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Topic: Keyless PSGs | |
Ian Rae Replies: 60 Views: 14614 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Apr 2024 11:04 pm Subject: Keyless PSGs |
I have the same Alumitone pickup on both guitars. This was quite deliberate so that I could compare them.
They are very different designs. The Excel is Al-framed and innovative, the Williams is a ver ... |
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Topic: What to do while waiting to buy a steel? | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 571 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Apr 2024 11:57 pm Subject: What to do while waiting to buy a steel? |
Lots of good suggestions there.
Do you resent being photobombed by a human? |
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Topic: Keyless PSGs | |
Ian Rae Replies: 60 Views: 14614 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Apr 2024 4:01 pm Subject: Keyless PSGs |
...and still Excel of course. The one I bought back in 2018 is still going strong as my gig guitar. The tuning stability remains awesome.
I notice that the very first response I got to this thread ... |
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Topic: Tabbing out Classical Music | |
Ian Rae Replies: 5 Views: 363 |
Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 13 Apr 2024 3:35 pm Subject: Tabbing out Classical Music |
E9 is best for this kind of thing as you have all the notes of the scale available at the same fret and most of the relevant chords too. Mike Perlowin (RIP) called it the "Mozart neck". | |
Topic: Melodyne Essential Beginner Video | |
Ian Rae Replies: 5 Views: 326 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 12 Apr 2024 3:33 am Subject: Melodyne Essential Beginner Video |
Fear of rabbits is leporiphobia, should you hear it mentioned. I find it quite debilitating. You can do a lot of massage in Reaper, then you suddenly realise it's getting light and the birds are sing ... | |
Topic: Lexicon MX 200 recommended settings | |
Ian Rae Replies: 4 Views: 318 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 9 Apr 2024 2:42 pm Subject: Lexicon MX 200 recommended settings |
Mine came included in a Telonics rack system and I love it. I've never used the factory presets, but I've developed a couple of dozen of my own over the years: various different types of reverb, some ... | |
Topic: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive | |
Ian Rae Replies: 13 Views: 842 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 6 Apr 2024 7:20 am Subject: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive |
There you are, Paul. Ostrich boots. Case solved. | |
Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Apr 2024 3:06 pm Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
I went to a uni because I liked to play both necks but didn't like to haul, let alone tune, let alone restring a D10.
If C6 isn't your thing I don't see the point. Extended E9 makes more sense. ... |
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Topic: Uni Pedal Placement Help Please | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 823 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Apr 2024 2:58 pm Subject: Uni Pedal Placement Help Please |
I have tried the boowah in position 4 and wished it was at 8 and vice versa. It's 50/50.
A while back I realised that its most frequent use is just to raise string 7 a half step, so I put that chan ... |
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Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Apr 2024 6:31 am Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
What's confusing for a lot of people is the number of different "universal" tunings out there.
I just see the uni as a way of changing necks without having to shift your arms! If you thi ... |
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Topic: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive | |
Ian Rae Replies: 13 Views: 842 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 3 Apr 2024 1:21 am Subject: "Wolf tones" with Overdrive |
I tune my steel in natural intervals, and as well as occasional overdrive I also use an Electro Harmonix Synth 9.
John's explanation is very good. Intermodulation distortion is always with us and ... |
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Topic: Spongebob- Bobby Black | |
Ian Rae Replies: 5 Views: 667 |
Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 2 Apr 2024 1:43 pm Subject: Spongebob- Bobby Black |
Bobby is one of the players that inspired me to learn steel.
If there's one word for him it's "stylish". So cool! |
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Topic: The Tele ashtray | |
Ian Rae Replies: 2 Views: 2897 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 29 Mar 2024 6:34 am Subject: The Tele ashtray |
Finally got round to reading this!
Interesting that on some guitars it affects the sound. Even more interesting is how guitar technique has changed so that a cover is often a nuisance. Thanks J ... |
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Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Mar 2024 6:32 am Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
No way! That was my custom spec. I've had a quick look at the Williams website and I can't see a standard setup - which is sensible in my view as everyone has different ideas | |
Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Mar 2024 3:09 am Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
Here's the copedent:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/13632_Williams_setup_1.jpg |
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Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Mar 2024 2:38 am Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
Upload isn't working too well at the moment but I managed this
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/13632_20240327_102451_1.jpg |
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Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Mar 2024 1:02 am Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
No, but I'll attempt to take one later.
The left knees are arranged in two clusters, left and central for E9 and B6. I'm not a "one big tuning" guy - I think of a uni as a condensed twin-ne ... |
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Topic: Excel Robostar pedal stop adjustment | |
Ian Rae Replies: 5 Views: 570 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Mar 2024 12:54 am Subject: Excel Robostar pedal stop adjustment |
To adjust pedal height, use the adjusters on the pedal rod connectors. | |
Topic: Buying help Williams pedal steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 15 Views: 1266 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Mar 2024 4:55 pm Subject: Buying help Williams pedal steel |
I have a beautiful S12 B6/E9 universal 7+8 which will keep me busy for as long as I have. | |
Topic: Tracking with an Amp and a Mic vs DIRECT | |
Ian Rae Replies: 5 Views: 1597 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 25 Mar 2024 4:19 pm Subject: Tracking with an Amp and a Mic vs DIRECT |
I use the modelled outputs from a Telonics preamp,
which makes it sound like a steel guitar. I could degrade it by including a loudspeaker and microphone and some inevitable room acoustic in the ch ... |
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Topic: The Mystery Shim | |
Ian Rae Replies: 24 Views: 1750 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Mar 2024 3:34 pm Subject: The Mystery Shim |
Yeah, more like a bread clip. I get peckish too. | |
Topic: Favorite DAW for Windows 11 | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 739 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 22 Mar 2024 1:24 am Subject: Favorite DAW for Windows 11 |
Reaper is free if you can put up with prompts to buy every time you load it, but cheap if you decide to purchase.
It's as simple or as complicated as you choose to configure it. I discovered it can a ... |
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Topic: How a Pedal Harp is built. Makes a PSG look simple | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 948 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 21 Mar 2024 1:58 pm Subject: How a Pedal Harp is built. Makes a PSG look simple |
Stravinsky complained that harpists spend half their time tuning and the other half playing out of tune.
And before anyone asks, they tune in equal temperament |
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Topic: How a Pedal Harp is built. Makes a PSG look simple | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 948 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 20 Mar 2024 2:10 pm Subject: How a Pedal Harp is built. Makes a PSG look simple |
Makes us look pretty cheap and primitive!
This one caught my ear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnCBOfNe7cI |
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Topic: U12: IS there a standard? | |
Ian Rae Replies: 37 Views: 2010 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Mar 2024 12:25 am Subject: U12: IS there a standard? |
What Mike and Andrew say. Even though you don't have an actual D string, you still have the same D to C# change.
And the Day setup is better as the A pedal is useful in B6. RKR is best for E low ... |
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