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I've owned and played through multiple examples of both tube and solid state amps. I can't get the sound I want through a solid state amp, so I will use tube amplification until I can't. I have not ...

Very nostalgic! I bought the phaser and distortion pedals back in the late 1970s when they were manufactured in Chanute. I liked the phaser best of the two and got some pretty interesting tones for ...

To see Daniel's photos, try clicking these links and if that doesn't work, copy/paste them into the address bar of your browser:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nmibvlruaz6spm6g6u6is/IMG_3216.HEIC?r ...

Beautiful guitar, Mike. I have always liked the white woodgrain finish on the MSA Classics and Imperials.

I'm deeply saddened by his passing. Rusty was always a huge inspiration to me. I've loved his songs and his steel playing for decades. Rusty pretty much single-handedly kept the Poco legacy alive i ...

Congrats on the new-to-you amp, Don! Very Happy

To add to the general conversation about low end from a steel guitar rig - The Session 500 features a built-in crossover. So for a player who is looking f ...

I'm 57 and am planning for the future. I love my old MSA and I really prefer tube amps, so I'm voluntarily sticking with heavy gear. To compensate as I get older, I am currently working on getting t ...

James, here's a photo of my Out West pack seat. The compartment arrangement is a little different than others I have seen but I like it, it's been a very useful layout.

https://bb.steelguitarfor ...

Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight" with PSG providing the astonishingly realistic sound of a skyrocket in flight. Winking

Probably doesn't qualify as a "pop hit", but Jimmy Pa ...

Silverface Twin Reverb. Mine is a '73 with KT88 power tubes and Utah 12s. It's got the sound I like best. I don't want to play gigs that 100 watts isn't loud enough for.

Nice! Thanks for posting the link, Karlis! Great stuff.

Godfrey - Thank you for such interesting and informative posts. Back in the early/mid 80s, I was looking to go from a Twin Reverb with 2-12s to a 115 amp. The Nashville 400 had just come out, and th ...

Gerald, that is an amazingly gorgeous looking guitar. Hope you have a great time playing it!

Does anyone know if the Speedy West guitars had mechanical differences from the Marlen guitars?

Bert,

Iâ€™m not very familiar with current student models. Maybe someone with some knowledge about them will chime in. In the past, student models generally were not designed to alter pedal ...

Bert,

If you're willing to go with a used guitar, it is very possible to get into that price range on an older S10 pro-level guitar. Pro models will feature mechanics that give you a lot of flexib ...

Cool stuff. I enjoyed it very much!

Randy, the Danelectro "Fish & Chips" EQ pedal is a fairly low-cost investment to play around with. This isn't my photo, but it's the setup mine is set at.

https://bb.steelguitarfor ...

I believe Adam's guitar represents a slightly later model than the guitar that Bill's photo illustrates. Adam's guitar has exactly the same round cross rods that mine had...other than the D10-to-SD10 ...

I owned an identical D10 MSA for many years, with ten pedals and two knee levers. Heavy but sounded good. The mechanism is not as refined and smooth as later models, but when set up correctly, it wo ...

I remember well seeing Jeff playing in local bands around the Wichita area years ago. I always admired his playing, and he was one of my inspirations when I first started playing in the early 80s. R ...

My situation and opinion is exactly what Donny said.

How is it "hacking" and "destroying" a guitar to unbolt/unscrew some parts? I could turn mine back into a D10 in three hour ...

I bypassed the volume and tone controls on my '74 Classic (stock Supersustain II pickups) fifteen years ago and I love the tone. It opened up the top end and really sounds great, in my opinion.

If ...

Is Peavey bringing out a new model?

Peavey has announced they are releasing a new steel amp, a Robert Randolph head and speaker cabinets. Here is a link to that thread over in the Electronics se ...

I can only offer this from the perspective of a weekend bar band musician, but after over 30 years, I can't think of one time when a band I was playing with got even one paying job from doing a free p ...

...However, at the end of the gig, she took 'x' dollars right off the top, explaining it was for those fees...

I have played in at least one club where that was the policy as well.

...Some p ...

