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Good job -- looks great!
By the way -- what's up with those two little squares of Velcro on either side of the bridge?

Heh-heh... I put a small piece on the backside of my Fred Kelly "slick p ...

Well - I got 'er done!

Once installed and strung up, I have to say - WOW. Super clean and super quiet. Definitely not a 'vintage' type of tone, but very nice, distinct and clear. Lots of good stri ...

Well - I answered my own question! I just taped off the white/black-stripe wire, and connected as normal. I tested with alligator clips first, though).

Once installed and strung up, I have to say ...

So, searching the Internet for answers, I'm now even more confused. I just got an Alumitone J-bass pickup I'm going to put in my Gold Tone LS-8. It has four wires: green, white, red and white/black. ...

Great stuff!

Thanks, everyone. Joe, it definitely is worse in some venues than others, but is always there to some degree. I ordered an Alumitone J-bass bridge pickup to put in there. If it doesn't help, I can alw ...

Yep, Todd, I'd go with a new pickup. Just by chance, did you also try a different amp? Other cables?

Those gold-foil style pickups being made now would sound great. I forget who is making them. I h ...

I'm late to the party. I'm dealing with the same issue, but with a Gold Tone LS-8. The 3.75"x 1" opening in the metal control plate/pickup mount is giving me limited options.

Nic suggest ...

If it's pretty loud, you probably have a ground issue, or a bad pickup. It's not too hard to track it down.

If you touch the output cable sleeve (assuming it's metal) does the hum go away, or chang ...

"that lower end 'hummmmmm' that one can dial out with a Stringmaster blend knob."

That sounds like 60 cycle hum, common to single coils...some worse than others though. The blend knob wo ...

So, I picked up a brand new GT LS-8 for a great price about three months ago. Plays and sounds great - BUT - I have bad single coil hum that I can't seem to get rid of. Not the Norelco shaver "bu ...

Junior Brown uses a Dunlop DVP (or in any case, he does in some vids from a few years ago). These pedals use a band drive and are supposed to be very smooth. I haven't tried one, but $120 ain't too ba ...

Hi John -- would you consider selling it outright? You can PM me, too.

I play in a band doing a lot of zydeco/Cajun style stuff, and the accordion player plays a red Junior Martin. This would look ...

I still have this beauty if someone in the Florida/Georgia/Alabama region wants "swing by" to pick it up!

I really don't want to try to ship, as the weight would sure make it expensive a ...

So, I'm sitting here wondering if anyone has ever installed an Asher Belly Bar kit on to one of their old lapsteels? I have an Oahu Tonemaster that is NOT all original (had to basically replace all th ...

Later on, I "a/b'd" the newer MicroPro with the older model and liked the older version for several reasons.

Cartwright -- what is it you notice between the older style MP (that's the one ...

I play in a retro country band (Haggard, Cash, Hank, Waylon, Buck, Pride, Webb, etc) playing both on a T8 Stringmaster and Telecaster. Of course, one solution to getting good tone from both instrument ...

Hey Richard -- yes, it's me. Funny you mention Spring Hill, since The Only Daddys have a one-off special event gig there this Wednesday afternoon!

Those are nice amps, though. I had one of their E ...

Craig - I sent you a PM.

Scott, I have thought about your idea for putting a NEO in the Vibrasonic. If I cut it down by over 20lbs, it would certainly make it a lot more schlep-friendly. I ended u ...

Funny you should say that. I plugged mine in just to fire it up and crank it a bit. Oh yeah... great amp! I would love to keep it, but we have SOOOOO many home projects to finance that I just can't ju ...

Todd, what are the numbers you have on the back of the amp on a piece of tape? Are those your settings?

Hey Craig -- yeah, I put those there as my "start" settings and then adjust to the ...

Thanks, Steve. It's been a very good amp, and we've had a lot of good gigs together.

I love the sound/look of this amp for my Tele/steel in my retro country band. Unfortunately, the weight just g ...

I have a mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic (with an "a" as opposed to Vibro) for sale in the Tampa, Florida area. I acquired this from forum member Steve Spitz in NOLA three year ...

Thanks for the heads up, Dave!

