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  Topic: Boss Katana 100 head
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 6
Views: 237

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 28 Mar 2024 3:25 pm   Subject: Boss Katana 100 head
You may have a driver problem. Sometimes drivers need to be completely uninstalled from a system before reinstalling for any reason, or installing updates.Some drivers are just finicky.
  Topic: Need Banjo Learning Material Books Dvds,Etc
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 4
Views: 732

PostForum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc.   Posted: 19 Mar 2024 9:37 am   Subject: Need Banjo Learning Material Books Dvds,Etc
Check out this course on Truefire.com.

https://truefire.com/banjo-lessons/bluegrass/c26

I have been using their lesson materiel, primarily guitar, for 20 years. I chose this particular course be ...
  Topic: Sciatica
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 14
Views: 1153

PostForum Section: Steel Players   Posted: 16 Mar 2024 8:25 am   Subject: Sciatica
I had a bout of sciatica a year ago that laid me low for a couple of months. At the onset I got in the hot tub. Big mistake!! For the first few days ice only. Ice was the only thing that made it possi ...
  Topic: Silver Wings
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 2
Views: 335

PostForum Section: Steel on the Web   Posted: 27 Feb 2024 7:37 am   Subject: Silver Wings
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down. The happiest sounding sad song I ever heard.
  Topic: Audio files for some Jeff Newman instruction
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 5
Views: 548

PostForum Section: Wanted To Buy   Posted: 17 Feb 2024 11:16 am   Subject: Audio files for some Jeff Newman instruction
Contact Tom Bradshaw. He is here on the Forum. If you have proof of purchase he can provide the audio.
  Topic: Electro Pedal Steel Build
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 23
Views: 13459

PostForum Section: Builders' Corner   Posted: 19 Jan 2024 10:25 am   Subject: Electro Pedal Steel Build
Quite the concept guitar. I was a Navy electronics tech in the day, and had some training and exposure to synchros, servos, and steppers. I and and old Navy and Ford Aerospace tech discussed some of w ...
  Topic: Best Amp for playing in a Hank Williams Tribute band?
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 28
Views: 6963

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 2 Jan 2024 12:09 pm   Subject: Best Amp for playing in a Hank Williams Tribute band?
The Blues Jr is a 15 watt amp and is designed to break up pretty quickly. It is pretty loud for 15 watts and I did small gigs with a 4 piece combo for several years with it. I also used it for a time ...
  Topic: Rickenbacher B6 grounding
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 15
Views: 1692

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 18 Dec 2023 5:48 pm   Subject: Rickenbacher B6 grounding
Read the post over again. Are the saddles for the strings bakelite? If that's the case your kind of stuck. I am an electronics tech, but have no experience with these old guitars.
  Topic: Rickenbacher B6 grounding
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 15
Views: 1692

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 18 Dec 2023 5:42 pm   Subject: Rickenbacher B6 grounding
Looks versus functionality. The way Mike Neer did it will work just fine. If you can find a more elegant way, go for it. If the bridge isn't grounded, the strings act like an antenna, picking up any s ...
  Topic: Rickenbacher B6 grounding
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 15
Views: 1692

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 18 Dec 2023 2:11 pm   Subject: Rickenbacher B6 grounding
The bridge must be grounded to reduce the hum. Any way you can get from the bridge to another ground point should work. Make sure you have a solid connection.
  Topic: Flying w/ PSG?
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 17
Views: 1642

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 18 Dec 2023 2:05 pm   Subject: Flying w/ PSG?
Really shop around for your case if you go the skb molded route. I bought mine about 10 years ago. The going price was $225 to $250. BPH photo happened to have them on sale for $185. Gator molded case ...
  Topic: YouTube blocking AdBlocker
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 7
Views: 2378

PostForum Section: Computers   Posted: 16 Dec 2023 1:14 pm   Subject: YouTube blocking AdBlocker
You might try clearing your cookies and your history.

