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So Jack, I take it the position switch you're referring to isn't the large two-way switch with the black "hat" that activates the necks? Mine doesn't have another smaller toggle switch and t ...

Can someone tell me what the pot/switch on a '70's era Emmons D-10 is supposed to do? I have a '74 with a knob beside the toggle switch for activating each neck. I always felt it was an extraneous E ...

I'm wondering who out there has any experience with decent sounding dobro pedals? I have a pair of wonderful real dobros that I love but the sound reinforcement situation in my current band has not h ...

Thanks for the information, they do sound great which is why I wanted to identify them.

Can anyone tell me what kind of pickups were original in a 1988 Zum D-10? They look very much like Emmons pickups.

I have this tape delay in my pedal board just to add a hint of delay, which has been fine for a few years. But now it appears to be adding some overdriven breakup in my sound no matter how the delay ...

My experience has been that playing through a pre-CBS Super Reverb w/4-10" was a religious experience - except when it came to moving it. I keep coming back to my single 15" made-for-pedal ...

If I have time I use a tiny headphone amp with headphones to just do a few exercises that limber up my right hand fingers and left hand movement. I find that I just need to re-familiarize my hands an ...

Thanks Jack, Bill and Donny,
I figured it would be a long shot and not worth pursuing when correct pots are available - but I had to check. All the specs seemed appropriate (500K) but I didn’ ...

Can this Clarostat AB Type J pot be fitted with an extended shaft suitable for a Goodrich pedal?

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10749_IMG_0230_1.jpg

Dustin, that sounds like a very interesting application for the multibender. However, the multibender mechanism works either bending down OR up. I don't believe it's meant to do both on one string b ...

Dustin,
To answer each of your queries:
- Yes, your pressure on the bending arm is completely flexible, although as a pedal steel player/Clarence White fan, I'm going for the completed bend.
- Fra ...

Andy, I bought a Milkman Sideman 50w head a few years ago and it’s been my gig amp ever since. Tim customized the circuit board for me by omitting the tremolo section and installing depth and eq ad ...

I’ve played semi-professionally since I was in high school and still out play in several bands on a regular basis. The members are all old friends of mine so socializing is an important factor in m ...

Hi Bruce, you're absolutely right that the expense of the speakers and the difference in weight make it impractical for most of us but I agree with Dave that, if you still have the stamina for lugging ...

Thank you Dave and Bill for reminding me of the 2 ohm load factor in speaker replacement. This isn’t something I’m planning to do next week, I just wanted to see if any other SR users had tried c ...

Has anyone here experimented with replacing the 4-10s in a Super Reverb for PS? Particularly with neodymium magnets? I know that would be an expensive test but that's why I'm' asking. Or even install ...

Point well taken Mark, I'm sure that state of the art recording in Nashville, or other urban studios, even 50 years ago, handles recording with much more sophistication than what I've referred to. Bu ...

I have also not read the article yet but I've done recording sessions playing pedal steel for many years. For many players the amount and tone of their reverb/delay mix is part of their personalized ...

Hey Dan,
Do you have a RKR? On my Zum, string 2 drops a 1/2 and whole step on RKL and both strings 1 and 2 raise both a 1/2 and a whole step on RKR; and they are the opposite of stiff.
Maybe the ...

Update:
While I'm waiting for two NOS Eminence 1028 alnicos to arrive that would match the original two non-blown speakers,
I installed two ceramic Fender Eminence 10" speakers from another ...

I have to replace two of the four 10â€ alnico speakers in a 1969 Super Reverb. Anybody have suggestions from experience for ceramic speakers that would work well for pedal steel? They would ne ...

For those of us for whom messing with pedal steel mechanisms isn't enough of a discouragement, adjusting Duesenberg multibenders might be enough to send you over the edge.
I have a Telecaster t ...

I have a custom Milkman Sideman 50w head that is terrific. It compares very closely with my 1966 Super Reverb 410 when I run the Sideman through the Super's speakers. And Tim Marcus's customer suppor ...

I have a "bowling ball" early 70's GS-10 which I love for all the above reasons - except I found the volume/tone pots got in the way of my right hand and moved them under the cabinet. Anyon ...

