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Amp: Silverface Fender Dual Showman Reverb 135W (4 ohms). Practically identical to a Twin of the same era.

Cab: 1 open back w/Black Widow 15" (4 ohms)
or: 2 open backs w/EVM 12L, 8 ohms each ...

Jerry, try unhooking the raise helper spring, the one directly under the top deck of the guitar. Since string 2 is not raised there is no need for it. You might want to do the same for string 9.

Th ...

..., but IN in german is IN.

You're quite right, Roger. IN (English)is indeed IN (German) as a preposition: "in the house" - "in dem Haus". As a prefix, however, IN becomes EIN: ...

Mick,
on my Sierra Crown the Allen head size of the bolts that hold the plate of the mobile knee lever brackets ("hub assembly") is 1/8" (one eighth of an inch, roughly 3.2 mm).

9/ ...

Hi Steve,

your arsenal of effect and amps should do the job nicely. I am not really familiar with the Transtubefex. If it doesn't have an overdrive effect for some crunchy rhythm, I'd use a TubeScr ...

Tim, the "Crawford Cluster" means 5 knee levers for the left knee on E9: 2 moving left, 2 moving right, and 1 vertical. This is how the undercarriage looks like on an Emmons PP:

http:// ...

Go ahead, I'm listening.

Rainer

Thanks, Graham, now I get it.

the nylon hex nuts do infact cut it...provided there is enough thread going into them,and theyre nice and tight.

You might want to consider the rods John Coop ma ...

Why does it need barrel tuners AND nylon tuners ?

Richard, I thought the same thing. Maybe I'm dense (very likely), but I still don't understand it.

Barrel tuners work, because the whole rod i ...

If you send a steel or amp by mail you have to put the value on the slip.If the guitar is on that slip for a couple G's you will see a difference in your shipping cost.Those differentiations in cost's ...

Mike,
On my Sierra Session S-14 uni, I have 3 lowers on strings 2 and 8 each. The reason for that is that I have the change lock for the B6 mode on a dedicated LK lever, and I put the two lowers on s ...

All right - time to brag: I have just finished converting a Session 400 LTD to an amp head. Surprised

The combo amp:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix/2675_Peavey_Session_400_LTD_Combo_1.jpg

T ...

Randal, I see two problems with this design - besides the fact that it is only a single lower changer.

1. The lower tuning screw takes the full force of the string tension. A nylon hex tuner would ...

... LEO FENDER called it a "Steel Pedal" Guitar!

It doesn't really surprise me, considering the fact that he also had the vibrato/tremolo thing backwards. Wink

Leo was undoubtably a ...

Jerry,

I have a Super Twin Reverb in a Dual Showman head cab that I run into an open back cab with a Peavey 1501-4 speaker. I get no breakup at any volume, even with the boost on.

One thing to ...

Del,

I think there's a typo in you "D" chord diagram: the 3rd fret D major shouldn't have the A pedal engaged. The A pedal should be used on the 1st fret D chord.
The A pedal on the 3rd ...

Mickey, Farris,

the seller of the ZumSteel D-10 from Enderlin, ND/Beijing, China is forum member Steve Takacs, an American who works as a teacher in China. During the summer months he visits with h ...

Update: the amp arrived yesterday and I powered it up with the small Yamaha cab to see, if it worked okay after the shipping. All the tubes glow normally and the sound is great, even with the weak Yam ...

James, David,
thank you both very much for responding.
I had searched the electronics section of this forum re: the Super Twin before buying it. In fact, the rave revues from a lot of members made me ...

I have just bought this Super Twin on Ebay:
http://usera.imagecave.com/Rainer/SGF-Photos/1.jpg
http://usera.imagecave.com/Rainer/SGF-Photos/2.jpg

I don't have the amp yet, just the photos. From re ...

Hank, there's a typo in your link (steelman2).
This should work: [url=http://usera.imagecave.com/steelman2/YamahaAmp.jpg]http://usera.imagecave.com/steelman2/YamahaAmp.jpg

Cliff,

1. Check the shock (compression) spring between the bellcrank swivel and the rod collar. It should move freely when the pedal is not activated (at least a millimeter or so) it should not be ...

Brad, I have no hand-on experience with the student model - I own a D-10. I think adding a lever to a Fender student S-10 would be as easy, or rather as hard, as adding a lever to a Sho~Bud Maverick. ...

Brad, there were 3 Fender Sho~Bud models:
1: a student guitar with 3+1, practically identical to the Maverick
http://usera.imagecave.com/Rainer/SGF-Photos/29_1.jpg

2: a pro-level S-10 with 3+4
http ...

