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yes Jon, I cut a slot for the lower a couple of weeks ago. It was at that time I realized I immediately needed to put on the return spring!
finally got the bell crank on there today...I had planned ...

Thanks for this Donny! I'm doing this today to get a 9th string lower off RKR.

I've already put a 1st string raise on, so after this I'm done, I promise.

Just play the darn thing, ha!!

I just put a 705 in a Carter Starter I picked up and I love it Someone before me has improved the knee lever stops, so no complaints there.
It's a great guitar for gigging this summer. I love the wei ...

I know this is an old thread, but anyone put a 705 (re issue) in a CS? How did it sound, is it a fit? Thanks

Thanks Jerry

Hi, this is an old 15 in a homeade(maybe) cabinet a friend wants me to have...any idea what kind of speaker this might be? Late 60's or early 70's apparently. He told me he bought the cabinet in the e ...

Hi Gerd. As a new player, one thing that's helped me a lot for "playalongs" or backing tracks, is just to go to Youtube and search "(artist or song name) acoustic cover".

Eg: Ra ...

I haven't contributed to the forum in a meaningful way in a long time (or ever)...but here ya go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLa83lqBKKU

At 4:10 of that Yes video above, watch his bar.
All PSG players who also play guitar at the same time should be required to wear steel-toed boots for safety reasons.

I've been away from pedal steel since the early '80s in favor of straight western swing steel.

Getting back in to pedals, I've found that a great tool is Karaoke tracks. I acquired from a friend hu ...

Your wife bought you a steel ??? Does she have a sister? LOL?

You need to get a lawyer ASAP!
Any wife that would buy her husband a steel guitar is definitely up to something. Obviously trying to ...

I happened to hear an album by a countryish singer Jonathan Edwards in the 70's. I wasn't very keen on pure country music but this was so much "better" so to speak. I didn't really know much ...

I know there are a few threads already on the Katana, but wondering if any steel players have used the MK2 yet?

My last 4 outs, I've used my Twin once, a Rumble 40, and twice used a Katana 50 a fri ...

Gavin Dunn, forum member.

He's a steel player and a guitar tech upstairs at Acoustic Music on Whyte.
He did an awesome job of getting my old used MSA Classic into great shape when I bought it fro ...

Thanks Dick! I'm really looking forward to it, holy smokes!
pm coming your way.

Mike

I'm working in Weatherford west of Ft. Worth on Tuesday, June 11 and was wondering if anyone was in that area and available to help a novice player out with a lesson.
Afternoon or early evening woul ...

Thanks guys. I think I'm going to give the Rumble 40 a shot. The Katana Artist is my end game, but I'm fairly certain the rumble 40 will get me thru any situations over the next while, and for those o ...

I want to retire my fender Twin as it's just too heavy to haul around even though it sounds fantastic. I wanted to buy a Boss Katana this year, but that might be pushed back another year.
I've been u ...

I'm hitting the 2-year mark as well. I'm going to make a really long-winded 2-year report on here as well some time soon.
My best way of tracking progress is simply recording when I play. I just use ...

I have to admit, I almost never get past the technique exercises, as there is so much there to work on, but this is one month where I'm gonna battle through on the whole song.
Great song.
Also, than ...

- iPad, just to quickly download tab off the forum if singer calls out a song I don't know...or watch netflix if he calls out a song I don't like

- cup holder, good to keep a beer handy in case you ...

Ok, I was under the understanding that PSG strings were constructed a bit different than regular guitar strings.
I went with a 9 under the theory that I usually use an 11, and a "regular" ...

This is what happens when you crack a joke about someone else breaking their 3rd string.

I broke 2 today (one was a side cutter and brain disconnect while trimming excess past the tuner).

If you ...

These are just great podcasts.
Thanks for doing them!

One thing from listening that clicked with me immediately is the concept of "tuning thirds".

As a novice player, this helped me ...

9000 hours more of practice, then I'm gonna sound just like Ricky Davis!

I already have the Fender twin!

Wow, awesome stuff!

