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Hey everybody! I got the deoxit and got the pot moving again. Thanks for all the advice!

Thanks for the replies. I'm not at home but I'll pull out the multimeter and soldering iron when I get home. I located some dioxit about 20 miles away that I'm gonna go pick up. I'm gonna try to save ...

As long as I have it open I figured I’d share some pics. Everything appears original mind you I’m no expert.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/4813_49E2BB94542341E19662F27096D98392_ ...

Thanks Dave, I’ll hold on replacing it. I’ll order some deoxit. I went to a Guitar Center that said they had it but the actually did not.

The steel is an old Fender but it’s pretty beat. All ...

Thanks for the reply! I have been using the contact cleaner for the last few days but it’s frozen and will not move at all. I bought a 250k CTS pot and I’m gonna open it up and take a look.

Hey there, couldn’t find the deoxit d5 locally so I used some contact cleaner and it definitely helped. I was a little worried because I got the knob stuck but it cleared it up. Still not as smooth ...

Thanks for the replies guys. Iâ€™ll give that stuff a shot. Do I need to remove the pot before I use this stuff?

Hey there! I picked up an 8 string Fender lap steel a couple a months ago and I think the pots need replacing. The tone knob cuts out sometimes when I turn it and it is really tight making it tough to ...

Hey Ricky, my buddy dragged me along to check out Dale a couple weeks back. Needless to say I'm now a big fan I've been picking up all his records as I can afford them. So far my favorite is the first ...

Thanks Lane, I've watched a couple of your videos already. Good playing!

Thank you Lane! I appreciate all the help that you've given me on this forum. I did a search of the forum and I missed that thread, sorry bout that.

Hey folks, I acquired a copy of Winnie Winston's pedal steel guitar book and I was wondering if anyone had a copy of the CD they could email me. I did a search and saw there was a post about it in the ...

I picked my steel up from Williams Guitars this morning. Bill did excellent work and had the job done in three days! Bill spent time talking with me and answering my questions and is an all around cla ...

Thanks for all the replies fellas. I have decided to take it to Williams Steel Guitar on Saturday. I talked to Bill on the phone and they seemed really nice. He said it should take about a week. I'll ...

That is quite beautiful John and thanks for the pics!

Thanks for the reply Larry, I'll keep that in mind when I'm deciding were to place my knee levers. Cheers!

Thanks for the reply Don! Any pics of what you did might be helpful if you have the time. I'm not an expert on putting these things together so I'm a bit nervous about it. I can do pickup and pot swap ...

Well I bought my knee lever and recieved them in the mail, now I just have to install them. Does anyone know where I might find instructions for doing this? I did call Williams guitar and they said th ...

Thanks for the replies Lane and Tony, I really appreciate it. I looked at the site but I didn't see a full knee lever kit. I'll shoot Mr. Yahl an email for more info. Thanks again fellas!

Hello folks, I was hoping some kind soul could give me a bit of advice on adding a couple knee levers to my pro-1. I haven't been playing my steel much for the last 7-8 years as I ended up starting a ...

Thanks Herby.

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Hello all. Tonight at a gig my treble control for my reverb channel went out. The first channel was fine, treble, mids, bass all worked. Checked my pedals and chords and my tele and everything po ...

The Chipmunks-Chimpmunks Rock
The Star Wars soundtrack
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Beastie Boys-Licensed To Ill
Guns N Roses-Appetite For Destruction
Led Zeppelin-II
Led Zeppelin-III
Led Zeppelin-Physica ...

I hear ya on that! I'm a little obssesive about stuff I like so I get teased by my freinds and more "ahem" musically elevated compadres. I guess steel guitar might be good for me! Glad you got that ...

Jeff Beck and Page were in the Yardbirds together for awhile. Also Becks Bolero featured half of zeppelin (Page, John Paul Jones), Keith Moon , Nicky Hopkins. Keith Moon apparently joked about sta ...

