New Fender Steel Guitar Amp

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 23 Jul 2004 11:58 am

Orderd mine today from Sweetwater Sound in Ft. Wayne, IN 1-800-222-4700. I was told by Bob Mondock that it should be here by no later than mid-August. Bob's extension number is: 1354
He is a good guy to deal with.

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Tommy Minniear
www.ntsga.com

Mark Krutke · Post by **Mark Krutke** » 23 Jul 2004 10:33 pm

The Carter Starter, Fender "Steel King" amp made for pedal steel....It looks like the ball is rolling....(or bar I should say).

...And we have people like E to thank for their persistence.

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www.authenticrecording.com

John Fabian · Post by **John Fabian** » 24 Jul 2004 3:44 am

These are from a private showing by Fender in one of their suites at the NAMM show Friday night. Lloyd Green was in attendance along with forumites Randy Beavers, Tommy Dodd, Billy Phelps, Johnny Cox, Dyke Corson, and Bob Knight.

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John Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars

www.steelguitar.com
www.steelguitarinfo.com
www.carterstarter.com
[This message was edited by John Fabian on 24 July 2004 at 06:13 AM.]

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 24 Jul 2004 5:26 am

Good features, but best one for me is its compactness. Looks about the same size as my NV400. It'll be nice to try one out when they reach the UK. Also - nice to see it comes complete with a cover. Most don't.

KB

Dana Wayne · Post by **Dana Wayne** » 24 Jul 2004 11:18 am

Fender sent me a prototype of the Steel-King, back in june. Great amp! The Steel-king is what we used to expect from fender. They're back! Dana Flood [This message was edited by Dana Wayne on 24 July 2004 at 09:41 PM.]

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 24 Jul 2004 6:12 pm

I've got one on order. It cost me $629.
I'll be curious to hear how it compares with my old original '65 Twin Reverb.

[This message was edited by Jay Ganz on 05 August 2004 at 06:58 AM.]

Rick Johnson · Post by **Rick Johnson** » 26 Jul 2004 3:27 am

John
The new Fender amp had a great sound.
Every player sounded good, I think
the Carter guitar deserves some credit too.

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Rick Johnson
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John Fabian · Post by **John Fabian** » 26 Jul 2004 8:03 am

Thanks but those guys could make a 2by4 sound great.

Buddy Emmons · Post by **Buddy Emmons** » 26 Jul 2004 9:36 am

Yeah John, but the 2 x 4 I tested last week sounded better than ever through the new Fender. Thanks for the use of the guitar at the Fender room. Carter and Fender make a nice sounding couple.

Curry Coster · Post by **Curry Coster** » 26 Jul 2004 10:01 am

Buddy=
Could you post the settings you use on the Steel King? That would be a BIG help....
Curry

Buddy Emmons · Post by **Buddy Emmons** » 26 Jul 2004 11:22 am

Curry,
EQ Tilt - 9 o’clock for C6 and around 10 or 11 o’clock for E9.
Treble - around 11 o’clock.
Mid Level - 10 or 11 o’clock. This control doesn’t work unless the Mid Frequency knob is moved from the center setting.
Mid Frequency - 11 o’clock.
Bass – 1 o’clock
Reverb – 10 o’clock

The Steel King is designed to get a good sound with all knobs straight up, but as you know different guitars will require variations from those points. I’ve tried three or four different brand guitars with the amp and found a good tone for all of them. The settings I gave you are for my JCH, but the amp is so user friendly, you’ll not have to hunt long for a tone that compliments your guitar.

Curry Coster · Post by **Curry Coster** » 26 Jul 2004 2:25 pm

Buddy-
Thanks for the quick reply. I can't wait to try one with my '67 Emmons...
Curry

John Fabian · Post by **John Fabian** » 27 Jul 2004 3:45 am

Although Curry may live a bit far away, for those of you who live near us or are coming through the Dallas area, you are cordially invited to come to our showroom in Mesquite to try out the new Steel KingTM amp. Please feel free to bring your own steel and rig for any roadtesting you wish to do.

Thank you to Fender for letting us have one of these first production-run new Steel KingTM amps!

We look forward to seeing any of you who can make it to our shop and for those of you who can't, we look forward to seeing you in St. Louis!

John Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars
Map to our Factory and Showroom
 www.SteelGuitar.com
www.SteelGuitarINFO.com
www.OnLineSteelers.com
www.CarterStarter.com

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 27 Jul 2004 4:02 am

John,
Does this mean Carter Steel Guitars will be a dealer for the "Steel King" Amp?

BTW, The new black Carter was awesome.

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Bob Knight
Sergeant at Arms NTSGA
WWW.NTSGA.COM

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 27 Jul 2004 5:23 am

That thing looks smallish like a Webb. Is that what I'm seeing in the picture?

