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Topic: Fender Steel King
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Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 20 August 2005 12:14 PM
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So far, I haven't seen but a few for sale on the Forum. The main reason was the weight. I don't remember reading any complaints about the tone. I haven't seen any for sale on Ebay.I guess Fender finally came through for us steelers. Lee, from South Texas |
Larry Robbins
Member From: Fort Edward, New York, USA
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posted 20 August 2005 12:51 PM
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I sure love mine. And yes, it weighs a little, but its about the same as my Nash 400 which is a great amp as well and I'll be keeping it as well. But the Steelking just sounds closer to the sound I hear in my head and thats what matters to me when all is said and done! |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 20 August 2005 05:09 PM
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Oops. One just popped up for sale on the Forum. |
Larry Robbins
Member From: Fort Edward, New York, USA
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posted 21 August 2005 11:00 AM
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Yes, looks like he has a bunch of other stuff for sale in some of the other listings as well...hope he is not giveing
up! |
Bob Lawrence
Member From: Lwr Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 22 August 2005 06:04 AM
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They sure are great sounding. If Fender could make it 15 LBS less it would be perfect. I loaned mine to my super picker friend Bob McDonald for the weekend. He used it Friday night for a live show and liked it so much that he purchased one Saturday afternoon.  His only complaint was the weight. |
Jack Francis
Member From: Mesa, Arizona, USA
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posted 22 August 2005 07:00 AM
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I spent the weekend with my old buddy Bill Mayville in Vegas.He has a music room full of goodies, including a Mullen, an Emmons Lashly III, a Steel King, a few Peavey Steel amps(1000 and 2000) and a Fender "The Twin". I played both steels thru them and the Steel King sounded best of all amps, at low levels, hands down. I'm a fussy lil' sucker for tube warmth with a Tele but the sound of the Steel King and the Tele was awesome! I would not hesitate to play out with it. (Kudos to you and Fender Sam, for the design of the Steel King!) |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 24 August 2005 06:17 AM
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Not too many comments here. Does that mean everybody's happy with their Steel King amps? |
Clyde Lane
Member From: Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
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posted 24 August 2005 09:42 AM
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There has been several threads on this. Do a search on FSK. I've had one since May and for me it is the best combo amp on the market. IMHO if you try one you will like it.
Clyde Lane |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 24 August 2005 01:16 PM
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Clyde - I am aware of the old threads. Most of those were started when the amp was first introduced. I'm wondering if everyone is still happy with their amps.Lee |
Gaylon Mathews
Member From: Jasper, Georgia
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posted 24 August 2005 02:43 PM
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I have 2 of them and a 3rd on order. I love'em------------------
Gaylon's Homepage
www.gaylonmathews.com Gretchen Wilson
www.gretchenwilson.com GFI Ultra D-10, Fender Steel King, GHS Strings, SteelSeat.com
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Gary Lee Gimble
Member From: Gaithersburg, Maryland
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posted 24 August 2005 02:51 PM
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still happy!  |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 03 September 2005 01:00 PM
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Well, I broke down and bought myself one. What a great amp! The owner's manual says, "Your Steel King amplifier is designed to sound great with the tone controls in the center or 12 o'clock position". That's where I started. It sounded good, but not what I was looking for. I ended up with the BASS moved to 1 o'clock and the MID LEVEL at 9 o'clock and there was that sound. It pretty much matches the tone of my beloved 20 year old Evans FET-500. The spring reverb sounds very nice. I haven't tried any digital f/x yet, but so far I love it. I'm wondering if the volume pedal can be placed in the f/x loop, and do away with a matchbox, like the 3 cord hookup on a Peavey amp.Lee |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 03 September 2005 02:37 PM
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I just tried inserting the volume pedal in the f/x loop. While it did control the volume nicely, the overall level dropped considerably. I had to turn the amp all the way up to get a decent level, so forget the 3 cord hookup for the volume pedal. I did insert my f/x rack in the loop and it works very nicely. The Lex reverbs sound wonderful with this amp. This is gonna be a keeper, for sure. Lee |
Larry Robbins
Member From: Fort Edward, New York, USA
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posted 03 September 2005 03:31 PM
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I wondered about the three chord hook-up.I use a Hilton pedal so I never bothered to try it out. I have to agree...This amp is defenitly a keeper! |
James Quackenbush
Member From: Pomona, New York, USA
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posted 03 September 2005 04:34 PM
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Mine's a keeper ....It seem's a little lonely, so I may just get it another one for some company !!.... The more the merrier..Jim |
jolynyk
Member From: Prince Albert Sask. Canada
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posted 04 September 2005 05:59 AM
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Hey Lee, where are you gigging, Ken & I could check your new amp out.. we'd like to hear what it sounds like..Heading for the deep south in 7 weeks... John[This message was edited by jolynyk on 04 September 2005 at 06:01 AM.] |
Damir Besic
Member From: La Vergne,TN
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posted 04 September 2005 07:42 PM
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great picture,love the pipe...
Db------------------
"Promat"
~when tone matters~
http://hometown.aol.com/damirzanne2/PROMAT.html |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 10 September 2005 10:21 PM
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Well, I used the amp on the bandstand for the first time tonight. The settings I used at home did not work well, at higher volumes and with other instruments in the mix. Here is what I ended up with:EQ TILT: 10 o'clock
TREBLE: 10 o'clock
MID LEVEL: 10 o'clock
MID FREQ: 11 o'clock
BASS: 1 o'clock My Mullen is a pretty bright sounding guitar, so I had to back off on the treble a bit. I was extremely happy at the way the amp cut through the mix of drums, two guitars, and a bass guitar. I got lots of compliments from the other pickers. I love this amp! Lee, from South Texas |
Gary Lee Gimble
Member From: Gaithersburg, Maryland
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posted 11 September 2005 07:24 AM
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quote:
I love this amp!