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Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jun 2018 7:47 pm Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Hey everybody! I got the deoxit and got the pot moving again. Thanks for all the advice!
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jun 2018 3:18 pm Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Thanks for the replies. I'm not at home but I'll pull out the multimeter and soldering iron when I get home. I located some dioxit about 20 miles away that I'm gonna go pick up. I'm gonna try to save ...
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jun 2018 7:18 am Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	As long as I have it open I figured I’d share some pics. Everything appears original mind you I’m no expert. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/4813_49E2BB94542341E19662F27096D98392_ ...
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jun 2018 6:52 am Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Thanks Dave, I’ll hold on replacing it. I’ll order some deoxit. I went to a Guitar Center that said they had it but the actually did not. The steel is an old Fender but it’s pretty beat. All ...
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jun 2018 6:08 am Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Thanks for the reply! I have been using the contact cleaner for the last few days but it’s frozen and will not move at all. I bought a 250k CTS pot and I’m gonna open it up and take a look.
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jun 2018 12:09 pm Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Hey there, couldn’t find the deoxit d5 locally so I used some contact cleaner and it definitely helped. I was a little worried because I got the knob stuck but it cleared it up. Still not as smooth ...
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jun 2018 8:40 am Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Thanks for the replies guys. Iâ€™ll give that stuff a shot. Do I need to remove the pot before I use this stuff?
Topic: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jun 2018 5:44 am Subject: What Replacement Pots For Old Fender 8 String?
Steven Hoffer Replies: 13 Views: 2781	Hey there! I picked up an 8 string Fender lap steel a couple a months ago and I think the pots need replacing. The tone knob cuts out sometimes when I turn it and it is really tight making it tough to ...
Topic: What Brand of Steel is being played
Steven Hoffer Replies: 15 Views: 6941	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Apr 2016 3:11 pm Subject: Old Thread Bump, question for Ricky Davis
Steven Hoffer Replies: 15 Views: 6941	Hey Ricky, my buddy dragged me along to check out Dale a couple weeks back. Needless to say I'm now a big fan I've been picking up all his records as I can afford them. So far my favorite is the first ...
Topic: Winnie Winston Book CD
Steven Hoffer Replies: 4 Views: 1470	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Feb 2016 9:34 am Subject: Winnie Winston Book CD
Steven Hoffer Replies: 4 Views: 1470	Thanks Lane, I've watched a couple of your videos already. Good playing!
Topic: Winnie Winston Book CD
Steven Hoffer Replies: 4 Views: 1470	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Feb 2016 9:06 am Subject: Winnie Winston Book CD
Steven Hoffer Replies: 4 Views: 1470	Thank you Lane! I appreciate all the help that you've given me on this forum. I did a search of the forum and I missed that thread, sorry bout that.
Topic: Winnie Winston Book CD
Steven Hoffer Replies: 4 Views: 1470	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Feb 2016 8:48 am Subject: Winnie Winston Book CD
Steven Hoffer Replies: 4 Views: 1470	Hey folks, I acquired a copy of Winnie Winston's pedal steel guitar book and I was wondering if anyone had a copy of the CD they could email me. I did a search and saw there was a post about it in the ...
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Feb 2016 3:09 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	I picked my steel up from Williams Guitars this morning. Bill did excellent work and had the job done in three days! Bill spent time talking with me and answering my questions and is an all around cla ...
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Jan 2016 2:22 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Thanks for all the replies fellas. I have decided to take it to Williams Steel Guitar on Saturday. I talked to Bill on the phone and they seemed really nice. He said it should take about a week. I'll ...
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jan 2016 3:31 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	That is quite beautiful John and thanks for the pics!
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jan 2016 8:11 am Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Thanks for the reply Larry, I'll keep that in mind when I'm deciding were to place my knee levers. Cheers!
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Jan 2016 5:29 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Thanks for the reply Don! Any pics of what you did might be helpful if you have the time. I'm not an expert on putting these things together so I'm a bit nervous about it. I can do pickup and pot swap ...
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Jan 2016 4:48 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Well I bought my knee lever and recieved them in the mail, now I just have to install them. Does anyone know where I might find instructions for doing this? I did call Williams guitar and they said th ...
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Jan 2016 5:40 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Thanks for the replies Lane and Tony, I really appreciate it. I looked at the site but I didn't see a full knee lever kit. I'll shoot Mr. Yahl an email for more info. Thanks again fellas!
Topic: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Jan 2016 7:12 pm Subject: Advice on adding knee levers to sho-bud pro 1
Steven Hoffer Replies: 19 Views: 8486	Hello folks, I was hoping some kind soul could give me a bit of advice on adding a couple knee levers to my pro-1. I haven't been playing my steel much for the last 7-8 years as I ended up starting a ...
Topic: Hilton Volume Pedals
Steven Hoffer Replies: 40 Views: 9020	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 5 Apr 2007 12:42 am Subject: Hilton Volume Pedals
Steven Hoffer Replies: 40 Views: 9020	Thanks Herby. Steve-o
Topic: Twin Reverb Treble Problem
Steven Hoffer Replies: 1 Views: 586	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 17 Jun 2006 11:54 pm Subject: Twin Reverb Treble Problem
Steven Hoffer Replies: 1 Views: 586	Hello all. Tonight at a gig my treble control for my reverb channel went out. The first channel was fine, treble, mids, bass all worked. Checked my pedals and chords and my tele and everything po ...
Topic: Albums that had a major influence on you
Steven Hoffer Replies: 75 Views: 15033	Forum Section: Music Posted: 15 Jun 2006 10:56 pm Subject: Albums that had a major influence on you
Steven Hoffer Replies: 75 Views: 15033	The Chipmunks-Chimpmunks Rock The Star Wars soundtrack Michael Jackson-Thriller Beastie Boys-Licensed To Ill Guns N Roses-Appetite For Destruction Led Zeppelin-II Led Zeppelin-III Led Zeppelin-Physica ...
Topic: Led Zep
Steven Hoffer Replies: 37 Views: 4092	Forum Section: Music Posted: 22 May 2006 11:32 am Subject: Led Zep
Steven Hoffer Replies: 37 Views: 4092	I hear ya on that! I'm a little obssesive about stuff I like so I get teased by my freinds and more "ahem" musically elevated compadres. I guess steel guitar might be good for me! Glad you got that ...
Topic: Led Zep
Steven Hoffer Replies: 37 Views: 4092	Forum Section: Music Posted: 22 May 2006 11:06 am Subject: Led Zep
Steven Hoffer Replies: 37 Views: 4092	Jeff Beck and Page were in the Yardbirds together for awhile. Also Becks Bolero featured half of zeppelin (Page, John Paul Jones), Keith Moon , Nicky Hopkins. Keith Moon apparently joked about sta ...