dragonworks
Banned
nice board
if ya ever need any parts made for that pedal steel let me know
if ya ever need any parts made for that pedal steel let me know
do any of you play pedal steel?
- Thread starter jimistone
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miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
Thanks in advance.
How do you mean...like you can do new machined metal parts, etc...or you have a good pedal steel parts source....?
I have to take a closer look at it, but there are few items that will need some attention, there's also a couple of pieces that could be improved.
jimistone
long standing member
I'm anxious to here what you got beez. I'm gonna have me one of them there country songs with steel guitar out the ass!
Don't get any better than that!
jimistone
long standing member
Cool rig!!!I finished my pedal steel yesterday. Beat you!!
I didn't realize you were still doing the lap steel track.
Good...Jimistone now has more mixing options, and he can mix/blend between the pedal steel and lap steel tracks however it best fits, 'cuz my pedal steel playing was/is certainly not all clean or fancy.
I actually had to comp from a few passes because I just don't have the proficiency yet to play the whole length of the song without tossing out some clams 'n worts.
Here's a pic of my rig and the signal chain I used:
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The pedal steel went to a Dunlop MXR Comp pedal, with some medium compression and it adds some nice sustain, which works well for pedal steel.
Then over to a Barking Dogs Very Tone pedal, which was actually in bypass. I just used it to add some volume, and even in bypass, it seems adds some bight pop the tone.
Then from there it went DI to my Langevin Dual Vocal Combo, using it's preamp section EQ to brighten and also roll off some lows, and then into its opto-limiter section for final peak smoothing.
From the DVC straight into my converter and my DAW (Samplitude ProX)
I just set up right in front of my mix position, and I could sit there watch the DAW screen and trigger Rec/Play and make adjustments without ever getting up form the pedal steel.
I want one.
I'm on the way home now miro. Gonna download those files, load em up on cubase, and check it out!
dragonworks
Banned
I have been a machinist for 45 years and have access to CNC mills and lathes and can make parts.
beezelbubba
Shitty Buddhist
jimi, I sent you a rough track (stereo mix with your track) just to give you a taste of my approach.Sent it directly to your email. Hope it got through. I didn't use the website you sent your file to me on.
jimistone
long standing member
Ok beez, there wasn't much activity on this thread and I haven't checked it until now. When I get home I'll download it with my laptop. I'm at work now and on my phone.
Thanks man!
Yeah I'm sure it will go through. I just use the wetransfer website because it's quick.
beezelbubba
Shitty Buddhist
Your job is really starting to interfere with the band, dude. Get your priorities straight!
dragonworks
Banned
Forgot, getting a profit sharing check soon, if it's enough, pedal steel here I come.
jimistone
long standing member
That is very cool dragonworks. I have some country projects on the horizon. Maybe we can collaborate too
O.
dragonworks
Banned
I don't record on the puter
Mick Doobie
Resist We Much
Where's the track/project? No sign in the clinic, nor here. I'm psyched to hear!
Not to be a band wagon jumper, but i want me one of them steel geetars too!
Not to be a band wagon jumper, but i want me one of them steel geetars too!
dragonworks
Banned
I just spent the little I had saved up on another yamaha 02R digital board, already have one, couldn't help myself, couldn't pass it up at two fifty. Will have to sell something out of all the shit I have, anybody need any white EQs?
jimistone
long standing member
I'm waiting on some steel tracks from my collaborators. I'm going to post it in the clinic when I get all the steel tracks
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
Mea Culpa...
Just haven't had any studio time the last couple of weeks. I hope to have some time this weekend.
Mick Doobie
Resist We Much
Get ready to laugh your asses off.This is a piece of soft maple I hacked up, stuck an old acoustic guitar fretboard onto it. A set of chinsey classical guitar tuners, then attached my Roland GK3. It works beautifully!
Bettin' jimi's havin' 2nd thoughts about my involvement in this project!
Is that the same one you were playing in one of those jamfest videos what was posted some time back? If so, sounded good, genuine off the shelf store bought sound. Either way, helluva job. How far are the strings off the fret board?
jimistone
long standing member
I too am thinking about buying a pedal steel. I have found that you can buy a good used doubleneck, from the 1970s, for $1600 to $2500. A good used single neck from the same Era is aprox. $1200 to $1700. Emmons steels are more than that. I'm just not sure about a 40 year old instrument that is dependent on metal pedals, rodss, cabels, pulls, and a changer. Metal parts, like guitar frets, wear out. One could dish out a wad of money and end up with an unplayable money pit it would seem. Without knowing these instruments like the back of my hand, I wouldn't be comfortable buying a 40 year old used one....I wouldn't know what to ask and look for specifically. Plus a lot of these older used steels don't have 4 knee levers and 3 pedals.
The other route is to buy a new one. New ones are very high priced, but hold their value pretty well.
The guys on the steel guitar forum rave about the stage one pedal steel. It's a single neck with 4 knee levers and 3 pedals. They are made to order. You choose the finish. It's a brand spanking new pedal steel for $1000 with no negative feedback that i can find. It is very hard to find a used one...people seem to hold on to them. Some of those steel guitar forum guys, that have high end double necks, also have a stage one and use them to gig with because they say the stage one is very light weight and sound amazing. It's pretty much the consensus over there that there is no better bang for the buck on a brand new single neck.
I emailed the owner/builder and he told me that if ordered now I would be looking at August delivery. He said to just let him know the color and he will get started on it....
No initial deposit required!
stageonesteelguitars - Home
The other route is to buy a new one. New ones are very high priced, but hold their value pretty well.
The guys on the steel guitar forum rave about the stage one pedal steel. It's a single neck with 4 knee levers and 3 pedals. They are made to order. You choose the finish. It's a brand spanking new pedal steel for $1000 with no negative feedback that i can find. It is very hard to find a used one...people seem to hold on to them. Some of those steel guitar forum guys, that have high end double necks, also have a stage one and use them to gig with because they say the stage one is very light weight and sound amazing. It's pretty much the consensus over there that there is no better bang for the buck on a brand new single neck.
I emailed the owner/builder and he told me that if ordered now I would be looking at August delivery. He said to just let him know the color and he will get started on it....
No initial deposit required!
stageonesteelguitars - Home
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
Mmmm...there's a lot of used ones on eBay....many are quality, high-end, name brand steels.
I've seen everything from $800 to $3k.
The stage one looks decent...looks very much like the Carter Starter, which was about the same price, though now no longer in production since 2010 when the company founder died.
Carter Carter-Starter Steel Guitar/Accessories Bundle | Musician's Friend