Not trying to defend YouTube, but they are in business to make money. Free is never free. Ads pay for infrastructure, employees, copyright and ...
  Topic: Sho Bud S10 Rodding advice needed.
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 10
Views: 1581

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 2 Dec 2023 9:25 am   Subject: Sho Bud S10 Rodding advice needed.
I have a Pro one of similar vintage, double raise, double lower. Mine plays ok, but would certainly benefit from an overhaul. Mine is a 3 knee, 2, lever Emmons setup, E raise and lower on the right. I ...
  Topic: A + B Pedals
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 4
Views: 717

PostForum Section: Wanted To Buy   Posted: 24 Nov 2023 9:41 am   Subject: A + B Pedals
If you are referring to the Jeff Newman "Up From The Top" A and B pedals, contact Tom Bradshaw. He will replace your damaged material if you can establish that it was a legitimate purchase.
  Topic: Digitally Pitch-shifted Pedal Steel Guitar
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 51
Views: 14652

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 15 Nov 2023 9:55 am   Subject: Digitally Pitch-shifted Pedal Steel Guitar
MIDI technology is 43 years old. I suspect that AI--Artificial Intelligence-- that everyone is talking about will be a game changer for music synthesis and production. Apparently it can mimic just abo ...
  Topic: Advice for First PSG
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 14
Views: 3867

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 11 Nov 2023 11:30 am   Subject: Advice for First PSG
A Justice S10 is one the best bang for the buck new pedal steels available. It is a basic pro model, not a student model. A 3 pedal 4 knee lever will cost $1450 plus shipping and includes a case. For ...
  Topic: Extracting Audio from DVDs
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 4
Views: 2551

PostForum Section: Computers   Posted: 3 Nov 2023 2:33 pm   Subject: Extracting Audio from DVDs
Audacity will do it, and it is free. It will capture any audio that is playing on or streaming to your computer, even the audio tracks of video. Their are a couple of settings that you have to change ...
  Topic: Flat wound strings?
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 9
Views: 3100

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 18 Oct 2023 2:03 pm   Subject: Flat wound strings?
Try Web Strings:

https://www.webstrings.com/products/electric-guitar-strings-stainless-steel-flatwound

Their flat wounds are $9.99 a set plus shipping.

I have been buying all of my strings fr ...
  Topic: Volume pot bad ground
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 3
Views: 2772

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 14 Oct 2023 9:23 am   Subject: Volume pot bad ground
I have repaired bad grounds on a couple of early 70's Fender bass guitars. The ground for the strings was nothing more than the ground wire stripped back and laid under the bridge plate. Over time the ...
  Topic: A 'sound' question
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 7
Views: 2518

PostForum Section: Computers   Posted: 5 Oct 2023 3:56 pm   Subject: A 'sound' question
Audacity, a free recording program, will capture any audio playing on your computer. The settings can be found in the users manual. Once set up, all you have to do is press record at the right moment ...
  Topic: BK Butler Tube Amps? CLOSE PLEASE
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 33
Views: 8861

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 18 Sep 2023 8:34 am   Subject: BK Butler Tube Amps? CLOSE PLEASE
From 23 to 30 watts is not much difference, and I doubt you, or anyone else, will hear it. The big difference comes in how you bias your tubes. The more heavily built 5881 can handle more voltage and ...
  Topic: BK Butler Tube Amps? CLOSE PLEASE
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 33
Views: 8861

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 18 Sep 2023 7:33 am   Subject: BK Butler Tube Amps? CLOSE PLEASE
Go here to read about the difference between 6l6 and 5881 tubes:

https://www.ampvalves.co.uk/5881-6l6gc-valve-differences/
  Topic: BK Butler Tube Amps? CLOSE PLEASE
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 33
Views: 8861

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 16 Sep 2023 11:19 am   Subject: BK Butler Tube Amps? CLOSE PLEASE
I have no idea what brand of tubes are "best." What I do suggest is that you get a matched quad set of tubes and replace them all. Then, both sections of the amp will have balanced output.
  Topic: Mangling Pedal Steel Guitars
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 20
Views: 2754

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 16 Sep 2023 11:02 am   Subject: Mangling Pedal Steel Guitars
IF you look in the for sale section, there are a lot of D10's and SD 10's for sale. I suspect they, D 10's in particular, are for sale by "older players," (I fall into that category) who no ...
  Topic: Heavy lifting
Jim Kennedy

Replies: 25
Views: 3247

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 8 Sep 2023 5:23 pm   Subject: Heavy lifting
Wayyy back in the day size mattered.S hortly after buying my ShoBod Pro 1 20 years ago, I started looking for a Fender Twin. I could not find one , but did find a Quad Reverb. Same electronics as a Tw ...
 
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