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  Topic: Looking to trade up SD-10 to U-12
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 5
Views: 4529

PostForum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars   Posted: 28 Jan 2021 1:38 pm   Subject: Looking to trade up SD-10 to U-12
Any interest in a Sierra?

1980's Olympic(?) model, keyed U12, 8x5 w/vertical, rosewood, lever lock on the E's. Built like a tank. Plays & sounds great, just more guitar than I need.
  Topic: Basic mechanical question
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 6
Views: 1646

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 23 Jul 2018 5:28 am   Subject: Basic mechanical question
Ok new string it is! Thanks folks
  Topic: Basic mechanical question
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 6
Views: 1646

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 22 Jul 2018 10:41 pm   Subject: Basic mechanical question
I'm noticing the 6th string on my Sierra going flat as I'm further up the fretboard, even without any pedals or levers engaged. Is there some obvious way I'm missing to fine tune scale length per stri ...
  Topic: Danny Gatton Plays 'In My Room'
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 16
Views: 4498

PostForum Section: Steel on the Web   Posted: 13 Jan 2018 12:09 pm   Subject: Danny Gatton Plays 'In My Room'
My $.02: agree that the album version sounds to be 2 L/R panned six-string tracks ping-ponging the melody notes and creating that overlap. The longer legato phrases sound like bends rather than slide ...
  Topic: Cajun steel guitar
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 14
Views: 5217

PostForum Section: Steel Players   Posted: 6 Dec 2017 1:35 pm   Subject: Cajun steel guitar
Thanks, all! It looks like Mr. Broussard literally wrote the book on the subject. This should set me straight for a while...

http://www.martybroussard.net/Works%20&%20Awards/Book2_merged[1].pdf
  Topic: Cajun steel guitar
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 14
Views: 5217

PostForum Section: Steel Players   Posted: 1 Dec 2017 12:39 pm   Subject: Cajun steel guitar
I've been playing for a while now with a group doing a combination of western swing/country material, but also incorporating a number of cajun tunes. So far, I've been getting by on my D8 but would li ...
  Topic: Western Swing Instruction Material?
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 7
Views: 3594

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 11 Feb 2017 3:01 am   Subject: Western Swing Instruction Material?
Thanks for the tips and leads so far! Makes me wonder if it's worth delving into traditional six-string jazz/swing material which must be more widely available.

That said, I learn best by ear and ...
  Topic: Western Swing Instruction Material?
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 7
Views: 3594

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 7 Feb 2017 6:00 pm   Subject: Western Swing Instruction Material?
I realize my best bet is to pony up for some lessons but I'm curious if there's anything out there that picks up where the Cindy Cashdollar dvds leave off (steel guitar rag). I'm playing with a band ( ...
  Topic: 3/4 Bar on a budget
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 4
Views: 1508

PostForum Section: Wanted To Buy   Posted: 12 Jan 2017 2:06 pm   Subject: 3/4 Bar on a budget
Six string lap steel? Dunlop 918, 2 3/4" long, 3/4" dia

Here's the first one I clicked on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUNLOP-5-5oz-TONE-BAR-PEDAL-LAP-STEEL-GUITAR-SLIDE-918-/3320743 ...
  Topic: 3/4 Bar on a budget
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 4
Views: 1508

PostForum Section: Wanted To Buy   Posted: 12 Jan 2017 12:19 pm   Subject: 3/4 Bar on a budget
Don't need anything boutique, I just want to try something lighter than my 7/8 for lap steel. Thanks!
  Topic: Push/Pull pot for tone/pickup selection on D8?
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 9
Views: 2771

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 11 Jan 2017 7:54 pm   Subject: Push/Pull pot for tone/pickup selection on D8?
OK, reread your initial comments — I guess let's wait and see if the supplier comes through.
  Topic: Push/Pull pot for tone/pickup selection on D8?
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 9
Views: 2771

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 11 Jan 2017 7:52 pm   Subject: Push/Pull pot for tone/pickup selection on D8?
Wow - this is why I love the forum! Thank you for all the info and assistance, Robert!

edit: and you too, Dave!