George, I think we have a mixup of technical terms here. "Split", "half-stop", and "halftone tuner" are three completely different things.

SPLIT: lower a string a whole tone (e.g. G# to F# on a lever ...

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Topic: Fender twin for Sho-bud?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 15 Views: 10393	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 Jul 2011 4:24 am Subject: Fender twin for Sho-bud?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 15 Views: 10393	Amp: Silverface Fender Dual Showman Reverb 135W (4 ohms). Practically identical to a Twin of the same era. Cab: 1 open back w/Black Widow 15" (4 ohms) or: 2 open backs w/EVM 12L, 8 ohms each ...
Topic: Sho-Bud Pro 1 2nd string tuning issue
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 12 Views: 4232	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jul 2011 4:13 am Subject: Sho-Bud Pro 1 2nd string tuning issue
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 12 Views: 4232	Jerry, try unhooking the raise helper spring, the one directly under the top deck of the guitar. Since string 2 is not raised there is no need for it. You might want to do the same for string 9. Th ...
Topic: Very strange volumepedal
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 12 Views: 3417	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Feb 2009 4:54 am Subject: Very strange volumepedal
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 12 Views: 3417	..., but IN in german is IN. You're quite right, Roger. IN (English)is indeed IN (German) as a preposition: "in the house" - "in dem Haus". As a prefix, however, IN becomes EIN: ...
Topic: Sierra - allen key size/hex head damage
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 9 Views: 1652	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Mar 2008 1:12 pm Subject: Sierra - allen key size/hex head damage
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 9 Views: 1652	Mick, on my Sierra Crown the Allen head size of the bolts that hold the plate of the mobile knee lever brackets ("hub assembly") is 1/8" (one eighth of an inch, roughly 3.2 mm). 9/ ...
Topic: Need 6 String Guitar & Effects Suggestions
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 22 Views: 3754	Forum Section: Music Posted: 26 Feb 2008 9:01 am Subject: Need 6 String Guitar & Effects Suggestions
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 22 Views: 3754	Hi Steve, your arsenal of effect and amps should do the job nicely. I am not really familiar with the Transtubefex. If it doesn't have an overdrive effect for some crunchy rhythm, I'd use a TubeScr ...
Topic: Emmons PP with Crawford Cluster: PICS Added
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 27 Views: 10893	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Feb 2008 7:05 am Subject: Emmons PP with Crawford Cluster: PICS Added
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 27 Views: 10893	Tim, the "Crawford Cluster" means 5 knee levers for the left knee on E9: 2 moving left, 2 moving right, and 1 vertical. This is how the undercarriage looks like on an Emmons PP: http:// ...
Topic: Re: German Forum Members
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 2 Views: 1217	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Oct 2007 1:37 pm Subject: Re: German Forum Members
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 2 Views: 1217	Go ahead, I'm listening. Rainer
Topic: Tuning problems you had and how you resolved them?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 2433	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Aug 2007 11:58 am Subject: Tuning problems you had and how you resolved them?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 2433	Thanks, Graham, now I get it. the nylon hex nuts do infact cut it...provided there is enough thread going into them,and theyre nice and tight. You might want to consider the rods John Coop ma ...
Topic: Tuning problems you had and how you resolved them?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 2433	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Aug 2007 6:23 am Subject: Tuning problems you had and how you resolved them?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 2433	Why does it need barrel tuners AND nylon tuners ? Richard, I thought the same thing. Maybe I'm dense (very likely), but I still don't understand it. Barrel tuners work, because the whole rod i ...
Topic: John Hughey's JCH for sale in europe
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 15 Views: 14219	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 20 Aug 2007 6:09 am Subject: John Hughey's JCH for sale in europe
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 15 Views: 14219	If you send a steel or amp by mail you have to put the value on the slip.If the guitar is on that slip for a couple G's you will see a difference in your shipping cost.Those differentiations in cost's ...
Topic: Triple raise and triple lower changers
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 28 Views: 6702	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Aug 2007 1:46 pm Subject: Triple raise and triple lower changers
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 28 Views: 6702	Mike, On my Sierra Session S-14 uni, I have 3 lowers on strings 2 and 8 each. The reason for that is that I have the change lock for the B6 mode on a dedicated LK lever, and I put the two lowers on s ...
Topic: Session 400 Combo-to-Head Conversion
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 1 Views: 4093	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 1 Jul 2007 12:36 pm Subject: Session 400 Combo-to-Head Conversion
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 1 Views: 4093	All right - time to brag: I have just finished converting a Session 400 LTD to an amp head. The combo amp: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix/2675_Peavey_Session_400_LTD_Combo_1.jpg T ...
Topic: Pull Release Changer Design
