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It looks like a bar magnet with wires wrapped around it.
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I have an old Magnatone hollow aluminum 6 string keyless. The sound is great but the 5th string is muted almost no sound at all, any ideas?

Yamaha mg10/2 works well but no power supply, it takes a Yamaha pa 10..$30 plus shipping

Home Depot has yellow fold up hand truck, I use it all the time for my NV400. The wheels fold in and the handle slides into the base, the whole thing is about 3ft x 2inches when folded, carries 150 l ...

Add some vibrato to each chord or note, this allows the human ear to balance out the sound and select the tuning it wants. A straight note (no vibrato)will sound a little sharp or flat to different e ...

I use a Fender G-DEC thirty with my Stage one, using headphones the sound is super. It still sounds good without phones, but with them you can adjust the sound to many different sounds and really twe ...

I would like to know where I can find the tuning head for a steel guitar (pedal or lap), or is this something that I have to make my self out of bar stock . I want aluminum (6063 or 6061)
I have fou ...

The Stage one is an excellent instrument. It will help you understand the pedal steel well, then when you need a more expensive guitar you will know what you want. I have had mine since July and pla ...

Thanks all of you for the advice, It looks like it is going to be a long haul with the right hand. My fingers just don't come together right. One on One instruction would be the best. Maybe some of ...

I tried all sorts of DVDs and instructional methods, none of them had much continuity with respect to what you should concentrate on. I finally bought Jeff Newmans beginning course, it is well though ...

I have had mine for 5 months, I am using a Peavy Nashville 400, It stays in tune, plays and sounds super.

I am fairly new to the pedal steel, the mechanics of it are great but I am having the hardest time learning to use the picks, I have tried several courses and while the information is useful, but it d ...

Author	Message
Topic: Magnatone pickup problem
Peter J. Faith Replies: 3 Views: 972	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2013 7:00 pm Subject: Manatone pickup problem
Peter J. Faith Replies: 3 Views: 972	It looks like a bar magnet with wires wrapped around it. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/12719_PIC00001_1.jpg
Topic: Magnatone pickup problem
Peter J. Faith Replies: 3 Views: 972	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2013 6:24 pm Subject: Magnatone pickup problem
Peter J. Faith Replies: 3 Views: 972	I have an old Magnatone hollow aluminum 6 string keyless. The sound is great but the 5th string is muted almost no sound at all, any ideas?
Topic: Looking for small recording Mixer
Peter J. Faith Replies: 4 Views: 1260	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 11 Mar 2013 6:07 am Subject: mixer
Peter J. Faith Replies: 4 Views: 1260	Yamaha mg10/2 works well but no power supply, it takes a Yamaha pa 10..$30 plus shipping
Topic: What do you guys use as a lightweight steel guitar amp ?
Peter J. Faith Replies: 29 Views: 8290	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 25 Feb 2013 4:43 pm Subject: Amp moving
Peter J. Faith Replies: 29 Views: 8290	Home Depot has yellow fold up hand truck, I use it all the time for my NV400. The wheels fold in and the handle slides into the base, the whole thing is about 3ft x 2inches when folded, carries 150 l ...
Topic: playing in tune and fret markers
Peter J. Faith Replies: 18 Views: 6518	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jan 2013 8:56 am Subject: Staying in Tune
Peter J. Faith Replies: 18 Views: 6518	Add some vibrato to each chord or note, this allows the human ear to balance out the sound and select the tuning it wants. A straight note (no vibrato)will sound a little sharp or flat to different e ...
Topic: Newbie needs suggestion for practice amp w/FX, headphone etc
Peter J. Faith Replies: 22 Views: 6074	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 3 Jan 2013 6:21 pm Subject: Newbie needs suggestion for practice amp w/FX, headphone etc
Peter J. Faith Replies: 22 Views: 6074	I use a Fender G-DEC thirty with my Stage one, using headphones the sound is super. It still sounds good without phones, but with them you can adjust the sound to many different sounds and really twe ...
Topic: Steel guitar tuning head. I need one
Peter J. Faith Replies: 2 Views: 1084	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Jan 2013 6:02 pm Subject: Steel guitar tuning head. I need one
Peter J. Faith Replies: 2 Views: 1084	I would like to know where I can find the tuning head for a steel guitar (pedal or lap), or is this something that I have to make my self out of bar stock . I want aluminum (6063 or 6061) I have fou ...
Topic: Beginner here
Peter J. Faith Replies: 19 Views: 2453	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Dec 2012 7:17 pm Subject: Stage One
Peter J. Faith Replies: 19 Views: 2453	The Stage one is an excellent instrument. It will help you understand the pedal steel well, then when you need a more expensive guitar you will know what you want. I have had mine since July and pla ...
Topic: Picking methods
Peter J. Faith Replies: 14 Views: 3729	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Dec 2012 6:56 am Subject: Picking methods (all posts)
Peter J. Faith Replies: 14 Views: 3729	Thanks all of you for the advice, It looks like it is going to be a long haul with the right hand. My fingers just don't come together right. One on One instruction would be the best. Maybe some of ...
Topic: ANNOYING DVD's Grrrrrrrr!
Peter J. Faith Replies: 13 Views: 4323	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Dec 2012 6:50 pm Subject: The learning curve
Peter J. Faith Replies: 13 Views: 4323	I tried all sorts of DVDs and instructional methods, none of them had much continuity with respect to what you should concentrate on. I finally bought Jeff Newmans beginning course, it is well though ...
Topic: Stage One Steel Guitar
Peter J. Faith Replies: 3 Views: 1630	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Dec 2012 6:36 pm Subject: Stage One
Peter J. Faith Replies: 3 Views: 1630	I have had mine for 5 months, I am using a Peavy Nashville 400, It stays in tune, plays and sounds super.
Topic: Picking methods
Peter J. Faith Replies: 14 Views: 3729	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Dec 2012 5:32 pm Subject: Picking methods
Peter J. Faith Replies: 14 Views: 3729	I am fairly new to the pedal steel, the mechanics of it are great but I am having the hardest time learning to use the picks, I have tried several courses and while the information is useful, but it d ...