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 Topic: Tuning Suggestion? |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 5 Views: 1619 |
 Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2021 2:41 pm Subject: Tuning Suggestion? |
| Thanks for the responses - I'm so used to checking pedal steel category that I posted this in the wrong spot - I'll see how I can get it moved... | |
| Topic: Tuning Suggestion? |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 5 Views: 1619 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2021 9:25 am Subject: Tuning Suggestion? |
| Hello all,
I recently bought this no-pedals guitar off of the forum, and after fixing a few things I'm ready to install some strings. On the rear neck, which has 8 strings, I'm using E13 as prescri ... |
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| Topic: Rickenbacker Console |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 5 Views: 2386 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 7 Jun 2021 11:40 am Subject: Rickenbacker Console |
| Hi Laura - PM sent! - sorry for the mis-spell before...
~Kn |
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| Topic: That Bouncing Right Hand |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 17 Views: 5992 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Nov 2020 5:37 am Subject: That Bouncing Right Hand |
| HI Jim - I started playing almost exactly three years ago, and I started out learning to pick block. I got pretty good at it I thought, but I always had "chinking" sounds as I blocked, and t ... | |
| Topic: Would like some input on setting up a Simple Home Studio |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 19 Views: 11513 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 30 Sep 2020 7:18 am Subject: Would like some input on setting up a Simple Home Studio |
| I've been using Reaper since 2011 and I really like it. It's inexpensive, easy to use, and would work well with your Scarlett. I used to use a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and it was great. I recently upg ... | |
| Topic: Beginner Question |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 3422 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Sep 2020 5:30 pm Subject: Beginner Question |
| Jeff Newman's Right Hand Alpha is by far my top advice. Two and a half years into playing I hit a wall, where I decided to give it a try - best decision I could have made, although it's taken me 6 mon ... | |
| Topic: Exporting a single track from Reaper |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 10 Views: 8275 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 23 Sep 2020 10:17 am Subject: Exporting a single track from Reaper |
| Sorry, I said Mike before instead of Jack. Mike's suggestion is correct - watch the REAPER Mania video about how to render. Also, I'd guess an engineer will probably want it to be rendered as a WAV fi ... | |
| Topic: Exporting a single track from Reaper |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 10 Views: 8275 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 23 Sep 2020 7:20 am Subject: Exporting a single track from Reaper |
| Hi Mike - I would also highly recommend REAPER Mania on YouTube. The videos on that site are short, to the point, and cover a great variety for beginners using Reaper. | |
| Topic: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 2719 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2020 4:06 pm Subject: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
Thanks Dave - This looks like a very interesting collection of related information. Sort of makes me feel like I should have done some homework before creating my post!  I will take some time toni ... |
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| Topic: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 2719 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:50 am Subject: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
| Sorry Leo, I last responded before seeing your post. For sure you make a good point - I think I really do need to try some other guitars - to put things in the context of more than one other guitar. M ... | |
| Topic: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 2719 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:13 am Subject: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
| Thanks again for more input!
A pro-player who's sound I like, and one of my favorite players in general is Don Pawlak. I know he's a Sho-Bud guy all the way. Not sure his guitar is exactly what I h ... |
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| Topic: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 2719 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jul 2020 6:40 pm Subject: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
| Scott, that looks very interesting. ALL of my regular guitars, except one, have single coils, because I prefer the tone. You mention that your pickup is less noisy than a typical single coil? The True ... | |
| Topic: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 2719 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jul 2020 6:16 pm Subject: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
| Thanks already for the quick responses!
@Tucker: A different animal indeed - maybe then not possible to achieve what I had before? Also, I have not tried a heavier bar but it's something I've wante ... |
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| Topic: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 15 Views: 2719 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jul 2020 5:13 pm Subject: Pickup/Tone Advice/Opinion |
| Hi all. I have a problem, and I’m hoping for some advice. My first guitar, 3 years ago this October, was a Fender 800, which was an “I always wanted to try PSG†impulse buy off of C ... | |
| Topic: Hello - new player in Wisconsin |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 10 Views: 3621 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 May 2020 6:19 am Subject: Hello - new player in Wisconsin |
| Hi Scott!
Another PSG gut-hook here from WI! I've been playing 2 1/2 years and I really enjoy it. If you have any questions or just want to chat about PSG stuff shoot me a msg! Ken |
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| Topic: PUP’s..(Related to TONE) |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 16 Views: 6116 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 May 2020 5:43 am Subject: PUP’s..(Related to TONE) |
| My 2 cents - you may want to try a Sarno Freeloader. My first guitar, the one that got me into steel, was a CL impulse-buy of a Fender 800. It had a single coil with a tone circuit (like all my guitar ... | |
| Topic: Muting Chords for Pick/Fingertip Blockers |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 23 Views: 6972 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Apr 2020 5:02 am Subject: Muting Chords for Pick/Fingertip Blockers |
| Right or wrong, I make extensive use of the side of my thumb to mute low strings. I even modify my thumb picks to allow my thumb and not the pick to do the muting. I've only been playing a couple of y ... | |
| Topic: Pedal Length |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 41 Views: 14037 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Apr 2020 6:32 am Subject: Pedal Length |
| The best solution is proper placement of your foot/shoe. Your foot is like a lever, most powerful and more travel towards the end, your toes. put just enough shoe on the ENDS of pedals, keep your heel ... | |
| Topic: Pedal Length |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 41 Views: 14037 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Apr 2020 11:32 am Subject: Pedal Length |
| Bumping into the rods when moving from AB to BC is the number one thing I'd like to fix with my guitar/playing. It causes me to pull my foot back a little bit before I do, rather than just pivot, whic ... | |
| Topic: 1974 SHO-BUD Professional SOLD |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 31 Views: 13481 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 16 Mar 2020 5:38 am Subject: 1974 SHO-BUD Professional SOLD |
| Hi Ron, in a couple of months if it's still for sale I will buy your guitar. It's beautiful. I'll even take the drive to TN to try it and pick it up. Right now though, I just can't make this large of ... | |
| Topic: Wallace True Tone TT-10 Pickup - SOLD please close |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 4 Views: 1850 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 5 Feb 2020 7:29 pm Subject: Wallace True Tone TT-10 Pickup - SOLD please close |
| SOLD - Please close... | |
| Topic: Wallace True Tone TT-10 Pickup - SOLD please close |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 4 Views: 1850 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 5 Feb 2020 8:05 am Subject: Wallace True Tone TT-10 Pickup - SOLD please close |
| Hi Arrigo - someone has already contacted me and I'm awaiting his PayPal payment. If somehow the sale falls through I will let you and another interested person know. Thanks for your message...
Ken |
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| Topic: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 17 Views: 4278 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Feb 2020 6:41 am Subject: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project |
| Fred, I think it's excellent. I always make it a point to listen others' work when posted - not just from the forum - and your collaboration is really nice, and must have been a lot of fun...
Ken |
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| Topic: Wallace True Tone TT-10 Pickup - SOLD please close |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 4 Views: 1850 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 4 Feb 2020 7:03 am Subject: Wallace True Tone TT-10 Pickup - SOLD please close |
| I bought a new Williams SD10 a year and a half ago, and I've tried a couple of different pickups in it, including this Wallace True Tone. I finally settled on a George L. so I'm selling it. It was in ... | |
| Topic: Gretch square neck bobtail. " SOLD" |
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| Kenneth Mennen Replies: 6 Views: 2740 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 30 Jan 2020 7:27 am Subject: Gretch square neck bobtail. " SOLD" |
| Hi Dennis - I'll buy your guitar. I'll send you a PM... | |
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