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Thank you all so much for your kind words, I can really see why I stayed way from this forum for so long while my wife was slowly dying of cancer! Mad

Thank you so much Gary, an incredible woman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28L0eI1LGCk&feature=youtu.be

As I said before, the .068" Live Steel String COMPLETELY SOLVED MY PROBLEM! Thank you all for your suggestions, but PLEASE NO MORE SUGGESTIONS, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

Brad, did you try D'Addario or Frenchy's strings ? I'm interested in your experience.
Yeah Bob, I almost always use D'Addario for both steel and guitar, never tried Frenchy's strings though.

Brad, I'm all E9th so no experience with the 070 plus I have not seen any comments on the 070 as compared to others. I will be glad to send you an 070, tune it up and run it thru the mill, I only have ...

Brad, I am a dealer for Livesteel Strings, What is the guage of the string you are having trouble with, I am at rayssteel@gmail.com
Ray, the .068" Live Steel String arrived today and I put it r ...

I'm going to try out one of Ray Thomas's .068" Livesteel Strings, and see how that sounds in comparison to the one I'm using now.

The reason I keep saying STRING suggestions is because I know just how important the string's core, windings, and gauge are, and how they can drastically affect the crispness and tone of a string, be ...

I'm actually extremely happy with the tone, equalization, and crispness of ALL of my strings (EVERY SINGLE ONE) except for that one, and when I change that one string with other gauges and/or brands I ...

PROBLEM SOLVED!!! I knew that Buddy Emmons always had great tone with ALL of his strings, so I went out and bought a derby, that string sounds so much better now. Rolling Eyes

I just did a comparison and the ProPik QuikPik is brighter than the Fred Kelly's which are brighter than std thumb picks.

Thanks Jim, but I'm looking for a string NOT a pick, only one of my strings ...

I would like to thank everyone for your various and unique suggestions to my simple question, thank you!

I currently have a .068" stainless, which surprisingly enough sounded better than the .070" that I tried, but it's still just a tad duller sounding than the ninth string, and I found the sam ...

I've tried I don't know how many different string brands and gauges, even a couple of bass guitar strings, and just can't seem to find a low C string that doesn't sound a little bit dead, any suggesti ...

Today I noticed that Electro-Harmonix just came with some new guitar synth pedals for synth,organ, and piano using a standard guitar pickup, and they're only a couple of hundred bucks each. Electro-Ha ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOkbuXsHz7Y

Brad,

Beautiful "Song For Patricia" - I loved the way you brought in the strings. Very nice.

Clearly you have real building skills - I just mod. You parlor guitar is stunning - both ...

I've had pretty good results with both Casio guitars that put out MIDI directly and Roland GK guitars that will only drive GK modules or MIDI with a GK to MIDI converter.

I'm planning on mounting a ...

Great idea! I like MIDI guitar but for most it is very difficult to mix & match MIDI components.

I built my own MIDI guitar using the Ghost system by GraphTech:

http://www.graphtech.com/pro ...

You could use two Roland synth units - each being driven by 6 strings.
I certainly considered that, but after being a working musician for well over forty years I've grown weary of lugging, setting u ...

agree with others .. if you could somehow add more string pickups .. you could get the unique pedal steel chord voicing .. on other instruments like piano and organ.[/quote]

I totally agree also, I ...

Congratulations on your pickup, Brad. I'm happy you are keeping after your cool ideas and inventions.
It's been a while since we hung out. If you are ever in the Burlington area, maybe we can ...

Not to derail the thread but I thought Rusty Young was using a midi-pickup back in the late '80s. Does anyone know if that's true and if so, what pickup he was using?

I only owned one Poco album, s ...

[quote="Larry Allen"]Thanks Brad...I am using 1) Piano 2) Rhodes 3) Jazz Organ 4) Glide Organ 5) Vibes 6) Trombone 7) Acoustic guitar .....running thru an Alesis Midiverb4.NV112...Larry Very Happy

