Home Built PSG in Australia
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This guitar is the most amazing thing that I've ever seen!!
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I'm so glad you did, Doug, as I missed it the first time and like everybody I have no words, but here they are:
Homebuilt? Not what I was expecting to see.
The bridge bloc alone, the materials in the fingers... just the roller nut setting device that lights when each string is level... simply amazing
not to mention the gorgeous machining. This guitar is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen aside from her.
Every little detail....(vp bracket, pedal monograms, it goes on and on, and yes, psg needs a nice panel for the front....)
Homebuilt is like saying the Titanic was built in somebody's home town.
Thank you, Mr. Hobson. Beautiful. My faith in mankind is restored.
Homebuilt? Not what I was expecting to see.
The bridge bloc alone, the materials in the fingers... just the roller nut setting device that lights when each string is level... simply amazing
not to mention the gorgeous machining. This guitar is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen aside from her.
Every little detail....(vp bracket, pedal monograms, it goes on and on, and yes, psg needs a nice panel for the front....)
Homebuilt is like saying the Titanic was built in somebody's home town.
Thank you, Mr. Hobson. Beautiful. My faith in mankind is restored.
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Doug Beaumier wrote:
Hi Alex,
I love this aspect of your design. The capability to rotate the body so undercarriage is face-up (and NOT on the floor) is ingenious. I can imagine using this to troubleshoot, re-time pulls or change copedent. Brilliant!
Doug, thanks for sharing pictures of Ales's guitar with us.
Dan
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The most hi-tech part:
Doug Beaumier wrote:From Alex: "The Roller Nut setting device... just remove the dust guard and screw on the Roller Nut setting device. The power supply is 12VDC. Each string has it's own blue LED connected to a brass contact Using an allen key, raise each Roller. When the string touches the brass contact the LED will light up continue until all 10 are complete. You now have all the strings perfectly level for your tone bar."
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Hello everyone Thank you all for showing great interest in this pedal steel and I must thank Doug Beaumier for making all this possible and not forgetting Bobs steel guitar forum. Since my last post I have had the pleasure of meeting one of Australia leading Peddle Steelers MR Ed Bates and he spend some time with me helped me a with a few tips on adjustments to the guitar He played the guitar with my Peavey 112 and then his own Fender both sounded great but I had no way of recording Ed was coming back but unfortunately He had a great family loss So be patient he will be back As you can see I have made few new innovations to the guitar what do you think
Take good care Alex Robson
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Hi Everyone for those how may interested in latest innovations I just thought I should explain them to you The 3 LEDs lights up the top of the strings and is a self contained unit run by a couple of AA batteries and when you light up the fret board you can play completely in the dark Now as for the height adjustment its very simple to operate unlock a couple of knobs disconnect your pedal bar rods raise or lower to the height you want loosen the lock nuts on your pedal bar rods refit and then lock that's about it Now if your lucky like me having shares in a crane hire company to get around ( only joking) It only has to wheel from room to room Look I'm still overwhelmed by your interest in this guitar designed and built by an old engineer that really got carried away Thank you all very its been a pleasure to be a member of Bobs steel guitar forum
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Hi Alex,Alex Robson wrote:Hi Everyone for those how may interested in latest innovations I just thought I should explain them to you The 3 LEDs lights up the top of the strings and is a self contained unit run by a couple of AA batteries and when you light up the fret board you can play completely in the dark
Funny you should mention this.... timing is everything. The subject of fretboard and other lighting to help when using pedal steel on a dark stage has come up recently. Some food for thought: I have seen the Live-Edge fretboard on Gary Reed's guitar... very cool!
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=294162
Jim Palenscar's new MSA Legend has in-built fret-lighting (thou shalt not covet, but a man can dream):
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=293932
I would like to learn more about what you have done, and are planning. Watching your progress has been fascinating.
All the best, and a Merry Christmas,
Dan
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Thanks Doug (again)!Doug Beaumier wrote:Here are new pictures from Alex showing the fretboard lighting!
Alex this is cool. Your impressive innovation continues! This is a unique approach. If I'm getting it right, each fret has a dedicated light source (LED?), and is made of something that conducts and emits light. The differentiating trait is color selection for each fret. Makes sense. We're accustomed to guitar necks with inlaid dots repeated at 3rd and 5th position.
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With Alex's passing we have lost yet another builder - and an innovator. "The bar has been set very high" - in every sense of the expression.
On reflection I find it intriguing that two Australian builders (Noel Anstead being the other) have been inspired to build this complex musical machine using such unique designs, but then Australians have always been prepared to make things work in ways not previously attempted. Perhaps it's part of our British colonial heritage, embedded in our DNA.
RIP Alex Robson. You built better than you knew.
On reflection I find it intriguing that two Australian builders (Noel Anstead being the other) have been inspired to build this complex musical machine using such unique designs, but then Australians have always been prepared to make things work in ways not previously attempted. Perhaps it's part of our British colonial heritage, embedded in our DNA.
RIP Alex Robson. You built better than you knew.
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Home built PSG in Australia
Sorry to hear of Mr. Robson's passing. Rest in Peace Mr. Robson.
Would liked to have been able to consult with him on a project I have thought of for the last couple months. Have not put on paper yet.
Some very interesting engineering principals in this build. A separate frame with the PSG suspended in it. Having string rollers adjustable for bar contact. As some people say. "He was thinking out of the box".
Would liked to have been able to consult with him on a project I have thought of for the last couple months. Have not put on paper yet.
Some very interesting engineering principals in this build. A separate frame with the PSG suspended in it. Having string rollers adjustable for bar contact. As some people say. "He was thinking out of the box".
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