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Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band? | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 18 Views: 749 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Apr 2024 8:41 pm Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band? |
Willie had a ton of steel on his records throughout the 60s and into the mid 70s, and plenty since then…
That may be true, Scott, but my point was that there was no steel on his #1 hits (23 of ... |
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Topic: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band? | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 18 Views: 749 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Apr 2024 2:17 pm Subject: Willie Nelson - Why no Steel Player in band? |
Willie was one of the old country artists (like Don Gibson, Johnny Cash, Rex Allen, Johnny Horton, Ernie Ford, Jimmy Dean, and a few others) that was just never known for that sound. Willie’s had o ... | |
Topic: Jack Greene and Jimmy Day | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 7 Views: 415 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 18 Apr 2024 6:11 am Subject: Jack Greene and Jimmy Day |
Sure sounds like Jimmy Day to me too, though a lot of the comments on youtube swear it's Ron Elliot. Whoever it is, thanks for posting, that's so good
Yep, I'd bet the farm that that's Jimmy! Nobo ... |
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Topic: Give me the truth about the C6 neck | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 87 Views: 15789 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Apr 2024 4:01 pm Subject: Give me the truth about the C6 neck |
...Nowadays, there is almost no need for it (C6th) in so-called "modern country"...
When you come right down to it, the same can probably be said for E9th. Look, ... |
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Topic: Any 6 String PSG players out there ? Need advice !! | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 14 Views: 406 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Apr 2024 9:03 am Subject: Any 6 String PSG players out there ? Need advice !! |
Though many here are traditionalists and would say to definitely go with 10 strings, I think a 6-stringer might be fine to start with! The string spacing is more like a guitar, and there's the advant ... | |
Topic: Ambience Reverbs for Pedal Steel | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 6 Views: 522 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 16 Apr 2024 12:50 pm Subject: Ambience Reverbs for Pedal Steel |
I bought a TC Electronics “Arena Reverb” after it was recommended here on the forum by Bill Hatcher. It does everything I want it to do, and it was only $100. | |
Topic: Growler 10 string, 3x4 | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 5 Views: 437 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Apr 2024 5:37 am Subject: Growler 10 string, 3x4 |
The Growler uses a pull/release changer, and the Justice has an all-pull design. (The all-pull is a more modern and capable mechanism.) The Growler uses a wood pedalboard, and the Justice uses a met ... | |
Topic: 15" speakers help! JBL, EVM, BW etc. | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 6 Views: 497 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Apr 2024 6:16 pm Subject: 15" speakers help! JBL, EVM, BW etc. |
If your gut says EVM-15L, but you’re afraid of too many highs, then go with the bass version, the EVM-15B. (That’s what I did. ) | |
Topic: My pedal steel guitar makes a lot of noise | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 7 Views: 799 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Apr 2024 10:53 am Subject: My pedal steel guitar makes a lot of noise |
There should be almost no “friction noise” from a pedal steel as you’re playing! There will be a click, sometimes, as your foot contacts the pedal, and another click or thunk when the pedal hit ... | |
Topic: cabinet drop | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 38 Views: 2780 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Apr 2024 4:03 pm Subject: cabinet drop |
If the guitar was built correctly you wouldn't have to worry about all that.
Do you mean with compensators? Let’s face it, you can’t get the 7th string sounding perfect (with pedals up and pe ... |
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Topic: so,, broke a string... | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 7 Views: 683 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Apr 2024 9:27 pm Subject: so,, broke a string... |
I think I left strings on one of my guitars about a year, one time. That was when I was playing regularly…very regularly. At that time, I was playing 5 nights a week (five 40 minute sets, plus one ... | |
Topic: cabinet drop | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 38 Views: 2780 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Apr 2024 2:45 pm Subject: cabinet drop |
When I tune, I tune the 4th string open to “E” on my tuner. I work the pedals and levers several times, until there is little or no change. Next (and this is my secret), I put the tuner away an ... | |
Topic: Pull Rod Overhaul | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 8 Views: 1150 |
Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 10 Apr 2024 11:52 am Subject: Pull Rod Overhaul |
Rods should not rattle. In your first picture, you’ve got a rod right up against a puller. Because the pullers are welded to the cross-rod, you can’t move them, but you can bend that puller a li ... | |
Topic: Treble bleed on passive volume pedal pot ? | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 2 Views: 322 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Apr 2024 5:16 pm Subject: Treble bleed on passive volume pedal pot ? |
What it does is to let some of the highs bypass the pot so they don’t get attenuated. It gives you a brighter sound than an ordinary pot pedal, but also changes the way it works, somewhat. Because ... | |
Topic: cabinet drop | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 38 Views: 2780 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Apr 2024 3:16 pm Subject: Tuning is a skill, just like playing! |
...I’d love be to hear what others do to get the guitar to sound more in tune...so what is your solution?
Stop, looking at your digital tuner and use your ears! You can't even place the b ... |
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Topic: Neat trick! (internet tip) using archive.is/ | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 1 Views: 334 |
Forum Section: Computers Posted: 6 Apr 2024 2:25 pm Subject: Neat trick! (internet tip) using archive.is/ |
Neat trick when you're asked to log in just to read an article...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y1Bgktoxxq8 |
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Topic: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 13 Views: 811 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Apr 2024 12:06 pm Subject: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive |
That’s what the Emmons “String Machine” did. It was a three-bank distortion unit with three small pickups that could placed under any three strings. The idea was to give the impression of an o ... | |
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel? | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 55 Views: 1918 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 11:52 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel? |
I started playing guitar back in the early ‘60s, playing Duane Eddy, Ventures, and all the other instrumental chart music that was popular back then. In the mid 60’s, I got my first pedal steel, ... | |
Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 16 Views: 863 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 4 Apr 2024 8:36 pm Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million |
Visual shock-rock band that I always thought found their inspiration in Arthur Brown’s “God of Hellfire” video. Don’t know if they ever admitted it, though. | |
Topic: The Mystery Shim | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 24 Views: 1706 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Apr 2024 1:16 pm Subject: The Mystery Shim |
Just take it off!
And if a problem reveals itself afterwards, try to address it a little more permanently and professionally than the previous owner did. |
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Topic: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 13 Views: 811 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Apr 2024 10:38 am Subject: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive |
Multiple string licks with distortion are very tricky, due to the exaggerated "beating" between notes when both notes are coming through the same amp. Rockers solve the problem by using two ... | |
Topic: Most common uses for B->Bb change | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 11 Views: 1041 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 10:27 am Subject: Most common uses for B->Bb change |
It also works well with the 6th string (half-tone) lower if you have that change where you can access it at the same time. | |
Topic: What does "locked to a grid" mean? | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 41 Views: 12558 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 4:48 am Subject: What does "locked to a grid" mean? |
I see it as kind of a "paint by numbers" thing that's been fixed by Photoshop. After all, who needs good looks when you've got Photoshop, and who needs musical talent when you have endless ... | |
Topic: MSA Identification Help Needed | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 9 Views: 782 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 4:17 am Subject: MSA Identification Help Needed |
Okay, here's what I'll postulate after looking more closely:
It has a pull/release changer and short (5-step) keyhead blocks with a non-step body, so it can't be a Classic. I eliminated it being a ... |
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Topic: Agok Pedal Steel Guitars? | |
Donny Hinson Replies: 14 Views: 1235 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2024 7:25 pm Subject: Agok Pedal Steel Guitars? |
From what I could gather, several were built, all of them over 15 years ago. I could only find pictures of three of them - one was a deep red D10, one was a black D10, and one was a deep red SD10. B ... | |
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