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I tune in anticipation of the song I am playing. If my low D is a bit sloshy and the song requires me to dig in, then I loosen the D.

If the song is gentle, then I stay true. This process has alwa ...

...What Jeff said!

I used my Paloma on my '48 National Dynamic for a piano / lap steel performance at Christmas time and it was nice. A hair less sustain and bit breathier. I liked it.

The only hurdle with ceramic b ...

What is considered to be a fair price for one of these?
I came across this one on reverb.com

https://reverb.com/item/288787-1942-national-dynamic-hawaiian-lap-steel

It's a slightly different bo ...

Thanks to you all! It's good to have the time to come back to the forum again. I'm glad you liked the performance and vid. It was challenging but fun. Recording it was way more fun than making the vid ...

Well the tone pot was wide open in that particular recording so the sound was not affected by my tone pot. It was a combo of the pup, flatwound strings and my choice of amp. In this case it was two Vo ...

Yeah, I tried them all -- both on clean settings and then on overdrive, before I made my decision. Clean, I liked the Supro pup better than the Dynamic (but my Dynamic pup is pretty old and likely a l ...

My tone knob works but the change is minimal -- I can't really use it for a wah effect at all like I can with some of my other lap steels. It is good for rolling off any painful high tones sometimes. ...

Hi Guys!

Happy to be back after a year or so away. Even happier that my return coincides with the topic of National Dynamics.

Check this out:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p= ...

I've been away from the forum for over a year, as we had a baby boy and I've been pretty busy, however, I was delighted to return to find a prominent discussion on the topic of the National Dynamics. ...

I have both. The string-thru design is more powerful so you get a stronger signal and more headroom. The postwar version is weaker but has a neat growl (others here have testified as much of their Nat ...

You can play more expressively with bare fingers than you can with picks, provided you have enough fingernail to alternate. That said, I have to agree that you won't quite get that 'classic' sound wit ...

Gorgeous! Let me say for the umpteenth time that Bob makes great lap steels. I never get tired of mine.

PS> It could also be an issue with a pickup placement on the body of your guitar...

I've had the bobtail model for about a month, and it seems ok except the tuning machines seem very tight, and I've had some problem with an echo when played plugged in straight to the amp. What do you ...

Excellent, thanks Jim!

Any idea why they taper outwards at the bottom? Two of my lap steel fretboards don't taper, and two do. Seems pretty arbitrary.

All my steels are 6 string tho...

Awesome! Thanks Michael! Very Happy

Anyone care to volunteer the width measurement for an 8 string (at the nut)?

I assume it's wider than a 6 sting fretboard/neck but I would like a number to work with....

Anyone?

Hmmm... I have no guilt using the Duesy bender on my Melbert lap steel at all! It just makes the lap format more versatile. My other lap steels are in different tunings so in the long run all the gui ...

Thanks Steve, that is very interesting. It really makes sense now that you explain it. Also, I can look right at the pup itself and see plainly that it is set up three and three -- like the bass pups ...

Yes I second what Steve says about the nature of 'buckers vs. single coil. Humbuckers do tend to sound a bit muffled whereas single coil are clear and clean and very reactive.

Humbuckers also tend ...

Yes, I would look to Lollar pickups. The guy is a wizard and is recognized globally as one of the best pup makers ever.

Here is a direct link to his steel guitar pups:

http://www.lollarguitars.c ...

Its a great idea and I am getting 'er done this aft!

Many recommend putting about a 1M resistor on the jumper between the two.

Thx, I will mention this to him!

