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Did anybody try to use a zoom r8/16/24 as both preamp (from psg via VP to recorder guitar input to preamp input on Nashville 112) and as recorder (of lineout signal). Is this worth trying? I could jus ...

Is there a significant difference between MXR carbon copy delay and Boss' digital delay DD-7 when you only need a little delay for pedal steel?

Thanks
John

Great to know. Ever in Belgium? I need some right knee levers installed urgently Smile

Ed, I also started with PSG in mid-life. I'm very happy with my Peterson HD strobe tuner, so easy, and good enough for my ears. Don't get their phone app though. Also happy with my GFI SM, great quali ...

Can I ask why this is a problem? I have the same model. I am more than 6 feet tall and raising the one rear leg was enough for me to feel comfortable.
John

I'm using the app on iPhone 3s with my GFI directly plugged in via Peterson's adaptor cable. I tune every day and my E's stay very well in tune. Maybe you should try the adaptor cable?
John

Just picked up British Country Music People BMP's september issue, nice article about the legacy of Buddy Emmons. Also some sad news about Lloyd Green... hope he will be well soon.

John

I'm thinking of getting a Peterson strobe, but not sure about best placement. I run my PSG -> Hilton VP (unmodded) -> Zoom R8 recorder as preamp -> power amp input on Peavey Nashville 112. Wh ...

Can I ask the Danish name of the sewing machine oil as I am Danish too? If you bought it in Denmark, that is.
John

Doug, can I ask how you record your steel guitar? I record with line out from Nashville 112 and also directly to computer, but cannot get the same clean steely sound that you get on your beautiful rec ...

Thanks Doug. I got ACEGACEG on my 8-string. Do you think I can safely tune down to F# on the bottom string without restringing?
Kind regards
John

Just paid for the book as I love your previous tab books. Excited about trying the new tunings, but any suggestions for how to tune the 1st (bottom) and 8th (top) string in A6 and B11 on an 8-string l ...

My ordinary Dunlop thumb pick that I have used for several years on lap steels and pedal steel broke after a few hours playing a Gretsch Jim Dandy acoustic guitar with steel strings. Can anyone recomm ...

How do you install these on Mac. I have BIAB 12.5. I dump the seven sty.files in both the main BIAB folder and the styles folder, then rebuild the list, but they never appear. I can open them manually ...

Hi Ben,
I have the same guitar as you - though not the same problem. I tune to the Peterson sweetened SE9 and SP9 tunings with the Peterson iphone app via the special mic cable. Before that I tuned t ...

I was looking at the vinyl covers for sale in www.steelguitarscanada.com. What's the general consensus about the usefulness of such a cover to help keep the pedal steel in tune longer?
Thanks
John

Doug Beaumier wrote:
Again, my version of TE is several years old. Maybe newer versions are different.
I have only paid for TE once several years ago and updated for free ever since. But maybe that ...

For 8-string (ACEGACEG) lessons get Cindy Cashdollar's western swing course. Very good!
John

I have always played with my Nashville 112 amp standing behind me on the floor and was never that happy with the tone, but thought it was due to my technique or student model GFI - but just a few days ...

Thanks Chris. I got the abbreviation wrong.

Thanks Geoff. I just tried that. My GFI Student Model clearly sounds better now with Eb tuned with SP9 and E with SE9. I just got confused.
Cheers
John

Thanks for the quick reply, but it is not a question of sequence, but rather whether my D# (tuned with both lever engaged and tuning key) should be tuned with SE9 or SP9. Sorry if that was unclear. My ...

Hello!
I have a question concerning tuning my E-strings with Peterson's SE9 and SP9 tunings?
GFI's instructions want me to tune the E-strings to D# first with the keys while engaging the LKR and the ...

I am the happy owner of this one:
http://www.georgeboards.com/wpblog/new-2012-8-string-lap-steel-guitar-georgeboards-islander-blue-lagoon-console-hawaiian-steel-guitar-002/

It sounds and looks ast ...

I think Tabledit works great for PSG. When you have applied Pedal Steel Guitar in the module, you just click e.g. SHIFT+A to get a Pedal A pitch change. No need to open the Pitch Change window if you ...

