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Hi Michael,

Thanks for your reply. Your technique is interesting and I will explore this also.

Bob also thanks for your message. In simple words what I find when playing on my guitar is if I sit ...

Hi guys,

Yeah I had a Hilton but play now through a Goodrich Omni. I own another Goodrich also.

Hi fellow members,

I would love to hear what everybody’s opinion is on where to set max volume levels in regards to volume pedal position. Also some advice on my situation would be appreciated. ...

Hi fellow members,

In regards to the below information from Tom Bradshaw on the definition of splinted harmony in relation to Lloyd Greens playing is there a common note that is taken from his chor ...

Hi fellow players,

I am expanding my research of pedal steel players. Being a 40-year-old musician I was not as exposed to some of the pedal steel greats music as much as some of the older members ...

Hi fellow players,

Dan here from down under (Australia), hope you are all well.
I am a 40-year-old pedal steel player playing on a SD10 Show Pro and my rig consists of 2 Goodrich volume pedals, a ...

Hi members,

Dan here from Australia hope you’re all well.
I am trying to upload an image of me sitting on my standard height seat sitting behind my ZB SD10 to show you my volume pedal and leg po ...

Hi Dave,

You definitely don’t need to explain octaves to me but thanks for your insight here into speaker technology. I will read this a few times to wrap my head around the info.

Cheers man

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the fast reply to my post.

Can you elaborate on your statement here for the less educated in sound and audio:

‘The TT speakers drop off severely above 3kHz, more than an ...

Hi members,

Dan here from Australia hope you’re all well.

Here in Australia it’s hard to test speakers for pedal steel as it’s such a small market and no manufacturers here really focussed ...

Hi Members,

I am making the plunge from Australia to purchase a new steel from Mullen in Colorado and get it shipped out to Australia even though the exchange rate is high for us. I got some opport ...

ZB custom

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21397_IMG_6382_1.jpg [url=https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21397_IMG_6381_1.jpg]Picture file

Hi members,

I need a little support for a lever issue I'm having on my E9. I am generally happy with my tuning system which starts with the typical pedals down E strings to 440, then pedals up I us ...

I engaged them to show you guys how the springs slightly rub and make contact with the pull rods.

Hi Bobby and Ron.

Thanks for the info. Those e lower return springs are engaged in that picture FYI.

Regards,

Dan

Thanks Justin and members for your inputs here with this thread.
I will sit down with the steel in the next few weeks and see what I discover utilising all your great knowledge.
I feel the masters ...

Hi mechanically minded Steelers,

Any idea how to take some stiffness out of my RKL (Eb) and RKR (G#) knee levers.
My LKL and LKR not only have less play to hit the semi tone, but also are much eas ...

Thanks again Benjamin.

I didn’t think it needed to be too strict when it came to the M6 voicings.
Yeah I am not too familiar with C6 but I figured that might be the case.

I see you’re fro ...

Hi Justin,

Thank mate, I read your reply after Benjamin’s.
I will delve into this one over the coming days. Yeah I only have a S10 so I am limited a bit but am keen to transfer what I can from j ...

Hi Benjamin,

Thanks for your message. Yeah that b6 note is a great off beat sound.
Do you know of more than 1-2 ways to play a M6 chord on E9?
I will put the effort into this, but any prior help ...

Thanks Justin for your info mate.

After listening to the video below towards the end using this scale as a substitute for the major scale, I couldn’t get out of my head how it would sound on PSG. ...

Hi members,

Do any of you utilise the 6th diminished scale in either single note or chord form on the E9 over country harmony progressions?
I understand players are utilising diminished chords in ...

Hi community,

Dan Neave here from Australia hope your well.
I am wondering if any members can point me in the direction of some pedal steel recordings that feature counterpoint examples. I’ve on ...

Thanks Bobby, I will check for that set screw situation.
What did you mean by ‘You may need a bottoming tap to make the threads deep enough to work’

I live in Australia so we might have slight ...