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 5399	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jun 2007 6:27 am Subject: Pull Release Changer Design
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 5399	Randal, I see two problems with this design - besides the fact that it is only a single lower changer. 1. The lower tuning screw takes the full force of the string tension. A nylon hex tuner would ...
Topic: Steel Pedal Guitars??
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 61 Views: 10022	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jun 2007 11:53 am Subject: Re: Steel Pedal Guitars??
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 61 Views: 10022	... LEO FENDER called it a "Steel Pedal" Guitar! It doesn't really surprise me, considering the fact that he also had the vibrato/tremolo thing backwards. Leo was undoubtably a ...
Topic: Super Twin Reverb Speakers
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 3569	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 Jun 2007 3:43 am Subject: Super Twin Reverb Speakers
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 3569	Jerry, I have a Super Twin Reverb in a Dual Showman head cab that I run into an open back cab with a Peavey 1501-4 speaker. I get no breakup at any volume, even with the boost on. One thing to ...
Topic: Confessions of a new PSG player
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 16 Views: 4638	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Jun 2007 2:29 am Subject: Confessions of a new PSG player
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 16 Views: 4638	Del, I think there's a typo in you "D" chord diagram: the 3rd fret D major shouldn't have the A pedal engaged. The A pedal should be used on the 1st fret D chord. The A pedal on the 3rd ...
Topic: Ebay steel
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 20 Views: 5960	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Apr 2007 1:19 pm Subject: Ebay steel
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 20 Views: 5960	Mickey, Farris, the seller of the ZumSteel D-10 from Enderlin, ND/Beijing, China is forum member Steve Takacs, an American who works as a teacher in China. During the summer months he visits with h ...
Topic: Speaker Cab for Super Twin?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 1371	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 1 Nov 2006 6:12 am Subject: Speaker Cab for Super Twin?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 1371	Update: the amp arrived yesterday and I powered it up with the small Yamaha cab to see, if it worked okay after the shipping. All the tubes glow normally and the sound is great, even with the weak Yam ...
Topic: Speaker Cab for Super Twin?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 1371	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Oct 2006 2:52 am Subject: Speaker Cab for Super Twin?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 1371	James, David, thank you both very much for responding. I had searched the electronics section of this forum re: the Super Twin before buying it. In fact, the rave revues from a lot of members made me ...
Topic: Speaker Cab for Super Twin?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 1371	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 25 Oct 2006 5:08 am Subject: Speaker Cab for Super Twin?
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 11 Views: 1371	I have just bought this Super Twin on Ebay: http://usera.imagecave.com/Rainer/SGF-Photos/1.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/Rainer/SGF-Photos/2.jpg I don't have the amp yet, just the photos. From re ...
Topic: F/S Yamaha 412 Amplifier
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 4 Views: 1113	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 31 Aug 2006 5:21 am Subject: F/S Yamaha 412 Amplifier
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 4 Views: 1113	Hank, there's a typo in your link (steelman2). This should work: [url=http://usera.imagecave.com/steelman2/YamahaAmp.jpg]http://usera.imagecave.com/steelman2/YamahaAmp.jpg
Topic: Push-Pull Tuning Question/Problem
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 1957	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Aug 2006 9:10 am Subject: Push-Pull Tuning Question/Problem
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 1957	Cliff, 1. Check the shock (compression) spring between the bellcrank swivel and the rod collar. It should move freely when the pedal is not activated (at least a millimeter or so) it should not be ...
Topic: Information on Fender-Sho-Bud Guitars
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 1831	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 May 2006 1:49 pm Subject: Information on Fender-Sho-Bud Guitars
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 1831	Brad, I have no hand-on experience with the student model - I own a D-10. I think adding a lever to a Fender student S-10 would be as easy, or rather as hard, as adding a lever to a Sho~Bud Maverick. ...
Topic: Information on Fender-Sho-Bud Guitars
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 1831	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 May 2006 11:24 am Subject: Information on Fender-Sho-Bud Guitars
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 17 Views: 1831	Brad, there were 3 Fender Sho~Bud models: 1: a student guitar with 3+1, practically identical to the Maverick http://usera.imagecave.com/Rainer/SGF-Photos/29_1.jpg 2: a pro-level S-10 with 3+4 http ...
Topic: Franklin 4th pedal on a P/P
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 5 Views: 1051	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Feb 2006 7:48 am Subject: Franklin 4th pedal on a P/P
Rainer Hackstaette Replies: 5 Views: 1051	George, I think we have a mixup of technical terms here. "Split", "half-stop", and "halftone tuner" are three completely different things. SPLIT: lower a string a whole tone (e.g. G# to F# on a lever ...