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Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jun 2019 2:14 pm Subject: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Good job -- looks great! By the way -- what's up with those two little squares of Velcro on either side of the bridge? Heh-heh... I put a small piece on the backside of my Fred Kelly "slick p ...
Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2019 5:29 pm Subject: Aluma J-Bass did the trick
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Well - I got 'er done! Once installed and strung up, I have to say - WOW. Super clean and super quiet. Definitely not a 'vintage' type of tone, but very nice, distinct and clear. Lots of good stri ...
Topic: Older Alumitone pickup wiring
Todd Weger Replies: 14 Views: 5966	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Jun 2019 5:25 pm Subject: Older Alumitone pickup wiring
Todd Weger Replies: 14 Views: 5966	Well - I answered my own question! I just taped off the white/black-stripe wire, and connected as normal. I tested with alligator clips first, though). Once installed and strung up, I have to say ...
Topic: Older Alumitone pickup wiring
Todd Weger Replies: 14 Views: 5966	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Jun 2019 1:04 pm Subject: Older Alumitone pickup wiring
Todd Weger Replies: 14 Views: 5966	So, searching the Internet for answers, I'm now even more confused. I just got an Alumitone J-bass pickup I'm going to put in my Gold Tone LS-8. It has four wires: green, white, red and white/black. ...
Topic: Who plays lap steel on this Cajun track?
Todd Weger Replies: 10 Views: 3475	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jun 2019 6:34 am Subject: Who plays lap steel on this Cajun track?
Todd Weger Replies: 10 Views: 3475	Great stuff!
Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jun 2019 6:19 am Subject: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Thanks, everyone. Joe, it definitely is worse in some venues than others, but is always there to some degree. I ordered an Alumitone J-bass bridge pickup to put in there. If it doesn't help, I can alw ...
Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jun 2019 6:28 am Subject: Thanks
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Yep, Todd, I'd go with a new pickup. Just by chance, did you also try a different amp? Other cables? Those gold-foil style pickups being made now would sound great. I forget who is making them. I h ...
Topic: Alumitone pickup for Sierra 8?
Todd Weger Replies: 18 Views: 5718	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 May 2019 9:10 am Subject: Alumitone pickup for Sierra 8?
Todd Weger Replies: 18 Views: 5718	I'm late to the party. I'm dealing with the same issue, but with a Gold Tone LS-8. The 3.75"x 1" opening in the metal control plate/pickup mount is giving me limited options. Nic suggest ...
Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 May 2019 8:59 am Subject: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	If it's pretty loud, you probably have a ground issue, or a bad pickup. It's not too hard to track it down. If you touch the output cable sleeve (assuming it's metal) does the hum go away, or chang ...
Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 May 2019 8:52 am Subject: Thanks for the tip
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	"that lower end 'hummmmmm' that one can dial out with a Stringmaster blend knob." That sounds like 60 cycle hum, common to single coils...some worse than others though. The blend knob wo ...
Topic: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 May 2019 10:21 am Subject: Gold Tone LS-8 HUMMMMMMMMMM...
Todd Weger Replies: 17 Views: 4686	So, I picked up a brand new GT LS-8 for a great price about three months ago. Plays and sounds great - BUT - I have bad single coil hum that I can't seem to get rid of. Not the Norelco shaver "bu ...
Topic: Volume Pedal?
Todd Weger Replies: 13 Views: 4120	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Sep 2018 8:18 am Subject: Dunlop DVP3
Todd Weger Replies: 13 Views: 4120	Junior Brown uses a Dunlop DVP (or in any case, he does in some vids from a few years ago). These pedals use a band drive and are supposed to be very smooth. I haven't tried one, but $120 ain't too ba ...
Topic: 51 Fender Dual Professional for trade
Todd Weger Replies: 5 Views: 3918	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 29 May 2018 7:09 am Subject: Custom Color!
Todd Weger Replies: 5 Views: 3918	Hi John -- would you consider selling it outright? You can PM me, too. I play in a band doing a lot of zydeco/Cajun style stuff, and the accordion player plays a red Junior Martin. This would look ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 10 Oct 2017 8:26 am Subject: Bump
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	BUMP
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 30 Aug 2017 11:10 am Subject: Bump
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	I still have this beauty if someone in the Florida/Georgia/Alabama region wants "swing by" to pick it up! I really don't want to try to ship, as the weight would sure make it expensive a ...
Topic: Asher "Belly Bar" Kit?
Todd Weger Replies: 0 Views: 1209	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2017 8:46 am Subject: Asher "Belly Bar" Kit?
Todd Weger Replies: 0 Views: 1209	So, I'm sitting here wondering if anyone has ever installed an Asher Belly Bar kit on to one of their old lapsteels? I have an Oahu Tonemaster that is NOT all original (had to basically replace all th ...
Topic: Quiter vs. Vintage Fender
Todd Weger Replies: 50 Views: 20464	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Jan 2017 8:55 am Subject: Quiter vs. Vintage Fender
Todd Weger Replies: 50 Views: 20464	Later on, I "a/b'd" the newer MicroPro with the older model and liked the older version for several reasons. Cartwright -- what is it you notice between the older style MP (that's the one ...
Topic: Quiter vs. Vintage Fender
Todd Weger Replies: 50 Views: 20464	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Jan 2017 7:32 am Subject: Aviator Gold 12"
Todd Weger Replies: 50 Views: 20464	I play in a retro country band (Haggard, Cash, Hank, Waylon, Buck, Pride, Webb, etc) playing both on a T8 Stringmaster and Telecaster. Of course, one solution to getting good tone from both instrument ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 23 Jan 2017 5:34 am Subject: Swap
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Hey Richard -- yes, it's me. Funny you mention Spring Hill, since The Only Daddys have a one-off special event gig there this Wednesday afternoon! Those are nice amps, though. I had one of their E ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 21 Jan 2017 7:57 am Subject: Quilter
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Craig - I sent you a PM. Scott, I have thought about your idea for putting a NEO in the Vibrasonic. If I cut it down by over 20lbs, it would certainly make it a lot more schlep-friendly. I ended u ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 19 Jan 2017 8:31 pm Subject: Funny you say that...
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Funny you should say that. I plugged mine in just to fire it up and crank it a bit. Oh yeah... great amp! I would love to keep it, but we have SOOOOO many home projects to finance that I just can't ju ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 18 Jan 2017 8:07 am Subject: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Todd, what are the numbers you have on the back of the amp on a piece of tape? Are those your settings? Hey Craig -- yeah, I put those there as my "start" settings and then adjust to the ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 17 Jan 2017 3:28 pm Subject: Thanks!
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Thanks, Steve. It's been a very good amp, and we've had a lot of good gigs together. I love the sound/look of this amp for my Tele/steel in my retro country band. Unfortunately, the weight just g ...
Topic: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 17 Jan 2017 8:22 am Subject: Mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic Amp
Todd Weger Replies: 16 Views: 9417	I have a mid-90's Fender "Custom" Vibrasonic (with an "a" as opposed to Vibro) for sale in the Tampa, Florida area. I acquired this from forum member Steve Spitz in NOLA three year ...
Topic: Square-neck Reso Case question...
Todd Weger Replies: 13 Views: 5761	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jan 2017 7:09 am Subject: Thanks!
Todd Weger Replies: 13 Views: 5761	Thanks for the heads up, Dave!