out of that awesome and painful thread! My compliments to its creator.http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=194925
I would offer a sequal to it; in the following protocol:
Cutting Edge Technology that I hope will one day be a reality in our favorite Instrument:
"THE world's MOST beautiful musical instrument!"
(Listed in the order of most needed to least needed, IMO:
1. Adjustable nut rollers; with the adjusters easily engaged from the TOP of the guitar. To insure that NO matter what gauge string, the player could instantly and continuously adjust the roller(s) so all strings were dead on "CO-planar" at the top of the strings passing over the nut.
2. The totally elimination of any semblance of "Hysterisis". IE: strings that do not return to pitch when those strings are raised AND lowered (or vice versa).
3. Cabinet Drop and Raise! IE: strings that lower (or drop) when other strings are raised (or lowered).
4. Pedals AND knee levers, that are easily and continuously adjustable; according to the desires of the player; when it comes to front, back, left or right AND up and down AND angular.
5. ALL pulls on a given pedal OR knee lever; leaving AND stopping at the exact same instant in time and travel. With one exception: Those places where it is desirable to delay given pulls; such as the 9th string (E9th); or the 2nd string on the PF knee lever, etc, etc.
6. The total elimination permanently of any string breakage, EXCEPT long after they go dead.
7. ALL precision ball bearings in ANY pivots on the guitar; regardless of its location.
8. ZERO noise emanating from ANY place on that guitar. Unless the player desires it; for whatever reason!
8. Pick Ups that were dead flat in their passband response; and totally void of ANY extraneous sounds of ANY kind; except for the sounds a player desires.
9. The ability to make changes easier than eating apple pie and ice cream; that mother made when we were children!
10. Pedals AND knee levers that could be instantly and on demand (drop and/or raise) ANY string to its maximum mechanical limit. Along with ROCK Solid stops in every instant where ONLY the "return" stop is adjustable, like Emmons' LeGrandes.
11. Programmable sound such as an Emmons P/P all the way down to a Fender 1,000; to permit you to play Blue Jade now; and the next song, Buck Owens' "Foolin Around"! Etc.
12. String tuning instantly and continously self adjusting to desired pitch. In a word. A player NEVER has to tune his guitar in any way, once the guitar is programmed according to your desires. With ANY known temperament on demand.
13. Legs infinitely adjustable.
14. Pedal bars that intall like Excels' with no wing nuts or any 'other' hardware to tighten.
15. Changers come standard with a minimum of 6R and 6L capability. And of course, absolutely no need for reversing knee levers (right moving levers).
16. Raise helper springs easily adjustable from the right end plate.
17. Return springs easily adjustable from the right end plate.
18. PU's easily replaced AKA: Sierra and the newer MSA's.
19. Pedal shapes AND knee lever shapes ergonimically designed and emplimented. Sho-Bud started the ball rolling in this endeavor, then it died on the vine. That is sad indeed, IMO.
20. Lighted tuning compartment on demand.
21. Tuner jack ON the guitar with a 3 way switch ON the guitar that would allow:
A. Tuner only.
B. Both.
C. Amp (or vol ped) only.
22. A precion strobe tuner as an intregal part of the guitar; similar to newer cars with GPS built in; that are located in such a manner, that the eyes can see it (even using peripheral vision) for programming step 12 above and/or testing to see if it is what the player desired; instantly.
23. "Pod" devices that are integral to the guitar.
24. A guitar that says to you, the moment you sit down to it,
"Let's me and you MAKE music!"
and last but by NO means, least...............
25. AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL THAT COVERS EVERY NEED A PLAYER WOULD HAVE, WRITTEN IN A SUCCINCTLY CLEAR CUT STEP BY STEP MANNER, SHIPPED WITH EVERY GUITAR; AND INSTANTLY AVAILABLE FROM THE FACTORY ON A WEBSITE. Along with the necessary tools that are most often needed to accomadate the manual; like Excels do.
If the automobile is any indicator, most (if not all) of the above, will be the Pedal Steel Guitar of the future. I am 78. There is not a snowball's chance in hell, I will live to see it,
But............
May others live to see this awesome PSG unfold, that will help catupult "THE world's most beatiful instrument" into the mainstream of musical genre', so that NEVER again will any one shun or have NO clue to...
"What is that?"
Let alone call it a *&^%??^%$,
"Slide Guitar!"
Wishful thinking?
Maybe
But Jesus said,
"For with God, ALL things are possible! Even that which may seem to be impossible!"
c.
not a chance
