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WOW! Thank you everyone for all your inputs (no pun intended)! I am very appreciative of this information.

Steve, I really appreciated the 'zoomed out' approach. I think with so much going on a w ...

Hi,

I am exploring ways to improve my pedal steel sound a little bit SO before spending time and money on renting different pedals and equipment I thought I'd ask around here first!

I have a sol ...

Thanks Richard, I did not realize Steel Guitars of Canada had shut town. I sure wish Al Brisco the best - he is a really great guy. When I purchased my first pedal steel guitar (I knew nothing about t ...

I had the same problem with my Carter. My solution was simply to change the string to a different one! At the time I was experimenting with different strings and some of them threw off my split tuning ...

Hi,

I have a Duesenberg Fairytale lap steel mostly so I don't have to lug my pedal steel to informal jam sessions with friends. However, I am having a few regrets as I am having a really hard time ...

Hi,

I would like to take another step in my playing ability and I am thinking about ordering some form of structured instructional material whether that is online or mailed in.

I am self taught. ...

Hi,

Anybody every hear of (or done) this: Rewire (or, reconfigure) a double neck guitar to play both E9 and C7 at the same time. As I understand it, there is a toggle switch that switches between p ...

Cross rods! That's what they're called. My cross rods are shifting back and forth a lot! Is this an easy fix?

When I step on the C pedal on my carter 3x5 there is a lot of movement in the undercarriage. so much so that I get a clicking sound when I press the C. I looked underneath and it seems like the bars r ...

Hello,

I have a Carter 5x3 E9th set-up and I am teaching myself 'how to play'.

Based on my analysis of the tuning and the fretboard, my approach has been to focus on the 1,3,5 and 6,7,8 (B, E, G ...

Ok,

I have a 2010 Carter pedal steel - 10 string, 3 pedals, 5 knee levers.

I go off of these tunings (pictured) They are not 'tuned to whachever you may call it'(true tuning?) but they are alter ...

Start a band? Play a show? Maybe 1 person might like it.

And TRY so hard to accept how important that is!

D.

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Topic: Improving Pedal Steel Sound without an amp (mixer only)
Del Hillier Replies: 10 Views: 4902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 9 Nov 2023 3:16 pm Subject: Improving Pedal Steel Sound without an amp (mixer only)
Del Hillier Replies: 10 Views: 4902	WOW! Thank you everyone for all your inputs (no pun intended)! I am very appreciative of this information. Steve, I really appreciated the 'zoomed out' approach. I think with so much going on a w ...
Topic: Improving Pedal Steel Sound without an amp (mixer only)
Del Hillier Replies: 10 Views: 4902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Nov 2023 1:14 pm Subject: Improving Pedal Steel Sound without an amp (mixer only)
Del Hillier Replies: 10 Views: 4902	Hi, I am exploring ways to improve my pedal steel sound a little bit SO before spending time and money on renting different pedals and equipment I thought I'd ask around here first! I have a sol ...
Topic: Help with split tuning on a Carter SD10
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 1297	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Aug 2023 7:42 am Subject: Help with split tuning on a Carter SD10
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 1297	Thanks Richard, I did not realize Steel Guitars of Canada had shut town. I sure wish Al Brisco the best - he is a really great guy. When I purchased my first pedal steel guitar (I knew nothing about t ...
Topic: Help with split tuning on a Carter SD10
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 1297	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Aug 2023 12:22 am Subject: Help with split tuning on a Carter SD10
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 1297	I had the same problem with my Carter. My solution was simply to change the string to a different one! At the time I was experimenting with different strings and some of them threw off my split tuning ...
Topic: Duesenberg Lap Steel Parts
Del Hillier Replies: 2 Views: 819	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 May 2022 2:18 am Subject: Duesenberg Lap Steel Parts
Del Hillier Replies: 2 Views: 819	Hi, I have a Duesenberg Fairytale lap steel mostly so I don't have to lug my pedal steel to informal jam sessions with friends. However, I am having a few regrets as I am having a really hard time ...
Topic: Recommended instructional materials for number system player
Del Hillier Replies: 4 Views: 1294	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Mar 2022 8:35 am Subject: Recommended instructional materials for number system player
Del Hillier Replies: 4 Views: 1294	Hi, I would like to take another step in my playing ability and I am thinking about ordering some form of structured instructional material whether that is online or mailed in. I am self taught. ...
Topic: Just a quick question...
Del Hillier Replies: 7 Views: 1792	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Feb 2021 10:41 pm Subject: Just a quick question...
Del Hillier Replies: 7 Views: 1792	Hi, Anybody every hear of (or done) this: Rewire (or, reconfigure) a double neck guitar to play both E9 and C7 at the same time. As I understand it, there is a toggle switch that switches between p ...
Topic: undercarriage 'clicking' sounds when pressing on pedals...
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 3545	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Oct 2020 4:19 pm Subject: undercarriage 'clicking' sounds when pressing on pedals...
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 3545	Cross rods! That's what they're called. My cross rods are shifting back and forth a lot! Is this an easy fix?
Topic: undercarriage 'clicking' sounds when pressing on pedals...
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 3545	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Oct 2020 2:48 pm Subject: undercarriage 'clicking' sounds when pressing on pedals...
Del Hillier Replies: 9 Views: 3545	When I step on the C pedal on my carter 3x5 there is a lot of movement in the undercarriage. so much so that I get a clicking sound when I press the C. I looked underneath and it seems like the bars r ...
Topic: Getting a grip (on where to go next)
Del Hillier Replies: 1 Views: 1572	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:09 am Subject: Getting a grip (on where to go next)
Del Hillier Replies: 1 Views: 1572	Hello, I have a Carter 5x3 E9th set-up and I am teaching myself 'how to play'. Based on my analysis of the tuning and the fretboard, my approach has been to focus on the 1,3,5 and 6,7,8 (B, E, G ...
Topic: What do I tune my other levers to?
Del Hillier Replies: 7 Views: 2058	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Aug 2018 9:02 pm Subject: What do I tune my other levers to?
Del Hillier Replies: 7 Views: 2058	Ok, I have a 2010 Carter pedal steel - 10 string, 3 pedals, 5 knee levers. I go off of these tunings (pictured) They are not 'tuned to whachever you may call it'(true tuning?) but they are alter ...
Topic: The Forum can make you feel Insignificant
Del Hillier Replies: 48 Views: 8409	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Jul 2018 8:36 pm Subject: The Forum can make you feel Insignificant
Del Hillier Replies: 48 Views: 8409	Start a band? Play a show? Maybe 1 person might like it. And TRY so hard to accept how important that is! D.