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When I first read the title, I thought it said 3D Printed NECKS... LOL I remember seeing some older steels with 3D necks, with raised logos and fret markers... Can't remember what brand it was, maybe early Sho-Bud? Sorry my post is slightly off-topic, but yeah... I think 3D printed NECKS would be co...

I use the boss CS-3. It's cheap enough, and good enough. Again, just my opinion. A compressor places a limit on the amplitude of the signal, so even when you hit the strings hard, it still rings at the same volume. It simultaneously acts as a mild boost, bringing up the amplitude of the quiet notes,...

I also have a Red Stripe Bandit, but I'm using the Silver Stripe as my practice amp for steel. The names of things are slightly different on the Red Striple, but they're basically the same... I would use the Clean channel set to "Modern". Set the Resonance to "Tight" and the TDyn...

This topic seems to have taken off in two directions. The OP seemed to be asking about PSG construction, NOT music. Follow up posters seemed to take it off into a direction discussing music itself. Regarding music........ Think about it: What standards have been produced, in any genre, in the last ...

Or the 5 mm hex nut... Or is it 5/16ths?

For many years, the Winnie Winston book has been a treasure trove of information regarding the evolution of the pedal steel guitar, complete with individual tuning and pedal set-ups of pioneers in the business. It is currently available on Amazon at the following URL: https://www.amazon.com/Pedal-S...

What are standards today that will likely still be considered standards tomorrow? Are there any standards today that you believe will not stand the test of time? 10 string E9 and 10 string C6 are both standard today, but some younger non-country players seem to be trending back to 8 string necks... ...

I didn't realize that Amazing Slow Downer was only $10 on Android! COOL!

I use Transcribe!, as they have a Linux version, and I still use MP3s... I'm old school like that!

Lane Gray wrote:Especially if a previous owner oiled the bushings.

Makes sense.

Thanks again Lane! I haven't experienced any of those things lately, but when I first got it (20+ years ago) one of the ball joints gave way. I replaced all three and cleaned out the changer and it's been fine ever since. One difference is the bushings that hold the cross shafts are made from nylon ...

Thank you Lane for the wealth of information! We should have tips like that in a separate thread... Or in the book! ;) I'm surprised there aren't more books on PSG history. With modern desktop publishing, the economies of scale should work even with a small audience. I have hope! :) FWIW, I found so...

Thanks Lane, much obliged! Compared to my newer D10 MSA (85-ish?), the pedals and levers on my '73 S10 are noticeably stiffer. When I was shopping for a D10, I also played a Rains, and the tension on the Rains was similar to the newer MSA, i.e., much looser than 73 S10. I recently had the '73 change...

Hoping some of the more experienced folks here might be willing to explain the evolution of our instrument from the 50's to today. Is there are timeline of PSG evolution published somewhere on the Internet? My first PSG that stayed in tune was a 1973 MSA S10 Classic. I recently got a mid-80's MSA D1...

Very nice guitar. Wish you were local!

Now you're scaring people, Jay... ;) LOL! I love C6, there are so many beautiful chords just right there... I'm still a beginner on steel, but I have a good understanding of diatonic harmony. Seriously, I want to learn some common ways to play diatonic major and minor sequences, as well as common s...

Thanks! I just started on C6, so this is very timely. It would be really helpful to know the full diatonic chords in C, both major and minor (do re mi, do re me, etc), in the 3 most common combinations. C Dm Em F G7 Am Bo Cm Do Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb Obviously the 9, #11, and 13 are available on the C, the ...

Tough crowd... David had a good idea to generate some conversation. Maybe even a dream to make pedal steel accessible to a wider audience. That's not a bad dream, IMHO. This has been one of the livelier threads in a while. Some of the comments here make us look a bunch of old curmudgeons. I'm not of...

I haven't seen any Chinese guys trying to register for the forum, but I don't pay very close attention to that kind of stuff... However, I have seen at least two Indian guys here asking questions, and since I've seen bottleneck slide electric guitar being used in contemporary Indian pop music, I'm c...

I think it's worth talking about. The main difficulty with spreading the Pedal Steel Gospel are the barriers to entry. There are several barriers to entry, but cost is definitely one of them. The others are the fact that it's complicated, so unless you're in a major city, it is difficult to find som...

Michael Yahl and Jim Palenscar have them. BTW, if they are awful tight, they'll last longer Thanks for that! I understand about the tight fit. What I didn't understand before is that most modern steels, including the new MSA's, use a thinner rod than my old 1973 MSA. The old MSA's are 1/8', which i...

Jim Palenscar wrote:I have new nylon hex nuts of the original size at the shop.

Thank you Jim. I already ordered some from Bill Ferguson, but I might get some from you as well. Thanks for letting me know you've still got 'em.

Looks like I'm not the only one experiencing this!

They are thicker than the rods on my rebuilt D10 SS. Alex Johnson of Charley's Guitars says the correct hex nut size is no longer available. Looking for an alternative. The ones I bought from Steel Guitar Network are too small for the rods... Maybe I need to drill em out to the correct interior diam...

What is the diameter of the rods in a 73 MSA Classic? They seem fatter than more modern steels, and I'm having a hard time finding hex nuts that will fit.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!