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Topic: Lone Star S6 - photos |
James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 9 Dec 2009 6:50 pm |
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I've had it for a few weeks now, but haven't been able to play it all that much. I've been working long hours and it took me a couple of weeks to get the wiring like I wanted it. That's not the builders fault. He built it to my schematic.......which was a bit too "ambitious". It had some issues. You'll see mismatched knobs and a control plate with extra holes where there was once toggles for stereo/mono and series/parallel.
Now, I have it wired so that each pickup has a tone knob and it's own output. The blend knob controls panning between the two pickups which have distinct effects chains and separate channels of a Deluxe Reverb. Sweet!
It plays and sounds great. I probably won't do anything to it for a while. Well, maybe I'll change the pickups covers to black.
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Justin Douglas
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 7:01 am
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wow, congrats james!
looks like jim built you one unique steel there - i bet it's a blast to play.
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Fred Glave
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 9:35 am
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That looks pretty solid for a light weight steel! I heard form another forumite, who said that he didn't think it would hold up under much stress, like playing out,etc. Doesn't look that way.
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GeneRector
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Normangee, Texas USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 9:42 am
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 Howdy! What is your copendent for this steel guitar? Thanks! Gene
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 9:50 am
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| Fred Glave wrote: |
| That looks pretty solid for a light weight steel! I heard form another forumite, who said that he didn't think it would hold up under much stress, like playing out,etc. Doesn't look that way. |
I had the same concerns. I was also concerned that it would move around when using the knee levers. So far, it's seems to be built like a tank. I'd like to know how any other pedal steel is built more solidly. From what I can tell, it uses all of the same components that I see in photos of the major pedal steel brands. The weight is saved by reducing the length on each end (90 degree tuning head/external changer)and by reducing the amount of strings and their respective components...........not by scrimping on quality parts. The maple is thick and the metal parts are high quality. The only part that could be considered more fragile than the standard is the movable pickup system, but that's just my custom option. It's not as if Jim couldn't simply mount the pickup in the traditional way, if requested. |
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 9:58 am
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| GeneRector wrote: |
| Howdy! What is your copendent for this steel guitar? Thanks! Gene |
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Fred Glave
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McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 11:37 am
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Are your pick-ups modular? Are mounted pick-ups standard?
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James Mayer
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Posted 10 Dec 2009 11:48 am
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| Fred Glave wrote: |
| Are your pick-ups modular? Are mounted pick-ups standard? |
Jim could chime in here, but from what I've seen in the photos that Jim has sent me, no two models are exactly alike. There were a lot of variations in pickups and their mounting. The site (CLICK) sets a standard of two custom shop Fender pickups on one moving bracket with a pickup selector.
I'm not sure what you mean by modular, but mine can be removed without changing strings. I requested that a junction strip with screw clamps so the pickups don't have to be soldered in. The brackets they are mounted to can be moved (or removed) via loosening the large silver knob that you can see below the pickups, on the outside of the body. |
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