I'll drink to that! |
Larry Robbins
Member From: Fort Edward, New York, USA
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posted 11 September 2005 01:40 PM
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Lee,
Those settings are very close to what I use, except I have the bass set at about
11:00 to keep that vintage tone on my Sho~Buds. Glad you like it!------------------
73 PRO II, 79/80 PRO III
Steelkings,Fender guitars,Preston covers,
and Taylor(Tut that is)
Reso's
"Of all the things Ive lost in life, I miss my mind the most"
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Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 11 September 2005 03:52 PM
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One thing that I am really pleased about is the fact that this amp sounds so "warm", much like my old Evans FET-500, perhaps even more so. One of our guitar players actually thought I was playing through a tube amp. It's time to give my 20-year-old Evans a rest. Did I mention that I really do like this amp? Lee |
Clyde Lane
Member From: Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
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posted 11 September 2005 05:04 PM
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Lee I knew you would like it. It is the only amp that I have had that you can have booming lows and not lose the silky highs. Congrats.
Clyde Lane |
Howard Tate
Member From: Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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posted 12 September 2005 05:31 AM
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I've had mine for a little over a month, and like some others have posted, the speaker is getting broken in and it sounds better all the time. Plus I have an old Les Paul Recording guitar with low impedance pick ups, it sounds great thru the amp without doing much tweaking when I switch from my Zum. I also love the thing.------------------
Howard, 'Les Paul Recording, Zum S12U, Vegas 400, Boss ME-5, Boss DM-3, DD-3, Fender Steel King, Understanding wife. http://www.Charmedmusic.com
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Don Benoit
Member From: Okanagan Falls, BC
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posted 16 September 2005 06:35 PM
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Can headphones be used at the tuner output jack to tune up?------------------
http://www.steelguitar.ca |
Jeremy Moyers
Member From: Atlanta GA/ Nashville TN
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posted 17 September 2005 09:00 AM
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I have two of them and use them on the road and in the studio. I really like the amps. I did however go ahead and change the speaker out because i did not have time to "let the speaker break in". In my opinion, the speaker that came with it was really bright and almost harsh on the high end. In fact, our front of house engineer with Lonestar did not like me using this amp at first because of this. I put a 15 inch 4 ohm black widow in and it immediately made a huge difference. Now it is my favorite amp I own, and I own quite a few, and the front of house engineer is very pleased with its tone. I know several other players who have done the same thing.I also really like the patch points that they included on the amp. I use a matchbro on one song, but I hate the tone of my steel when it is ran through the matchbro. With this being said, I velcroed my matchbro into the back of the amp and ran it through the effects loop. Then by using the foot switch I can turn the matchbro on and off by simply pushing a button to turn the effects loop on or off. This way, when I am not using the matchbro it is completely out of my signal path. The tuner out and muting is another great patch point. I have a peterson tuner, and I love it. However, like the matchbro, it kills my tone when I run it in my signal path. by using the tuner out it is completely out of the signal path.
This is a well thought out amp. Jeremy |
Howard Tate
Member From: Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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posted 17 September 2005 12:05 PM
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Maybe this should be in a new thread. Today I tried several ways of using it together with my Vegas 400, but I got quite a bit of hum and could not get rid of it. I wonder if they were plugged in to different circuits would it help?------------------
Howard, 'Les Paul Recording, Zum S12U, Vegas 400, Boss ME-5, Boss DM-3, DD-3, Fender Steel King, Understanding wife. http://www.Charmedmusic.com
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Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 17 September 2005 12:32 PM
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Howard, you probably have a ground loop. This usually happens when you have two amps hooked up to the same guitar. Do a search in the Electronics section of the Forum for ground loop and you should find quite a few discussions about it. Some folks will tell you to simply lift the ground on one amp, using one of those little 3 to 2 plug adaptors. Others will tell you that is too dangerous. There are several good devices on the market, designed to do away with those loops safely.Lee |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 17 September 2005 12:44 PM
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Jeremy - With regard to the excess high end you experienced, I noticed the same thing, when I first started using the amp. I simply cranked the EQ TILT to the left just a tad. I have no idea if the brightness was caused by a brand new speaker, or by my Mullen. I do know that by adjusting that EQ TILT control, it dialed in the sound I was looking for, very much like my old Evans FET-500. Have I mentioned, lately, how much I like this amp? Lee, from South Texas |
Gaylon Mathews
Member From: Jasper, Georgia
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posted 17 September 2005 01:13 PM
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I now have 3 steel kings...all with the stock Fender speaker in them. I'm happy with the sound I'm getting now but I've been using the same Steel King for almost a year now and the speaker has been broken in for a while. Next week when I get off the road I'm going to replace one of the stock speakers with a Black Widow and A-B them. I'll post the results here.------------------
Gaylon's Homepage
www.gaylonmathews.com Gretchen Wilson
www.gretchenwilson.com GFI Ultra D-10, Fender Steel King, GHS Strings, SteelSeat.com
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Eric Stumpf
Member From: Newbury, NH 03255
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posted 20 September 2005 03:57 PM
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Anybody put a D-130 into one of these amps yet? |
Len Amaral
Member From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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posted 21 September 2005 06:11 AM
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A D-130 is an 8 ohm speaker and the stock Fender speaker in the Steel King is a 4 ohm speaker. Unless the D-130 is reconed to 4 ohm specs you will have a power loss using the 8 ohm speaker. |
Eric Stumpf
Member From: Newbury, NH 03255
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posted 21 September 2005 05:27 PM
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I've read some discussion on the Forum about 4 ohm D-130's....rare and expensive but they did make them. |
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