The Steel Guitar Forum

Dirk; I haven't played through a "solid state" amp in over 20 years, so I couldn't tell you what I think.
I did plug into Jim Loessbergs Nashville 400, couple times I sat in to play a few songs with my "Now ex-Wife" Miss Leslie in the "TruCountry" show ...and I sounded good; see if this sounds like me>
https://youtu.be/Istbb-mHx5Y

https://youtu.be/VByaGnNTJ4o

Ricky

You play so well that it is hard to pay attention
to the tone!!You must be a witch doctor?

It does sound good though.
But it seems like a twin might be warmer? You need to keep a fire extinguisher handy in case that steel catches on fire!!

Thanks Dirk

Thanks Dirk. You mean like THISSSS>
https://youtu.be/gjN5CDNPDDI
Ricky

What do you do about bands that play too loud Ricky??
I am a soft player, and sometimes off on my pitch because of having to over compensate on volume pedal to hear myselF.

Hey Dirk, I did learn one thing about a loud lead player and that is to be on the opposite side of the stage that he is on. I set my amp in front of me and off to the left of me now. I play on the left side of the stage. I had some high frequency issues with my hearing the last few months. Anything I played on the small strings sounded distorted. Costed me a new speaker. Come to find out it was my hearing. Putting my amp where it is now solved the problem. I did learn one thing in all these years and that is that their is no such thing as a lead player that don't play loud!!! Also showing one how to play fill when it is his turn is a big one.

Well that is a tuff call Dirk. You can only make suggestions; but you're not gunna be able to guide someone that doesn't see/hear it. I've eventually had to tell two bands in my life: "I think you guys are great; but I can't get Drunk enough or Loud enough to play with ya'll; I'm gunna ease on down the road".
Ricky

Ricky, I can relate to that one. Left a couple groups also. Playing too load or too much alcohol.

Thanks Kevin, and Ricky for input.

Yes, lead guitar player kept noodling all through
the songs last night.Almost couldn't tale where his
solo started, and ended.Was going to jump his @$%&
but only had to play with him one night.

Lloyd always told me: "Ricky; a great band is musicians up there have a great conversation about the song">..PERIOD.
It is a Conversation; nobody yelling louder then anyone else; nobody talking over anyone; nobody start speaking a language nobody understands right in the middle of a sentence/song...ha...> then you are having a great conversation with the song.....otherwise; what is the freakin point???? Why let musicians talk to you like that musically or as a freakin person....GET OUT OF THERE and find guys interested in have a musical conversation.
Ricky

Great advise!! thank you!

What kind of pedal are you using??Ricky.
My second spare pedal is getting scratchy on the top end(only about 40 hours onchanged pot) Thinking about a Hilton? Any input?

I use an Old Sho~bud pot pedal or a old Fender Pot pedal. Yes it's all in the POT man....if you can't find a old/new stock Allen Bradley Type J 500K pot; then get the new Dunlop Pot....neither will fail you..in 3 freakin weeks like Alllllll the other newly made pots. My Sho~bud pedal has the original Allen Bradley Pot in it; so that makes it just over 40 years old.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... K&_sacat=0

https://www.songwriter.com/bradshaw/potentiometers.php

Ricky

Thanks so much for Links!!
Tom is sending me a couple today
What is your opinion on the Vibrosonic reverb vs the twin.
I realize that its two twelves vs 15"
and a 8 ohm out put transformer.Is there that much difference?

Had to keep away the mob(college girls) after using your settings on twin a couple of weeks ago!

Vibrosonic is a great Amp with the JBL D-130F...about the same power of a Twin. Twin runs two 8ohm speakers to a 4 ohm load...as that is what I run....two 8 ohm JBL K-130's and that makes a 4 ohm load. Everything in its own cabinet so not one thing is heavy. To me there's not a lot of difference between any Fender Tube amp after you get over a 100 watts of power per amp. Speakers? yes? 1 or 2 speakers? yes> to me "what speakers and where are they" is how you hear it...that is the diff.
Cool on the College Girls swarming the cool sounding rig....stay with it.
Ricky

Thanks for in put!!

Yes!!.....pot bellied,bald,53 year old stallions on campus
are the vogue thing this year!

I remember playing a College Kid gig years ago with a group of guys that were half my age. The guys in my group were really enjoying themselves, because they were the same age as the crowd we were playing for. A group of kids came up and were talking to the guys on break. One of them looked over at me, and said, "Hey Look, It's A Old Guy". I worked with these guys for about two years. Had a great time.

You mean like this? There all 20-23 I am 53

Same here back then. The young guys were a lot of fun to hang with. They were darn good pickers for sure. Two of the guys had four year degrees from Berkley School of Music in Boston.

I tale everyone that i am the bus driver, and drug councilor
Had a jazz buddy that played vibes and drums that was a grad too. I would tale him that he had to school to learn, and that I was naturally gifted

Well I'm 58 years old and play and produce a bunch of 30 year olds...and we were setting up one time and they were saying how I'm the "Dad" of the group; so I went out in front of the stage and took off my over-shirt and flashed the muscles that would kick their a$$ if they get outta line...haaa....then they all shut up.

Ricky

Looks like the Broken Spoke.....dad.

ha....you're right Brooks and we play their every Tuesday night...(when the plague is gone..ha.)
Ricky

Thats funny Ricky

When were on stage and goading the crowd.They ask
for tips that will go to my child support,lawyer and rogaine
supply!!

Hey Ricky, LOL on that one!!!! Reminds me of back in the day we were a doing house gig for about six months. Our crowd was 25 thru 35 year olds. When we were on break one of the youngsters came up and bought us a shot and a beer. The guys in my group, (all young guys, half my age), was trying to figure out what to do with a shot and a beer!!! So they started to sip the shots!! I said, no-no, this is how you do it youngun's, You slam the shot of whiskey and then you chase it with the beer!!! The funny part of the hole story, is that I very rarely ever drank alcohol and they knew it. Memories from the old days. HA!!! Almost 70 now and looking back and how time has moved on...