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Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.

I'm going to put my Magnatone T8 on eBay and was wondering if anyone could tell me the best way to ship it. I was thinking UPS, fully insured of course.

Thoughts?

Down to $700 on this thing, should anyone be interested.

Am I asking too high a price do you think? If I were to put this on eBay, what would be a reasonable reserve?

Hey, gang,

I am trying to sell a 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8. It has no problems, other than a case with a bit of wear.

I've only tried Craigslist (Austin and San Marcos, Texas) because I ...

Hey all,

I've decided to sell my 1953 Magnatone T8. Any idea what I should ask for it? I paid $800, but I thought that was a fairly low price.

I can post photos, but before I do I just wanted to ...

I don't recall seeing this mentioned, but if the pickups are adjustable you could try raising and lowering them for different tonal variations.

This doesn't exactly answer the question, but I find it interesting that when I listen to Speedy West on the album "Stratosphere Boogie," I sometimes think, "Man, that sounds like my cr ...

The thing is, I'm going to buy a tube amp in the $600-1000 price range later this year, and I really just wanted the cheapest thing I could get. I know that ANYTHING, even my old Peavey Rage 108, woul ...

22.5 is one fret shorter than 24. So a C# string on a 22.5" guitar will be the same as a C string on a 24" guitar.

I'm not sure I understand this. Can you elaborate?

Thanks, Morgan.

Do you buy your strings from the forum? And if not, do you buy them as singles or as a set?

One more thing, I've used SIT strings on standard guitar and they were terrible. They broke easier than any other string I've ever used. Then again, that was over ten years ago. Maybe these are comple ...

I've played with slinkier strings on a steel guitar and I don't like how easily they bend under the weight of my steel and hand. And when I play standard guitar, I prefer 12s, at least (whereas most p ...

On a 22.5" scale, for A6 and Boggs' E13, (using flats or semi-flats) how heavy of a gauge can I get away with, stringwise? I want them as heavy as possible.

The Microcube sounds good, but I'd rather just save up the full price for the amp I want ($600-800).

Thanks for all the responses. I'll steel clear of the Pignose and just keep on with the mini-t ...

Hey gang,

I have a Fender Mini-Twin, and, frankly, it sounds terrible when I play my steel through it. I need something to practice through that sounds somewhat pleasing, and since I just bought a ...

Question for Mike.

On a jazz blues, if the I chord is a simple Bb triad, would you normally play what's written, or would you add a 6th? What about a 9th? Any other tones?

Also, in terms of com ...

Danny,

I don't agree with your Smoke on the Water example. E up to A ( or A down to E) is a fourth independent of whether or not there is a lower (or higher) note being played.

Sorry for the co ...

It depends on if you're talking about intervals alone or notes within a harmonic context.

Maybe this is a good time to talk about the "Everything equals 9" rule.

When reversing interv ...

I'm considering buying this guitar, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about it, any reason why I might not want it. I'm a little skeptical simply because it's so cheap ($800).

To ...

Most of the CDs I've bought in the past five years have been from the 50s, 60s, or 70s. That's not because I'm living in the past, it's because I don't like much of anything being done these days.
...

There's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZ4AWWLtXw

We're so used to hearing chicken pickin' from a Tele, that it took me awhile to realize it's coming from the steel.

Hans!

So are those slants on "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me"? (Not the version that begins with the string section.)

Hello all. I'm currently looking into making my own amp. I was looking at the kit Mojo sells for the tweed Champ, and I had a few thoughts.

Since the most expensive parts (aside from the $60 transf ...

