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I’ve been playing the same S-10 Williams since about 2004 might have been 2003. I have never had an issue with it. The levers are mounted on cross bars and not screwed into the wood body. Maybe Bill ...

Bill has always been great to deal with. He did some custom stuff for me that went way beyond normal good customer service.

Yep, looks like a very early Williams.

Don't get me wrong, I really do like to play in socks, and especially on the Wide Sho~Bud pedals... Ricky knows the ones I'm talking about....
But I'm glad that I have the choice not to ,on a stage ...

I was also told that I didn't know how to string a steel, and that a .012 was inappropriate for a G#.... I have been doing this for nearly 40 years, and I do play professionally. So that bit of " ...

I used to play in socks, and couldn't play in shoes. I learned that way because I had a guitar that was too short for me to play with shoes on... then it became a habit. I played a run of gigs at a Ne ...

I had one batch of Live Steels a while back with this problem. Every single .012 broke at the ball end before it reached pitch.... and this was on a Williams changer, which are pretty string friendly. ...

Before you pull the trigger, have a chat with Jim about a Universal tuning. Approached from the E side, it might suit you.

I have 64 and 72 DRs that I often use together in stereo. I use a Radial Switchbone to do the amp combining for me.... The switchbone eliminates grounding noise issues and includes a tuner out, for s ...

As others have mentioned, it isn't the make so much as the particular guitar.... or on used guitars, unfortunate tinkering by a previous owner. Very early on in the journey, I bought a second hand pul ...

Nice looking axe B0B. I've been thinking of unloading a bunch of guitars and buying that "last" guitar too. This looks like it could fill that bill. Congratulations!

Jeff,

The Telonics is a lot lighter, more efficient, and sounds better.... A real improvement in that amp.

Ian,

I agree with your placement preference.... but I have had E lowers on LKR for close to 40 years, and I ain't changing now. Very Happy

I play uni with Es on the left leg. There are advantages if you work the uni from the E9 side primarily. There are disadvantages if you work from the B6 side. I do consider it one big tuning... so tha ...

I like D-10 guitars, the E and C tunings are really works of deep genius.... I do, however play 12 string Uni guitars most of the time, cause I almost never play country gigs, and never play swing gig ...

My SF Deluxe Reverb was developing a whole bunch of problems related to the general deterioration of the cabinet. I just had Mather Amps build me a new cabinet, and moved the guts into it. What a huge ...

My 2 cents to the OP.

Look out for a Fessenden, Carter, or Williams guitar. I owned a Williams Uni, and a Carter Uni. Both were keepers tone and mechanical wise, but I didn't like the color of eith ...

What Ricky said. If it isn't the ground wire, then the pickup could have issues. That said, NYC and single coil pickups isn't exactly a happy place. I do really love single coils, but all of my gig gu ...

Keith,
Have a look at the Radial Tonebone or Big Shot switchers. You can switch between 2 amps or use both. There are switches for phase and ground which help get things dialed in... I have been usin ...

Nice! I usually mic the 12".

Tony, it was only an issue when the switching brands to Live Steel. I never had to tweak with other brands or between other brands. The Live Steel strings are different. Had to do some work under the ...

I actually had to move some collars. If I had moved hook positions, the balance of the entire guitar would have been out of whack. This is a U-12 Emmons, so more pulls to deal with.

I have had different pull length on the same gauge string from different manufacturers, most notably going from Curt Mangan to Live Steel. That change did require adjustments all over the guitar.

I did a modified version of Duane's idea on my Uni PP. Works great! Never needed anything like this on a 10 string PP neck, but the extra pulls on the Uni got pretty stiff. I only put the springs on s ...

Thanks Bob!

