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 Topic: Melobar Guitar Kit Worth? |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 4 Views: 1105 |
 Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jul 2024 5:41 am Subject: Melobar Guitar Kit Worth? |
| There was a Melobar kit on Reverb recently.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_melobar_kit_1.jpg |
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| Topic: Larkin Poe live tonight (FRI JUL 5) |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 0 Views: 522 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jul 2024 10:28 am Subject: Larkin Poe live tonight (FRI JUL 5) |
| At the High Sierra Music Festival, 7:15 PM PDT.
KVMR.org is broadcasting live. Followed by Greensky Bluegrass. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_music_1.jpg |
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| Topic: I played through a DUMBLE amp (SPARK 40 version) |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 0 Views: 507 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 3 Jun 2024 11:41 am Subject: I played through a DUMBLE amp (SPARK 40 version) |
| https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_SPARK_40_AMPS_PEDALS_1.jpg
Positive Grid just pushed a firmware update, which went well for me. In the process I came across a comparison of the Po ... |
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| Topic: How to measure sustain |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 6 Views: 1719 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Aug 2023 1:49 pm Subject: How to measure sustain |
| Right now I run my lap steel into a Spark Amp, then out through the USB into my desktop, where I fiddle around in Audacity (awesome free program) and WavePad.
Is there a standard way to measure the ... |
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| Topic: Forever And Ever Amen Dobro?? |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 7 Views: 2075 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jul 2023 5:16 am Subject: Forever And Ever Amen Dobro?? |
| https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-forever-mw0000192226/credits
Allmusic lists Paul Franklin on "Dobro, Pedal Steel" and Jerry Douglas as "Dobro, Guest Artist" on the album & ... |
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| Topic: Shubb SP-2 tone bar problems |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 6 Views: 1719 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Jun 2023 9:07 pm Subject: Shubb SP-2 tone bar problems |
| I use a Shubb SP2 on nickel strings and have never noticed what you describe.
But, if anybody is worried about the cost of a new steel, you can finance this one. Hurry though, the special plan ends ... |
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| Topic: What is this? |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 6 Views: 1523 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Apr 2023 6:24 am Subject: What is this? |
| Here's someplaying one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhEyu04vs-Q |
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| Topic: "What is that?"...."It's a .... |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 11 Views: 2005 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Apr 2023 4:59 am Subject: "What is that?"...."It's a .... |
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| Topic: The future of honest exchange of experience and knowledge |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 28 Views: 4420 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2023 11:47 am Subject: The future of honest exchange of experience and knowledge |
| https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_Screenshot_20230322_124404_1.jpg
The text: Verse 1: E7 A7 Well I woke up this morning, feeling kinda blue E7 B7 I said I woke up this morn ... |
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| Topic: The future of honest exchange of experience and knowledge |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 28 Views: 4420 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Mar 2023 1:59 pm Subject: The future of honest exchange of experience and knowledge |
| The times they are a changin.'
In a recent post, Marc asked a great question:"What makes a great solid-body lap steel?" I built my lap steel as "a prototype" and will make chang ... |
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| Topic: See the difference: “High” and “Presence” on Nashville 112 |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 14 Views: 3497 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 19 Feb 2023 5:54 pm Subject: See the difference: “High” and “Presence” on Nashville 112 |
| JB, here's the process I used:
I grok, thank you for the detail. There's much I don't understand. I use Audacity (free) and WavePad (cheap, no affiliation), both of which have spectrum analyzers ... |
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| Topic: See the difference: “High” and “Presence” on Nashville 112 |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 14 Views: 3497 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 15 Feb 2023 7:24 pm Subject: See the difference: “High” and “Presence” on Nashville 112 |
| Thanks. What do you use to record and produce the graphs?
Thanks a heap, in advance, -jbb |
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| Topic: Angled Fingerpicks |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 10 Views: 2024 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jan 2023 8:34 am Subject: Angled Fingerpicks |
| Yes, they are angled in opposite directions. The Reso picks are right for lap guitars.
