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Topic: Distortion Pedal Help | |
GaryL Replies: 21 Views: 1002 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Apr 2024 4:16 pm Subject: Distortion |
Strymon Sunset. Worth every penny. | |
Topic: The Itch That You Just Can't Scratch... | |
GaryL Replies: 20 Views: 1563 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Mar 2024 6:56 pm Subject: An itch... |
For me it's been a problem trying to figure out a the mechanics of much J.D. Maness' stuff, (even when he explains it!) | |
Topic: The Itch That You Just Can't Scratch... | |
GaryL Replies: 20 Views: 1563 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Mar 2024 12:02 pm Subject: The Itch That You Just Can't Scratch... |
This is not another "what's your favorite steel guitar solo" topic, rather: Is there an elusive steel solo that you've been trying to decipher for a long time? | |
Topic: nashville 112 pot replacement? | |
GaryL Replies: 6 Views: 785 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Feb 2024 1:12 pm Subject: Nashville 112 tone controls |
Interesting question. I had a pair of 112's (and several other Peavey models) that developed scratchy controls at a very early age. No one I asked seemed to think that replacements were financially fe ... | |
Topic: Russ Hicks R.I.P. | |
GaryL Replies: 87 Views: 104608 |
Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 13 Dec 2023 6:46 pm Subject: Russ Hicks |
Sad news but peace to Russ's family. A great musician, friend, and a proud Mountaineer whose memory remains with our loved ones in Ohio and West Virginia. The world is a better place because you here ... | |
Topic: Steel player or keyboard? | |
GaryL Replies: 26 Views: 67168 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 11 Nov 2023 2:26 pm Subject: What is it? |
"It's a 4-legged divorce machine." | |
Topic: Best amplifier for steel playing | |
GaryL Replies: 13 Views: 2087 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Aug 2023 6:32 pm Subject: Amp for steel |
Quilter Travis Toy 15" or a Steelaire, if you can find one. I've had the rest and the rest, and they will not do. | |
Topic: Tom Brumley on C6 | |
GaryL Replies: 4 Views: 1378 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 May 2023 1:55 pm Subject: Tom Brumley C6th |
On Rick Nelson's Windfall album: "How Many Times." A gem! | |
Topic: Do you play in a bar where a lot of folks don't drink? | |
GaryL Replies: 58 Views: 18879 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Apr 2023 2:21 pm Subject: Drinking at venues |
I have a weekly job at a local club where alcohol is served, but most people drink in limited quantities, and have designated drivers. It's totally unlike jobs in the '70's and '80's, with obnoxious d ... | |
Topic: string theory: keyless vs post wraps | |
GaryL Replies: 14 Views: 2574 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 2 Mar 2023 10:23 am Subject: String wraps vs keyless |
I was breaking .011 G# strings on my SKH Emmons LeGrande. The spokesperson at Emmons recommended putting at least 6 wraps around the post. That stopped the problem, which had to do mostly with the sha ... | |
Topic: Strymon effects | |
GaryL Replies: 25 Views: 6493 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Jan 2023 7:57 pm Subject: Strymon pedals |
My routing:
Guitar--Strymon Sunset-- (Hilton Volume) -- Timeline--Mobius--Big Sky--Amp. |
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Topic: Tuning keys for 80s Sho-Bud | |
GaryL Replies: 11 Views: 2192 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jan 2023 1:18 pm Subject: Sho Bud keys |
A few years ago I replaced the keys on my old LDG. The originals were Grover "Milk-Bottle" style. At the time, Stewart-Macdonald sold them in sets of six. You might check with them. I had to ... | |
Topic: Nashville - the Movie - Steel Guitar Content | |
GaryL Replies: 12 Views: 2782 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Jan 2023 2:30 pm Subject: "Nashville" movie |
According to Jeff, the producers wanted a short-haired banjo player. He was qualified, available, and got the job! | |
