Make steel guitar suond like organ ?

[Richard Nelson]

How do you do that ?

[Dave Grafe]

Most folks use some sort of chorus (12 - 18ms delay with some feedback and subtle sine-wave modulation) plus reverb to get the classic "organ " sound. Using the VP to fade up after the (silenced) initial attack is important to maintaining the illusion, as is playing the sorts of parts that one would expect to hear from an organ.

[Dave White]

If you want that "Hammond" organ sound, buy a Leslie (rotating speaker system). I've heard pedal steels and regular guitars played through those things and it sounds awesome, especially switching back and forth from fast and slow rotor.

[Michael Miller]

I believe Rusty Young (poco)used a Leslie.

[John Daugherty]

Many effects units have a "rotary" program that simulates a leslie system.

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[Charlie McDonald]

No replacement for a Leslie.
Fender used to make a rotating speaker in a small cab; always wanted one of those.

[Erv Niehaus]

An H & K Rotosphere does the job for me. I really like it on the old gospel songs.
Erv

[JW Day]

Erv, What is a H & K rotspher? I use to use a Leslie, but it just got to much to carry. I am now using A stero chorus, But it just don't have that good sound that I want. I to enjoy the old gospel songs. J W Day

[Jerry Hayes]

Almost any good Flanger (Boss, DOD, etc) will give you a very good organ sound. I've had great luck with the Boss unit personally. A flanger will do a much better job than any chorus unit....JH in Va.

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