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Topic: Carter-Starter
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 2364	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 May 2023 9:55 pm Subject: Carter-Starter
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 2364	yes Jon, I cut a slot for the lower a couple of weeks ago. It was at that time I realized I immediately needed to put on the return spring! finally got the bell crank on there today...I had planned ...
Topic: Carter-Starter
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 2364	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 May 2023 9:00 am Subject: Carter-Starter
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 2364	Thanks for this Donny! I'm doing this today to get a 9th string lower off RKR. I've already put a 1st string raise on, so after this I'm done, I promise. Just play the darn thing, ha!!
Topic: Carter-Starter
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 2364	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Apr 2023 11:42 am Subject: Carter-Starter
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 2364	I just put a 705 in a Carter Starter I picked up and I love it Someone before me has improved the knee lever stops, so no complaints there. It's a great guitar for gigging this summer. I love the wei ...
Topic: Carter starter pickup replacement
Mike Beley Replies: 17 Views: 9086	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Mar 2023 8:36 am Subject: Carter starter pickup replacement
Mike Beley Replies: 17 Views: 9086	I know this is an old thread, but anyone put a 705 (re issue) in a CS? How did it sound, is it a fit? Thanks
Topic: Old 15" Speaker ID help request
Mike Beley Replies: 5 Views: 949	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 16 Jun 2022 9:18 am Subject: Old 15" Speaker ID help request
Mike Beley Replies: 5 Views: 949	Thanks Jerry
Topic: Old 15" Speaker ID help request
Mike Beley Replies: 5 Views: 949	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 16 Jun 2022 8:16 am Subject: Old 15" Speaker ID help request
Mike Beley Replies: 5 Views: 949	Hi, this is an old 15 in a homeade(maybe) cabinet a friend wants me to have...any idea what kind of speaker this might be? Late 60's or early 70's apparently. He told me he bought the cabinet in the e ...
Topic: Beginner Playalongs
Mike Beley Replies: 3 Views: 1738	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 12 Jun 2021 11:46 am Subject: Beginner Playalongs
Mike Beley Replies: 3 Views: 1738	Hi Gerd. As a new player, one thing that's helped me a lot for "playalongs" or backing tracks, is just to go to Youtube and search "(artist or song name) acoustic cover". Eg: Ra ...
Topic: Turns out I've been wearing them wrong...
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 3147	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Jan 2021 10:44 am Subject: Turns out I've been wearing them wrong...
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 3147	I haven't contributed to the forum in a meaningful way in a long time (or ever)...but here ya go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLa83lqBKKU
Topic: Pedal Steels Will Soon Be A Dime A Dozen
Mike Beley Replies: 101 Views: 26337	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:36 am Subject: Pedal Steels Will Soon Be A Dime A Dozen
Mike Beley Replies: 101 Views: 26337	At 4:10 of that Yes video above, watch his bar. All PSG players who also play guitar at the same time should be required to wear steel-toed boots for safety reasons.
Topic: My playing on PSG stinks and s---s
Mike Beley Replies: 49 Views: 16497	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Feb 2020 8:16 am Subject: Re: Not sure if this might help...but it does help me
Mike Beley Replies: 49 Views: 16497	I've been away from pedal steel since the early '80s in favor of straight western swing steel. Getting back in to pedals, I've found that a great tool is Karaoke tracks. I acquired from a friend hu ...
Topic: Wife just bought me a steel
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 4356	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Feb 2020 9:26 pm Subject: Re: Wife
Mike Beley Replies: 14 Views: 4356	Your wife bought you a steel ??? Does she have a sister? LOL? You need to get a lawyer ASAP! Any wife that would buy her husband a steel guitar is definitely up to something. Obviously trying to ...
Topic: Bill Keith to be
Mike Beley Replies: 27 Views: 9628	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Jan 2020 6:02 am Subject: Re: Bill Keith to be
Mike Beley Replies: 27 Views: 9628	I happened to hear an album by a countryish singer Jonathan Edwards in the 70's. I wasn't very keen on pure country music but this was so much "better" so to speak. I didn't really know much ...
Topic: Boss Katana Mk II
Mike Beley Replies: 2 Views: 1086	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Nov 2019 9:58 am Subject: Boss Katana Mk II
Mike Beley Replies: 2 Views: 1086	I know there are a few threads already on the Katana, but wondering if any steel players have used the MK2 yet? My last 4 outs, I've used my Twin once, a Rumble 40, and twice used a Katana 50 a fri ...
