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I can't help you on other sources for Blue Hercos. But I jettisoned them when I discovered Fred Kelly Delrin picks. I generally use the white Regulars for pedal steel and sometimes for nonpedal steel, ...

I echo my admiration for Pete. A true original - often imitated, never duplicated. I had my young, green, wannabe blues guitar guy mind blown when I saw him with the Burritos opening up for the Byrds ...

If you're worried about pole-to-pole width, a blade pickup like the Lawrence 705 is a good choice. I really like the original chrome-surround 705s from the 80s, but they have been out of production fo ...

If you can't find software for your phone to resize the photos, copy them to a real computer - there's lots of software available for this. There are a bunch of threads in the Forum Feedback section t ...

If you reduce size to below 2400x2400, they should work. I use around 1200x1200, plus or minus to maintain the dimensional ratio, and the resolution is just fine.

Whole thing is great - and the steel is heavy in the mix all the way through. I know some people were complaining about Paul not being present enough in a different live mix a while back. Meh, everyth ...

If you look back, you will see plenty of hostility, aimed at guitar players, exhibited by steel players here. There are even entire threads dedicated to complaining about guitar players - too loud, mu ...

That's great you have Toy's Marlen, Tommy.

Yeah, I know people complain about some pitchiness in Toy's steel playing on Fire On The Mountain. You know, I hear it, and it doesn't matter. That song h ...

Isnt it just called a "six string" or flattop or archtop?
Not all guitars are six-strings, nor are they all flattop or archtop. It's a guitar, pure and simple. A steel guitar is a steel gui ...

Cut the photo resolutions to below 2048x2048. Lots of threads in Forum Feedback about this. I use around 1200x1200 plus or minus, onscreen resolution is fine.

As for the terminology, it’s all about utility for me. Armpit Guitar is (IMHO) the most useful way to differentiate on SGF since the default guitar here is a steel guitar.
No, it's not. And I do no ...

Nyet. For me, console for more than one neck. I even prefer a single neck on legs, but the ones I like are lap steels, so I deal with it. I don't really wanna drill holes in them.

Nor have I ever seen a plain string on string 7 F#. And IMO, for good reason - really heavy plain strings sound bad to me. I sometimes get these Ernie Ball "Not Even Slinky" guitar sets that ...

To address the actual point of the thread, without the red flag that attracts the bull - I can't understand why a lifelong guitar player would give up guitar simply because they start playing steel gu ...

Timeless. Amazing how some things never change, generation to generation to generation. And I never disagree with Steve about who played on what, LOL.

To address the actual point of the thread, without the red flag that attracts the bull - I can't understand why a lifelong guitar player would give up guitar simply because they start playing steel gu ...

I think the great Marty Robbins used the term Arm pit guitar. I always thought it a strange term.
I believe that Marty was talking about his little Terz guitar, which he played in a very unusual posi ...

If I didn't already have a D10 Clinesmith console in the same basic configuration, this woulda' been gone a long time ago. 24.5" scale, Bigsby-style pickups, etc. Covers a lot of bases, I cleared ...

Detroit Rock City. I was living in Detroit when this came out, 1976, and this got a helluvalotta local airplay. Some of the early rock and roll stuff was pretty good. But they never made any real impr ...

Not me. And it's "Spanish guitar", or simply "guitar". Only people I've heard say armpit guitar are steel guitar players.

I looked for reasonably recent threads stating that James wasn't building anymore - haven't found any, at least on this forum. His website is down right now, though.

Ah, just found one, from 2015 - ...

Bear with me a minute, but imagining yet another closely related tunng, G6 = D G B E G B D.

To get D A D F# A B D, raise strings 6 and 3 to A, 5 to D, and string 4 to F#. To get D A B D F# A D, rai ...

Um, yeah. Le premier Avril is The first of April. Ha ha.

Beautiful guitar. I've had 8 push-pulls, and I just sold my last one. I guess I'm a confirmed all-pull guy, or I would grab this one.

BTW it seems there is a new file size limit for images, I have ...

I thought I had replied to your previous post about the filament current of 5U4 vs 5AR4/GZ34, but I guess I was recovering from the road still and forgot to post it.

If you look at the schematics f ...