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Topic: Is it still worth it?
Keith Murrow Replies: 35 Views: 23708	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Oct 2023 6:08 pm Subject: Is it still worth it?
Keith Murrow Replies: 35 Views: 23708	I've owned and played through multiple examples of both tube and solid state amps. I can't get the sound I want through a solid state amp, so I will use tube amplification until I can't. I have not ...
Topic: Ross Phaser
Keith Murrow Replies: 7 Views: 1434	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 6 Sep 2023 7:53 pm Subject: Ross Phaser
Keith Murrow Replies: 7 Views: 1434	Very nostalgic! I bought the phaser and distortion pedals back in the late 1970s when they were manufactured in Chanute. I liked the phaser best of the two and got some pretty interesting tones for ...
Topic: Sierra pedal steel
Keith Murrow Replies: 78 Views: 119238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Sep 2023 7:28 pm Subject: Sierra pedal steel
Keith Murrow Replies: 78 Views: 119238	To see Daniel's photos, try clicking these links and if that doesn't work, copy/paste them into the address bar of your browser: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nmibvlruaz6spm6g6u6is/IMG_3216.HEIC?r ...
Topic: Pics of my MSA
Keith Murrow Replies: 22 Views: 2582	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Aug 2023 5:52 am Subject: Pics of my MSA
Keith Murrow Replies: 22 Views: 2582	Beautiful guitar, Mike. I have always liked the white woodgrain finish on the MSA Classics and Imperials.
Topic: Rusty Young RIP
Keith Murrow Replies: 89 Views: 41697	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 15 Apr 2021 8:57 pm Subject: Rusty Young RIP
Keith Murrow Replies: 89 Views: 41697	I'm deeply saddened by his passing. Rusty was always a huge inspiration to me. I've loved his songs and his steel playing for decades. Rusty pretty much single-handedly kept the Poco legacy alive i ...
Topic: Please close Bob
Keith Murrow Replies: 36 Views: 6610	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 22 Feb 2021 10:13 am Subject: Please close Bob
Keith Murrow Replies: 36 Views: 6610	Congrats on the new-to-you amp, Don! To add to the general conversation about low end from a steel guitar rig - The Session 500 features a built-in crossover. So for a player who is looking f ...
Topic: Is Light Right?
Keith Murrow Replies: 32 Views: 7240	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Feb 2021 9:00 am Subject: Is Light Right?
Keith Murrow Replies: 32 Views: 7240	I'm 57 and am planning for the future. I love my old MSA and I really prefer tube amps, so I'm voluntarily sticking with heavy gear. To compensate as I get older, I am currently working on getting t ...
Topic: can you show me the interior storage setup on your seat?
Keith Murrow Replies: 9 Views: 2478	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jan 2021 8:53 pm Subject: can you show me the interior storage setup on your seat?
Keith Murrow Replies: 9 Views: 2478	James, here's a photo of my Out West pack seat. The compartment arrangement is a little different than others I have seen but I like it, it's been a very useful layout. https://bb.steelguitarfor ...
Topic: pedal steel on Pop Music hits
Keith Murrow Replies: 87 Views: 31511	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 27 Jul 2019 8:05 pm Subject: pedal steel on Pop Music hits
Keith Murrow Replies: 87 Views: 31511	Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight" with PSG providing the astonishingly realistic sound of a skyrocket in flight. Probably doesn't qualify as a "pop hit", but Jimmy Pa ...
Topic: Whatâ€™s your favorite steel amp?
Keith Murrow Replies: 127 Views: 32840	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 1 Jul 2019 8:53 pm Subject: Whatâ€™s your favorite steel amp?
Keith Murrow Replies: 127 Views: 32840	Silverface Twin Reverb. Mine is a '73 with KT88 power tubes and Utah 12s. It's got the sound I like best. I don't want to play gigs that 100 watts isn't loud enough for.
Topic: Correction Ben Keith- WOW!
Keith Murrow Replies: 16 Views: 6082	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Mar 2019 8:13 pm Subject: Correction Ben Keith- WOW!
Keith Murrow Replies: 16 Views: 6082	Nice! Thanks for posting the link, Karlis! Great stuff.
Topic: Fender showman 115 combo 1x15
Keith Murrow Replies: 8 Views: 3110	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Dec 2018 9:44 pm Subject: Fender showman 115 combo 1x15
Keith Murrow Replies: 8 Views: 3110	Godfrey - Thank you for such interesting and informative posts. Back in the early/mid 80s, I was looking to go from a Twin Reverb with 2-12s to a 115 amp. The Nashville 400 had just come out, and th ...
Topic: Speedy West Restoration
Keith Murrow Replies: 11 Views: 3287	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Jul 2018 12:10 pm Subject: Speedy West Restoration
