The Steel Guitar Forum

Did Sierrea make a tuning wrench for the Hex's in the changerend. Just acquired a U12 Olympic and I'd like to have one. Ty It is larger than today's hex tuners. I went to a hardware store and got a long-barrel socket, and wrapped it with grip tape. Works really well. If you have a socket set you ca...

The "Split Method" of lowering string-6 a full-step then raising it back up a half-step, doesn't work on Push Pulls.
I have two Push Pulls so I lower G#'s a half step.
On an Excel, you can have both if you want.

I would just go with the G#-to-G.
You can slam that lever and be dead on.
I think the reason this change gets Pa-Pood so much by Steel Players is that it's a guitar-player-knowedge based change.
I think it's great.
I also like Rickys take on it, in his copedant.

I like and have that change.
Traditionally there are several other methods of playing minors.

I am a Jeff Newman S12U E9/B6 Universal player and would say that this is still a good way to go for folks who are new to Pedal Steel and are planning to play regularly with a live band.

I have to lower the pickup ti get the wrench into the split-screw. By the time the split-screw get anywhere near the changer-finger, it is about to fall out of it's threads. The way they Roddenberry the B-to-Bb on my Steel, the distance the finger moves is so small that the split-screw is not an acc...

I have to lower the pickup to get the wrench into the split-screw. By the time the split-screw gets anywhere near the changer-finger, it's about to fall out of it's threads. The way they rodded the B-to-Bb on my Steel, the distance the finger moves is so small that the split-screw is not an accurate...

Hi Justin, Please let us know if you are able to get the split-screw to reach the changer-finger, so that it is now the Stop for your E-to-Eb(s). Just curious if it works on your Excel. I basically don't use the split-screws on my Excel Superb because they are difficult to access with an allen-wrenc...

Just booked my room and made my flight rez!

I was mainly going for the simplest way to set this posters Steel up as a Universal with the least modifications.

I would use the exisitng parts on pedals 4 and 5, to be pedals 5 and 6 of and S12U. So the pedals would be: A B C 5 6 Pedal4 already lowers string7 F# to F. Put the other change on string1 F# to G and you have P5 of a Universal. Pedal5 already lower string8 to D, so just remove that string6 change a...

I don't get it either, but, the first place I look is directly under the pedal bar.

Maybe I should check this out.
Will give a ring

I played Steve's new Steel this past weekend.
It is very cool!
I was able to get used to the 6-string method pretty quick.
It's totally do-able. Any other needed note is within two frets.
It was very fun to play!
Sounded really good!
Good Steelin' to you, Steve!

Yes. Just think of every tuning as Universal.
AB pedals and E-to-Eb pedal/lever, and you can play pretty much any song.
Most Uni's are closer associated with having 7x5 pedals/levers.

Steve, I hope to check out the Jackson sometime!

Can you post the set list?
Just curious!
Pete

I have a bracket you can try Steve.

Sonny, fwiw, In my own experiments with my own Excel long scale S12U, the 12 always outlasted the 11.
I change that string every few weeks before it breaks, and change the whole set every few months.

Hi Sonny, Here is some info I got from Dave Easley on this topic on his Excel. He is using the High Carbon Steel model KPL011 D'Addario .011 string. "I use D'Addario, high carbon steel, soldered end 11s and I put a little drop of Scotty's Oil on the bridge right after a couple of swipes with fi...

Also, I play a U 12 so there could be a B6th change to add. To experiment with a quick B6th change on the C-pedal, Tune the String-4 change so it doesn't do anything, and tune the string-5 change so it only raises from B-to-C. Now in B6th mode, that pedal is analogous to the E9 F-lever. You could t...

The D#-C# change is the coolest thing ever. My findings were different. I know there's a cool Emmons-split lick associated with it, but it's not worth the half-stop feel issue on the D, during my gigs. I'd rather use a slant to get that note. With that said, I would always like to see some vids of ...

I took the speakers out of my Fender Twin Reverb, and also my Vibrosonic Reverb, and just use separate speaker cabinets now. I currently have a JBK K110 cab, a JBL D120 cab, and a JBL D130 cab, that I typically choose from, to run with my Amps. Just get a nice Speaker Cable and Speaker Cab, and you ...

I took that C# change off of that lever, because, on the bandstand, I use the D note WAY more than the C#. Now I can slam that lever from D#-to-D no problem (it also lowers string-9 from D-to-C#). I will happily leave the licks associated with that string-2 D#-to-C# change to others (I don't have an...

Norm Hamlet - Hammin It Up
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