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Topic: Shipping information
Danny Peters Replies: 5 Views: 1684	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jul 2012 10:01 am Subject: Shipping information
Danny Peters Replies: 5 Views: 1684	Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.
Topic: Shipping information
Danny Peters Replies: 5 Views: 1684	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2012 2:44 pm Subject: Shipping information
Danny Peters Replies: 5 Views: 1684	I'm going to put my Magnatone T8 on eBay and was wondering if anyone could tell me the best way to ship it. I was thinking UPS, fully insured of course. Thoughts?
Topic: 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8 - $900
Danny Peters Replies: 4 Views: 8737	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 19 Jun 2012 5:47 pm Subject: 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8 - $900
Danny Peters Replies: 4 Views: 8737	Down to $700 on this thing, should anyone be interested.
Topic: 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8 - $900
Danny Peters Replies: 4 Views: 8737	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 15 Jun 2012 7:45 am Subject: 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8 - $900
Danny Peters Replies: 4 Views: 8737	Am I asking too high a price do you think? If I were to put this on eBay, what would be a reasonable reserve?
Topic: 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8 - $900
Danny Peters Replies: 4 Views: 8737	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 13 Jun 2012 11:12 am Subject: 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8 - $900
Danny Peters Replies: 4 Views: 8737	Hey, gang, I am trying to sell a 1953 Magnatone Lyric non-pedal T8. It has no problems, other than a case with a bit of wear. I've only tried Craigslist (Austin and San Marcos, Texas) because I ...
Topic: Magnatone T8
Danny Peters Replies: 1 Views: 904	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Feb 2012 6:13 pm Subject: Magnatone T8
Danny Peters Replies: 1 Views: 904	Hey all, I've decided to sell my 1953 Magnatone T8. Any idea what I should ask for it? I paid $800, but I thought that was a fairly low price. I can post photos, but before I do I just wanted to ...
Topic: Suggestions for tone, please
Danny Peters Replies: 21 Views: 5525	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2011 4:58 am Subject: Suggestions for tone, please
Danny Peters Replies: 21 Views: 5525	I don't recall seeing this mentioned, but if the pickups are adjustable you could try raising and lowering them for different tonal variations.
Topic: Suggestions for tone, please
Danny Peters Replies: 21 Views: 5525	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2011 6:39 pm Subject: Suggestions for tone, please
Danny Peters Replies: 21 Views: 5525	This doesn't exactly answer the question, but I find it interesting that when I listen to Speedy West on the album "Stratosphere Boogie," I sometimes think, "Man, that sounds like my cr ...
Topic: Anyone played or heard a steel through a Pignose?
Danny Peters Replies: 25 Views: 10792	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Mar 2011 2:41 pm Subject: Anyone played or heard a steel through a Pignose?
Danny Peters Replies: 25 Views: 10792	The thing is, I'm going to buy a tube amp in the $600-1000 price range later this year, and I really just wanted the cheapest thing I could get. I know that ANYTHING, even my old Peavey Rage 108, woul ...
Topic: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2011 9:19 am Subject: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	22.5 is one fret shorter than 24. So a C# string on a 22.5" guitar will be the same as a C string on a 24" guitar. I'm not sure I understand this. Can you elaborate?
Topic: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2011 5:02 pm Subject: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	Thanks, Morgan. Do you buy your strings from the forum? And if not, do you buy them as singles or as a set?
Topic: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:21 am Subject: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	One more thing, I've used SIT strings on standard guitar and they were terrible. They broke easier than any other string I've ever used. Then again, that was over ten years ago. Maybe these are comple ...
Topic: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:18 am Subject: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	I've played with slinkier strings on a steel guitar and I don't like how easily they bend under the weight of my steel and hand. And when I play standard guitar, I prefer 12s, at least (whereas most p ...