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Topic: Alternates to blue Herco thumbpicks?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 11 Views: 833	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Apr 2024 6:50 am Subject: Alternates to blue Herco thumbpicks?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 11 Views: 833	I can't help you on other sources for Blue Hercos. But I jettisoned them when I discovered Fred Kelly Delrin picks. I generally use the white Regulars for pedal steel and sometimes for nonpedal steel, ...
Topic: Sneaky Pete Kleinow's Fender 400
Dave Mudgett Replies: 20 Views: 1140	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Apr 2024 12:04 am Subject: Sneaky Pete Kleinow's Fender 400
Dave Mudgett Replies: 20 Views: 1140	I echo my admiration for Pete. A true original - often imitated, never duplicated. I had my young, green, wannabe blues guitar guy mind blown when I saw him with the Burritos opening up for the Byrds ...
Topic: Humbucker recommendation
Dave Mudgett Replies: 9 Views: 552	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Apr 2024 10:05 am Subject: Humbucker recommendation
Dave Mudgett Replies: 9 Views: 552	If you're worried about pole-to-pole width, a blade pickup like the Lawrence 705 is a good choice. I really like the original chrome-surround 705s from the 80s, but they have been out of production fo ...
Topic: Effects and volume pedal
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 474	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 12 Apr 2024 9:26 am Subject: Effects and volume pedal
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 474	If you can't find software for your phone to resize the photos, copy them to a real computer - there's lots of software available for this. There are a bunch of threads in the Forum Feedback section t ...
Topic: Effects and volume pedal
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 474	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 12 Apr 2024 7:15 am Subject: Effects and volume pedal
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 474	If you reduce size to below 2400x2400, they should work. I use around 1200x1200, plus or minus to maintain the dimensional ratio, and the resolution is just fine.
Topic: Paul Franklin and Chris Stapleton
Dave Mudgett Replies: 9 Views: 1037	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 11 Apr 2024 7:26 pm Subject: Paul Franklin and Chris Stapleton
Dave Mudgett Replies: 9 Views: 1037	Whole thing is great - and the steel is heavy in the mix all the way through. I know some people were complaining about Paul not being present enough in a different live mix a while back. Meh, everyth ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 11 Apr 2024 7:18 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	If you look back, you will see plenty of hostility, aimed at guitar players, exhibited by steel players here. There are even entire threads dedicated to complaining about guitar players - too loud, mu ...
Topic: Jerry Garcia and Toy Caldwell
Dave Mudgett Replies: 42 Views: 4117	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Apr 2024 8:23 pm Subject: Jerry Garcia and Toy Caldwell
Dave Mudgett Replies: 42 Views: 4117	That's great you have Toy's Marlen, Tommy. Yeah, I know people complain about some pitchiness in Toy's steel playing on Fire On The Mountain. You know, I hear it, and it doesn't matter. That song h ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Apr 2024 7:52 pm Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Isnt it just called a "six string" or flattop or archtop? Not all guitars are six-strings, nor are they all flattop or archtop. It's a guitar, pure and simple. A steel guitar is a steel gui ...
Topic: Pedals for sale (AnalogMan, Benson, Strymon)
Dave Mudgett Replies: 5 Views: 747	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 10 Apr 2024 7:34 pm Subject: Pedals for sale (AnalogMan, Benson, Strymon)
Dave Mudgett Replies: 5 Views: 747	Cut the photo resolutions to below 2048x2048. Lots of threads in Forum Feedback about this. I use around 1200x1200 plus or minus, onscreen resolution is fine.
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Apr 2024 1:46 pm Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	As for the terminology, it’s all about utility for me. Armpit Guitar is (IMHO) the most useful way to differentiate on SGF since the default guitar here is a steel guitar. No, it's not. And I do no ...
Topic: How comfortable is a double-neck steel on lap?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 11 Views: 601	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Apr 2024 5:36 pm Subject: How comfortable is a double-neck steel on lap?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 11 Views: 601	Nyet. For me, console for more than one neck. I even prefer a single neck on legs, but the ones I like are lap steels, so I deal with it. I don't really wanna drill holes in them.
Topic: Difference in tone between a 26W and a 26P (F#)