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Topic: Recorder as both preamp and recorder?
John Botofte Replies: 1 Views: 935	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 27 Jun 2016 1:34 am Subject: Recorder as both preamp and recorder?
John Botofte Replies: 1 Views: 935	Did anybody try to use a zoom r8/16/24 as both preamp (from psg via VP to recorder guitar input to preamp input on Nashville 112) and as recorder (of lineout signal). Is this worth trying? I could jus ...
Topic: MXR carbon copy or Boss DD-7?
John Botofte Replies: 7 Views: 3795	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Jun 2016 1:39 am Subject: MXR carbon copy or Boss DD-7?
John Botofte Replies: 7 Views: 3795	Is there a significant difference between MXR carbon copy delay and Boss' digital delay DD-7 when you only need a little delay for pedal steel? Thanks John
Topic: pedalsteel.fr - European Pedal Steel Repair Workshop -
John Botofte Replies: 4 Views: 2047	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Apr 2016 10:49 pm Subject: pedalsteel.fr - European Pedal Steel Repair Workshop -
John Botofte Replies: 4 Views: 2047	Great to know. Ever in Belgium? I need some right knee levers installed urgently
Topic: What Equipment an Actual New Player is Considering.
John Botofte Replies: 37 Views: 8405	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Feb 2016 12:29 am Subject: What Equipment an Actual New Player is Considering.
John Botofte Replies: 37 Views: 8405	Ed, I also started with PSG in mid-life. I'm very happy with my Peterson HD strobe tuner, so easy, and good enough for my ears. Don't get their phone app though. Also happy with my GFI SM, great quali ...
Topic: Raising a GFI Student Model
John Botofte Replies: 4 Views: 1447	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:52 pm Subject: Raising a GFI Student Model
John Botofte Replies: 4 Views: 1447	Can I ask why this is a problem? I have the same model. I am more than 6 feet tall and raising the one rear leg was enough for me to feel comfortable. John
Topic: Peterson iStroboSoft Revisited
John Botofte Replies: 4 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Oct 2015 12:51 am Subject: Peterson iStroboSoft Revisited
John Botofte Replies: 4 Views: 2242	I'm using the app on iPhone 3s with my GFI directly plugged in via Peterson's adaptor cable. I tune every day and my E's stay very well in tune. Maybe you should try the adaptor cable? John
Topic: 4 page article about Emmons in CMP
John Botofte Replies: 1 Views: 1316	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Oct 2015 6:13 am Subject: 4 page article about Emmons in CMP
John Botofte Replies: 1 Views: 1316	Just picked up British Country Music People BMP's september issue, nice article about the legacy of Buddy Emmons. Also some sad news about Lloyd Green... hope he will be well soon. John
Topic: Tuner and preamp/recorder
John Botofte Replies: 1 Views: 650	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Sep 2015 1:05 am Subject: Tuner and preamp/recorder
John Botofte Replies: 1 Views: 650	I'm thinking of getting a Peterson strobe, but not sure about best placement. I run my PSG -> Hilton VP (unmodded) -> Zoom R8 recorder as preamp -> power amp input on Peavey Nashville 112. Wh ...
Topic: A simple tip from a steel newbie to other novices
John Botofte Replies: 10 Views: 3274	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Sep 2015 3:07 am Subject: A simple tip from a steel newbie to other novices
John Botofte Replies: 10 Views: 3274	Can I ask the Danish name of the sewing machine oil as I am Danish too? If you bought it in Denmark, that is. John
Topic: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@
John Botofte Replies: 43 Views: 25348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Aug 2015 1:01 am Subject: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@
John Botofte Replies: 43 Views: 25348	Doug, can I ask how you record your steel guitar? I record with line out from Nashville 112 and also directly to computer, but cannot get the same clean steely sound that you get on your beautiful rec ...
Topic: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@
John Botofte Replies: 43 Views: 25348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Aug 2015 11:04 am Subject: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@
John Botofte Replies: 43 Views: 25348	Thanks Doug. I got ACEGACEG on my 8-string. Do you think I can safely tune down to F# on the bottom string without restringing? Kind regards John
Topic: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@
John Botofte Replies: 43 Views: 25348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Aug 2015 11:27 pm Subject: 16 Songs for Lap Steel C6, A6, B11 ====@
John Botofte Replies: 43 Views: 25348	Just paid for the book as I love your previous tab books. Excited about trying the new tunings, but any suggestions for how to tune the 1st (bottom) and 8th (top) string in A6 and B11 on an 8-string l ...