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Topic: My new Williams S10
mike nolan Replies: 8 Views: 2584	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Aug 2022 2:10 pm Subject: My new Williams S10
mike nolan Replies: 8 Views: 2584	I’ve been playing the same S-10 Williams since about 2004 might have been 2003. I have never had an issue with it. The levers are mounted on cross bars and not screwed into the wood body. Maybe Bill ...
Topic: Williams Steel Guitars
mike nolan Replies: 17 Views: 6802	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jan 2019 2:03 pm Subject: Williams Steel Guitars
mike nolan Replies: 17 Views: 6802	Bill has always been great to deal with. He did some custom stuff for me that went way beyond normal good customer service.
Topic: Steel. What Brand?
mike nolan Replies: 5 Views: 2988	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Dec 2017 11:26 am Subject: Steel. What Brand?
mike nolan Replies: 5 Views: 2988	Yep, looks like a very early Williams.
Topic: No Shoe Players?
mike nolan Replies: 36 Views: 10475	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Sep 2017 5:30 pm Subject: No Shoe Players?
mike nolan Replies: 36 Views: 10475	Don't get me wrong, I really do like to play in socks, and especially on the Wide Sho~Bud pedals... Ricky knows the ones I'm talking about.... But I'm glad that I have the choice not to ,on a stage ...
Topic: Did I Get a Bad Batch of Live Steel Strings?
mike nolan Replies: 33 Views: 8067	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Sep 2017 5:24 pm Subject: Did I Get a Bad Batch of Live Steel Strings?
mike nolan Replies: 33 Views: 8067	I was also told that I didn't know how to string a steel, and that a .012 was inappropriate for a G#.... I have been doing this for nearly 40 years, and I do play professionally. So that bit of " ...
Topic: No Shoe Players?
mike nolan Replies: 36 Views: 10475	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Sep 2017 2:05 pm Subject: No Shoe Players?
mike nolan Replies: 36 Views: 10475	I used to play in socks, and couldn't play in shoes. I learned that way because I had a guitar that was too short for me to play with shoes on... then it became a habit. I played a run of gigs at a Ne ...
Topic: Did I Get a Bad Batch of Live Steel Strings?
mike nolan Replies: 33 Views: 8067	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Sep 2017 1:57 pm Subject: Did I Get a Bad Batch of Live Steel Strings?
mike nolan Replies: 33 Views: 8067	I had one batch of Live Steels a while back with this problem. Every single .012 broke at the ball end before it reached pitch.... and this was on a Williams changer, which are pretty string friendly. ...
Topic: Extended E9 for new steel player
mike nolan Replies: 12 Views: 4512	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Sep 2017 1:49 pm Subject: Extended E9 for new steel player
mike nolan Replies: 12 Views: 4512	Before you pull the trigger, have a chat with Jim about a Universal tuning. Approached from the E side, it might suit you.
Topic: Two Fender Deluxe Reverb amps for pedal steel
mike nolan Replies: 13 Views: 7232	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 25 Sep 2017 8:20 pm Subject: Two Fender Deluxe Reverb amps for pedal steel
mike nolan Replies: 13 Views: 7232	I have 64 and 72 DRs that I often use together in stereo. I use a Radial Switchbone to do the amp combining for me.... The switchbone eliminates grounding noise issues and includes a tuner out, for s ...
Topic: Least favorite guitars you have owned?
mike nolan Replies: 64 Views: 24047	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Sep 2017 8:07 am Subject: Least favorite guitars you have owned?
mike nolan Replies: 64 Views: 24047	As others have mentioned, it isn't the make so much as the particular guitar.... or on used guitars, unfortunate tinkering by a previous owner. Very early on in the journey, I bought a second hand pul ...
Topic: She Will Be Mine!
mike nolan Replies: 87 Views: 22740	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 May 2017 1:39 pm Subject: She Will Be Mine!
mike nolan Replies: 87 Views: 22740	Nice looking axe B0B. I've been thinking of unloading a bunch of guitars and buying that "last" guitar too. This looks like it could fill that bill. Congratulations!
Topic: Lighter speaker for Nashville 112
mike nolan Replies: 6 Views: 2708	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Feb 2017 10:49 pm Subject: Lighter speaker for Nashville 112
mike nolan Replies: 6 Views: 2708	Jeff, The Telonics is a lot lighter, more efficient, and sounds better.... A real improvement in that amp.
Topic: Changing a Universal to extended E9th ?
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 2870	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Jan 2017 6:38 pm Subject: Changing a Universal to extended E9th ?
