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Topic: PSG volume question |
Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 18 May 2014 2:43 pm |
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Why don't pedal steels have a volume control on the guitar?
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GFI Ultra SD-10; Nashville 112; Hilton pedal, George L Cables; Pearse bar; Live Stings;Walker seat by Billy Knowles. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 18 May 2014 2:53 pm
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They used to. But 99% of them never got used, since we would set them wide open and use the volume pedal.
If you want one and commission a new guitar, EVERY maker will give you one.
They went away because few wanted them.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 18 May 2014 3:20 pm
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Thanks Lane. Makes sense.
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GFI Ultra SD-10; Nashville 112; Hilton pedal, George L Cables; Pearse bar; Live Stings;Walker seat by Billy Knowles. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 19 May 2014 4:29 pm
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| Another reason that volume controls "went away" was the never-ending quest for highs and more volume that was taking place back in the '60s. Some makers even included a bypass switch for the volume control for that reason, and the general wisdom became that if people wanted to bypass the volume control, it probably wasn't needed in the first place. |
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Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 19 May 2014 5:24 pm
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Thanks Donny
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GFI Ultra SD-10; Nashville 112; Hilton pedal, George L Cables; Pearse bar; Live Stings;Walker seat by Billy Knowles. |
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Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 19 May 2014 5:24 pm
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Thanks Donny
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GFI Ultra SD-10; Nashville 112; Hilton pedal, George L Cables; Pearse bar; Live Stings;Walker seat by Billy Knowles. |
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Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 19 May 2014 5:24 pm
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Thanks Donny.
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GFI Ultra SD-10; Nashville 112; Hilton pedal, George L Cables; Pearse bar; Live Stings;Walker seat by Billy Knowles. |
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