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Topic: Lap steel Guitar Intonation
J. Wilson Replies: 18 Views: 13199	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Apr 2015 1:05 pm Subject: Lap steel Guitar Intonation
J. Wilson Replies: 18 Views: 13199	I tune in anticipation of the song I am playing. If my low D is a bit sloshy and the song requires me to dig in, then I loosen the D. If the song is gentle, then I stay true. This process has alwa ...
Topic: Kayton Roberts video project?
J. Wilson Replies: 11 Views: 5321	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Apr 2015 1:02 pm Subject: Kayton Roberts video project?
J. Wilson Replies: 11 Views: 5321	...What Jeff said!
Topic: Ceramic tone bar
J. Wilson Replies: 19 Views: 11136	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Apr 2015 1:00 pm Subject: Ceramic tone bar
J. Wilson Replies: 19 Views: 11136	I used my Paloma on my '48 National Dynamic for a piano / lap steel performance at Christmas time and it was nice. A hair less sustain and bit breathier. I liked it. The only hurdle with ceramic b ...
Topic: National Dynamics 1948-1955
J. Wilson Replies: 25 Views: 17164	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2015 2:57 pm Subject: National Dynamics 1948-1955
J. Wilson Replies: 25 Views: 17164	What is considered to be a fair price for one of these? I came across this one on reverb.com https://reverb.com/item/288787-1942-national-dynamic-hawaiian-lap-steel It's a slightly different bo ...
Topic: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2015 1:36 pm Subject: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Thanks to you all! It's good to have the time to come back to the forum again. I'm glad you liked the performance and vid. It was challenging but fun. Recording it was way more fun than making the vid ...
Topic: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Apr 2015 12:35 pm Subject: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Well the tone pot was wide open in that particular recording so the sound was not affected by my tone pot. It was a combo of the pup, flatwound strings and my choice of amp. In this case it was two Vo ...
Topic: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Apr 2015 12:22 pm Subject: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Yeah, I tried them all -- both on clean settings and then on overdrive, before I made my decision. Clean, I liked the Supro pup better than the Dynamic (but my Dynamic pup is pretty old and likely a l ...
Topic: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Apr 2015 11:33 am Subject: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	My tone knob works but the change is minimal -- I can't really use it for a wah effect at all like I can with some of my other lap steels. It is good for rolling off any painful high tones sometimes. ...
Topic: National Dynamics 1948-1955
J. Wilson Replies: 25 Views: 17164	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2015 2:52 pm Subject: National Dynamics 1948-1955
J. Wilson Replies: 25 Views: 17164	Hi Guys! Happy to be back after a year or so away. Even happier that my return coincides with the topic of National Dynamics. Check this out: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p= ...
Topic: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2015 2:49 pm Subject: Me Playing My 1948 National Dynamic...
J. Wilson Replies: 13 Views: 5224	I've been away from the forum for over a year, as we had a baby boy and I've been pretty busy, however, I was delighted to return to find a prominent discussion on the topic of the National Dynamics. ...
Topic: National lap steel pickups
J. Wilson Replies: 3 Views: 2227	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jan 2014 9:08 am Subject: National lap steel pickups
J. Wilson Replies: 3 Views: 2227	I have both. The string-thru design is more powerful so you get a stronger signal and more headroom. The postwar version is weaker but has a neat growl (others here have testified as much of their Nat ...
Topic: I don't like using finger pics. Are they necessary?
J. Wilson Replies: 25 Views: 9052	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jan 2014 8:58 am Subject: I don't like using finger pics. Are they necessary?
J. Wilson Replies: 25 Views: 9052	You can play more expressively with bare fingers than you can with picks, provided you have enough fingernail to alternate. That said, I have to agree that you won't quite get that 'classic' sound wit ...
Topic: New Melbert Lapsteel member
J. Wilson Replies: 5 Views: 4077	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Oct 2013 9:01 am Subject: New Melbert Lapsteel member
J. Wilson Replies: 5 Views: 4077	Gorgeous! Let me say for the umpteenth time that Bob makes great lap steels. I never get tired of mine.
Topic: Gretsch squareneck resonator guitar
J. Wilson Replies: 35 Views: 30164	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Sep 2013 9:15 am Subject: Gretsch squareneck resonator guitar
J. Wilson Replies: 35 Views: 30164	PS> It could also be an issue with a pickup placement on the body of your guitar...
Topic: Gretsch squareneck resonator guitar
J. Wilson Replies: 35 Views: 30164	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Sep 2013 9:13 am Subject: Gretsch squareneck resonator guitar
J. Wilson Replies: 35 Views: 30164	I've had the bobtail model for about a month, and it seems ok except the tuning machines seem very tight, and I've had some problem with an echo when played plugged in straight to the amp. What do you ...
Topic: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Mar 2013 7:18 pm Subject: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Excellent, thanks Jim!
Topic: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Mar 2013 6:59 pm Subject: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Any idea why they taper outwards at the bottom? Two of my lap steel fretboards don't taper, and two do. Seems pretty arbitrary. All my steels are 6 string tho...
Topic: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Mar 2013 6:31 pm Subject: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Awesome! Thanks Michael!
Topic: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Mar 2013 5:48 pm Subject: 8 String measurements?
J. Wilson Replies: 7 Views: 2001	Anyone care to volunteer the width measurement for an 8 string (at the nut)? I assume it's wider than a 6 sting fretboard/neck but I would like a number to work with.... Anyone?
Topic: The String Bender or "B Bender" and the Lap Steel
J. Wilson Replies: 24 Views: 29131	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Mar 2013 10:04 am Subject: The String Bender or "B Bender" and the Lap Steel
J. Wilson Replies: 24 Views: 29131	Hmmm... I have no guilt using the Duesy bender on my Melbert lap steel at all! It just makes the lap format more versatile. My other lap steels are in different tunings so in the long run all the gui ...
Topic: Which replacement pickup?
J. Wilson Replies: 12 Views: 9214	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Feb 2013 1:32 pm Subject: Which replacement pickup?
J. Wilson Replies: 12 Views: 9214	Thanks Steve, that is very interesting. It really makes sense now that you explain it. Also, I can look right at the pup itself and see plainly that it is set up three and three -- like the bass pups ...
Topic: Which replacement pickup?
J. Wilson Replies: 12 Views: 9214	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Feb 2013 8:18 am Subject: Which replacement pickup?
J. Wilson Replies: 12 Views: 9214	Yes I second what Steve says about the nature of 'buckers vs. single coil. Humbuckers do tend to sound a bit muffled whereas single coil are clear and clean and very reactive. Humbuckers also tend ...
Topic: Which replacement pickup?
J. Wilson Replies: 12 Views: 9214	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Feb 2013 9:05 am Subject: Which replacement pickup?
J. Wilson Replies: 12 Views: 9214	Yes, I would look to Lollar pickups. The guy is a wizard and is recognized globally as one of the best pup makers ever. Here is a direct link to his steel guitar pups: http://www.lollarguitars.c ...
Topic: Goodrich Pedal Question
J. Wilson Replies: 20 Views: 2938	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Jan 2013 7:34 am Subject: Goodrich Pedal Question
J. Wilson Replies: 20 Views: 2938	Its a great idea and I am getting 'er done this aft!
Topic: Goodrich Pedal Question
J. Wilson Replies: 20 Views: 2938	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 17 Jan 2013 6:24 pm Subject: Goodrich Pedal Question
J. Wilson Replies: 20 Views: 2938	Many recommend putting about a 1M resistor on the jumper between the two. Thx, I will mention this to him!