The guitar world is getting ready to change. We are pleased to introduce our unique hand-operated pitch changer technology for Dobro, lap steel and bass guitars (patents applied for). Electric and flat top guitars coming soon!
Unveiling at the Texas Steel Guitar Convention March 13-15, 2015.
SlideKing Lap Steel with Palm Pedal
SlideKing Resonator with Palm Pedal
Zane King discusses the new Jackson Steel palm pedal technology with Harry Jackson - from a Pedal Steel Guitar Player's perspective:
Yes palm pedals have been done before. On more than the Duesenberg. It all has to do with the design of the pulling mechanism and the ease of using the pedals while playing (whether palm, foot or knee pedals). We have continued to improve on string pulling mechanisms since our early Sho-Bud designs and patents. And we continue to get new patents. Mark T we look forward to getting your feedback from the show.
Dawn Jackson
dawn@jacksonsteelguitar.com
310-387-4431
Wow they got this right Zane can't stop playing his lap king slide.Totally different from disusenburg. First thing I notice is u use your wrist to make pitch change instead of Palm .
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Dawn Jackson wrote:Yes palm pedals have been done before. On more than the Duesenberg. It all has to do with the design of the pulling mechanism and the ease of using the pedals while playing (whether palm, foot or knee pedals). We have continued to improve on string pulling mechanisms since our early Sho-Bud designs and patents. And we continue to get new patents. Mark T we look forward to getting your feedback from the show.
What tuning and copendent do you use on the lap steel.
Hi Johnie. Yes we plan to make these pitch changers available as a kit you can use on your own products. I'll keep you posted as we get them finalized...but we are probably still at least 6 months out from this.
Jimmie, as a standard we are currently offering an open E tuning, where the pedal changes it to an open A; or an open G tuning, where the pedal changes it to an open C. However, we can accommodate other tunings.
I will be posting some videos from the TSGA show on our websites and facebook pages this week.
Dawn Jackson
dawn@jacksonsteelguitar.com
310-387-4431
Here are some videos from the TSGA conference where Lonnie Bennett and Zane King are demonstrating the new Jackson Steel instruments with hand-operating pitch changing levers.
At about 27 seconds on blue bayou the guitar or the pedal one is out of tune when he returns to the open position. Looks to me like it would be hard not to press it some and that happen a lot.
Hi Brian.
We are working to make this mechanism available for any instrument, However, we are still developing the roller bridge and tailpiece assemblies to make them universal. We anticipate 6 months before we can start marketing this package. We can custom build them for individual instruments but it will be at a pretty high price at this time...like $1000 per instrument. So my guess is most of you will want to wait
Thanks for everyone's support and interest in these new developments.
Dawn Jackson
dawn@jacksonsteelguitar.com
310-387-4431
I can't believe I agree with Chris, but I do. No need for that.
On another note I went, I saw and I played at Dallas. I think this will be the direction Steel Guitar goes in the future.I am ordering one with one of their resonators and might retrofit it to my Wolfe. What you can do is lower or raise any string or combination up to four semitones. It opens some unique possibilities with the resonator that have never been heard on that instrument before. Lots of fun!
Die with Memories. Not Dreams.
Good Stuff like Zum S-12, Wolfe Resoport
MSA SS-12, Telonics Combo.
This might be a stupid question. But with all,the technological advances, why are we still looking at a mechanical,device to do this? Is there not a way to do this electronically, that is to bend the notes up or down!
Brian Henry wrote:This might be a stupid question. But with all,the technological advances, why are we still looking at a mechanical,device to do this? Is there not a way to do this electronically, that is to bend the notes up or down!
Sure, but for such a change-mechanism I cannot see how adding electronics into the mix can improve on anything.
Brian Henry wrote:This might be a stupid question. But with all,the technological advances, why are we still looking at a mechanical,device to do this? Is there not a way to do this electronically, that is to bend the notes up or down!
That can be done. Very pricey indeed.
This would also take the players style bending the strings out of the picture. Not much fun in that.
Some old stuff just needs to be left alone and enjoyed as they are.
The mechanical hand or foot string bender is one of them. Just my thoughts.
Brian Henry wrote:This might be a stupid question. But with all,the technological advances, why are we still looking at a mechanical,device to do this? Is there not a way to do this electronically, that is to bend the notes up or down!
There is also the issue of hearing the natural sound (definitely from a resonator guitar, but possibly also from solid body steel guitar) against the pitch-altered sound.
I might be wrong but I think he's not talking about electronic changing the signal but electronically controlling the string tension like with servos and things. Maybe I'm wrong.
Dustin Rhodes wrote:I might be wrong but I think he's not talking about electronic changing the signal but electronically controlling the string tension like with servos and things. Maybe I'm wrong.
Ah, that makes sense. But still sounds "mechanical" to me, as in there would be moving parts. I thought he was talking about electronic pitch altering along the lines of things like the Whammy pedal but specific to individual strings.
