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 Topic: Reso at goodwill |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 12 Views: 4020 |
 Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Feb 2014 5:41 pm Subject: Reso at goodwill |
| It's a Regal Angelus. | |
| Topic: Question about early Fender Walnut finishes |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 38 Views: 11171 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2013 7:15 pm Subject: Question about early Fender Walnut finishes |
| Relax, it's long sold! Over 20k for the whole outfit, I'd imagine. | |
| Topic: Question about early Fender Walnut finishes |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 38 Views: 11171 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2013 7:02 pm Subject: Question about early Fender Walnut finishes |
| The old shaded walnut is such a cool colour. Did you know that Fender shipped at least one Telecaster in the same finish? I certainly didn't...
http://www.indoorstorm.com/56tele.html Many pictur ... |
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| Topic: Petition to Pay the Musicians at the London Olympics |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 68 Views: 15498 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 3 Jul 2012 2:22 pm Subject: Petition to Pay the Musicians at the London Olympics |
| Signed and facebooked. Thank you Jim. | |
| Topic: Who's playing steel with Beck? |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 2 Views: 1537 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Jun 2012 3:38 am Subject: Who's playing steel with Beck? |
| The credits say it’s Nashville multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin. | |
| Topic: Installing a reverb tank- '80s Yamaha G100-112 amp |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 2 Views: 4656 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 Apr 2012 4:45 am Subject: Installing a reverb tank- '80s Yamaha G100-112 amp |
| Hi Ben, I have the schematic somewhere. Did I already send it to you?
The reverb on mine is somewhat better IMO than 'small garage', but I use a Dr Scientist pedal... |
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| Topic: End pin jack Fishman M-1 pick up question |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 3 Views: 1815 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 10 Dec 2011 7:21 am Subject: End pin jack Fishman M-1 pick up question |
| http://www.tapastring.com/strapkeeper0605.htm | |
| Topic: Good Bass Speaker and Cabinet? |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 7 Views: 2310 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Dec 2011 10:39 am Subject: Good Bass Speaker and Cabinet? |
| I found when looking into all this stuff recently that up-to-the-minute cab designs combined with high x-max neo speakers had made some of my old assumptions about driver diameter and tone somewhat ou ... | |
| Topic: Delete Please |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 1 Views: 1376 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Other Instruments Posted: 1 Oct 2011 3:41 pm Subject: Delete Please |
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| Topic: National Silvo and amp |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 14 Views: 5759 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Sep 2011 4:12 pm Subject: National Silvo and amp |
| Stunning to see such a precise point of mechanical>electric amplification. And so beautiful! | |
| Topic: Norman Kidwell aka tenstrings |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 6 Views: 3513 |
Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 22 Dec 2010 4:06 pm Subject: Norman Kidwell aka tenstrings |
| I won't bother anybody with the story, but Norm once displayed his complete honesty to me. I wish I had known him personally. My best wishes go out to his family. | |
| Topic: Supro Lap Steel Identification |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 11 Views: 16252 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Oct 2010 2:55 pm Subject: Supro Lap Steel Identification |
| Here's a similar Supro model in a slightly earlier incarnation with just a single volume control and no tone control. Yours might be around 1937 or slightly later. I believe some National serial numbe ... | |
| Topic: what kind of steel is this |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 11 Views: 3638 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Oct 2010 2:20 pm Subject: what kind of steel is this |
| [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ZCKWwnV_A]Link: click here | |
| Topic: Most recent insulting / embarassing remark from the audience |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 50 Views: 17283 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 14 Oct 2010 2:03 am Subject: Most recent insulting / embarassing remark from the audience |
| Overheard from a deranged-looking woman concerning our solo support act:
"Wow, he's a great guitar player! Even better than me! And I don't even play guitar." |
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| Topic: WET™ Reverb Pedal |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 9 Views: 3579 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Oct 2010 2:35 am Subject: WET™ Reverb Pedal |
| I got a WET pedal today. So far, I like it a lot. We'll see how it fares next to the RRR and the Roomate. I'll let you know.
I love this place. Thanks Cartwright! |
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| Topic: WET™ Reverb Pedal |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 9 Views: 3579 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Oct 2010 9:26 am Subject: WET™ Reverb Pedal |
| That's a good recommendation. I'd love to know how the sound quality of this pedal compares with another MXR-sized reverb unit I'm thinking about, the Dr Scientist [url=http://www.drscientist.ca/pedal ... | |
| Topic: A method for decreasing detune due to cabinet flex |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 63 Views: 16505 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:37 am Subject: A method for decreasing detune due to cabinet flex |
| Also, would removing all the strings to change them cause problematic upbow?
An argument for keyless and changing one at a time, of course. But mustn't get into that... |
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| Topic: A/B pedal /switch |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 25 Views: 8577 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 6 Sep 2010 1:15 pm Subject: A/B pedal /switch |
| I've just ordered a [url=http://www.loop-master.com/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=129]Loopmaster A/B/Tune switch for this job. It needs 9vDC power for the LEDs, which I have, but it will a ... | |
| Topic: I'm looking for some suggestions |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 11 Views: 3022 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Aug 2010 2:43 pm Subject: I'm looking for some suggestions |
| Couple more ideas...
Bruce Kaphan with American Music Club. Try the California and Everclear LPs. Eg: Normal For Bridgwater. Seen here (lo fi) with Jeffery Foucault on [url=http://www.youtube.com ... |
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| Topic: Now here's a guy with his own style |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 2 Views: 1483 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Aug 2010 7:13 am Subject: Now here's a guy with his own style |
| Vietnamese surf blues?! Woah... I like it. | |
| Topic: National archtop guitars |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 5 Views: 4401 |
Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 20 Aug 2010 11:11 am Subject: National archtop guitars |
| Archtop, no f-holes... anything like this Supro from the '39 National catalog?
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/5681_suproarch_1.jpg Photo courtesy Michael Lee Allen |
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| Topic: Fender PS112- One of a kind prototype S12 (ala PS210) !!!! |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 53 Views: 35607 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 29 Jul 2010 3:19 am Subject: Fender PS112- One of a kind prototype S12 (ala PS210) !!!! |
| Likely taken at the Fender plant, Basil. The guitar far right is a very rare prototype or one-off: possibly a Zebra?
(Edit: whoops... apologies for going off-topic on a For Sale thread). |
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| Topic: Squier Classic Vibe Teles and Strats! |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 14 Views: 4257 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 24 Jul 2010 7:59 am Subject: Squier Classic Vibe Teles and Strats! |
| Good decision, Roger! They're really good, aren't they? | |
| Topic: steel player with Ray Lamontagne? |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 14 Views: 11975 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Jul 2010 7:56 am Subject: steel player with Ray Lamontagne? |
| Seeing Eric playing with Son Volt in a tiny club a few years ago made me want to take up pedal steel. He has great taste and a unique sound and approach.
Here's the [url=http://ericheywood.com/eric ... |
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| Topic: Magnum Changer Fingers |
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| Rick Batey Replies: 16 Views: 7482 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Jul 2010 10:59 am Subject: Magnum Changer Fingers |
| Here are David's pictures...
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/5681_magnum1_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/5681_magnum2_1.jpg |
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