Dave Mudgett Replies: 8 Views: 583	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Apr 2024 10:34 am Subject: Difference in tone between a 26W and a 26P (F#)
Dave Mudgett Replies: 8 Views: 583	Nor have I ever seen a plain string on string 7 F#. And IMO, for good reason - really heavy plain strings sound bad to me. I sometimes get these Ernie Ball "Not Even Slinky" guitar sets that ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 9 Apr 2024 9:37 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	To address the actual point of the thread, without the red flag that attracts the bull - I can't understand why a lifelong guitar player would give up guitar simply because they start playing steel gu ...
Topic: George Burns in Nashville
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 390	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2024 2:23 pm Subject: George Burns in Nashville
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 390	Timeless. Amazing how some things never change, generation to generation to generation. And I never disagree with Steve about who played on what, LOL.
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2024 9:56 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	To address the actual point of the thread, without the red flag that attracts the bull - I can't understand why a lifelong guitar player would give up guitar simply because they start playing steel gu ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Apr 2024 9:52 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	I think the great Marty Robbins used the term Arm pit guitar. I always thought it a strange term. I believe that Marty was talking about his little Terz guitar, which he played in a very unusual posi ...
Topic: Clinesmith Billy Robinson `Plank'
Dave Mudgett Replies: 7 Views: 1784	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 6 Apr 2024 9:14 am Subject: Clinesmith Billy Robinson `Plank'
Dave Mudgett Replies: 7 Views: 1784	If I didn't already have a D10 Clinesmith console in the same basic configuration, this woulda' been gone a long time ago. 24.5" scale, Bigsby-style pickups, etc. Covers a lot of bases, I cleared ...
Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Dave Mudgett Replies: 16 Views: 856	Forum Section: Music Posted: 5 Apr 2024 10:43 am Subject: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million
Dave Mudgett Replies: 16 Views: 856	Detroit Rock City. I was living in Detroit when this came out, 1976, and this got a helluvalotta local airplay. Some of the early rock and roll stuff was pretty good. But they never made any real impr ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 10:01 am Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Dave Mudgett Replies: 55 Views: 1904	Not me. And it's "Spanish guitar", or simply "guitar". Only people I've heard say armpit guitar are steel guitar players.
Topic: James Adams Resonator Guitars
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 313	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2024 11:53 am Subject: James Adams Resonator Guitars
Dave Mudgett Replies: 3 Views: 313	I looked for reasonably recent threads stating that James wasn't building anymore - haven't found any, at least on this forum. His website is down right now, though. Ah, just found one, from 2015 - ...
Topic: 7-string D6 recommendations
Dave Mudgett Replies: 18 Views: 1091	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2024 10:05 am Subject: 7-string D6 recommendations
Dave Mudgett Replies: 18 Views: 1091	Bear with me a minute, but imagining yet another closely related tunng, G6 = D G B E G B D. To get D A D F# A B D, raise strings 6 and 3 to A, 5 to D, and string 4 to F#. To get D A B D F# A D, rai ...
Topic: 1924 Double neck Gibson L-5 with one Hawaiian neck
Dave Mudgett Replies: 11 Views: 910	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2024 9:06 am Subject: 1924 Double neck Gibson L-5 with one Hawaiian neck
Dave Mudgett Replies: 11 Views: 910	Um, yeah. Le premier Avril is The first of April. Ha ha.
Topic: 1967 Emmons bolt on $6800
Dave Mudgett Replies: 4 Views: 2062	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 31 Mar 2024 10:57 am Subject: 1967 Emmons bolt on $6800
Dave Mudgett Replies: 4 Views: 2062	Beautiful guitar. I've had 8 push-pulls, and I just sold my last one. I guess I'm a confirmed all-pull guy, or I would grab this one. BTW it seems there is a new file size limit for images, I have ...
Topic: Setting power tube bias on Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb
Dave Mudgett Replies: 21 Views: 2092	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Mar 2024 5:47 pm Subject: Setting power tube bias on Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb
Dave Mudgett Replies: 21 Views: 2092	I thought I had replied to your previous post about the filament current of 5U4 vs 5AR4/GZ34, but I guess I was recovering from the road still and forgot to post it. If you look at the schematics f ...