The Steel Guitar Forum

Thank you b0b and his family / friends for this amazing forum. I get most of my pedal / lap steel guitar information here.

Happy to see that the forum is not going anywhere.

RIP sir.

I am on the FM9 waitlist also. That and the FM3 would seem to be a lot more gig friendly than my rack mount. There are a ton of Class A tube amps in the Fractal library including the Fender Champ that should work well for lap steel. You can have multiple amps and cabs in the same preset and switch ...

Wow.. I just saw this about Ray's graduation to heaven. I only knew him, because I bought a Walker seat from him about ten years ago. I need some replacement parts for my pedal steel guitar. Just called his number and saw it was disconnected, which led me to this thread. Ray was a kind man. I could ...

I am on the FM9 waitlist also. That and the FM3 would seem to be a lot more gig friendly than my rack mount. There are a ton of Class A tube amps in the Fractal library including the Fender Champ that should work well for lap steel. You can have multiple amps and cabs in the same preset and switch ...

Sounds great! I'm on the waitlist for an FM9. I play guitar in a lot of churches where I need a lot of delays and ambient reverbs. I'm hoping to downsize from my 8 pedals to the FM9. And set up specific blocks / scenes for my Rittenberry and West Coast 8 string lap steel. Thanks for sharing the clip.

Also worth checking out is Greg's work on the WPA CD a few years ago with Sean and Sara Watkins(Nickel Creek), Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), etc.- the list truly goes on forever and I'm proud and lucky to have Greg as a good friend. Love that project. That's where I first discovered Greg's...

Very nice!
Thank you for posting!
Steve

Yes.. all the time.
In addition to the various delays, I use the "Ice" setting.
Sounds glorious !

I own one and use it on my electric guitar pedalboard.
I don't think it would work for my pedal steel guitar setup.

I loved it!!
Great find! The whole band sounded great, too!

Norman Evans wrote:Here's a nice video of Greg with Bill Frisell doing I Can't Help If I'm Still In Love With You.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YefeUachncA

Very nice!

Thanks for sharing!

Another Boss Katana head amp user here.
Its perfect for bedroom rehearsals, along with a 1/8 mini input jack for jam tracks.
I use the acoustic setting at 100 watts.. gets the job done.

West Coast Steels here in Camas, WA.
Bob Littleton..
I own one of his 8 strings .. its an wonderful sounding guitar.

Sounds great!
I like seeing the generational mix ( ages) going on, too.
Nice lap steel playing!

I would say get the Katana if you are an utility player. I ordered a Katana 100 because I spend a good chunk of the night on banjo and 6 strings. I've been hauling 3 amps for bar and club gigs and its just not worth it. The banjo and acoustic guitar through my Fishman preamp into a Katana sounds ni...

Hi Gary There is a long thread over at the Gear Page, where players have swapped out speakers. Some like the changes, others don't. Like previous posters, I bought the Katana head when they first came out. I use it with a Tweaker cab 12" speaker w closed back, and a open back 15" Big Ben E...

That's a beautiful guitar!
And a great picture of Mr Rittenberry.
I was able to purchase a Kelly Green one, serial number #006 that he built.
I wish he would have signed mine.

Another vote for Walker with a back rest.
Ive had mine for six years or so.

I own the Katana head and play it with the following:

15" Big Ben Emmeince speaker ( open back cab)

12" Tweaker Cab closed back.

Both of these work well for me,
I play a Rittenberry SD 10, a West Coast 8 string lap steel.

The Kat head produces a lot of low end. And its more than loud!

I own a Katana head and play it with a 15" Big Ben and a 12" tweaker cab. Both setups work well with my pedal and lap steel. I use the acoustic setting if I want a total, clean sound. The head has a 5" internal speaker thats great for bedroom rehearsal. And it can get plenty loud with...

Mr. Rittenberry,

Glad to read that you are feeling better.

I still have #006 Kelly green SD 10.

Thanks for building such an amazing instrument.

Best

Steve Hotra

Hi John,

Could I get a copy of your tab for Desperado ?

stevehotramusic@gmail.com

Thanks in advance

Steve

Derek is sharing a live version of Jackson and band performing Take It Easy/Our Lady of the Well (it helps when you give folks plenty of information - in this modern era of info "overload" I estimate that when you don't, maybe 10-20% of your "audience" takes the time to actually...

I just bought my Katana head and played my 8 string lap steel with it. The small 5" speaker is more than enough for bedroom playing / rehearsal. When I engaged the "brown" sound, I was able to get a very smooth distortion sound with my lap steel ( West Coast guitar with George L picku...

Just got off the phone with Bryant. And I am impressed / thankful for the quick response. My inserts will be arriving next week. Like I posted before, my Walker Seat has held up very well, with over 6 years of use. Bryant mentioned that he has made improvements on the design. If you are looking for ...