Search found 495 matches

Greetings, ZB Enthusiasts:

Thought I'd share this very interesting set of ZB pickups I just bought off of Reverb. I've never seen ZB pickups with these readings or configurations before, perhaps th ...

22 years old and still going strong. (:

I just finished listening to the most excellent Greg Leisz/Fretboard Journal podcast interview and was surprised (and not surprised) to hear that Greg had s ...

I own a super-early one, it's a gold-painted model with pots dated to late 1969. Plain wood and wooden pedal bar, wide-spaced pedals. A fabulous, fun, light-weight steel that was nicely converted to 3 ...

Hi Dave:

The p/p pickups I've played over the years have been anywhere from 12k through 18k, as Bob Hoffnar points out above. The 12k on my student Emmons is super clear and has great cut, but that ...

Hi Lynn:

Thanks for sharing this incredible piece of musical instrument history with all of us via the Fretboard Journal. I was just blown away by the excellent photos and the story/details behind ...

Just wanted to share a few memories with you all. This ZB post and thread continues to thrive, originally posted 21 YEARS AGO! thanks largely to all of you and especially to bOb. Several friends and p ...

Great Emmons history and details right there. Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge and experience. And to bOb for making it all possible.

I play a mid-70s wood neck bolt-on and it has s ...

Nice to see that this post and thread are still going... 20 years after it originally appeared. (: 20 years!

Still have and play my ZBs (and others) and excited to see that the interest in these fi ...

She is a fabulous young player with great ideas and a terrific sound, technique, taste and stage presence, and she deserves to play whatever great instrument she feels will help bring out her music. A ...

Thanks, Rick, that's such great history and explanation - very important history of Rickenbacher wiring.

Plus, I absolutely LOVE the custom tone box wi/the white octagonal knob.

I recently res ...

Such wonderful news, congratulations Todd, and I hope we have a chance to meet and play and laugh a few laughs again soon. It's been such a crazy time. But I'm inspired by your determination and commi ...

Hello Forumites:

I'm having a late 1930s Vega Vitar pickup rewound very soon, and I'm wondering if any of you have either owned or own a similar lap steel, or perhaps another 6-string Vega-made ste ...

We'll have to do another one when the plague has passed. Bobby is still playing and many of the folks featured in the photos are active as always.

Thanks, Alan, for reminding us all of the great e ...

Todd, once again, you are ON IT. (:

Hope you're doing well, Boss. Cheers to ya!

Thanks so much, Mark, for the great stand and for the "steeling support" for all of us who play standing up. (: I've been using and enjoying your stand for many years onstage, on the road, a ...

This is why I love this Forum so much. Such an abundance of great information for the asking, so many super-friendly and super-helpful players and lovers of the steel guitar.

Jon - thanks, again. ...

Thanks, John, just PM'd you with my email address, I would like the larger copies, please. SGF donation on the way, bOb!

LC

Greetings, fellow SGFs:

I've owned an old Webb 540 bass/keyboard amplifier head for years and would like to get it serviced. I've tried finding an original schematic online to no avail. I understan ...

Hi Jeff:

I use the TB201 through a JBL K-120, and it's a lighter, more portable solution for pedal/lap steel gigs where I don't need a huge rig. Plenty of power for a mic'd small room, and I've use ...

Thanks, Mark, I would love to see Bobby play and have a chance to meet him, too.

Thank you, Jack and Larry, for these excellent suggestions. Please keep the information coming, any of you who have been to Hawaii recently. I'm getting excited about meeting some of these legends soo ...

Hello Steel Guitar Forum:

Preparing for a few days vacationing in the great state of Hawaii and would love to know where I can go to hear some steel guitar music. I'll be visiting Oahu, the Big Isl ...

PM sent to you.
Thanks,
LC

Nice (and rare) D-11 ZB, too, congrats!

Hi Brooks:

I've been using the Tone Block 201 for about the past 8 months, very pleased with it. I play through a few different cabinets, all JBLs, really like the sound of the amp and have used it ...

What a pleasant and unexpected surprise at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim.

To all of you Fender console and Sho-Bud/Fender pedal steel players, GOOD NEWS! The fine folks at Kluson are manufactur ...