Topic: Thumb pick question (again)
John Botofte Replies: 33 Views: 13203	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jul 2015 12:32 am Subject: Thumb pick question (again)
John Botofte Replies: 33 Views: 13203	My ordinary Dunlop thumb pick that I have used for several years on lap steels and pedal steel broke after a few hours playing a Gretsch Jim Dandy acoustic guitar with steel strings. Can anyone recomm ...
Topic: Ray Price Shuffle Styles for Band in a Box
John Botofte Replies: 34 Views: 34656	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 21 May 2015 11:32 am Subject: Ray Price Shuffle Styles for Band in a Box
John Botofte Replies: 34 Views: 34656	How do you install these on Mac. I have BIAB 12.5. I dump the seven sty.files in both the main BIAB folder and the styles folder, then rebuild the list, but they never appear. I can open them manually ...
Topic: GFI Student Model Tuning Problems
John Botofte Replies: 23 Views: 10705	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 May 2015 1:11 am Subject: GFI Student Model Tuning Problems
John Botofte Replies: 23 Views: 10705	Hi Ben, I have the same guitar as you - though not the same problem. I tune to the Peterson sweetened SE9 and SP9 tunings with the Peterson iphone app via the special mic cable. Before that I tuned t ...
Topic: Cover for pedal steel
John Botofte Replies: 14 Views: 8290	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 May 2015 10:40 pm Subject: Cover for pedal steel
John Botofte Replies: 14 Views: 8290	I was looking at the vinyl covers for sale in www.steelguitarscanada.com. What's the general consensus about the usefulness of such a cover to help keep the pedal steel in tune longer? Thanks John
Topic: Let me encourage you in the use of TablEdit
John Botofte Replies: 59 Views: 30238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Apr 2015 11:36 am Subject: Let me encourage you in the use of TablEdit
John Botofte Replies: 59 Views: 30238	Doug Beaumier wrote: Again, my version of TE is several years old. Maybe newer versions are different. I have only paid for TE once several years ago and updated for free ever since. But maybe that ...
Topic: Steel Guitar beginner lessons?
John Botofte Replies: 25 Views: 12664	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2015 11:28 pm Subject: Steel Guitar beginner lessons?
John Botofte Replies: 25 Views: 12664	For 8-string (ACEGACEG) lessons get Cindy Cashdollar's western swing course. Very good! John
Topic: Amp position - what a change
John Botofte Replies: 39 Views: 15769	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Mar 2015 11:36 am Subject: Amp position - what a change
John Botofte Replies: 39 Views: 15769	I have always played with my Nashville 112 amp standing behind me on the floor and was never that happy with the tone, but thought it was due to my technique or student model GFI - but just a few days ...
Topic: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:46 am Subject: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Thanks Chris. I got the abbreviation wrong.
Topic: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Mar 2015 8:15 am Subject: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Thanks Geoff. I just tried that. My GFI Student Model clearly sounds better now with Eb tuned with SP9 and E with SE9. I just got confused. Cheers John
Topic: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Mar 2015 2:27 am Subject: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Thanks for the quick reply, but it is not a question of sequence, but rather whether my D# (tuned with both lever engaged and tuning key) should be tuned with SE9 or SP9. Sorry if that was unclear. My ...
Topic: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Mar 2015 1:57 am Subject: Tuning a GFI s-10sm with tempered tunings
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 3822	Hello! I have a question concerning tuning my E-strings with Peterson's SE9 and SP9 tunings? GFI's instructions want me to tune the E-strings to D# first with the keys while engaging the LKR and the ...
Topic: George Boards 8 String Lap Steel for C6 - Thoughts?
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 5863	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Mar 2015 5:42 am Subject: George Boards 8 String Lap Steel for C6 - Thoughts?
John Botofte Replies: 9 Views: 5863	I am the happy owner of this one: http://www.georgeboards.com/wpblog/new-2012-8-string-lap-steel-guitar-georgeboards-islander-blue-lagoon-console-hawaiian-steel-guitar-002/ It sounds and looks ast ...
Topic: Using Tabledit to Write Tab...
John Botofte Replies: 31 Views: 17707	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 6 Dec 2014 2:34 pm Subject: Using Tabledit to Write Tab...
John Botofte Replies: 31 Views: 17707	I think Tabledit works great for PSG. When you have applied Pedal Steel Guitar in the module, you just click e.g. SHIFT+A to get a Pedal A pitch change. No need to open the Pitch Change window if you ...