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Judd Pipes

 

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Norfolk,Virginia
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 2:24 am    
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I have a never used steel king .I set the knobs like the manual suggested. Sounds terriable. Any ideas thanks Foegot I use a 7A matchbox,DD3 Delay, sho bud volume pedal.
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 5:37 am    
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Did you try it without the matchbox and effects?
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Judd Pipes

 

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Norfolk,Virginia
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 6:38 am     Steel king
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Hi Richard I have only tried the amp without matchbox and effects just straight steel to amp. Thanks
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Kevin Mincke


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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 7:32 am    
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Buddy Emmons
Member From: Hermitage, TN USA
posted 26 July 2004 12:22 PM
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EQ Tilt - 9 o’clock for C6 and around 10 or 11 o’clock for E9.
Treble - around 11 o’clock.
Mid Level - 10 or 11 o’clock. This control doesn’t work unless the Mid Frequency knob is moved from the center setting.
Mid Frequency - 11 o’clock.
Bass – 1 o’clock
Reverb – 10 o’clock
The Steel King is designed to get a good sound with all knobs straight up, but as you know different guitars will require variations from those points. I’ve tried three or four different brand guitars with the amp and found a good tone for all of them. The settings I gave you are for my JCH, but the amp is so user friendly, you’ll not have to hunt long for a tone that compliments your guitar.
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Judd Pipes

 

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Norfolk,Virginia
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 8:10 am     Steel king settings
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Kevin thanks so much now it's very close to what I was looking for .Thanks Again. Judd
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Lee Baucum


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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 9:29 am    
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I always start with all the knobs straight up. Depending on the venue, sometimes all it takes is a slight adjustment of the Tilt knob.

We played at a private event recently. It was held in a large venue that could probably accommodate 400 people. It is a very "bright" sounding room with a concrete floor and block walls. Great natural reverb, by the way.

I played my BMI S-10 (705 pickup) through my Fender Steel King and was very pleased with the sound. Here are the settings I used:

Treble 12 o'clock
Mid Level 11 o'clock
Mid Frequency 1 o'clock
Bass 1 o'clock

Because the room was pretty bright sounding I dialed the EQ Tilt back to 10 o'clock.

I had my guitar running through a Sarno FreeLoader and a Goodrich pot pedal. I had the FreeLoader dialed back to 6. Usually I run it at 8. Again, it is a very "bright" sounding room.
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Judd Pipes

 

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Norfolk,Virginia
Post  Posted 9 Jul 2017 10:37 am     Steel king
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Hi Lee do you think playing through a matchbox and DD3. Make any different. Judd
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Robert Rhea


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Panama City, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2017 7:52 am    
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I play my Carter thru a Steel King and didn't realize how muffled the sound was until I plugged in a Lil Izzy. The difference in the sound was amazing! Much clearer and brighter. I have a Black Widow speaker instead of the stock Fender speaker, which takes out some of the shrill highs. I also stopped using my Line 6 POD XT Live pedal.
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John Sluszny

 

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Brussels, Belgium
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2017 10:12 am    
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Robert Rhea wrote:
I play my Carter thru a Steel King and didn't realize how muffled the sound was until I plugged in a Lil Izzy.

Bob,what volume pedal were you playing with ? Thanks !
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Robert Rhea


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Panama City, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2017 1:14 pm    
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I'm using a low profile Hilton.
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