Author	Message
Topic: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 May 2024 12:37 pm Subject: Interesting Set of ZB pickups
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Greetings, ZB Enthusiasts: Thought I'd share this very interesting set of ZB pickups I just bought off of Reverb. I've never seen ZB pickups with these readings or configurations before, perhaps th ...
Topic: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 May 2024 4:17 am Subject: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	22 years old and still going strong. (: I just finished listening to the most excellent Greg Leisz/Fretboard Journal podcast interview and was surprised (and not surprised) to hear that Greg had s ...
Topic: ??? about Emmons student models
Larry Chung Replies: 7 Views: 1408	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 May 2024 3:45 pm Subject: ??? about Emmons student models
Larry Chung Replies: 7 Views: 1408	I own a super-early one, it's a gold-painted model with pots dated to late 1969. Plain wood and wooden pedal bar, wide-spaced pedals. A fabulous, fun, light-weight steel that was nicely converted to 3 ...
Topic: Emmons push/pull pickups
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 4785	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Oct 2023 8:49 am Subject: Emmons push/pull pickups
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 4785	Hi Dave: The p/p pickups I've played over the years have been anywhere from 12k through 18k, as Bob Hoffnar points out above. The 12k on my student Emmons is super clear and has great cut, but that ...
Topic: D'Angelico 14 string Lap Steel from 1937
Larry Chung Replies: 14 Views: 2871	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jul 2023 7:39 pm Subject: D'Angelico 14 string Lap Steel from 1937
Larry Chung Replies: 14 Views: 2871	Hi Lynn: Thanks for sharing this incredible piece of musical instrument history with all of us via the Fretboard Journal. I was just blown away by the excellent photos and the story/details behind ...
Topic: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Apr 2023 6:24 pm Subject: Thanks to bOb
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Just wanted to share a few memories with you all. This ZB post and thread continues to thrive, originally posted 21 YEARS AGO! thanks largely to all of you and especially to bOb. Several friends and p ...
Topic: Push/Pull differences?
Larry Chung Replies: 23 Views: 3189	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Mar 2023 9:57 am Subject: Push/Pull differences?
Larry Chung Replies: 23 Views: 3189	Great Emmons history and details right there. Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge and experience. And to bOb for making it all possible. I play a mid-70s wood neck bolt-on and it has s ...
Topic: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Nov 2022 5:25 am Subject: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
Larry Chung Replies: 3090 Views: 992861	Nice to see that this post and thread are still going... 20 years after it originally appeared. (: 20 years! Still have and play my ZBs (and others) and excited to see that the interest in these fi ...
Topic: Larkin Poe new lap steel
Larry Chung Replies: 43 Views: 11662	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Nov 2022 9:22 pm Subject: Larkin Poe new lap steel
Larry Chung Replies: 43 Views: 11662	She is a fabulous young player with great ideas and a terrific sound, technique, taste and stage presence, and she deserves to play whatever great instrument she feels will help bring out her music. A ...
Topic: Horsehoe Pickup mystery?
Larry Chung Replies: 10 Views: 2913	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Oct 2022 7:40 am Subject: Horsehoe Pickup mystery?
Larry Chung Replies: 10 Views: 2913	Thanks, Rick, that's such great history and explanation - very important history of Rickenbacher wiring. Plus, I absolutely LOVE the custom tone box wi/the white octagonal knob. I recently res ...
Topic: Clinesmith Steel Guitars Update
Larry Chung Replies: 9 Views: 3368	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Sep 2022 8:48 pm Subject: Clinesmith Steel Guitars Update
Larry Chung Replies: 9 Views: 3368	Such wonderful news, congratulations Todd, and I hope we have a chance to meet and play and laugh a few laughs again soon. It's been such a crazy time. But I'm inspired by your determination and commi ...
Topic: Vega Lap Steel Pickup Info Please!
Larry Chung Replies: 0 Views: 550	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jun 2022 9:20 pm Subject: Vega Lap Steel Pickup Info Please!
Larry Chung Replies: 0 Views: 550	Hello Forumites: I'm having a late 1930s Vega Vitar pickup rewound very soon, and I'm wondering if any of you have either owned or own a similar lap steel, or perhaps another 6-string Vega-made ste ...
Topic: Photos. from the Non-Pedal Steel Guitar Summit, Palo Alto
Larry Chung Replies: 17 Views: 7628	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 May 2022 8:54 pm Subject: Photos. from the Non-Pedal Steel Guitar Summit, Palo Alto
