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Topic: Fender Steel King info please |
Marty Broussard
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Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2022 8:40 am |
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What is different about their design? Is something about the circuitry, components, etc? I am considering finding one to experiment….
Thanks for any insights.
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Dale Foreman
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Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2022 11:20 am Steel King
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Hey Marty, what’s up buddy? You playing any? I wanted to tell you that I once had a Steel King and to be honest, I hated it. I could never get the tone that I needed from it.
I’ve been building NV 400’s using Tommy Huff cabinets and Eminence TT 15 speakers. I also modify the tone chip set if necessary. Here’s what they look like.
This particular one is Beau Thomas’s amp, it has an EPS 15 C speaker.
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2022 12:11 pm
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Fender steel king is my favorite steel guitar amp. I hooked mine up to a PV black widow speaker and got sound identical to the PV Nashville 400. As far as I can tell most of the unique sound is in the steel king speaker and not in the amp at self although I do like how easy it is to adjust the amp controls.
https://www.gregcutshaw.com/Black%20Widow/Black%20Widow.html |
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Marty Broussard
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Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2022 9:12 pm
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Dale,
If we’re not traveling I’ll play if I’m called…lol. When time allows I’ll look at bringing you my NV400….take care!!
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Marty Broussard
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Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2022 9:16 pm
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Greg,
Even after the speaker swap did you hear any audible difference that might justify my time on a trial? I heard that those amps might have some FET circuitry—-and Im partial to that. So I’m wondering if the SK is very close to a NV400, but adds the FETs and a Tilt Control. Any feedback is appreciated.
Best regards,
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 4 Aug 2022 4:18 am
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Hey, Marty! I've often wondered about the Fender Steel King maybe having FETs in the circuitry.
Using my 1985 Evans FET-500LV as a benchmark, I am able to dial in a very, very close sound on my Fender Steel King. I love it.
Sam Marshall, who was the Fender engineer (now retired) who designed the Fender Steel King (and maybe the Fender Jazz King?), is a member of the Forum.
You may want to reach out to him for more information.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1122
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Marty Broussard
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Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2022 5:04 am
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Thanks for the info folks!!
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"Technique is really the elimination of the unnecessary..it is a constant effort to avoid any personal impediment or obstacle to achieve the smooth flow of energy and intent" Yehudi Menuhin |
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Bobby Harris
From:
Kentucky, USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2022 1:40 am Steel king
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| I had a steel king amp I didn’t keep it long I didn’t like the sound sounded cheap |
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2022 4:00 am
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| Swapping in a new MOD reverb tank into the Steel King gets rid of the tinny metallic reverb sound and give the reverb a longer tail. Sounds more like a plush hall reverb! |
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Jerry Humphries
From:
Jasper, AL.
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Posted 12 Aug 2022 9:14 am Fender SK
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| I never could get the sound I wanted out of a SK . So I traded it in for one of those new Fender Twin Tone Master. It weighs 33 lbs. I put a PODXT in front of it and its better than the SK. Still not satisfied . I may swap the 2 12's for a 15 in speaker. Cowboy Eddie Long has a demo of one he bought. you can probably find it on youtube. His sounds great !!!!!!!!! |
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Dale Foreman
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Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2022 1:53 pm Steel King
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Hey Marty, I did hear one at the Dallas show with a 15” Black Widow in it and it sounded pretty damn good. as a matter of fact Joe Rogers was with me and he bought it and brought it back in my car! lol
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 9 Sep 2022 5:00 pm
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Any updates, Marty?
~Lee |
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Marty Broussard
From:
Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2022 7:58 pm
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Lee,
We’ve been traveling, I started tinkering with a PP project, and I haven’t done anything on this. Maybe I’ll get around to it in a few months. Sure would like to have one to tinker with, but……
Take care!!
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2022 6:17 am
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| Marty, a friend has a Steel King for sale. Let me know if you’re interested. |
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