Steel Guitar Builder

I don't care for a volume knob mounted on the steel, I'd rather use the pedal. However, I have had several steel that had a tone control, and I used it quite a bit on some of them. Most steels with a tone control will also allow you to switch the tone control out of the circuit. Thank you Bobby Tha...

Hi Paul, Here is my opinion on the issue. On pedal steel , the tendency the last decade at least, has been to eliminate tone and volume controls. I agree with this because any kind of switch that the sound has to go through at the source is going to colour your final tone in some way. Anyway, you s...

Hi Everyone.. Tone and volume control's could you tell what kind do I need..I dont know anything about them apart from what they do.. do I get these from guitar parts outlet..? or can I get them from electrical out let...we have maplins over here a bit like your radio shack If so what should I ask f...

Hi Allan.. Ive sent PM with email address..not too worried about email address Im still waiting for that bloke in Nigera to send me the 2million he was left by the king but needed a uk bank details ..and that was ages ago now....Do you think he might of forgot ! Ive been looking at humbuckers on a w...

Hi Bent... Yes you are right Allan has been great and very helpful and I hope he will stay with me and continue his surport.... No the timber I got was maple..( I will find out the name of the other stuff that looks like oak )but is not... the string spacing is 11/32 as it seems most popular..and 24...

Hi Again and thank you again for taking the time.. The brass rod is ordered...the copper foil is ordered..going Sunday to look at some turners and volume/tone at a local music outlet..then that leaves the frets and the pick up.. The scale length after a lot of deliberation I think Ill go for Errrrr ...

Hello Allan, thank you ever so much for giving your time... "quote... Just a quick point, your current steel has a scale length of 21" you said - that is short, very short. The shortest I have ever seen is 22 1/2". Many go up to around 25" or even slightly more. The longer the scale length, the tigh...

Thank you Brad and allan..for very detailed reply and of cause for thaking the time also.. Firstly..the sun is shinning in the UK today..(we dont get many ) Secondly my wife thinks Ive lost the plot..But on a personel note..when i learned the keyboard i struggled at first then i got a good one and b...

Hi all would it be poss for someome to help with measurements please Distance from bridge to nut Is it wise to have groves in both bridge and nut Measurements of fretboard Measurements between strings. Is there a particular pick up to use without brakeing the bank Can I copy fret Can measurement's b...

Yes Paul...it is the make, the're expensive but any other cheaper tuners should do the same job IMO. :) Pat C. Thank's Pat..we dont seem to have the choice you have over there, or I carnt find alot of suppliers..but trying to avoid import tax as I mentioned before on the slide..they charge our vat....