| Author |
Topic: Milkman amp for steel guitar settings |
Steven Black
From:
Gahanna, Ohio, USA
|
Posted 7 Jun 2023 3:45 am |
|
| Does anyone know what settings are good for steel guitar on a milkman amp? |
|
|
|
Steve Lipsey
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
|
Posted 7 Jun 2023 9:31 am
|
|
.Tim Marcus says. "Whatever settings you like.."
Tim talks about how steel players cut the mids on the traditional amps, but he says that is because those amps have a mid-peak (I think that is what I remember him telling me the reason was)..HIs amps are pretty neutral and you can just, literally, play it by ear...
_________________
https://www.lostsailorspdx.com
Williams S10s, Milkman Pedal Steel Mini & "The Amp"
Ben Bonham Resos, 1954 Oahu Diana, 1936 Oahu Parlor |
|
|
|
Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
|
Posted 7 Jun 2023 10:55 am
|
|
| And to quote one S. Lipsey, “it’s hard to find a setting which sounds bad.” |
|
|
|
Tim Marcus
From:
San Francisco, CA
|
Posted 7 Jun 2023 12:50 pm
|
|
Hey Steven - it depends on which model amplifier you have, but in general I find a good starting point to be "all knobs at noon" and from there you can make minor adjustments.
my amplifiers are designed to sound great with steel guitar right out of the box - there are not many controls and the idea behind that is you should not need to spend much time getting the amp to sound right, you should just be able to plug in and start playing music
_________________
Milkmansound.com |
|
|
|
Fred Rogan
From:
Birmingham, AL USA
|
Posted 7 Jun 2023 2:36 pm
|
|
What Tim said...
I have a The Amp Combo and a The Amp 100. I do keep both tone controls at noon as Tim suggested but I also use an MXR 10 band EQ pedal (a great little pedal that runs about $149). The MXR allows me to compensate for rooms and music directors who want more or less twang. I also have two different Show Pros and adjust the MXR somewhat differently for each of them and also for 6 strings.
I don't care for midrange controls on amps and that is one of many reasons I love my two Milkman amps
_________________
Show Pro SD10 guitars
Milkman Amps |
|
|
|
