobe

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Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10
Fender Super Reverb
kobe@austin.rr.com
http://home.austin.rr.com/kobeco

Thanks Keoki. I hadn't thought of that angle. I do wonder who the steel player was for this though. Got a nice touch and tone. Probably no one famous or they would have gotten name credit. The Royal Polynesians is supposed to be the backup band so Lani Laurens may just have been an entrepreneur of s...

Hey Non-peddelers! Anyone ever heard of Lani Laurens? I just found an old album of his called Surfin' at Waikiki Beach. It's got all instrumentals and quite a nice lap steel tone. Great stuff. One cut sounds like Lovely Hula hands but is labeled Hula Love. Not sure what year this is but the label is...

Which stringmaster Mike? I have several.

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Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10
Fender Super Reverb
kobe@austin.rr.com
http://home.austin.rr.com/kobeco

Hey gurus. I picked up a little Marshall G10-Mk. II amp at Goodwill the other day for 20$ to give my grandson but it needs some replacement parts. It works well but must have been knocked over with the guitar and earhopnes plugged in. When I opened the case to see if I could tighten those plastic ja...

I've had one a couple of years now and it works great. I use it with my Fender BF Bandmaster head. The spring reverb setting is indeed very close to the original reverb sound I get from my vintage Fenders. And it's very reasonably priced. ObeWanKobe ------------------ Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Str...

This thread about the priest reminded me of the late '60's when all the Catholic churches where I lived in San Antonio (and there are a LOT of them there) were getting into the "Folk Mass" thing. It was pretty cool but really didn't go over that well with the Hispanic crowd. Now if they ha...

I've been using a BF Fender Bandmaster head with a single JBL D-130A speaker and a Holy Grail reverb unit with my stringmasters. This gets a nice clean but warm sound without any distortion. But I also use a '67 Fender Champ that has an 8" Jensen speaker for the six strings like the Oahu and th...

Indeed! I got the prototype in aluminum a while back and actually gave Ron the dimensions and photos of the knobs off my '57 T8. He did an excellent job. Can't wait to see the product in brass. ------------------ Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10 Fender Super Reverb ko...

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Wow! You guys are tough! But I have to say I agree with most of you. The GC here in Austin has some nice guys working in it but they've had a 1948 National double neck sitting in there for several years at $1350 or something like that. It's nice but not that nice. And the "vintaage" instru...

Whew! I guess I could be refered to as an "all over the map" guy. But to echo what George said it truly is individual taste. Fortunately for me I can sample lots of flavors! Kobe ------------------ Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10 Fender Super Reverb kobe@au...

Just curious but what makes you think these are "bakelite"? I thought these were wood covered with MOTS plastic. If it's bakelite it would weigh quite a bit. How much does it weigh? Kobe ------------------ Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10 Fender Super Reverb...

Back to the stringmaster question for a minute. I have several both 50's and 60's single, double and triple necks. I believe there are differences in tone due to the age of the pickups and seasoning and maybe differences in the wood used. There is also some difference in tone from the number of neck...

The local GC here is Austin has had a National D-8 with case that is a legit 1947 model (if memory serve me correctly). But they have it priced at $2000 or something like that. And it's been sitting there for about 3 years now. I told them no one would pay that for it. I actually offered them $500 f...

Duane,

You might try an ironing board to start with. That has adjustable legs and a flat top too!

Good luck!

Kobe

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Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10
Fender Super Reverb
kobe@austin.rr.com
http://home.austin.rr.com/kobeco

Roy,

Please forward the MP3 to me as well.

Thanks,

Kobe

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Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10
Fender Super Reverb
kobe@austin.rr.com
http://home.austin.rr.com/kobeco

David,

I sent you an email on this. Check your email.

Thanks,

Kobe

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Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10
Fender Super Reverb
kobe@austin.rr.com
http://home.austin.rr.com/kobeco

I'm in! Send me the decoder ring asap! I need to figure out what my wife is saying about all these instruments cluttering up the house. Something about a "garage sale" or some such gibberish. Must be an alien life form sonewhere in her background. Hurry Time is awastin'! Kobe 57 T-8 String...

Hey Basil, Good looking unit. I've got one identical to it. Even the case is the same. I paid a bit more (not much) and the date on the inside of the tuner cavity is 10/59. So I guess it was one of the first they sent out with that tolex case. I'd be interested in knowing the date on yours. Remember...

Thanks for the great 10 string tunings guys. I've got an Alkire D-10 and have the near neck tuned to the Alkire tuning but wasn't sure what to do with the other one. Now I've got some input to experiment with. Kobe ------------------ Gibson D-8 Console Grande - Stringmaster T-8 - Alkire EHarp D-10 F...

I was looking at a POD but opted for the Guitar Rig instead. It's a new type of thing for effects using a PC/laptop and a foot stomper. I love this thing. Just going through the presets was a kick and it got a ton of different effects you can utilize. Even has duwl virtual tape decks that you can us...