Search found 27 matches

I have built amps out of aluminum channel, but it's not the prettiest material. They make nice, uniform extrusions that wouldn't look too bad.

I should make one out of a length of structural aluminum. It would be a lot easier than finishing wood.

I have seen composite guitars from Israel before. Supposedly the sustain is superior, and they don't warp.

Beautiful.

Really excellent.

I was given Mupirocin because I had a bad scrape on my ankle, and my doctor wasn't sure the regular stuff was getting the job done. He said they don't like to prescribe it because they want to hold it ...

That's weird. That stuff is hard to get, and I happen to have some.

That tone is so great. It looks like you're picking around frets 15-17. I find my hand naturally moves toward the bridge, where the tone is tinny.

Watching that video makes me feel like a tourist watching a game of three-card Monte. I'll keep staring at it though.

I found a video of a guy doing it, and it looks like he makes no effort to pluck the string with the bar. He just picks up very quickly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpW0y1G7S60

Is there a trick to doing good pulloffs with a bullet bar? I finally managed it by putting a finger to the left of the bar and using it simultaneously, but I have no idea whether that's normal. If I d ...

I wonder if Warmoth could help. They sell a gigantic variety of pickguards made from different materials. I don't know if they do custom work, but maybe they can cut out a control plate from a tracing ...

Very nice! I would turn it up and add reverb to kill the air conditioner, though.

Maybe my comment wasn't brilliant, though. I know it can be a real pain getting machining done.

Drill press is the wrong tool. You need a lathe. A job like this would take 15 minutes.

This has been an interesting discussion which I have enjoyed. Thanks Steve, for initiating the topic.

You're welcome. If I made a useful contribution, it was probably a fluke.

Now that I am a v ...

I love the tone of that Century 6. I am tempted to get a BR-9 with that pickup, for those times when the humbucker isn't doing it for me.

Thanks again. This is one of the strangest things I've taken up, and coming from me, that's saying something. I look forward to interacting with all of you.

Sounds wonderful.

I have some decent tools. I'm thinking I'll wait until I figure out what I want, and then I'll try making one.

This is all interesting.

I was referring to a Troy Brenningmeyer video. He uses a Scheerhorn dobro bar, and he lifts the back end when playing notes on the high strings. After watching him, I just ...

One of the instructional videos I have shows the near end of the bar coming up as the teacher hits notes on the higher strings. Is that unusual?

I intended to order the 918, but I clicked the wrong ...

Normal steel playing doesn't require much to any lifting of the bar completely off the strings, is this what you actually want to do?

Mainly I am interested in not having it drop onto the guitar ...

Thanks. I guess I'll get used to it.

This is my first day of posting, and I already have a question.

My lap steel showed up yesterday, and I was using a dobro (Lap Dawg) bar to play it at first. Today I received a round bullet bar (Du ...