Keith Murrow Replies: 11 Views: 3287	Gerald, that is an amazingly gorgeous looking guitar. Hope you have a great time playing it! Does anyone know if the Speedy West guitars had mechanical differences from the Marlen guitars?
Topic: Lower end PSG that can be be set up as C6 ?
Keith Murrow Replies: 4 Views: 1058	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Jul 2018 12:46 pm Subject: Lower end PSG that can be be set up as C6 ?
Keith Murrow Replies: 4 Views: 1058	Bert, Iâ€™m not very familiar with current student models. Maybe someone with some knowledge about them will chime in. In the past, student models generally were not designed to alter pedal ...
Topic: Lower end PSG that can be be set up as C6 ?
Keith Murrow Replies: 4 Views: 1058	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Jul 2018 8:25 pm Subject: Lower end PSG that can be be set up as C6 ?
Keith Murrow Replies: 4 Views: 1058	Bert, If you're willing to go with a used guitar, it is very possible to get into that price range on an older S10 pro-level guitar. Pro models will feature mechanics that give you a lot of flexib ...
Topic: Pedal Steel CD Giveaway!
Keith Murrow Replies: 4 Views: 1835	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Apr 2018 1:59 pm Subject: Pedal Steel CD Giveaway!
Keith Murrow Replies: 4 Views: 1835	Cool stuff. I enjoyed it very much!
Topic: Dobro effect for Steel comments welcome
Keith Murrow Replies: 28 Views: 5483	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 23 Dec 2017 7:45 pm Subject: Dobro effect for Steel comments welcome
Keith Murrow Replies: 28 Views: 5483	Randy, the Danelectro "Fish & Chips" EQ pedal is a fairly low-cost investment to play around with. This isn't my photo, but it's the setup mine is set at. https://bb.steelguitarfor ...
Topic: Msa Sd-10
Keith Murrow Replies: 12 Views: 3731	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Aug 2017 7:50 pm Subject: Msa Sd-10
Keith Murrow Replies: 12 Views: 3731	I believe Adam's guitar represents a slightly later model than the guitar that Bill's photo illustrates. Adam's guitar has exactly the same round cross rods that mine had...other than the D10-to-SD10 ...
Topic: Msa Sd-10
Keith Murrow Replies: 12 Views: 3731	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Aug 2017 6:56 pm Subject: Msa Sd-10
Keith Murrow Replies: 12 Views: 3731	I owned an identical D10 MSA for many years, with ten pedals and two knee levers. Heavy but sounded good. The mechanism is not as refined and smooth as later models, but when set up correctly, it wo ...
Topic: Wichita steeler Jeff Pickering RIP
Keith Murrow Replies: 3 Views: 3293	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 8 Mar 2017 8:12 pm Subject: Wichita steeler Jeff Pickering RIP
Keith Murrow Replies: 3 Views: 3293	I remember well seeing Jeff playing in local bands around the Wichita area years ago. I always admired his playing, and he was one of my inspirations when I first started playing in the early 80s. R ...
Topic: Why oh why?
Keith Murrow Replies: 31 Views: 6520	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Feb 2017 6:44 pm Subject: Why oh why?
Keith Murrow Replies: 31 Views: 6520	My situation and opinion is exactly what Donny said. How is it "hacking" and "destroying" a guitar to unbolt/unscrew some parts? I could turn mine back into a D10 in three hour ...
Topic: 70's MSA question
Keith Murrow Replies: 10 Views: 3237	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Jul 2016 11:58 am Subject: 70's MSA question
Keith Murrow Replies: 10 Views: 3237	I bypassed the volume and tone controls on my '74 Classic (stock Supersustain II pickups) fifteen years ago and I love the tone. It opened up the top end and really sounds great, in my opinion. If ...
Topic: Why are Nashville 112's Scarce?
Keith Murrow Replies: 12 Views: 4242	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jan 2016 3:04 pm Subject: Why are Nashville 112's Scarce?
Keith Murrow Replies: 12 Views: 4242	Is Peavey bringing out a new model? Peavey has announced they are releasing a new steel amp, a Robert Randolph head and speaker cabinets. Here is a link to that thread over in the Electronics se ...
Topic: Working Without Pay
Keith Murrow Replies: 109 Views: 29469	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 12 Jan 2016 8:15 pm Subject: Working Without Pay
Keith Murrow Replies: 109 Views: 29469	I can only offer this from the perspective of a weekend bar band musician, but after over 30 years, I can't think of one time when a band I was playing with got even one paying job from doing a free p ...
Topic: How detailed is ASCAP for any music played
Keith Murrow Replies: 75 Views: 24899	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Dec 2015 11:41 am Subject: How detailed is ASCAP for any music played
Keith Murrow Replies: 75 Views: 24899	...However, at the end of the gig, she took 'x' dollars right off the top, explaining it was for those fees... I have played in at least one club where that was the policy as well. ...Some p ...