Topic: The Steel Ride that Got You Hooked | |
GaryL Replies: 147 Views: 29320 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Dec 2022 5:33 pm Subject: Best Ride |
Bruce Bouton on Ricky Skaggs' "One Way Rider"
Lloyd Green on Ricky Skaggs' No One Can Hurt You" Tom Brumley on Rick Nelson's "One Night Stand." |
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Topic: GFI pickup height adjustment | |
GaryL Replies: 5 Views: 1004 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Nov 2022 5:34 pm Subject: GFI pickup mounting |
What Jack said. I replaced both Lace Alumitone p/u's on my D-10 Ultra with factory GFI II's. No problems with the height with excellent tone ability from my Quilter Steelaires. | |
Topic: Quilter steelaire too much treble | |
GaryL Replies: 18 Views: 3934 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Nov 2022 3:03 pm Subject: Steelaire too trebly |
I play a GFI Ultra keyless D-10 thru a Quilter Steelaire combo amp as well as a a Steelaire rack thru a TT 15" cab. The pickups are GFI II's. I have had 0 complaints about tone. I got rid of the ... | |
Topic: Rusty's steels? | |
GaryL Replies: 43 Views: 12150 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Oct 2022 5:35 pm Subject: Rusty Young's steel guitars |
The last time that I saw Rusty live was in the early '70's in Akron, OH with Paul Cotton (Richie Furay had departed.) From my prospective (in the audience) it looked like Rusty was playing a Sho-Bud D ... | |
Topic: What is your favorite steel guitar amp, past and/or present? | |
GaryL Replies: 54 Views: 13172 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Sep 2022 5:26 pm Subject: Favorite Amp(s) |
Quilter Steelaire (combo amp, or rackmount(s) through cabs, depending on power needed)
Telonics preamp/ amp rackmounts (through cabs). Cabs loaded with 15" Travis Toy speakers. |
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Topic: Remembering Chick Donner . . . Gone 15 Years | |
GaryL Replies: 7 Views: 3686 |
Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 20 Sep 2022 8:38 pm Subject: Chick Donner |
I was grateful to know Chick as a friend and a fellow steel player from this area. A great musician and a class act! | |
Topic: MCI questions | |
GaryL Replies: 7 Views: 1345 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Sep 2022 2:49 pm Subject: Mci |
Thanks Paddy! The SGF rules! | |
Topic: MCI questions | |
GaryL Replies: 7 Views: 1345 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Sep 2022 1:23 pm Subject: Mci |
Thanks Jerry. I misspoke: They are pull bars. On the B-C# change, (changer 1, pull bar 1, the aluminum pull bar is bent towards the changer will not raise the string to pitch. I'll see if one of my be ... | |
Topic: MCI questions | |
GaryL Replies: 7 Views: 1345 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Sep 2022 9:41 am Subject: MCI Questions |
Wayne, thank you for your most generous offer. I was able to download the the MCI manual and give it to the owner of the guitar that we are working on. The manual has a picture of a tone bar (bell cra ... | |
Topic: MCI questions | |
GaryL Replies: 7 Views: 1345 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Sep 2022 2:14 pm Subject: MCI questions |
Looking at the MCI steel guitar's version of a bell crank, how are the slots numbered? Is the #1 slot postion the farthest one away from the guitar body?
Also, has anyone attempted to re-fit these ... |
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Topic: Understanding PSG Tab | |
GaryL Replies: 18 Views: 79038 |
Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 15 Aug 2022 9:09 pm Subject: Reading PSG tab |
Seriously, I would recommend looking at the late Jimmie Crawford's Musym-Tab system. I use it with anything that I tab. It is adaptable to any guitar or tuning. Brilliant, and universal in its approac ... | |
Topic: Cleaning house! | |
GaryL Replies: 8 Views: 2365 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 4 Aug 2022 6:24 pm Subject: Cleaning House |
Administrator: Please close. All sold, with a donation to the Forum. Thanks! | |
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