shikawkee wrote:This has become my main one for portability and function but I also have an 8 string in Weissenborn shape (I also have an 8 string Weissy):
So it's actually not a pedal steel ?
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shikawkee wrote:This has become my main one for portability and function but I also have an 8 string in Weissenborn shape (I also have an 8 string Weissy):
drolo wrote:shikawkee wrote:This has become my main one for portability and function but I also have an 8 string in Weissenborn shape (I also have an 8 string Weissy):
So it's actually not a pedal steel ?
drolo wrote:shikawkee wrote:This has become my main one for portability and function but I also have an 8 string in Weissenborn shape (I also have an 8 string Weissy):
So it's actually not a pedal steel ?
…...........................…psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................…psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
Chankgeez wrote:It's probably easier for most people to use a tone bar (and you can do different things with it). I'd say generally you'd get a more solid tone and more sustain with one. The heavier the object you use to stop the strings, the greater returns you'll get in those respects. There's a balance though. Playing with something that's too heavy will make your control much more difficult (and be a detriment to sustain).
The length of the bar also matters. Especially if you wanna use slants in your playing or wanna play across the entire width of the neck. If you're just using the bar/slide to stop only one or two strings at a time (and getting most of your sound from pedals and such & less of it from technique), it matters less so.
Material of the bar/slide also makes a difference is sound. I often play with a pocketknife and because it has a flat playing surface it buzzes against the strings. There're lots of choices though: metal, ceramic, glass, bakelite, wood, plastic, etc.
I'd say, give a proper tone bar a try. Go to a music shop and test out a few. One of 'em will probably feel more natural in your hand.
…...........................…psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
Chankgeez wrote::thumb: Yes, that's true as well.
We've also really said not much of yet as to the style/shape of tone bar: flat, bullet, cylinder, Shubb-Pearse, Stevens bar, etc.
Mudfuzz wrote:I ended up getting a kent armstrong firebird pickup.. I like cheap firebird pickups for slide so I thought I'd try it. I like it.. for this..
…...........................…psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
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