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 2870	Ian, I agree with your placement preference.... but I have had E lowers on LKR for close to 40 years, and I ain't changing now.
Topic: Changing a Universal to extended E9th ?
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 2870	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Jan 2017 11:20 am Subject: Changing a Universal to extended E9th ?
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 2870	I play uni with Es on the left leg. There are advantages if you work the uni from the E9 side primarily. There are disadvantages if you work from the B6 side. I do consider it one big tuning... so tha ...
Topic: D10 or UNIVERSAL
mike nolan Replies: 64 Views: 17563	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Jan 2017 11:09 am Subject: D10 or UNIVERSAL
mike nolan Replies: 64 Views: 17563	I like D-10 guitars, the E and C tunings are really works of deep genius.... I do, however play 12 string Uni guitars most of the time, cause I almost never play country gigs, and never play swing gig ...
Topic: Baffle in 70's Super reverb.
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 4780	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Jan 2017 11:32 am Subject: Baffle in 70's Super reverb.
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 4780	My SF Deluxe Reverb was developing a whole bunch of problems related to the general deterioration of the cabinet. I just had Mather Amps build me a new cabinet, and moved the guts into it. What a huge ...
Topic: Best universal for $2500
mike nolan Replies: 47 Views: 15574	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Dec 2016 3:17 am Subject: Best universal for $2500
mike nolan Replies: 47 Views: 15574	My 2 cents to the OP. Look out for a Fessenden, Carter, or Williams guitar. I owned a Williams Uni, and a Carter Uni. Both were keepers tone and mechanical wise, but I didn't like the color of eith ...
Topic: sho-bud pickup problems // NYC Pedal Steel Repair
mike nolan Replies: 7 Views: 4226	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Dec 2016 9:29 pm Subject: sho-bud pickup problems // NYC Pedal Steel Repair
mike nolan Replies: 7 Views: 4226	What Ricky said. If it isn't the ground wire, then the pickup could have issues. That said, NYC and single coil pickups isn't exactly a happy place. I do really love single coils, but all of my gig gu ...
Topic: Using tube and solid state amps together
mike nolan Replies: 21 Views: 6954	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 30 Nov 2016 7:59 pm Subject: Using tube and solid state amps together
mike nolan Replies: 21 Views: 6954	Keith, Have a look at the Radial Tonebone or Big Shot switchers. You can switch between 2 amps or use both. There are switches for phase and ground which help get things dialed in... I have been usin ...
Topic: Milkman Mini Stack
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 6250	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Nov 2016 7:56 am Subject: Milkman Mini Stack
mike nolan Replies: 9 Views: 6250	Nice! I usually mic the 12".
Topic: Guide to tuning an Emmons Push/Pull
mike nolan Replies: 53 Views: 268155	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Sep 2016 7:46 am Subject: Guide to tuning an Emmons Push/Pull
mike nolan Replies: 53 Views: 268155	Tony, it was only an issue when the switching brands to Live Steel. I never had to tweak with other brands or between other brands. The Live Steel strings are different. Had to do some work under the ...
Topic: Guide to tuning an Emmons Push/Pull
mike nolan Replies: 53 Views: 268155	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Sep 2016 5:21 pm Subject: Guide to tuning an Emmons Push/Pull
mike nolan Replies: 53 Views: 268155	I actually had to move some collars. If I had moved hook positions, the balance of the entire guitar would have been out of whack. This is a U-12 Emmons, so more pulls to deal with.
Topic: Guide to tuning an Emmons Push/Pull
mike nolan Replies: 53 Views: 268155	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Sep 2016 9:07 am Subject: Guide to tuning an Emmons Push/Pull
mike nolan Replies: 53 Views: 268155	I have had different pull length on the same gauge string from different manufacturers, most notably going from Curt Mangan to Live Steel. That change did require adjustments all over the guitar.
Topic: P/P Raise-Assist Springs... MADE EASY
mike nolan Replies: 36 Views: 21827	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:04 am Subject: P/P Raise-Assist Springs... MADE EASY
mike nolan Replies: 36 Views: 21827	I did a modified version of Duane's idea on my Uni PP. Works great! Never needed anything like this on a 10 string PP neck, but the extra pulls on the Uni got pretty stiff. I only put the springs on s ...
Topic: Back to checking out delays
mike nolan Replies: 34 Views: 11695	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 9 Jul 2016 2:14 pm Subject: Back to checking out delays
mike nolan Replies: 34 Views: 11695	Thanks Bob!