Author	Message
Topic: Volume pedal technique and body types
Dan Neave Replies: 11 Views: 1476	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Nov 2024 7:55 pm Subject: Volume pedal technique and body types
Dan Neave Replies: 11 Views: 1476	Hi Michael, Thanks for your reply. Your technique is interesting and I will explore this also. Bob also thanks for your message. In simple words what I find when playing on my guitar is if I sit ...
Topic: Volume pedal technique and body types
Dan Neave Replies: 11 Views: 1476	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Nov 2024 10:28 pm Subject: Volume pedal technique and body types
Dan Neave Replies: 11 Views: 1476	Hi guys, Yeah I had a Hilton but play now through a Goodrich Omni. I own another Goodrich also.
Topic: Volume pedal technique and body types
Dan Neave Replies: 11 Views: 1476	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Nov 2024 10:33 pm Subject: Volume pedal technique and body types
Dan Neave Replies: 11 Views: 1476	Hi fellow members, I would love to hear what everybody’s opinion is on where to set max volume levels in regards to volume pedal position. Also some advice on my situation would be appreciated. ...
Topic: Details of Splinted Harmony
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 1834	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Aug 2024 3:55 pm Subject: Details of Splinted Harmony
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 1834	Hi fellow members, In regards to the below information from Tom Bradshaw on the definition of splinted harmony in relation to Lloyd Greens playing is there a common note that is taken from his chor ...
Topic: Signature sounds from the greats!
Dan Neave Replies: 10 Views: 2247	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Aug 2024 6:13 pm Subject: Signature sounds from the greats!
Dan Neave Replies: 10 Views: 2247	Hi fellow players, I am expanding my research of pedal steel players. Being a 40-year-old musician I was not as exposed to some of the pedal steel greats music as much as some of the older members ...
Topic: Emmons E9 Peterson Sweetner and history of this tuning
Dan Neave Replies: 2 Views: 1077	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Aug 2024 5:38 pm Subject: Emmons E9 Peterson Sweetner and history of this tuning
Dan Neave Replies: 2 Views: 1077	Hi fellow players, Dan here from down under (Australia), hope you are all well. I am a 40-year-old pedal steel player playing on a SD10 Show Pro and my rig consists of 2 Goodrich volume pedals, a ...
Topic: Volume pedal/ankle technique
Dan Neave Replies: 8 Views: 1307	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Mar 2024 11:56 pm Subject: Volume pedal/ankle technique
Dan Neave Replies: 8 Views: 1307	Hi members, Dan here from Australia hope you’re all well. I am trying to upload an image of me sitting on my standard height seat sitting behind my ZB SD10 to show you my volume pedal and leg po ...
Topic: Speaker comparison
Dan Neave Replies: 16 Views: 2362	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Mar 2024 6:45 pm Subject: Speaker comparison
Dan Neave Replies: 16 Views: 2362	Hi Dave, You definitely don’t need to explain octaves to me but thanks for your insight here into speaker technology. I will read this a few times to wrap my head around the info. Cheers man
Topic: Speaker comparison
Dan Neave Replies: 16 Views: 2362	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Mar 2024 6:13 pm Subject: Speaker comparison
Dan Neave Replies: 16 Views: 2362	Hi Dave, Thanks for the fast reply to my post. Can you elaborate on your statement here for the less educated in sound and audio: ‘The TT speakers drop off severely above 3kHz, more than an ...
Topic: Speaker comparison
Dan Neave Replies: 16 Views: 2362	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Mar 2024 4:26 pm Subject: Speaker comparison
Dan Neave Replies: 16 Views: 2362	Hi members, Dan here from Australia hope you’re all well. Here in Australia it’s hard to test speakers for pedal steel as it’s such a small market and no manufacturers here really focussed ...
Topic: New steel purchase
Dan Neave Replies: 9 Views: 4048	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Nov 2023 3:38 pm Subject: New steel purchase
Dan Neave Replies: 9 Views: 4048	Hi Members, I am making the plunge from Australia to purchase a new steel from Mullen in Colorado and get it shipped out to Australia even though the exchange rate is high for us. I got some opport ...
Topic: F lever/E raise support
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 3125	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Oct 2023 5:26 pm Subject: F lever/E raise support