Topic: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:29 am Subject: Short-scale string gauges
Danny Peters Replies: 14 Views: 5036	On a 22.5" scale, for A6 and Boggs' E13, (using flats or semi-flats) how heavy of a gauge can I get away with, stringwise? I want them as heavy as possible.
Topic: Anyone played or heard a steel through a Pignose?
Danny Peters Replies: 25 Views: 10792	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2011 4:24 am Subject: Anyone played or heard a steel through a Pignose?
Danny Peters Replies: 25 Views: 10792	The Microcube sounds good, but I'd rather just save up the full price for the amp I want ($600-800). Thanks for all the responses. I'll steel clear of the Pignose and just keep on with the mini-t ...
Topic: Anyone played or heard a steel through a Pignose?
Danny Peters Replies: 25 Views: 10792	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Mar 2011 3:45 pm Subject: Anyone played or heard a steel through a Pignose?
Danny Peters Replies: 25 Views: 10792	Hey gang, I have a Fender Mini-Twin, and, frankly, it sounds terrible when I play my steel through it. I need something to practice through that sounds somewhat pleasing, and since I just bought a ...
Topic: Harmony and chord theory for steel players
Danny Peters Replies: 99 Views: 48872	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Feb 2011 7:32 am Subject: Harmony and chord theory for steel players
Danny Peters Replies: 99 Views: 48872	Question for Mike. On a jazz blues, if the I chord is a simple Bb triad, would you normally play what's written, or would you add a 6th? What about a 9th? Any other tones? Also, in terms of com ...
Topic: Steps Between Strings-A6 Tuning
Danny Peters Replies: 23 Views: 7931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Feb 2011 4:42 am Subject: Steps Between Strings-A6 Tuning
Danny Peters Replies: 23 Views: 7931	Danny, I don't agree with your Smoke on the Water example. E up to A ( or A down to E) is a fourth independent of whether or not there is a lower (or higher) note being played. Sorry for the co ...
Topic: Steps Between Strings-A6 Tuning
Danny Peters Replies: 23 Views: 7931	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Feb 2011 7:19 pm Subject: Steps Between Strings-A6 Tuning
Danny Peters Replies: 23 Views: 7931	It depends on if you're talking about intervals alone or notes within a harmonic context. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the "Everything equals 9" rule. When reversing interv ...
Topic: Advice on a Magnatone T8
Danny Peters Replies: 5 Views: 1474	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Feb 2011 6:45 am Subject: Advice on a Magnatone T8
Danny Peters Replies: 5 Views: 1474	I'm considering buying this guitar, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about it, any reason why I might not want it. I'm a little skeptical simply because it's so cheap ($800). To ...
Topic: Where Does Steel Guitar Go From Here?
Danny Peters Replies: 45 Views: 14610	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Feb 2011 5:18 am Subject: Where Does Steel Guitar Go From Here?
Danny Peters Replies: 45 Views: 14610	Most of the CDs I've bought in the past five years have been from the 50s, 60s, or 70s. That's not because I'm living in the past, it's because I don't like much of anything being done these days. ...
Topic: Conway on Porters show
Danny Peters Replies: 12 Views: 2991	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Jan 2011 4:55 am Subject: Conway on Porters show
Danny Peters Replies: 12 Views: 2991	There's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZ4AWWLtXw We're so used to hearing chicken pickin' from a Tele, that it took me awhile to realize it's coming from the steel.
Topic: Lazy River weissenborn in GBDGBD – what gauge strings?
Danny Peters Replies: 9 Views: 6502	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2011 2:47 pm Subject: Lazy River weissenborn in GBDGBD – what gauge strings?
Danny Peters Replies: 9 Views: 6502	Hans!
Topic: Hank Williams pedal steel?
Danny Peters Replies: 19 Views: 10472	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Jan 2011 11:59 am Subject: Hank Williams pedal steel?
Danny Peters Replies: 19 Views: 10472	So are those slants on "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me"? (Not the version that begins with the string section.)
Topic: Roll-Your-Own question
Danny Peters Replies: 3 Views: 1278	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Jan 2011 6:06 am Subject: Roll-Your-Own question
Danny Peters Replies: 3 Views: 1278	Hello all. I'm currently looking into making my own amp. I was looking at the kit Mojo sells for the tweed Champ, and I had a few thoughts. Since the most expensive parts (aside from the $60 transf ...