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I dont usually look at this section of the forum.
I am saddened to learn of Mike's death.
He was a super nice guy.

Another Moyo user here -five stars

I have the axle of my pedal under the arch of my
foot.Im 5'9" ,11.5 EE feets...
I play an S-10,use a Moyo volume pedal
I keep my pedal kinda of under my knee,not pushed so far towards the fr ...

Zack Top.

https://youtu.be/oq9q8qo1_TQ?si=9ei_96v-MijEjPFi

Yes he is very good

Some of the sweetest steel playing out there.
I sat in with my old band for a couple of shows,and we covered" I never lie" and "Use me".
I worked alot to copy as best i could tho ...

Dave,i like what Jackson Taylor and the Sinners did there as well.
Our band has done it before,and it was well recieved.

Check this 'un out....

https://youtu.be/FbWNNmCYGN8?si=DwVKGJQHzsB3hrLj

If you have Facebook - the Fender Pedal Steel Group will help you alot.

I personally rather have the middle 6 of E9.
I got 10 strings but those get the most attention.

Ralph Mooney was not the first steel player i ever heard,but he was the first one that made wish i could play one.It was 75 or 76,Lonesome,Ornry,and Mean.
I have 3 pedal steels ,a Mullen and 2 old Fe ...

Thanks Damir,Robbie is one of my favorite pickers

I put a the high E to F # on my vertical for some Mooney licks with A and B pedals down.
I dont even use the C pedal anymore.

👍on the TT 12....i saw you at louisburg college back in the spring,you had great tone with that Nash 112....

Me too

Without a roller bridge,i had tune my oldest 400 down to D9.I always used standard E9 strings.
Jim Palenscar ,Steel Guitars of North County, made me a roller bridge and nut'- no more breaks...
The F ...

I just got both a blue herco and a red dunlop off the forum store...

Dont feel like the lone ranger- end of january i left a band i helped found back in 2019.
Left on good terms,just cant do 5 shows a month anymore.Playing some just for fun informal jams,enjoying life ...

Isn't that a bass eq?......

Damfino....but it works on everything i hook it to..

I have a '57 champ....it doesn't leave the house without a Boss eq 🐒

I’d be interested to see how you set the EQhttps://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18790_20240311_174003_1.jpg

I have a '57 champ....it doesn't leave the house without a Boss eq 🐒

Michael, yes. That is my brother playing the six string Hudson. I was somewhat playing the guitar on the video lol.[/quote]

Oh man you were killin it too,he said in one video that you were the pro. ...

Are you the same William Baldwin on a couple of You Tube videos,demo- ing a Jimmy Hudson 6 string pedal steel?
If that is you,you are a hell of a picker...

Fellas as always, y'alls input is much appreciated.
I knew i wasn't the lone ranger on this.
I am told i am a " young " 60- i still work light construction with my cousin about 28 hours a ...

Last night was my final show with the band i been with since early 2019.
No falling out,i gave them plenty of notice.
I am/was the oldest member by 20 years( im 60)
The youngest member is 23....
G ...