Author	Message
Topic: Has anyone ever seen one of these or heard of the maker?
Steve Hogge Replies: 12 Views: 6634	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 May 2014 12:08 pm Subject: Has anyone ever seen one of these or heard of the maker?
Steve Hogge Replies: 12 Views: 6634	I have built amps out of aluminum channel, but it's not the prettiest material. They make nice, uniform extrusions that wouldn't look too bad.
Topic: Has anyone ever seen one of these or heard of the maker?
Steve Hogge Replies: 12 Views: 6634	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 May 2014 8:25 am Subject: Has anyone ever seen one of these or heard of the maker?
Steve Hogge Replies: 12 Views: 6634	I should make one out of a length of structural aluminum. It would be a lot easier than finishing wood.
Topic: Has anyone ever seen one of these or heard of the maker?
Steve Hogge Replies: 12 Views: 6634	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 May 2014 7:33 am Subject: Has anyone ever seen one of these or heard of the maker?
Steve Hogge Replies: 12 Views: 6634	I have seen composite guitars from Israel before. Supposedly the sustain is superior, and they don't warp.
Topic: Just finished another lap steel. Thanks George Boards.
Steve Hogge Replies: 3 Views: 2203	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 May 2014 1:44 pm Subject: Just finished another lap steel. Thanks George Boards.
Steve Hogge Replies: 3 Views: 2203	Beautiful.
Topic: "Sleepwalk Again" Bishop Ronnie P. Hall
Steve Hogge Replies: 29 Views: 7374	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 May 2014 7:54 am Subject: "Sleepwalk Again" Bishop Ronnie P. Hall
Steve Hogge Replies: 29 Views: 7374	Really excellent.
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Apr 2014 8:40 am Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	I was given Mupirocin because I had a bad scrape on my ankle, and my doctor wasn't sure the regular stuff was getting the job done. He said they don't like to prescribe it because they want to hold it ...
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Apr 2014 8:46 am Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	That's weird. That stuff is hard to get, and I happen to have some.
Topic: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Apr 2014 6:49 pm Subject: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	That tone is so great. It looks like you're picking around frets 15-17. I find my hand naturally moves toward the bridge, where the tone is tinny.
Topic: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Apr 2014 11:16 am Subject: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	Watching that video makes me feel like a tourist watching a game of three-card Monte. I'll keep staring at it though.
Topic: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Apr 2014 7:39 am Subject: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	I found a video of a guy doing it, and it looks like he makes no effort to pluck the string with the bar. He just picks up very quickly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpW0y1G7S60
Topic: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Apr 2014 12:43 pm Subject: Pulloffs WIth Bullet & No Buzz?
Steve Hogge Replies: 9 Views: 2252	Is there a trick to doing good pulloffs with a bullet bar? I finally managed it by putting a finger to the left of the bar and using it simultaneously, but I have no idea whether that's normal. If I d ...
Topic: New Member Needing Your Help PLEASE!
Steve Hogge Replies: 14 Views: 5086	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:35 am Subject: New Member Needing Your Help PLEASE!
Steve Hogge Replies: 14 Views: 5086	I wonder if Warmoth could help. They sell a gigantic variety of pickguards made from different materials. I don't know if they do custom work, but maybe they can cut out a control plate from a tracing ...
Topic: First Video Post Here
Steve Hogge Replies: 6 Views: 1506	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Apr 2014 9:55 am Subject: First Video Post Here
Steve Hogge Replies: 6 Views: 1506	Very nice! I would turn it up and add reverb to kill the air conditioner, though.
Topic: Drilling out a Bullet nose bar
Steve Hogge Replies: 26 Views: 11815	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:04 am Subject: Drilling out a Bullet nose bar
Steve Hogge Replies: 26 Views: 11815	Maybe my comment wasn't brilliant, though. I know it can be a real pain getting machining done.
Topic: Drilling out a Bullet nose bar
Steve Hogge Replies: 26 Views: 11815	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:17 am Subject: Drilling out a Bullet nose bar
Steve Hogge Replies: 26 Views: 11815	Drill press is the wrong tool. You need a lathe. A job like this would take 15 minutes.
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Apr 2014 6:20 pm Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	This has been an interesting discussion which I have enjoyed. Thanks Steve, for initiating the topic. You're welcome. If I made a useful contribution, it was probably a fluke. Now that I am a v ...
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Apr 2014 6:48 am Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	I love the tone of that Century 6. I am tempted to get a BR-9 with that pickup, for those times when the humbucker isn't doing it for me.
Topic: New Member in S. Florida
Steve Hogge Replies: 8 Views: 2262	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Apr 2014 6:46 am Subject: New Member in S. Florida
Steve Hogge Replies: 8 Views: 2262	Thanks again. This is one of the strangest things I've taken up, and coming from me, that's saying something. I look forward to interacting with all of you.
Topic: I'll Fly Away - Video ------>>
Steve Hogge Replies: 29 Views: 11584	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2014 6:15 pm Subject: I'll Fly Away - Video ------>>
Steve Hogge Replies: 29 Views: 11584	Sounds wonderful.
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:03 am Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	I have some decent tools. I'm thinking I'll wait until I figure out what I want, and then I'll try making one.
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2014 7:32 pm Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	This is all interesting. I was referring to a Troy Brenningmeyer video. He uses a Scheerhorn dobro bar, and he lifts the back end when playing notes on the high strings. After watching him, I just ...
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2014 6:07 pm Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	One of the instructional videos I have shows the near end of the bar coming up as the teacher hits notes on the higher strings. Is that unusual? I intended to order the 918, but I clicked the wrong ...
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2014 1:43 pm Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Normal steel playing doesn't require much to any lifting of the bar completely off the strings, is this what you actually want to do? Mainly I am interested in not having it drop onto the guitar ...
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:34 pm Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Thanks. I guess I'll get used to it.
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:55 am Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Steve Hogge Replies: 55 Views: 14851	This is my first day of posting, and I already have a question. My lap steel showed up yesterday, and I was using a dobro (Lap Dawg) bar to play it at first. Today I received a round bullet bar (Du ...