That tele wiring diagram looks good, but would it be much trouble to wire the 3- ...
  Topic: sold
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 0
Views: 618

PostForum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories   Posted: 11 Jan 2017 8:28 am   Subject: sold
sold
  Topic: Push/Pull pot for tone/pickup selection on D8?
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 9
Views: 2771

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 10 Jan 2017 8:11 pm   Subject: Push/Pull pot for tone/pickup selection on D8?
May be in over my head, but I'm hoping to rewire a Vega D8 currently configured with a nonfunctioning three-way pot/two OIP caps controlling tone. The thought is to combine neck selection plus boo-wah ...
  Topic: Which 8 string E13 tuning?
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 40
Views: 21092

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 26 Dec 2016 4:37 pm   Subject: Which 8 string E13 tuning?
I use McAuliffe's tuning, except that the lower 3 strings are high to low: E, D, B. I went back and forth between the 8th string E and the 6th, but it just seems a lot more versatile with the E and D ...
  Topic: WTB S8 Lap/Console
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 4
Views: 1777

PostForum Section: Wanted To Buy   Posted: 7 Dec 2016 12:21 pm   Subject: WTB S8 Lap/Console
I've been keeping an eye on the "for sale" section, but figured I'd see what else is out there.

Ideally hoping to find something on the lower-budget side of vintage with 3/8-ish string sp ...
  Topic: Hardwire RV-7 reverb $65 SOLD
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 2
Views: 1089

PostForum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories   Posted: 31 Oct 2015 8:04 pm   Subject: Hardwire RV-7 reverb $65 SOLD
PM sent
  Topic: Paul Franklin recording a solo in studio with VG
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 2
Views: 1944

PostForum Section: Steel on the Web   Posted: 27 Mar 2015 10:06 am   Subject: Paul Franklin recording a solo in studio with VG
Not sure if this has been posted before. Such great playing, can't wait to hear the whole song...

http://youtu.be/NtiMh0-K9Ys
  Topic: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 15
Views: 5997

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:45 am   Subject: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Ditto- great playing, Lane! That's definitely what I had in mind. I'll have to give that behind the bar finger bend a shot for now.
  Topic: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 15
Views: 5997

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 15 Feb 2015 6:44 am   Subject: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
The E-string bent up a whole tone with the C pedal, together with the first string. I think that's what Al Perkins did here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZpejVICco
At least I played it and it w ...
  Topic: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 15
Views: 5997

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 14 Feb 2015 9:00 am   Subject: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
if you have a 2nd string lower a full tone, then lower it, and as you pick it, pick string 5 and press the A pedal.

Alas, I've only got a RKR half step lower on my 2nd. What do think he's doing in ...
  Topic: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 15
Views: 5997

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 14 Feb 2015 8:52 am   Subject: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Yup, that's it! Maybe I can finally put a little polish on that poor, neglected vertical.

Thank you both!
  Topic: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 15
Views: 5997

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 14 Feb 2015 6:50 am   Subject: Help me find this common E9 lick utilizing unisons...
Bear with me, I'll do my best to describe it: the lick usually comes in on the "and" of the first beat, on the third of the chord followed by another string bending up to match from a whole ...
  Topic: another "3rd string breakage" thread
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 41
Views: 16057

PostForum Section: Pedal Steel   Posted: 7 Nov 2010 3:58 pm   Subject: another "3rd string breakage" thread
I see this is a common problem and I feel as though I've tried all of the obvious tips mentioned in previous threads (rotated/cleaned roller, checked for burrs, smoothed finger with fine grit paper, w ...
  Topic: Buddy Emmons - Mansion on the hill
Brennan Mangan

Replies: 1
Views: 1800

PostForum Section: Steel on the Web   Posted: 3 Dec 2009 8:39 pm   Subject: Buddy Emmons - Mansion on the hill
E-Bow!
 
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