The British Steelies Society

Hi
My name is Don and I come from pretty much the center of England ( Redditch )
I retired last week and having always loved the sound of the Pedal Steel I decided
I now have the time to start learning to play one

I have done a lot of reading on here and the internet in general and think I have decided
the guitar I want to get is a stage One with 3 Pedals and 4 knee Levers , It seems to be highly rated
on this forum and from what I have read it will do everything I would need .
I dont have ambitions to become so good I could go gigging with it , I just want to amuse myself at home
as I do with keyboards at the moment

Reading on this forum I have seen that its possible to get a new one from the states at about £950 including shipping and customs duty
I dont really want to buy a brand new one because of the cost and the hassle of importing it from the USA.
so my next move is to place a post on the wanted page to see if anyone has one for sale, but I think I have to
wait as I believe your first post has to be approved before you can post again

Oh well , fingers crossed that someone is moving up to a better pedal steel and is selling their stage one

Nice to meet you all for the first time

Don

Welcome aboard Don, you should not have too much trouble finding what you want on here..

Hi Don, welcome and good luck in your search. I think you're right to go for 3 on the floor plus 4 knees. Don't forget to look at some of the older pro jobs too, some could well be in budget - but ask advice; plenty on here to help.

Tony Russell Davis wrote:Hi Don, welcome and good luck in your search. I think you're right to go for 3 on the floor plus 4 knees. Don't forget to look at some of the older pro jobs too, some could well be in budget - but ask advice; plenty on here to help.

Hi Tony

Thanks for the advice , I did follow it and after getting some advice from John Davis I
settled on a Bennett S10 which John tells me is a pro model that should serve me well

it has 3 pedals and 5 knee levers which sounds difficult as I only have 2 legs

I am also buying a volume pedal and tuner with the guitar.
I already own a Line 6 DT25 valve amp head and cab and a line 6 HD500X Multi effects unit so I am hoping it will make
some sweet sounds , ( that is of course assuming I can learn to play it )

I bought it from Phil Caine but I have to wait till his new one is delivered before I can pick mine up.

Doesn't time go slow when you're waiting for something ( and its only been 1 day so far )

Once again thanks for the helpful advice

Don

Each day passes like molasses in wintertime....

Never mind, it's 5 o'clock somewhere! Welcome aboard Don!

JohnDavisStringsHere wrote:

Each day passes like molasses in wintertime....

I passed a tanker on the A1 the other day and on the back it said "mole asses" and I thought how cruel! and how many does it take to fill a thing that size!!!

Well I cant fault the level of knowledge regarding Pedal Steels on this forum but the jokes are definitely going down hill

I love that molasses in winter metaphor, very philosophical Will, or do I mean Willosophical Phil? It's been a long day...

DonRecardo wrote: Well I cant fault the level of knowledge regarding Pedal Steels on this forum but the jokes are definitely going down hill

That'll be a mole-hill?

Hi,
I am trying to make sure I have to hand all the things I will need for my pedal steel when it arrives
I need to ask about seats ( no not moles asses ) the sort for sitting on while you play PSG

How high does it need to be ? I assume sitting at the right height is important
I am quite tall 6'-4", Will my music stool that adjusts from 20 to 23.5 inches be ok ?

Don