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 3125	ZB custom
Topic: F lever/E raise support
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 3125	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Oct 2023 5:26 pm Subject: F lever/E raise support
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 3125	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21397_IMG_6382_1.jpg [url=https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21397_IMG_6381_1.jpg]Picture file
Topic: F lever/E raise support
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 3125	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Oct 2023 10:11 pm Subject: F lever/E raise support
Dan Neave Replies: 5 Views: 3125	Hi members, I need a little support for a lever issue I'm having on my E9. I am generally happy with my tuning system which starts with the typical pedals down E strings to 440, then pedals up I us ...
Topic: Knee lever tension
Dan Neave Replies: 7 Views: 1503	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Aug 2023 3:07 am Subject: Knee lever tension
Dan Neave Replies: 7 Views: 1503	I engaged them to show you guys how the springs slightly rub and make contact with the pull rods.
Topic: Knee lever tension
Dan Neave Replies: 7 Views: 1503	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Aug 2023 3:06 am Subject: Knee lever tension
Dan Neave Replies: 7 Views: 1503	Hi Bobby and Ron. Thanks for the info. Those e lower return springs are engaged in that picture FYI. Regards, Dan
Topic: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jul 2023 8:48 pm Subject: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Thanks Justin and members for your inputs here with this thread. I will sit down with the steel in the next few weeks and see what I discover utilising all your great knowledge. I feel the masters ...
Topic: Knee lever tension
Dan Neave Replies: 7 Views: 1503	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jul 2023 2:11 pm Subject: Knee lever tension
Dan Neave Replies: 7 Views: 1503	Hi mechanically minded Steelers, Any idea how to take some stiffness out of my RKL (Eb) and RKR (G#) knee levers. My LKL and LKR not only have less play to hit the semi tone, but also are much eas ...
Topic: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2023 2:56 am Subject: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Thanks again Benjamin. I didn’t think it needed to be too strict when it came to the M6 voicings. Yeah I am not too familiar with C6 but I figured that might be the case. I see you’re fro ...
Topic: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2023 12:31 am Subject: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Hi Justin, Thank mate, I read your reply after Benjamin’s. I will delve into this one over the coming days. Yeah I only have a S10 so I am limited a bit but am keen to transfer what I can from j ...
Topic: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2023 12:23 am Subject: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Hi Benjamin, Thanks for your message. Yeah that b6 note is a great off beat sound. Do you know of more than 1-2 ways to play a M6 chord on E9? I will put the effort into this, but any prior help ...
Topic: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jul 2023 8:05 pm Subject: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Thanks Justin for your info mate. After listening to the video below towards the end using this scale as a substitute for the major scale, I couldn’t get out of my head how it would sound on PSG. ...
Topic: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jul 2023 4:46 pm Subject: 6th Diminished harmonisation
Dan Neave Replies: 23 Views: 3197	Hi members, Do any of you utilise the 6th diminished scale in either single note or chord form on the E9 over country harmony progressions? I understand players are utilising diminished chords in ...
Topic: Counterpoint examples
Dan Neave Replies: 6 Views: 1171	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jul 2023 6:46 pm Subject: Counterpoint examples
Dan Neave Replies: 6 Views: 1171	Hi community, Dan Neave here from Australia hope your well. I am wondering if any members can point me in the direction of some pedal steel recordings that feature counterpoint examples. I’ve on ...
Topic: LKL cross rod screw issue
Dan Neave Replies: 3 Views: 1450	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Apr 2023 8:09 pm Subject: LKL cross rod screw issue
Dan Neave Replies: 3 Views: 1450	Thanks Bobby, I will check for that set screw situation. What did you mean by ‘You may need a bottoming tap to make the threads deep enough to work’ I live in Australia so we might have slight ...