Larry Chung Replies: 17 Views: 7628	We'll have to do another one when the plague has passed. Bobby is still playing and many of the folks featured in the photos are active as always. Thanks, Alan, for reminding us all of the great e ...
Topic: Rickenbacker "flying saucer" knobs
Larry Chung Replies: 15 Views: 4462	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 May 2022 9:41 pm Subject: Rickenbacker "flying saucer" knobs
Larry Chung Replies: 15 Views: 4462	Todd, once again, you are ON IT. (: Hope you're doing well, Boss. Cheers to ya!
Topic: THANK YOU from Deluxe34
Larry Chung Replies: 21 Views: 8804	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Dec 2021 4:10 pm Subject: THANK YOU from Deluxe34
Larry Chung Replies: 21 Views: 8804	Thanks so much, Mark, for the great stand and for the "steeling support" for all of us who play standing up. (: I've been using and enjoying your stand for many years onstage, on the road, a ...
Topic: Webb Amp Schematic Needed
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 2157	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Apr 2019 8:32 pm Subject: Webb Amp Schematic Needed
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 2157	This is why I love this Forum so much. Such an abundance of great information for the asking, so many super-friendly and super-helpful players and lovers of the steel guitar. Jon - thanks, again. ...
Topic: Webb Amp Schematic Needed
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 2157	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Apr 2019 11:24 am Subject: Webb Amp Schematic Needed
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 2157	Thanks, John, just PM'd you with my email address, I would like the larger copies, please. SGF donation on the way, bOb! LC
Topic: Webb Amp Schematic Needed
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 2157	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Apr 2019 7:56 am Subject: Webb Amp Schematic Needed
Larry Chung Replies: 8 Views: 2157	Greetings, fellow SGFs: I've owned an old Webb 540 bass/keyboard amplifier head for years and would like to get it serviced. I've tried finding an original schematic online to no avail. I understan ...
Topic: Quilter Toneblock
Larry Chung Replies: 14 Views: 4917	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Jan 2018 1:16 pm Subject: Quilter Amps
Larry Chung Replies: 14 Views: 4917	Hi Jeff: I use the TB201 through a JBL K-120, and it's a lighter, more portable solution for pedal/lap steel gigs where I don't need a huge rig. Plenty of power for a mic'd small room, and I've use ...
Topic: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Info
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 2297	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 14 Dec 2017 2:51 pm Subject: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Info
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 2297	Thanks, Mark, I would love to see Bobby play and have a chance to meet him, too.
Topic: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Info
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 2297	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Dec 2017 11:15 pm Subject: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Info
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 2297	Thank you, Jack and Larry, for these excellent suggestions. Please keep the information coming, any of you who have been to Hawaii recently. I'm getting excited about meeting some of these legends soo ...
Topic: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Info
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 2297	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Dec 2017 11:59 am Subject: Hawaiian Steel Guitar Info
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 2297	Hello Steel Guitar Forum: Preparing for a few days vacationing in the great state of Hawaii and would love to know where I can go to hear some steel guitar music. I'll be visiting Oahu, the Big Isl ...
Topic: Zb D-11
Larry Chung Replies: 3 Views: 1679	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jul 2017 9:18 am Subject: Zb D-11
Larry Chung Replies: 3 Views: 1679	PM sent to you. Thanks, LC Nice (and rare) D-11 ZB, too, congrats!
Topic: Quilter Tone Block 201--reviews?
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 4885	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 22 Feb 2017 12:08 pm Subject: Quilter Tone Block 201--reviews?
Larry Chung Replies: 6 Views: 4885	Hi Brooks: I've been using the Tone Block 201 for about the past 8 months, very pleased with it. I play through a few different cabinets, all JBLs, really like the sound of the amp and have used it ...
Topic: Kluson Tuners/Pans for 8- and 10- strings
Larry Chung Replies: 4 Views: 7219	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 25 Jan 2017 8:48 am Subject: Kluson Tuners/Pans for 8- and 10- strings
Larry Chung Replies: 4 Views: 7219	What a pleasant and unexpected surprise at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim. To all of you Fender console and Sho-Bud/Fender pedal steel players, GOOD NEWS! The fine folks at Kluson are manufactur ...