The Steel Guitar Forum

My condolences Johnny, he sounds like a great American.

Mullen Steel Guitars makes a versatile bracket that might be a good place to start. It holds the pedal close to the pedal bar, but could be attached to an extender plate to move the vp back a bit.


https://mullenguitars.com/product/mulle ... l-bracket/

Another consideration with the pedal steel version is the low profile option. Depending upon ankle flexibility, steel type and your posture one or the other may be a better fit.

I use the HX Effects rather than the stomp because I don't need the amp Sims. It seems they mostly model distorted tones. I've always been a clean amp guy with pedals for dirt so the HX Effects works well. There are so many eq options that you can emulate Peavey-like clean tones very effectively. I ...

While not a Chalker per se this is one of my all time favorite recordings: 'S Wonderful: 4 Giants of Swing Joe Venuti/Eldon Shamblin/Curly Chalker/Jethro Burns. https://www.amazon.com/SWonderful-Giants-Swing-Four/dp/B01G65Y7QU I don't know if it is still in print but seems to be available from a few...

Check, or have a tech look to see if the pot is wired correctly. Log pots are designed to correct for the way our hearing detects volume. The ear is very sensitive to volume changes at low levels, but not so much as volume increases. If the pot is wired backwards the rapid change will be at low volu...

Dick was largely responsible for my second attempt at pedal steel being more successful than my first. The club he founded and the Denver shows he and Lois organized introduced me to many front range steelers and their music. He was a wonderful musician and entertainer. He played pedal steel with a ...

What a terrible shock. RIP Roy and condolences to Barbara and family.

Very sad news, Neil was such a kind soul beyond being such a great player. R.I.P.

That's certainly grin worthy.

This has been my favorite thread in a long time. I switched to this tuning in fall 2019 and Johnny was kind enough to spend some time with me at the 2020 Dallas show giving me a short demo :whoa: and offering copedent advice. Thank You Johnny. My first pedal steel was a double neck and I found I did...

Pat exemplified the phrase "talent does what it can, genius does what it must". R.I.P.

Lane Gray made some videos of tunes that weren't on the sound sheet here: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... ht=winston

Heartbreaking.

Jim, I too would love to hear your comparison of the sound and feel of these pedals along with your choice for performing. I have huge respect for your ears.

Very sad news, condolences Chuck.

My sympathy for you and your family over the loss of your brother.

The loss of a mentor and long time friend is a sorrowful time. Sympathies to you and RIP to Dick.

Sitting here listening to a Pinto themed show on Idaho Public Radio Music now. Such a loss. RIP Pinto.

Don't plug it in and turn it on until it's been gone over by a tech. The filter caps are surely bad and turning it on may damage the circuitry. I've seen too many "found" old amps damaged this way, 'cuz it really is everyone's instinct to turn it on and see if it works!

Thanks for the pictures and info. It sounds like Stan's career really blossomed after he switched to bass and got into production and writing.

Late notice, but I heard Charlie Feathers' "Defrost Your Heart" on the radio this morning and was impressed by the steel playing. I researched the player and found he had recently passed. He had quite an illustrious career beyond being a great musician. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan...

John, thanks so much for making Crazy available again. I enjoyed Beautiful Dreamer thoroughly, but missed my opportunity when you first offered this. I'm looking forward to learning and learning from your arrangement.

Brad could give a better answer, but I'll try. A buffer or buffered pedal has an active stage that strengthens but, does not necessarily amplify, the signal and lowers the impedance of the output of the device. The buffer part usually has little effect on the sound. The Freeloader differs by allowin...

It is so sad to hear of JB's passing. I got to know him through the Denver Steel Club. My wife, a big Dead/Riders fan, and I were just talking about how much we enjoyed his influence on Country Touch's catalog.
I hadn't heard he was ill 'till now.
Rest in peace John.