Brad Sarno

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 27 Jul 2004 11:01 am

Steel King 200 Watts

MODEL NAME: Steel King

MODEL NUMBER: 228-9500-000 (120V, 60Hz) USA,
228-9507-000 (100V, 50Hz) JPN,
228-9504-000 (230V, 50Hz) UK,
228-9506-000 (230V, 50Hz) EUR,
228-9503-000 (240V, 50Hz) AUS

SERIES: Vintage Reissue Series

TYPE: Solid State Amp

OUTPUT: 200 watts into 4 ohms

OHMS: 4 ohms

SPEAKERS: 1-15" Custom Eminence® 4 ohm Cast
Frame Speaker with Ceramic Magnet, p/n 0064398000, (Based on the Now Collectable JBL® D130F Speaker Used by Fender in the '60s and '70s)

CHANNELS: 1 Channels

FEATURES: Input pad,Reverb, EQ Tilt,
3-Button Footswitch, Effects Loop,
Semi Parametric Mid Control, XLR Output with Level, Ground Lift and Pre-Post EQ Switch, Limiter with On/Off Switch 3-Button Footswitch, Tuner Out with Mute Switch, Cast Frame Speaker with Aluminum Center Cap.

CONTROLS: Input Pad, Gain, EQ Tilt, Treble, Mid Level Mid Frequency, Bass, Mute Switch, Master, Limiter On/Off switch

COVERING: Black Textured Vinyl with Silver Grille Cloth

WEIGHT: 66 lbs. (29.93 kg)

DIMENSIONS: Height: 21" (53.34 cm),
Width: 20" (50.8 cm),
Depth: 12.5" (31.8 cm)

POWER HANDLING: N/A

TUBE COMPLEMENT: None

SHIPPING WEIGHT: 70 lbs

COVER: Uses cover p/n 0065532000, (Included)

ACCESSORIES: 3-Button Footswitch for Reverb, Tuner Mute and Effects Loop, p/n 0064544000,Cover: p/n 0065532000,
Casters p/n 0056483000 (US Models Only)

INTRODUCED: 7/2004

FOOTSWITCH: Uses 3-Button Footswitch for Reverb, Tuner Mute and Effects Loop, p/n 0064544000, MSRP $?

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Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 27 Jul 2004 11:16 am

Brad,

Steel King DIMENSIONS:

Height: 21" (53.34 cm),
Width: 20" (50.8 cm),
Depth: 12.5" (31.8 cm)

Webb DIMENSIONS:

Height: 21.5",
Width: 22",
Depth: 11.5" (bottom)
Depth: 10" (top)

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GARYPHILLIPS · Post by **GARYPHILLIPS** » 27 Jul 2004 5:46 pm

Buddy, will they have the SK amp at St.Louis this year,love to try one Thanks Gary

John Fabian · Post by **John Fabian** » 30 Aug 2004 11:01 am

Yes, Bob Knight, we are proud to say that we have just become Fender dealers

See our announcement here with a cool 3 Dimensional Fender to twirl around on your computer and examine

Note that the Viewpoint plug-in required to view this 3-D model does not work with these browsers: Opera and Firefox.

John Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars
www.SteelGuitar.com

Vann Ray Cranford · Post by **Vann Ray Cranford** » 11 Sep 2004 10:04 pm

I bought a new Fender Twin Reverb with two 12" JBLs back in 1975. I played it until 1978 when I sold it and bought a new Peavey Session 400 with the 15" Black Widow. The Fender amp was a good sounding amp, and I never had any trouble with it. The Peavey amp was supposed to be cleaner with less distortion for pedal steel. I do wish that I had kept the Fender amp; so that I could compare it to the new Fender amps. It took me about one year to get adjusted to the solid state sound of the Peavey over the Fender tube sound. However, I got use to the Peavey, and I believe that the Session 400 is what all other steel amps have been made to try to duplicate. Fender may have a good product out with the Steel King amp. However, in my opinion Fender is "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" as the old saying goes. The only amp that they came out with for steel guitar was back in the 1970s, and it was called the Vibrosonic; which was the same as the Twin Reverb but had a 15" JBL instead of two 12" JBLs. In 1975 both the Vibrosonic and the Twin Reverb were rated at 100 watts of power. A company has to do several things before I will spend money with them. They must make a good product, sell it at a fair price, and back up the product with a good warranty and equally good customer service. Peavey certainly has done that over the years! Hartley Peavey is no fool. He realizes what and who he has working for him in his company. I don't think you can get any better customer service than what I have received from Mike Brown and Heather Bowling at Peavey. So I guess if it does not say Peavey on the front of the amp, then it will not sit behind my steel guitar!!!