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Hi, I'm a pro musician based in Tamworth, Australia. I have a JEM 10 string steel that was built by my dad John Minson. It's a beautiful instrument and plays great. It has a wooden neck and I would lo ...

Hi everyone, I'm a new guy but have been playing for a long time and I have a reasonable knowledge of electronics.
I modded a dual input amp (4 jack sockets) and wired it parallel to a single set of ...

I've spent quite a few months setting up my MSA Legend. I don't know if it's because it's a 12 string but it seems more susceptible to cab drop than my old 10 string. I'm now using lighter strings whi ...

Hi Bob, you're right, the choice of mics made a difference. When I added the Rode NT2 things improved immediately plus I went back to using my Dad's steel with the E66 pickup, a brighter tone and less ...

Hi Bob, the MSA Legend is a 12 string and the DC resistance of the Tonealigner is 22.4k.
I was using a Beyer M88 dynamic mic (amp has 2 x 12" speakers)and added a Rode NT2 condenser to the other ...

Hi, I've lowered the pickup (as suggested by Lane) and it has helped reduce the problem. I should also clarify something - I'm not talking about distortion from an overdriven preamp. When two notes of ...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll have a look at the MSA and see if I can get the pickup any lower. I plugged in my old 10 string JEM (made by my Dad, John Minson)to do a comparison. It has a Georg ...

Hi, I've been playing PSG for many years and have used Bill Lawrence blade PUs, a George L Emmons 66 and I recently purchased a 12 string MSA Legend from Jim Palenscar that has a Tonealigner humbucker ...

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Topic: Need an Aluminium neck for my PSG
Lawrie Minson Replies: 2 Views: 638	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 31 Jan 2024 8:16 pm Subject: Need an Aluminium neck for my PSG
Lawrie Minson Replies: 2 Views: 638	Hi, I'm a pro musician based in Tamworth, Australia. I have a JEM 10 string steel that was built by my dad John Minson. It's a beautiful instrument and plays great. It has a wooden neck and I would lo ...
Topic: Tuner Out For Your Volume Pedal
Lawrie Minson Replies: 124 Views: 537183	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Nov 2016 10:47 pm Subject: 2.2 meg will also work
Lawrie Minson Replies: 124 Views: 537183	Hi everyone, I'm a new guy but have been playing for a long time and I have a reasonable knowledge of electronics. I modded a dual input amp (4 jack sockets) and wired it parallel to a single set of ...
Topic: Cabinet drop
Lawrie Minson Replies: 68 Views: 25297	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Nov 2016 10:19 pm Subject: Choosing best leverage option can help
Lawrie Minson Replies: 68 Views: 25297	I've spent quite a few months setting up my MSA Legend. I don't know if it's because it's a 12 string but it seems more susceptible to cab drop than my old 10 string. I'm now using lighter strings whi ...
Topic: Harmonic Distortion.
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Sep 2016 12:23 am Subject: IM distortion
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Hi Bob, you're right, the choice of mics made a difference. When I added the Rode NT2 things improved immediately plus I went back to using my Dad's steel with the E66 pickup, a brighter tone and less ...
Topic: Harmonic Distortion.
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Sep 2016 4:14 pm Subject: Tonealigner
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Hi Bob, the MSA Legend is a 12 string and the DC resistance of the Tonealigner is 22.4k. I was using a Beyer M88 dynamic mic (amp has 2 x 12" speakers)and added a Rode NT2 condenser to the other ...
Topic: Harmonic Distortion.
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 4 Sep 2016 10:24 pm Subject: Slight improvement
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Hi, I've lowered the pickup (as suggested by Lane) and it has helped reduce the problem. I should also clarify something - I'm not talking about distortion from an overdriven preamp. When two notes of ...
Topic: Harmonic Distortion.
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 3 Sep 2016 6:59 pm Subject: Thanks for the tips..
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll have a look at the MSA and see if I can get the pickup any lower. I plugged in my old 10 string JEM (made by my Dad, John Minson)to do a comparison. It has a Georg ...
Topic: Harmonic Distortion.
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Sep 2016 4:37 pm Subject: Harmonic Distortion.
Lawrie Minson Replies: 19 Views: 6143	Hi, I've been playing PSG for many years and have used Bill Lawrence blade PUs, a George L Emmons 66 and I recently purchased a 12 string MSA Legend from Jim Palenscar that has a Tonealigner humbucker ...