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Topic: entry level pedal steel (from ITALY) | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 6 Views: 2286 |
Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 18 Dec 2010 1:29 am Subject: entry level pedal steel (from ITALY) |
hi all
Two questions: 1) how many pedal / levers thw WBS student has ? The photo do not show any pedal; isn'it ? 2) how "much" the WBS Student is, technically better than a Carter ... |
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Topic: entry level pedal steel (from ITALY) | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 6 Views: 2286 |
Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 17 Dec 2010 8:12 am Subject: entry level pedal steel (from ITALY) |
Hi all
I'm looking for a (used) pedal steel guitar, entry level (because low budget), 10 strings will be sufficients. I'm from Italy, so I look for a most near dealer in Europe to minimize (ship ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 4 Dec 2008 10:42 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
BTW, regarding strange tools to exite stings, see /listen teh "sizzler" by my friend Alan Fontana:
http://www.clarencethecat.com/sizzler.html http://www.clarencethecat.com/images/sizzl ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 3 Dec 2008 10:40 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
BTW, do you experienced this "technique" consiting in bowing / rubbing the (E) string with a piece of metal ?
as far as I know any pice of "steel rods" cound be suitable ... I tho ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Dec 2008 3:11 pm Subject: E-Bow,s |
Hi Stu,
"Glissando guitar" as used and christened by Daevid Allen means cranking up the amp, adding reverb and rubbing the strings with a slide without picking. The friction causes a soft ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Dec 2008 7:12 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
One of Mr. Allen's cohorts is Steve Hillage, a brilliant and inventive guitarist. Steve also played glissando guitar with surgical steel rods as the bow. Fascinating stuff.
Hi Loren yes I know a ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Dec 2008 3:42 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
and who remember Gizmotron ? :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizmotron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsRiZlmL49o |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Dec 2008 3:04 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
About strange tecniques to exite strings ...
Daevid Allen of Gong fame are well known guitarists that have played the "glissando guitar". "Glissando guitar" as used and chri ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Nov 2008 3:04 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
indeed e-bow is not an "effect"; is a different way to make strings vibrate (in alternative to pick for example); my piece "Waves of Wanderer" is realized using e-bow and pick on a ... | |
Topic: purchasing an instrument in Europe | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 22 Views: 6025 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Nov 2008 6:50 am Subject: purchasing an instrument in Europe |
Carter Starter can be purchased under €800 in Europe
Venmans Music Import ohhh! Now we are! that's could be the "correct" price, isn't it ?! Venmans Music is this : http://www.mp ... |
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Topic: purchasing an instrument in Europe | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 22 Views: 6025 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Nov 2008 5:57 am Subject: purchasing an instrument in Europe |
WBS will be a good choice.
You can also contact Jan Visser in The Netherlands. http://www.promotamusic.com He is dealer from Emmons, Excel, Derby, Mullen, Zum etc. regards, Johan mhhh...thank ... |
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Topic: purchasing an instrument in Europe | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 22 Views: 6025 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Nov 2008 5:47 am Subject: purchasing an instrument in Europe |
really thanks Uwe!
that site is very well done (as usually .de are) with a vast set of products, interesting also the lap-steels ... as that one! : http://www.thomann.de/ie/tenayo_slider_rd.htm A ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 27 Nov 2008 2:22 am Subject: E-Bow,s |
There used to be an E-bow that was designed for steel guitar. Is it still available?
no, as far as I know. to contact builder: http://www.ebow.com/ btw, it come in my mind a possible useful in ... |
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Topic: E-Bow,s | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 28 Views: 13155 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:07 pm Subject: Re: E-Bow,s |
Would like some informat ion on the E-Bows. Is the regular e-bow or the e-bow plus best for steel guitar? Thanks J. Dean
as far as I know e-bow is nowadays sold only in the "plus" v ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2008 11:34 am Subject: Re: Seymour Duncan Hotrails |
Thanks Ulf! OK, I decided for that Lil Killer, the 15k version (Hot) ... I do not understand exactly the difference in sound among three models; probably the "hot" ghave a more powerful sign ... | |
Topic: DD-7 Settings | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 5 Views: 4035 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2008 5:26 am Subject: Re: Dd 7 |
Thanks guys, I had a DD-3 a while back and liked the sound so I got this DD-7. To be honest I have not even had a chance to try it yet as I am trying to get a steel finished for a friend. I just thoug ... | |
Topic: DD-7 Settings | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 5 Views: 4035 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2008 2:34 am Subject: DD-7 Settings |
Could some of you guys send me some settings for slow traditional country type songs.
I'm the worst person to reply, cause I play music with extreme use of delays but I think you can get your s ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2008 2:16 am Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
Go for the GFS.
Same content for little money. Thay do paypal and have good customer service. Thay have some "hotrail" style p-ups too. Will do a good job in a lapsteel. you are probab ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2008 1:42 am Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
Michael, are these "EMG Select" humbuckers Pickup ?
They are. Stew-Mac offers several others as well. I just chose that one as an inexpensive example. If you click the arrow to the r ... |
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Topic: Delay ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 9 Views: 3742 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Nov 2008 7:39 am Subject: Delay ? |
the DD-5 was used as a pad creator
yes, I have a DD-6: this is the delay more allow me to make drones ( = pads)... giorgio |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 23 Nov 2008 11:17 am Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
thanks all,
Michael, are these "EMG Select" humbuckers Pickup ? Anyway I infortunately I still experience the usual problem: 99% of web dealers (see suggested site above) do not ship out ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:47 am Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
The mini-humbuckers I think are the best solution. Not only do you lose the noise, but they have more of a midrange growl that sounds great for lap steel.
The "noiseless" single-coils - ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 22 Nov 2008 9:37 am Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
Hi John
yes, I considereed the minihumbacking (as Duncan Hotrails you suggest) as an option. [OT] I play "my" type of music ... a sort of ambient music, probably far from "stereotyp ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Nov 2008 2:32 pm Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
you are probably right ... but what do you mean with "two quarters from the low strings" ? Quarters----25 cent pieces, US currency ($.25) http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userp ... |
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Topic: A noiseless pick-up ? | |
Giorgio Robino Replies: 29 Views: 7849 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Nov 2008 11:24 am Subject: A noiseless pick-up ? |
It's the same p-ups but the website is a bit confusing.
Check the model# and compare to the sets. They have better, or at least more detailed description in the "set" department than in the ... |
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