Topic: Pedal Steel Tech in Alberta Canada
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 2908	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Nov 2019 9:13 pm Subject: Pedal Steel Tech in Alberta Canada
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 2908	Gavin Dunn, forum member. He's a steel player and a guitar tech upstairs at Acoustic Music on Whyte. He did an awesome job of getting my old used MSA Classic into great shape when I bought it fro ...
Topic: Ft. Worth Weatherford June 11 Lesson or visit
Mike Beley Replies: 3 Views: 887	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2019 5:45 pm Subject: Ft. Worth Weatherford June 11 Lesson or visit
Mike Beley Replies: 3 Views: 887	Thanks Dick! I'm really looking forward to it, holy smokes! pm coming your way. Mike
Topic: Ft. Worth Weatherford June 11 Lesson or visit
Mike Beley Replies: 3 Views: 887	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2019 2:14 pm Subject: Ft. Worth Weatherford June 11 Lesson or visit
Mike Beley Replies: 3 Views: 887	I'm working in Weatherford west of Ft. Worth on Tuesday, June 11 and was wondering if anyone was in that area and available to help a novice player out with a lesson. Afternoon or early evening woul ...
Topic: Fender Rumble 40 bass amp for steel
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 1947	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Apr 2019 5:22 am Subject: Fender Rumble 40 bass amp for steel
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 1947	Thanks guys. I think I'm going to give the Rumble 40 a shot. The Katana Artist is my end game, but I'm fairly certain the rumble 40 will get me thru any situations over the next while, and for those o ...
Topic: Fender Rumble 40 bass amp for steel
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 1947	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 17 Apr 2019 9:20 am Subject: Fender Rumble 40 bass amp for steel
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 1947	I want to retire my fender Twin as it's just too heavy to haul around even though it sounds fantastic. I wanted to buy a Boss Katana this year, but that might be pushed back another year. I've been u ...
Topic: PRACTICE - keep track of progress?
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 1108	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Mar 2019 10:06 am Subject: PRACTICE - keep track of progress?
Mike Beley Replies: 9 Views: 1108	I'm hitting the 2-year mark as well. I'm going to make a really long-winded 2-year report on here as well some time soon. My best way of tracking progress is simply recording when I play. I just use ...
Topic: Litaker Broadcast (Last Date )
Mike Beley Replies: 535 Views: 223278	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 22 Jan 2019 9:53 am Subject: Litaker Broadcast (Last Date )
Mike Beley Replies: 535 Views: 223278	I have to admit, I almost never get past the technique exercises, as there is so much there to work on, but this is one month where I'm gonna battle through on the whole song. Great song. Also, than ...
Topic: Contest: Winner(s) announced!
Mike Beley Replies: 43 Views: 6605	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Nov 2018 1:13 pm Subject: Contest: Winner(s) announced!
Mike Beley Replies: 43 Views: 6605	- iPad, just to quickly download tab off the forum if singer calls out a song I don't know...or watch netflix if he calls out a song I don't like - cup holder, good to keep a beer handy in case you ...
Topic: 3rd string replacement question
Mike Beley Replies: 19 Views: 4701	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Nov 2018 10:05 am Subject: 3rd string replacement question
Mike Beley Replies: 19 Views: 4701	Ok, I was under the understanding that PSG strings were constructed a bit different than regular guitar strings. I went with a 9 under the theory that I usually use an 11, and a "regular" ...
Topic: 3rd string replacement question
Mike Beley Replies: 19 Views: 4701	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Nov 2018 2:21 pm Subject: 3rd string replacement question
Mike Beley Replies: 19 Views: 4701	This is what happens when you crack a joke about someone else breaking their 3rd string. I broke 2 today (one was a side cutter and brain disconnect while trimming excess past the tuner). If you ...
Topic: Pedal Steel Podcast Ep 16: Bruce Bouton
Mike Beley Replies: 10 Views: 4132	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 26 Sep 2018 8:08 pm Subject: Pedal Steel Podcast Ep 16: Bruce Bouton
Mike Beley Replies: 10 Views: 4132	These are just great podcasts. Thanks for doing them! One thing from listening that clicked with me immediately is the concept of "tuning thirds". As a novice player, this helped me ...
Topic: Sho-Bud tone
Mike Beley Replies: 64 Views: 17439	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Sep 2018 8:39 am Subject: Sho-Bud tone
Mike Beley Replies: 64 Views: 17439	9000 hours more of practice, then I'm gonna sound just like Ricky Davis! I already have the Fender twin! Wow, awesome stuff!