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Topic: Emmons knob?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 3 Views: 827	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jan 2024 2:40 pm Subject: Emmons knob
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 3 Views: 827	So Jack, I take it the position switch you're referring to isn't the large two-way switch with the black "hat" that activates the necks? Mine doesn't have another smaller toggle switch and t ...
Topic: Emmons knob?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 3 Views: 827	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jan 2024 10:12 am Subject: Emmons knob?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 3 Views: 827	Can someone tell me what the pot/switch on a '70's era Emmons D-10 is supposed to do? I have a '74 with a knob beside the toggle switch for activating each neck. I always felt it was an extraneous E ...
Topic: Realistic dobro simulator pedals?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 38 Views: 7788	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 4 Aug 2023 9:48 am Subject: Realistic dobro simulator pedals?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 38 Views: 7788	I'm wondering who out there has any experience with decent sounding dobro pedals? I have a pair of wonderful real dobros that I love but the sound reinforcement situation in my current band has not h ...
Topic: pickups in an old Zum D-10
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 1662	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 1 Apr 2023 5:12 am Subject: pickups in old Zum D-10
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 1662	Thanks for the information, they do sound great which is why I wanted to identify them.
Topic: pickups in an old Zum D-10
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 1662	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 20 Mar 2023 5:33 am Subject: pickups in an old Zum D-10
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 1662	Can anyone tell me what kind of pickups were original in a 1988 Zum D-10? They look very much like Emmons pickups.
Topic: Distortion in an Empress Tape Delay
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 3 Views: 910	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Feb 2023 9:19 am Subject: Distortion in an Empress Tape Delay
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 3 Views: 910	I have this tape delay in my pedal board just to add a hint of delay, which has been fine for a few years. But now it appears to be adding some overdriven breakup in my sound no matter how the delay ...
Topic: Speaker ?, 15 vs two 10s
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 11 Views: 2858	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 25 Dec 2022 4:29 pm Subject: speaker ? 2-10 or 1 15
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 11 Views: 2858	My experience has been that playing through a pre-CBS Super Reverb w/4-10" was a religious experience - except when it came to moving it. I keep coming back to my single 15" made-for-pedal ...
Topic: How long does it take you to "warm up"?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 35 Views: 9425	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Sep 2022 4:56 pm Subject: How long to warm up
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 35 Views: 9425	If I have time I use a tiny headphone amp with headphones to just do a few exercises that limber up my right hand fingers and left hand movement. I find that I just need to re-familiarize my hands an ...
Topic: Potentiometer alteration
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 898	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 15 Aug 2022 10:23 am Subject: Potentiometer alteration
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 898	Thanks Jack, Bill and Donny, I figured it would be a long shot and not worth pursuing when correct pots are available - but I had to check. All the specs seemed appropriate (500K) but I didn’ ...
Topic: Potentiometer alteration
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 898	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 15 Aug 2022 6:53 am Subject: Potentiometer alteration
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 4 Views: 898	Can this Clarostat AB Type J pot be fitted with an extended shaft suitable for a Goodrich pedal? https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10749_IMG_0230_1.jpg
Topic: Duesenberg multibender issues
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 8274	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 21 Jul 2022 4:59 am Subject: Duesenberg multibender issues
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 8274	Dustin, that sounds like a very interesting application for the multibender. However, the multibender mechanism works either bending down OR up. I don't believe it's meant to do both on one string b ...
Topic: Duesenberg multibender issues
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 8274	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 20 Jul 2022 8:23 pm Subject: Duesenberg multibender issues
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 8274	Dustin, To answer each of your queries: - Yes, your pressure on the bending arm is completely flexible, although as a pedal steel player/Clarence White fan, I'm going for the completed bend. - Fra ...
Topic: Milkman 50 vs 100w head
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 2883	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Jun 2022 7:49 am Subject: Milkman 50 watt vs 100 watt head
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 2883	Andy, I bought a Milkman Sideman 50w head a few years ago and it’s been my gig amp ever since. Tim customized the circuit board for me by omitting the tremolo section and installing depth and eq ad ...
