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pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:03 am
by henry
Hi, I play pedal steel through a Fender 75, with a 15" speaker..
It doesn't really sound how I want it. The highs are a bit lacking and if I ramp up the top end in the EQ it sounds horrible, shouty and distorted. and the low end doens't have much definition.
I've heard mixed things about this amp and I'm trying ot work out what the problem is, if it needs different valves or if the stock speaker is crap, or if it can be modded. Or if I should move on..
any advice appreciated...
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:35 am
by clipless bumper
not many pedal steel guys around here - but we can discuss amps and tubes.
I don't think I'm familiar with that amp - do you have a link, name, or model number besides 75?
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:35 pm
by henry
it's one of these:
http://en.audiofanzine.com/guitar-combo ... r_reviews/80s Rivera era with 15" speaker
although the reviewer and commenters are saying the opposite to what I'm saying about it!
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:40 pm
by Telephant
You need a Fender Twin for that fat clean!
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:25 pm
by henry
haha! that's my thinking too.. just trying to do my due diligence before buying more gear!
wont be long now...!
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:37 pm
by Diddlybo
That amp should work pretty well for steel...if its in good working order. Do you have another cab you can plug it in to? I would do that first, if possible, to see how it sounds with a different speaker and cab. If it still sounds crappy, I might start changing some tubes.
Pedal steel wants an amp that's loud and clean. Your amp should do that pretty well.
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:09 pm
by Dickarms
immediately grabbed my board tightly, thinking the op was an effects thief.
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:24 pm
by benjamin801
Y0UNGBL00D wrote:immediately grabbed my board tightly, thinking the op was an effects thief.
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:40 pm
by jamminjohn
Welcome henry
What's the UK version of a twin?
Also, agree on tryin' a dif cabinet to see wtf
Steel players rule
Re: pedal steeler from london seeking tone..
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:32 pm
by MSguitar1
Hello Henry! Plenty of steel players here in MS! I might suggest you try finding an older Peavy Nashville, or, as others have suggested, a Twin. Possibly an old MM HD 130 would be a nice choice. The one I had was a single 12AX7 pre and a quad of EL 34's. Loaded with a pair of JBL 12's. Pushed lots of air like a twin with a little less break up in the pre. Great amp for steel!!