I bought a set of Pro-Pic angled picks by mistake. I'm not a proficient player yet, but I cannot imagine how t ... |
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| Topic: Lessons with Troy |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 8 Views: 1792 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jan 2023 3:12 pm Subject: Lessons with Troy |
| I'm a satisfied repeat customer, but have nothing to compare to. I've learned much from his lessons. I buy individual lessons because it suits my pace (and I bought a few before streaming started). A ... | |
| Topic: Recommendation needed - standing up |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 14 Views: 2200 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jan 2023 2:38 pm Subject: Recommendation needed - standing up |
| Eddie van Halen got a patent for his idea
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_Screenshot_20230106_143337_2.jpg Others too: https://grr.com/publications/eddie-van-halen-the-in ... |
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| Topic: Simple setup for wave form recording |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 3 Views: 860 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Dec 2022 9:10 am Subject: Simple setup for wave form recording |
| Thanks for replies guys. See apology below, re: original post.
What I want to do is record the waveform for variable configurations of the tuning machines, nut, saddle, bridge, scale length, string ... |
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| Topic: Simple setup for wave form recording |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 3 Views: 860 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Dec 2022 8:46 am Subject: Simple setup for wave form recording |
| Hello all;
In the spirit of the "Experiment and Find Out" method*, I want to record wave forms generated with a minimal set up to explore* some unconventional configurations for a lap ste ... |
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| Topic: Helpful Tip |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 2 Views: 693 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2022 2:27 pm Subject: Helpful Tip |
| I grok. | |
| Topic: How do I start ? |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 12 Views: 2229 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Aug 2022 5:59 am Subject: How do I start ? |
| I followed a similar path, only I had some flat-top experience and knowledge of open tunings. I'm still a beginner, so keep that in mind.
I learned a lot from the Lessons With Troy products and I t ... |
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| Topic: 1940's Epiphone Zephyr - |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 5 Views: 1394 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jul 2022 6:22 am Subject: 1940's Epiphone Zephyr - |
| Talk about simple construction. More pics and description on the link. No affiliation.
https://www.elderly.com/products/epiphone-electar-zephyr-steel-1940 https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userp ... |
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| Topic: Unusual company for a Weissenborn |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 1 Views: 735 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2022 5:45 am Subject: Unusual company for a Weissenborn |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g3R6vE_Xx8
Jimmy Dale Gilmore and Natalie Merchant on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 1993. Sorry if it's a repeat post, I searched but to no avail. |
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| Topic: National Squareneck Tricone Nut Height? |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 16 Views: 3002 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 May 2022 2:13 pm Subject: National Squareneck Tricone Nut Height? |
| You can buy bone blanks at lot's of places, e.g. stewmac.com | |
| Topic: Sears - you could buy most anything - and lap steels |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 14 Views: 2073 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 May 2022 5:51 am Subject: Sears - you could buy most anything - and lap steels |
| I heard that Harmony guitars are great guitars after some modifications. Like J.J. Cale's "$50 Harmony".
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_jj_cale_harmony_back_1.jpg |
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| Topic: Fun string-stretch experiment and a quiz |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 1 Views: 625 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 May 2022 5:08 am Subject: Fun string-stretch experiment and a quiz |
| The answer:
Less than 1 mm: ~0.95 +/- 0.05 mm. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_p6_A_DateStamper_0712_2.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18135_p7_A_24u_Dat ... |
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| Topic: Fun string-stretch experiment and a quiz |
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| JB Bobbitt Replies: 1 Views: 625 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 May 2022 3:17 pm Subject: Fun string-stretch experiment and a quiz |
| QUIZ FIRST: How much does a guitar string stretch when bent a full step? Say, when you bend the second string from A to B (open D tuning)? ("Stretch" = dL = change in string length from anc ... | |
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