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Carl McLaughlin


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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 3:36 am    
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What are your oppinions on the best pedal or combo for pedal steel sound from a lap steel??

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Noah Miller


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Rocky Hill, CT
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 4:56 am    
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For my BR-3, it's a noise gate.
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 5:57 am    
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I don’t think any effect will make a lap steel sound like a pedal steel. But I think the most important effect for steel guitar in general is delay. Just my opinion.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 6:50 am    
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Add reverb to that delay. Very Happy
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Jim Kaznosky

 

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New Jersey, USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 7:42 am    
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If you have good amp reverb, I'd say a volume pedal. One would be tough for me. I go with a compressor, Light OD set as a cleanish boost, delay, and reverb/trem combo pedal.
If I had to go smaller, I'd lose either the drive or compressor. If I had to go even smaller, I'd further lose the delay. My minimum would then be Volume>Drive or Comp>Reverb/Trem and I could cover a fair amount of sonic ground with this.
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 8:21 am    
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My #1 would be a volume pedal. I use the old cast Sho-Bud VPs; bulletproof.

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For my BR-3, it's a noise gate.

Both of my BR-3s are rescues. One has its original P-90, and the other has a Sentell P-90. After I painted the pickup cavities with that nasty black goop known as shielding paint, and covered the inside of the coverplates with copper shielding tape, they are both as quiet as a church mouse.

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Tom Snook

 

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Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2022 1:46 pm    
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Brad Davis


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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 10 May 2022 5:46 pm    
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The reverb in a Fender tube amp, and a VP.
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Stefan Robertson


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Hertfordshire, UK
Post  Posted 10 May 2022 10:14 pm    
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1. Not a pedal just adjusting tone on your amp and lap steel
2. Volume Pedal - is a nice to have
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