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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 ...

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. Winking

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

...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! Cool

You can't even place the b ...

Neat trick when you're asked to log in just to read an article...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y1Bgktoxxq8

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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 ...

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, ...

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. Rolling Eyes

Just take it off! Whoa!

And if a problem reveals itself afterwards, try to address it a little more permanently and professionally than the previous owner did. Laughing

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 ...

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. Wink

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Used to be that they would lube the pots when they were made. But some of them sat on the shelf for decades, and the (older) lubes would dry out. As a result, manufacturers stopped adding lube when ...

Most players stick a small rubber or wood wedge in the changer to hold the string ends in place while restringing.

According to a post from about 15 years ago, Billy played an Emmons on “Shakin’ Your Tree”.

^

Without a picture, the only thing I could suggest is to raise the back of the pedal a little (as long as it doesn’t make your knee hit the guitar). Contrary to what you might hear, not everyone lik ...

I imagine he could also be pretty intimidating walking up to your car and saying…
”Goin’ a little fast there, weren’t you, son?” Winking

In a word, yes. When you use an open cabinet to produce very low frequencies at high volumes, there is nothing to prevent over-excursion of the speaker cone. (In layman’s terms, that means the co ...

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Topic: Growler 10 string, 3x4
Donny Hinson Replies: 5 Views: 303	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Apr 2024 5:37 am Subject: Growler 10 string, 3x4
Donny Hinson Replies: 5 Views: 303	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: 4 Views: 312	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Apr 2024 6:16 pm Subject: 15" speakers help! JBL, EVM, BW etc.
Donny Hinson Replies: 4 Views: 312	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: 3 Views: 443	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Apr 2024 10:53 am Subject: My pedal steel guitar makes a lot of noise
Donny Hinson Replies: 3 Views: 443	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: 30 Views: 2238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Apr 2024 4:03 pm Subject: cabinet drop
Donny Hinson Replies: 30 Views: 2238	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 ...
Topic: so,, broke a string...
Donny Hinson Replies: 7 Views: 656	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Apr 2024 9:27 pm Subject: so,, broke a string...
Donny Hinson Replies: 7 Views: 656	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: 30 Views: 2238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Apr 2024 2:45 pm Subject: cabinet drop
Donny Hinson Replies: 30 Views: 2238	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: 7 Views: 1102	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 10 Apr 2024 11:52 am Subject: Pull Rod Overhaul
Donny Hinson Replies: 7 Views: 1102	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: 309	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Apr 2024 5:16 pm Subject: Treble bleed on passive volume pedal pot ?
Donny Hinson Replies: 2 Views: 309	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: 30 Views: 2238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Apr 2024 3:16 pm Subject: Tuning is a skill, just like playing!
Donny Hinson Replies: 30 Views: 2238	...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 ...
Topic: Neat trick! (internet tip) using archive.is/
Donny Hinson Replies: 1 Views: 287	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 6 Apr 2024 2:25 pm Subject: Neat trick! (internet tip) using archive.is/
Donny Hinson Replies: 1 Views: 287	Neat trick when you're asked to log in just to read an article... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y1Bgktoxxq8
Topic: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive
Donny Hinson Replies: 13 Views: 795	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Apr 2024 12:06 pm Subject: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive
Donny Hinson Replies: 13 Views: 795	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: 1879	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 11:52 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Donny Hinson Replies: 55 Views: 1879	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: 832	Forum Section: Music Posted: 4 Apr 2024 8:36 pm Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Donny Hinson Replies: 16 Views: 832	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: 1669	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Apr 2024 1:16 pm Subject: The Mystery Shim
Donny Hinson Replies: 24 Views: 1669	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.
Topic: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive
Donny Hinson Replies: 13 Views: 795	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Apr 2024 10:38 am Subject: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive
Donny Hinson Replies: 13 Views: 795	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: 1016	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 10:27 am Subject: Most common uses for B->Bb change
Donny Hinson Replies: 11 Views: 1016	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: 12517	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 4:48 am Subject: What does "locked to a grid" mean?
Donny Hinson Replies: 41 Views: 12517	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: 769	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 4:17 am Subject: MSA Identification Help Needed
Donny Hinson Replies: 9 Views: 769	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 ...
Topic: Agok Pedal Steel Guitars?
Donny Hinson Replies: 14 Views: 1227	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2024 7:25 pm Subject: Agok Pedal Steel Guitars?
Donny Hinson Replies: 14 Views: 1227	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 ...
Topic: Volume pedal pot life.
Donny Hinson Replies: 10 Views: 765	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 31 Mar 2024 4:03 pm Subject: Volume pedal pot life.
Donny Hinson Replies: 10 Views: 765	Used to be that they would lube the pots when they were made. But some of them sat on the shelf for decades, and the (older) lubes would dry out. As a result, manufacturers stopped adding lube when ...
Topic: Putting strings on a Maverick
Donny Hinson Replies: 4 Views: 416	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Mar 2024 12:15 pm Subject: Putting strings on a Maverick
Donny Hinson Replies: 4 Views: 416	Most players stick a small rubber or wood wedge in the changer to hold the string ends in place while restringing.
Topic: What Pedal Steel Used By Hughie Thomasson?
Donny Hinson Replies: 3 Views: 762	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Mar 2024 12:03 pm Subject: What Pedal Steel Used By Hughie Thomasson?
Donny Hinson Replies: 3 Views: 762	According to a post from about 15 years ago, Billy played an Emmons on “Shakin’ Your Tree”. ^
Topic: Volume pedal/ankle technique
Donny Hinson Replies: 8 Views: 619	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Mar 2024 8:10 am Subject: Volume pedal/ankle technique
Donny Hinson Replies: 8 Views: 619	Without a picture, the only thing I could suggest is to raise the back of the pedal a little (as long as it doesn’t make your knee hit the guitar). Contrary to what you might hear, not everyone lik ...
Topic: Amazing Weldon Myrick
Donny Hinson Replies: 27 Views: 2804	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Mar 2024 4:14 pm Subject: Amazing Weldon Myrick
Donny Hinson Replies: 27 Views: 2804	I imagine he could also be pretty intimidating walking up to your car and saying… ”Goin’ a little fast there, weren’t you, son?”
Topic: Teleonics neo 15 openback cab safe for bass?
Donny Hinson Replies: 2 Views: 370	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 25 Mar 2024 2:30 pm Subject: Teleonics neo 15 openback cab safe for bass?
Donny Hinson Replies: 2 Views: 370	In a word, yes. When you use an open cabinet to produce very low frequencies at high volumes, there is nothing to prevent over-excursion of the speaker cone. (In layman’s terms, that means the co ...