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Topic: "White Christmas" on my homebuilt universal!
Brad Higgins Replies: 6 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 10 Dec 2017 1:25 pm Subject: "White Christmas" on my homebuilt universal!
Brad Higgins Replies: 6 Views: 1593	Thank you all so much for your kind words, I can really see why I stayed way from this forum for so long while my wife was slowly dying of cancer!
Topic: "White Christmas" on my homebuilt universal!
Brad Higgins Replies: 6 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 9 Dec 2017 6:43 pm Subject: "White Christmas" on my homebuilt universal!
Brad Higgins Replies: 6 Views: 1593	Thank you so much Gary, an incredible woman!
Topic: "White Christmas" on my homebuilt universal!
Brad Higgins Replies: 6 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 9 Dec 2017 11:42 am Subject: "White Christmas" on my homebuilt universal!
Brad Higgins Replies: 6 Views: 1593	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28L0eI1LGCk&feature=youtu.be
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jun 2017 12:50 pm Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	As I said before, the .068" Live Steel String COMPLETELY SOLVED MY PROBLEM! Thank you all for your suggestions, but PLEASE NO MORE SUGGESTIONS, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jun 2017 9:43 am Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Brad, did you try D'Addario or Frenchy's strings ? I'm interested in your experience. Yeah Bob, I almost always use D'Addario for both steel and guitar, never tried Frenchy's strings though.
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jun 2017 4:25 am Subject: Re: String
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Brad, I'm all E9th so no experience with the 070 plus I have not seen any comments on the 070 as compared to others. I will be glad to send you an 070, tune it up and run it thru the mill, I only have ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jun 2017 8:57 am Subject: Re: String
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Brad, I am a dealer for Livesteel Strings, What is the guage of the string you are having trouble with, I am at rayssteel@gmail.com Ray, the .068" Live Steel String arrived today and I put it r ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jun 2017 10:16 am Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	I'm going to try out one of Ray Thomas's .068" Livesteel Strings, and see how that sounds in comparison to the one I'm using now.
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jun 2017 6:54 am Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	The reason I keep saying STRING suggestions is because I know just how important the string's core, windings, and gauge are, and how they can drastically affect the crispness and tone of a string, be ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jun 2017 4:16 am Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	I'm actually extremely happy with the tone, equalization, and crispness of ALL of my strings (EVERY SINGLE ONE) except for that one, and when I change that one string with other gauges and/or brands I ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2017 1:37 pm Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	PROBLEM SOLVED!!! I knew that Buddy Emmons always had great tone with ALL of his strings, so I went out and bought a derby, that string sounds so much better now.
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2017 12:55 pm Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	I just did a comparison and the ProPik QuikPik is brighter than the Fred Kelly's which are brighter than std thumb picks. Thanks Jim, but I'm looking for a string NOT a pick, only one of my strings ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2017 12:14 pm Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	I would like to thank everyone for your various and unique suggestions to my simple question, thank you!
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2017 2:46 pm Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	I currently have a .068" stainless, which surprisingly enough sounded better than the .070" that I tried, but it's still just a tad duller sounding than the ninth string, and I found the sam ...
Topic: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2017 11:03 am Subject: Best low C string for crisp tone on C6th PSG???????
Brad Higgins Replies: 30 Views: 6139	I've tried I don't know how many different string brands and gauges, even a couple of bass guitar strings, and just can't seem to find a low C string that doesn't sound a little bit dead, any suggesti ...
Topic: Midi system for pedal steel
Brad Higgins Replies: 17 Views: 5680	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Jun 2017 8:31 am Subject: Midi system for pedal steel
Brad Higgins Replies: 17 Views: 5680	Today I noticed that Electro-Harmonix just came with some new guitar synth pedals for synth,organ, and piano using a standard guitar pickup, and they're only a couple of hundred bucks each. Electro-Ha ...
Topic: Midi system for pedal steel
Brad Higgins Replies: 17 Views: 5680	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 3 Jun 2017 3:50 am Subject: Midi system for pedal steel
Brad Higgins Replies: 17 Views: 5680	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOkbuXsHz7Y
Topic: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 May 2017 4:23 am Subject: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Brad, Beautiful "Song For Patricia" - I loved the way you brought in the strings. Very nice. Clearly you have real building skills - I just mod. You parlor guitar is stunning - both ...
Topic: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 May 2017 1:37 pm Subject: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	I've had pretty good results with both Casio guitars that put out MIDI directly and Roland GK guitars that will only drive GK modules or MIDI with a GK to MIDI converter. I'm planning on mounting a ...
Topic: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 May 2017 1:30 pm Subject: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Great idea! I like MIDI guitar but for most it is very difficult to mix & match MIDI components. I built my own MIDI guitar using the Ghost system by GraphTech: http://www.graphtech.com/pro ...
Topic: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 May 2017 1:47 pm Subject: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	You could use two Roland synth units - each being driven by 6 strings. I certainly considered that, but after being a working musician for well over forty years I've grown weary of lugging, setting u ...
Topic: Poor man's MIDI for pedal steel (Roland GK-3 converted)
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 May 2017 12:43 pm Subject: Re: Gk3
Brad Higgins Replies: 21 Views: 6757	agree with others .. if you could somehow add more string pickups .. you could get the unique pedal steel chord voicing .. on other instruments like piano and organ.[/quote] I totally agree also, I ...
Topic: My latest steel pickup. NOW WITH MIDI ALSO!
Brad Higgins Replies: 29 Views: 10453	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 May 2017 8:51 am Subject: My latest steel pickup. NOW WITH MIDI ALSO!
Brad Higgins Replies: 29 Views: 10453	Congratulations on your pickup, Brad. I'm happy you are keeping after your cool ideas and inventions. It's been a while since we hung out. If you are ever in the Burlington area, maybe we can ...
Topic: My latest steel pickup. NOW WITH MIDI ALSO!
Brad Higgins Replies: 29 Views: 10453	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 May 2017 6:41 am Subject: My latest steel pickup. NOW WITH MIDI ALSO!
Brad Higgins Replies: 29 Views: 10453	Not to derail the thread but I thought Rusty Young was using a midi-pickup back in the late '80s. Does anyone know if that's true and if so, what pickup he was using? I only owned one Poco album, s ...
Topic: My latest steel pickup. NOW WITH MIDI ALSO!
Brad Higgins Replies: 29 Views: 10453	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 May 2017 2:39 am Subject: Re: Midi
Brad Higgins Replies: 29 Views: 10453	[quote="Larry Allen"]Thanks Brad...I am using 1) Piano 2) Rhodes 3) Jazz Organ 4) Glide Organ 5) Vibes 6) Trombone 7) Acoustic guitar .....running thru an Alesis Midiverb4.NV112...Larry ...