The Steel Guitar Forum

I first met Jim at the festival in Ireland around 2002 and was immediately impressed by His playing.We chatted for some time and lnstantly became friends due to His extremely friendly demeanour. I saw Jim often at the Dallas show over the next few years and was always astounded by his set choice, It...

Hi T.C. I hope You are well and are getting many orders for the Sesh. In all honesty it would be overkill in My present situation. For one , the "Live" scene here is disastrous,duo and kareoke performers take the lions share of anything that is available. I have not played outside My home ...

Such a pity that our import tax in the U.K. is horrendous.They even tax us on the cost of shipping which would probably mean a U.K.resident would pay a total of $600for a Sesh. Grrrr

A demo with sound clips would be very helpful

Good job Steven,
Hope You get plenty hits and loads of work

I had similar thoughts on the operation of the limiter but in a recent post elsewhere Travis Toy helped a lot in understanding the relation between the gain,limiter and Master. I have been unable to try out at high volume due to covid restrictions but at home levels I turned the gain full on with th...

As the title says,do We need a graphic eq.If You have a decent amp it will have good controls for Lows.mids,Highs etc., is there a benefit having further controls to tweak the sound?

Terri,Genes Daughter passed on Tuesday.
Condolences to Gene and Family
R.I.P.Terri

It would be good to find out the tips and tricks for the steel dream.Paul Franklin has serial #1 I have serial #2. I am very pleased with mine although it would help to find new settings

Best regards
Billy

Ricky I did actually say that the clip I was referrring to could be found on u Tube Colton Kise is the singer If You dial in Colton Kise on U tube the first five or six clips with a steel player are Tom Killen.You chose to use Facebook which appears to show Mike. I would say sorry for wasting Your t...

Thanks Ricky, A friend has suggested Tom Killen,I am sure the singer says something like ???Tommy before a break. Best regards Billy I have checked a few clips of Tom Killen and also Mike Borque and I am sure that it is Tom Killen with Colton. Mike has a few more pounds weight on His frame than Tom

I was watching a stream from A.J's Good time bar in Nashville
Colton Kise was singing some good ole country songs and the steel player was very good indeed
Anyone know who the steelie is? You can get Him on u tube.

Thanks Malcolm.

Probably the Rolls Royce of seats Malcolm.
Quite a hefty price though.
What is the weight of the seat(empty) ?

Out of curiosity, Do YOU prefer a steelseat with a backrest ? I have a seat which had a backrest and after a while I felt that the back rest was not required so I removed it and the only noticeable difference was it was less bulky to carry.

Thanks Jerry
I had some help from Jeff Suratt and everything is operating as it should.
Best regards
Billy

Thanks everyone for Your help. I appear to have fixed the annoyance and it may be interesting to You to know. I removed the pedal rod and upon inspection the inside part of the "hook" which connects to the link was quite uneven and looked like hardened crud which could have been from apply...

Will easing the tension on My sixth string raise make the pedal feel lighter? assuming the string returns to pitch.
When operating My B pedal without using an amp there is a "creaking" noise just before it reaches the stop.I have lubricated the moving parts (crosshaft and linage etc)

Thanks Larry, I am working slowly thru' the obvious steps and I am gradually getting there. I wonder though if the guitar has been supplied with only a half tone lower on the second string. The reason I say this is because when watching the movement of the action when the lowering lever is actuated ...

Thanks Paddy I discovered that the red tuner are compensators.

Thanks Steven I will check it out
Billy

Thanks Gents, I sent Jeff an e mail, He is not able to answer any e mails until next Monday.

I have recently acquired a Show Pro Lloyd Green and am having problems with tuning.I believed that the guitar had been over tuned,I backed off all of the tuners at the changer end and started from scratch. I tuned all strings at the key head and then started to tune the changes.The second and the fo...

Brad Sarno produces great items which have tubes. Have a look at Sarno Music Solutions.

I have two pedal steels.My Zum is My gigging guitar and I have used various brands of strings,I never went any more than twelve gigs (about forty hours max)before changing all strings .I can recall only having broken one string in fourteen Years(at a gig) I use My Rittenberry as My practise guitar a...