The Steel Guitar Forum

Bounce.

If interested make me an offer.

Manchester, England.

P.

As new - never gigged - changing priorities unfortunately.

Looking for around £375.

Happy for you to come look/try, and will be at the americana in Newark so if someone wants it and is going, we could handover there.

Paul.

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Tried to send an email direct but your ISP rejected it - how much shipped to the UK?

Paddy, lifting the *power* ground on ANYTHING is very risky. The ground is an important safety facility. Please bear in mind that we often turn up at places and rarely do any checking of the power. If we lift the ground on power and someone else gets electrocuted we have major problems. Albeit not a...

NEVER EVER LIFT THE GROUND ON A POWER CONNECTOR. Sorry about shouting like that, but the grounds are there for safety and kind of important. Are both amps connected to the same power source? If not plug them into the same power circuit. Then check ever signal lead carefully. If any are old or tatty,...

What exactly do you mean by puny? How do they sound played on the PC? The reason for this question is there are two ways it can be puny - it can be the sounds generated by the midi box itself sounding thin, or it can be the actual way the tune is "played" - the timing of the notes, what no...

Anyone know ehere I can pick up a Hilton in either the UK or Europe?

With the current exchange rate, US purchase is tempting, but there is normally less hassle buying in europe.

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Absolute beginner!
Bennet Freshman E9 3+3

> Just don't make any sour faces when you know you've just clamed and you'll be fine On the contrary, make the same mistake next verse and claim you were "trying the diminshed 14th to suggest a hint of a minor without actually playing a minor and you did not think it worked" or similar gib...

Terry, you don't need to spend $400. An SM57 (I know it looks like I have shares in shure) is a safe bet - it will do the job - I used one a week ago for steel through a boogie combo and it sounded quite nice. The first site I looked at (zzsounds) that listed a price has them at $90. The senny 609s ...

SM57 is a shure mic, and is the standard start point for many engineers when micing a guitar cab. A comment made in the post about giving the sound guy a hot signal is worth commenting on. At soundcheck, one of the aims is to set levels. What I want is the hottest signal you are going to give me. Wh...

As well as being a muso I run sound - a week ago I did a UK band called Lost Highway (one of my best friends is the lead guitar) and they have a steel player (Hi Dave!). I treat the steel as I would a guitar. By far the first choice is a mic in front, starting point is SM57. I do not like using DI w...

There are quite a few digital EQs out noe - are you looking for sing or dual? dual with one set of sliders? Want anything else in it? Budget?

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Absolute beginner!
Bennet Freshman E9 3+3

I use in ear monitors and love them. I have only gigged with them on bass, but I can hear what I play instead of just getting mud. You need a lot more in the monitor mix than you would with floor monitors, but can keep the level a lot lower. Think also about using a mic to pick up general room/audie...

I git the VS-II in preparation for getting my steel. So far I am well impressed with it. The only problem I have is remembering to turn it os and finding that the batteries are flat. It does come with a wall wart, but that is US pins not UK. ------------------ Absolute beginner! Bennet Freshman E9 3...

Hi - I am just a couple of weeks ahead of you. The carter starter seems well regarded - I bought one made by a local guy (England) though.

There are lots of very friendly and helpful guys around here.

Paul.

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Absolute beginner!
Bennet Freshman E9 3+3

I'm afraid I can't help directly, but it may be worth asking GFI themselves - http://www.gfimusicalproducts.com/Pages/Contact%20Us.htm Looking at their website, couldthis have the keyless option - http://www.gfimusicalproducts.com/Pages/Keyless%20Tuning%20System.htm Instructions are at http://www.gf...

Have you already decided on the maker? It may be best to ask them who they use, and contact the supplier for samples - Formica are one of the bigger names and do "little" sample pack that have loads of examples of what they do.

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Absolute beginner!
Bennet Freshman E9 3+3

I can't remember - is Norway part of the EU? If so you should be able to get a VSII from another EU country such as the UK such as the guys here http://www.soundsgreatmusic.com/index1.htm - this is where I got mine.

P.

A little anecdote. I have played in rockabilly bands for years. We were playing a friend's birthday party. Said friend was a guitarist (punky background), so we thought we would get him up for a number. Our guitarist had a telecaster available, and had set it up with a nice typical tele sound. Said ...

I am not a gigging steel player, but have been a bassplayer for <mumble> years, and do sound work as well. My experience is the bare minimum in monitors that you need is best. Bass is best avoided. I start with *just* vocals and work from there. It is better if guitarists then have their amps pointe...

Thanks for the replies so far! Matt - I have seen the ad and dropped Les an email. I am not convinced fixed height is a good idea just yet, but it is worth an enquiry. Thanks to everyone else as well - I suspect there may be a few more comments coming. My bulk probably won't help finding deats comfo...

I am a new steeler - had it for three weeks and been on holiday (vacation) for one of them, and was wondering what you generally sit on? I have seen some storage seats, the look a decent idea, but don't look very adjustable. I am currently using an ancient, borrowed drum stool that makes me stop aft...

Ronald - the Bennetts are made by a guy in England called Ron Bennett. He is in an area called The Wirrall, which is in between Liverpool and Chester if you know much about the UK. I am fortunate that he is less than an hour away. As a first steel I quite like the idea that he is local. The price is...

As there is already a newmwmber thread I thought I may as well but in here for my first post. My backgroung is 25+ years of playing rockabilly double bass, and fancying something more portable<G> I have bought a Bennett Freshman 3+3 E9 that I have had for less than a week! I looks forwards to the fu...