Topic: I find myself scaling back
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 76 Views: 17103	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Jun 2022 7:15 am Subject: I find myself scaling back
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 76 Views: 17103	I’ve played semi-professionally since I was in high school and still out play in several bands on a regular basis. The members are all old friends of mine so socializing is an important factor in m ...
Topic: 10" speaker replacement in Fender Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 12 Views: 2161	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Apr 2022 6:33 am Subject: 10" speaker replacement in Fender Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 12 Views: 2161	Hi Bruce, you're absolutely right that the expense of the speakers and the difference in weight make it impractical for most of us but I agree with Dave that, if you still have the stamina for lugging ...
Topic: 10" speaker replacement in Fender Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 12 Views: 2161	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 16 Apr 2022 4:46 pm Subject: 10” speaker replacement
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 12 Views: 2161	Thank you Dave and Bill for reminding me of the 2 ohm load factor in speaker replacement. This isn’t something I’m planning to do next week, I just wanted to see if any other SR users had tried c ...
Topic: 10" speaker replacement in Fender Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 12 Views: 2161	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 15 Apr 2022 2:40 pm Subject: 10" speaker replacement in Fender Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 12 Views: 2161	Has anyone here experimented with replacing the 4-10s in a Super Reverb for PS? Particularly with neodymium magnets? I know that would be an expensive test but that's why I'm' asking. Or even install ...
Topic: Tips & Tricks...Recording Pedal Steel and EQing
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 15 Views: 16027	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 12 Dec 2021 7:57 pm Subject: Tips and Tricks
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 15 Views: 16027	Point well taken Mark, I'm sure that state of the art recording in Nashville, or other urban studios, even 50 years ago, handles recording with much more sophistication than what I've referred to. Bu ...
Topic: Tips & Tricks...Recording Pedal Steel and EQing
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 15 Views: 16027	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 11 Dec 2021 9:49 pm Subject: Tips and Tricks....
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 15 Views: 16027	I have also not read the article yet but I've done recording sessions playing pedal steel for many years. For many players the amount and tone of their reverb/delay mix is part of their personalized ...
Topic: Why is this combination so stiff on my LKR?
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 18 Views: 5440	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Nov 2021 2:50 pm Subject: Why is this combination so stiff
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 18 Views: 5440	Hey Dan, Do you have a RKR? On my Zum, string 2 drops a 1/2 and whole step on RKL and both strings 1 and 2 raise both a 1/2 and a whole step on RKR; and they are the opposite of stiff. Maybe the ...
Topic: 10” speaker replacement recommendation for Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 5 Views: 3202	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 16 Nov 2021 4:22 pm Subject: 10" speaker replacement
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 5 Views: 3202	Update: While I'm waiting for two NOS Eminence 1028 alnicos to arrive that would match the original two non-blown speakers, I installed two ceramic Fender Eminence 10" speakers from another ...
Topic: 10” speaker replacement recommendation for Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 5 Views: 3202	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Nov 2021 1:34 pm Subject: 10” speaker replacement recommendation for Super Reverb
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 5 Views: 3202	I have to replace two of the four 10â€ alnico speakers in a 1969 Super Reverb. Anybody have suggestions from experience for ceramic speakers that would work well for pedal steel? They would ne ...
Topic: Duesenberg multibender issues
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 8274	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 9 Oct 2021 5:18 am Subject: Duesenberg multibender issues
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 6 Views: 8274	For those of us for whom messing with pedal steel mechanisms isn't enough of a discouragement, adjusting Duesenberg multibenders might be enough to send you over the edge. I have a Telecaster t ...
Topic: Milkman PSG Amplifiers
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 14 Views: 4570	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Aug 2021 9:32 am Subject: Milkman amps
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 14 Views: 4570	I have a custom Milkman Sideman 50w head that is terrific. It compares very closely with my 1966 Super Reverb 410 when I run the Sideman through the Super's speakers. And Tim Marcus's customer suppor ...
Topic: My new Emmons GS-10
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 50 Views: 15835	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Jul 2021 6:16 pm Subject: Emmons GS-10
Peter Leavenworth Replies: 50 Views: 15835	I have a "bowling ball" early 70's GS-10 which I love for all the above reasons - except I found the volume/tone pots got in the way of my right hand and moved them under the cabinet. Anyon ...