Author	Message
Topic: Obit for Mike Mantey, Jr.
Michael Sawyer Replies: 12 Views: 2044	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 18 Nov 2024 5:41 pm Subject: Obit for Mike Mantey, Jr.
Michael Sawyer Replies: 12 Views: 2044	I dont usually look at this section of the forum. I am saddened to learn of Mike's death. He was a super nice guy.
Topic: What is best volume pedal that's not pedal steel-specific?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 17 Views: 1088	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Nov 2024 10:53 am Subject: What is best volume pedal that's not pedal steel-specific?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 17 Views: 1088	Another Moyo user here -five stars
Topic: Volume pedal technique and body types
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 940	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Nov 2024 7:27 am Subject: Volume pedal technique and body types
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 940	I have the axle of my pedal under the arch of my foot.Im 5'9" ,11.5 EE feets... I play an S-10,use a Moyo volume pedal I keep my pedal kinda of under my knee,not pushed so far towards the fr ...
Topic: Recommendations: newer bands with steel guitar?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 22 Views: 2604	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Nov 2024 8:54 am Subject: Recommendations: newer bands with steel guitar?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 22 Views: 2604	Zack Top.
Topic: Matthew (Matt) Begay
Michael Sawyer Replies: 3 Views: 665	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Oct 2024 10:17 am Subject: Matthew (Matt) Begay
Michael Sawyer Replies: 3 Views: 665	https://youtu.be/oq9q8qo1_TQ?si=9ei_96v-MijEjPFi Yes he is very good
Topic: Zack Top steelers
Michael Sawyer Replies: 6 Views: 1823	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Oct 2024 8:44 am Subject: Zack Top steelers
Michael Sawyer Replies: 6 Views: 1823	Some of the sweetest steel playing out there. I sat in with my old band for a couple of shows,and we covered" I never lie" and "Use me". I worked alot to copy as best i could tho ...
Topic: Weird Version of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1343	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Sep 2024 4:19 am Subject: Weird Version of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1343	Dave,i like what Jackson Taylor and the Sinners did there as well. Our band has done it before,and it was well recieved.
Topic: Weird Version of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1343	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Sep 2024 4:10 pm Subject: Weird Version of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1343	Check this 'un out.... https://youtu.be/FbWNNmCYGN8?si=DwVKGJQHzsB3hrLj
Topic: Modified Fender 400 questions
Michael Sawyer Replies: 2 Views: 651	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Aug 2024 12:55 pm Subject: Modified Fender 400 questions
Michael Sawyer Replies: 2 Views: 651	If you have Facebook - the Fender Pedal Steel Group will help you alot.
Topic: 6 String pedal steel OPEN E or E9?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 4 Views: 942	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Aug 2024 2:14 pm Subject: 6 String pedal steel OPEN E or E9?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 4 Views: 942	I personally rather have the middle 6 of E9. I got 10 strings but those get the most attention.
Topic: Mooney style players?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 26 Views: 5408	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Aug 2024 3:23 pm Subject: Mooney style players?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 26 Views: 5408	Ralph Mooney was not the first steel player i ever heard,but he was the first one that made wish i could play one.It was 75 or 76,Lonesome,Ornry,and Mean. I have 3 pedal steels ,a Mullen and 2 old Fe ...
Topic: Robby Turner CMHOF interview
Michael Sawyer Replies: 7 Views: 2293	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Jul 2024 6:47 pm Subject: Robby Turner CMHOF interview
Michael Sawyer Replies: 7 Views: 2293	Thanks Damir,Robbie is one of my favorite pickers
Topic: Alternative to V lever (the one that lowers the B to Bb)
Michael Sawyer Replies: 23 Views: 2323	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2024 11:20 am Subject: Alternative to V lever (the one that lowers the B to Bb)
Michael Sawyer Replies: 23 Views: 2323	I put a the high E to F # on my vertical for some Mooney licks with A and B pedals down. I dont even use the C pedal anymore.
Topic: Quilter TT12
Michael Sawyer Replies: 7 Views: 1194	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 23 Jun 2024 11:40 am Subject: Quilter TT12
Michael Sawyer Replies: 7 Views: 1194	👍on the TT 12....i saw you at louisburg college back in the spring,you had great tone with that Nash 112....
Topic: Who uses a 12 on 3rd string?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 22 Views: 2388	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jun 2024 11:32 am Subject: Who uses a 12 on 3rd string?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 22 Views: 2388	Me too
Topic: 1959 Fender Model 400 Pedal Steel
Michael Sawyer Replies: 12 Views: 1653	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2024 4:18 pm Subject: 1959 Fender Model 400 Pedal Steel
Michael Sawyer Replies: 12 Views: 1653	Without a roller bridge,i had tune my oldest 400 down to D9.I always used standard E9 strings. Jim Palenscar ,Steel Guitars of North County, made me a roller bridge and nut'- no more breaks... The F ...
Topic: Alternates to blue Herco thumbpicks?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 13 Views: 2813	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Apr 2024 8:43 am Subject: Alternates to blue Herco thumbpicks?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 13 Views: 2813	I just got both a blue herco and a red dunlop off the forum store...
Topic: Time for time off.
Michael Sawyer Replies: 23 Views: 2824	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 10:40 am Subject: Time for time off.
Michael Sawyer Replies: 23 Views: 2824	Dont feel like the lone ranger- end of january i left a band i helped found back in 2019. Left on good terms,just cant do 5 shows a month anymore.Playing some just for fun informal jams,enjoying life ...
Topic: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 14 Views: 1884	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Mar 2024 8:06 am Subject: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 14 Views: 1884	Isn't that a bass eq?...... Damfino....but it works on everything i hook it to..
Topic: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 14 Views: 1884	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Mar 2024 2:09 pm Subject: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 14 Views: 1884	I have a '57 champ....it doesn't leave the house without a Boss eq 🐒 I’d be interested to see how you set the EQhttps://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18790_20240311_174003_1.jpg
Topic: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 14 Views: 1884	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2024 2:26 pm Subject: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel?
Michael Sawyer Replies: 14 Views: 1884	I have a '57 champ....it doesn't leave the house without a Boss eq 🐒
Topic: Marlen All Pull
Michael Sawyer Replies: 8 Views: 1371	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Feb 2024 3:56 pm Subject: Marlen All Pull
Michael Sawyer Replies: 8 Views: 1371	Michael, yes. That is my brother playing the six string Hudson. I was somewhat playing the guitar on the video lol.[/quote] Oh man you were killin it too,he said in one video that you were the pro. ...
Topic: Marlen All Pull
Michael Sawyer Replies: 8 Views: 1371	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Feb 2024 7:27 am Subject: Marlen All Pull
Michael Sawyer Replies: 8 Views: 1371	Are you the same William Baldwin on a couple of You Tube videos,demo- ing a Jimmy Hudson 6 string pedal steel? If that is you,you are a hell of a picker...
Topic: Turned the page
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1954	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Jan 2024 4:29 pm Subject: Turned the page
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1954	Fellas as always, y'alls input is much appreciated. I knew i wasn't the lone ranger on this. I am told i am a " young " 60- i still work light construction with my cousin about 28 hours a ...
Topic: Turned the page
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1954	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Jan 2024 7:50 pm Subject: Turned the page
Michael Sawyer Replies: 11 Views: 1954	Last night was my final show with the band i been with since early 2019. No falling out,i gave them plenty of notice. I am/was the oldest member by 20 years( im 60) The youngest member is 23.... G ...