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Topic: First gig with my Steel King |
Gordon Borland
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San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2005 11:13 pm |
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Sweet. No more effects units. Just plug it in add reverb as needed. XLR out to the main
board using post. On my first lead I almost turned around to see who was playing steel!
The casters are very nice. Remove the two back ones and the tilt is perfect. This amp made my 1976 MSA classic sound great. I am not selling but just telling. If you own one what was your first gig like with it?
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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING, NASHVILLE 400,PEAVEY SESSIONS 2000, 1963 BROWN FENDER DELUXE NO REVERB. 1973 FENDER JAGUAR SUNBURST SIX STRING GUITAR, PEAVEY T60 SIX STRING GUITAR.
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Larry Robbins
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Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 12 Jun 2005 9:32 am
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Gordon,
My first experince was about the same as yours...Line out to the board as well. Sound guy just loves this amp as I do.
I used to bring along a stand to put the amp on for the first couple of gigs. Dont need it though, now that I also just pop out the two back casters...work great!
Love the reverb on this amp and the fact that if need be you can "peal the paint off the walls" ha, ha !! Good luck!
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SHO~BUDS, Steelkings,
Fender guitars,
Hilton pedals, Preston
covers, and Taylor(Tut, that is)Resos.
Still Country after all these years....
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Nicholas Dedring
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Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 7:26 am
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I had my first gig with the Steel King and dug it quite a bit.
The speaker is still stiff, and so the sound from it is not yet right on to my ears... but I imagine it will likely mellow quite a lot within another twenty or thirty hours of playing.
It has more sparkle to it than the Peavey I've used all this time... the mids are something I haven't quite dialed in to my taste yet, but time and speaker break-in will tell... |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 7:38 am
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Nicholas,
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It has more sparkle to it than the Peavey I've used all this time...
Sparkle is the just the word to describe it.
What guitar and pickups are you using?
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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING, NASHVILLE 400,PEAVEY SESSIONS 2000, 1963 BROWN FENDER DELUXE NO REVERB. 1973 FENDER JAGUAR SUNBURST SIX STRING GUITAR, PEAVEY T60 SIX STRING GUITAR.
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David Wren
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Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:41 am
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Hmmmmmm, my wife is gonna hate that I'm reading these posts. Rock on ya'll.
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Dave Wren
'95Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Session500; Hilton Pedal
www.ameechapman.com
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Nicholas Dedring
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Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 9:20 am
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It's an Emmons LeGrande II, stock S/C emmons pickups on board.
Goodrich LDR and/or Hilton volume pedal straight in.
A few points worth mentioning:
The sound was quite brittle out of the box, the highs were harsh and I wasn't crazy about it. Even just a little bit of time on the speaker has definitely made a noticeable difference in the shape of the sound, and in the high and midrange character. I'm hoping for more softening of those tones as I get it more broken in.
The reverb is just flat out beautiful (to my ears, at least). It may not be a tube-driven Fender standalone tank, but it sounds good to me...
The tuner out is just great... it's something I wanted without realizing how much it helps. Tuner running with the sound on, and tuner running if you want to mute it out while there's time between tunes to tweak (a fresh string settling in etc.)
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Hoping for the tone to change and soften more, but pretty happy with it so far...[This message was edited by Nicholas Dedring on 15 June 2005 at 10:24 AM.] |
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Joe A. Camacho
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 10:28 am
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| I'm just curious has anyone who is used to playing tube amps tried the Steel King yet? |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 11:48 am
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Joe,
that is a good question but might need its own topic to get seen.
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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING, NASHVILLE 400,PEAVEY SESSIONS 2000, 1963 BROWN FENDER DELUXE NO REVERB. 1973 FENDER JAGUAR SUNBURST SIX STRING GUITAR, PEAVEY T60 SIX STRING GUITAR.
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James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 4:02 pm
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Joe,
The Steel King has a very similar tone to the Fender Twin, but with a better EQ for pedal steel .....The Steel King does NOT compress like a tube amp would, but it still has plenty of character of it's own ...
It can kick like an irate mule, and smooth out very sweetly with a very warm reverb...
Great amp ....I run mine with a Webb..The Webb is a little darker , and bassier , and the two are a match made in Steeland !! |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 4:57 pm
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It sounded great right out of the box with the controls all at 12 oclock. The first gig I used it with a Peavey Session 500 - a real good combination. The FSK also sounded good with my Strat that night. I'm using 2 FSKs now - a combo which cuts like a knife without being harsh. The tone seems to mellow as the speakers "break in", or maybe my ears are just getting used to it - or both . .
[This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 21 June 2005 at 02:10 PM.] |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 10:29 pm
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Hey guys,
my FSK keeps ordering tacos every place we play where they serve food. Does yours?
It may be just me but I think the amp is ugly. It looks short and squat and stubby,
like R2D2. To me it just does not look "show biz" on stage. I think I might buy a big sombrreo for it. I might buy me one too. I might write a steel tune for steel and button accordion and start a whole new trend. Flaco was in the other day and He said if I write it he will play on it. We repair his accordions for him. I better get busy before someone beats me to it!!!
This could be the birth of a new line dance.
This could be big! On the other hand I might just need to take my meds and hit the sack.
I still think its ugly.
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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING, NASHVILLE 400,PEAVEY SESSIONS 2000, 1963 BROWN FENDER DELUXE NO REVERB. 1973 FENDER JAGUAR SUNBURST SIX STRING GUITAR, PEAVEY T60 SIX STRING GUITAR.
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Nicholas Dedring
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Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2005 11:07 pm
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Gordon... I'm way ahead of you 
Just got back from playing a festival date with a Cajun band... button accordion included. The FSK did the trick, and is definitely getting more smooth and warm as the speaker gets abused into shape. Good time in the sun, interesting thing to get to sit in for. They had a lead guitar player who couldn't make it, so I was covering tele on the country songs and acoustic guitar on the cajun tunes. Not exactly covering, but at least trying to fill in the holes.
How did I ever live without a tuner out with the mute on it?? I can't even imagine now  |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2005 12:03 am
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Nicholas,
Sounds like you had a heck of a time.
Friday night I went to a show for the Wiley Awards here in San Antonio. On the bill was Leona Williams, Neala Gayle,Tommy Cash, and special guest star Ferlin Husky and Frenchy Burke. Denny Mathis was on steel for the Neon Stars band that was the backup band.
Denny plays an Emmons and Nashville 400.
After listening to Denny now I just want to sell all my gear and forget about ever playing the steel. What a master he is.
And Frenchy he play some cajan hell ya!!!
Don't it?
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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING, NASHVILLE 400,PEAVEY SESSIONS 2000, 1963 BROWN FENDER DELUXE NO REVERB. 1973 FENDER JAGUAR SUNBURST SIX STRING GUITAR, PEAVEY T60 SIX STRING GUITAR.
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