The Steel Guitar Forum

Which instrument do you play most often?

Jack,
Is there a pedal steel with more than two necks?
Erv

Erv Niehaus wrote: Is there a pedal steel with more than two necks?

Very few that I'm aware of, but there are some of 'em out there. Here's one of some reknown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ULYyWTWgo

My RP U-12

Jack,
Yes, you jogged my memory.
If I remember, though, they didn't have pedals on all three necks.
Am I correct?
Erv

Erv Niehaus wrote:Jack,
Is there a pedal steel with more than two necks?
Erv

Johnny Cox had a beautiful triple neck Zum.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... 98c478fc26

Erv Niehaus wrote: If I remember, though, they didn't have pedals on all three necks.
Am I correct?

I believe that to be correct for that particular instrument, Erv, but I'm far from an expert. (Still merely a spurt.) I'm purty sure there are other triple-neck instruments -- such as vintage Wright Customs and perhaps some early Sho-Buds and Sierras -- with pedals operating on multiple necks. There are guys here who do know for certain; perhaps they'll chime in.

On that guitar of Johnny Cox's, I'm not sure that he had pedals or levers on that third neck.
Erv

I only8 have one, the GFI Ultra D-10

My main steel. Mullen G2 9x8

I believe Paul Sr built this for Paul Jr, I remember seeing it at a steel show (Knoxville?)
pretty sure the extra neck was an identical E9 but an octave lower... baritone steel. a rare bird indeed

Erv Niehaus wrote:On that guitar of Johnny Cox's, I'm not sure that he had pedals or levers on that third neck.
Erv

From an old post, when he listed it for sale:

My 2000 custom built Zum triple neck is for sale. Rosewood front and rear apron, birdseye top. aluminum necks with 10,10 and 11 strings.Tom Morrell's E13th including the pedal set up he recommended. E9th and extended 11 string C6th.This is the one and only guitar of it's kind. 9x8. First 3 x 5 on E9th. 4x4 on E13th 7x5 on C6th.

This is fascinating, but to get back to the poll briefly - designing one can be tough and I'm not criticising Jack. But the sole single-neck category doesn't distinguish between basic E9 and the larger universal formats, which to my mind are as significant as the D10 which they seek to emulate.
But it's interesting nevertheless.

Now that this is the state of my pedal foot, I have to select acoustic non-resonator. When I come out the other side of recovery from this reconstructive surgery in four months, I'll be looking for a custom psg with pedals on the right. (And then the dilemma: A-B-C left to right or C-B-A? I was an Emmons guy, although it's an insult to the master to associate his name with my playing.)

My main pedal steel is my 2010 Jackson Blackjack Custom, and my main dobro is my Gold Tone Paul Beard Signature Series Deluxe

I only have two- identically the same setup. Emmons 68-1224 and and an Emmons 78-2443. D 10 8x5.

My Jackson ProIV has finally taken the #1 position (4/5). I have had it about 5 or 6 years but could never really get away from my Dekley (3/3)...I just trusted it so much for both indoor and outdoor playing. It's a clunky tank but great sounding. The Jackson is a smooth, beautiful guitar and it has proven itself just as reliable in the tuning-stability department and it is my "go to" now.

The Dekley on the other hand is going through a dedicated C6 setup since I really need to spend some time with that tuning. I've got pedals 5-8 and one knee working good now. Just ordered more parts from PSGParts.com for two more knees!

Tom

For me, just my GFI S-10 Expo 3 & 4 -

My Weissenborn style Luna is always handy, so I tend to grab it. No need to mess with an amp or anything. For live work, it’s probably the Weissy 60%, and late 30’s Ricky Model 59 about 40% of the time. Oddly enough, on our new album coming out in October, it’s the Ricky on 60% and the Weissy 40% of the songs.

‘66 Emmons Bolt-On invoice guitar

Most played at home for me is a GFI D-10. Most gigged is a 50s Fender 6-string lap steel with a pickup. I can fake the PSG enough for most gigs and don't have to haul a D-10.

I've had a number of pedal steels over the last 45 years but lately I've only been playing a keyless Excel U12 w/8+9.
It checks off all the boxes for me.

Miles Lang wrote:My Weissenborn style Luna is always handy, so I tend to grab it. No need to mess with an amp or anything. For live work, it’s probably the Weissy 60%, and late 30’s Ricky Model 59 about 40% of the time. Oddly enough, on our new album coming out in October, it’s the Ricky on 60% and the Weissy 40% of the songs.

UPDATE: It’s now the Stringmaster D8 for all live work. We will see if it eclipses the other steels in the studio

I was wondering why I couldn't vote and then realized that the thread is a couple years old. I play a '59 Stringmaster D8 for standing gigs and a pre-war Rickenbacker B6 for most sit-down gigs. I have several other 6, 7 and 8 string lap steels that make it into rotation when the mood is right. Mostly the Stringmaster though.

I was wondering why I couldn't vote and then realized that the thread is a couple years old.

This poll is 'never ending', in the sense that the number of days to expiration was set to zero, which has that effect.

But if you already voted, the system won't let you vote again. I'll bet that's the situation.