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E9-Nashville |
E9-Tension Balanced |
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F# |
.013 |
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.012 |
| D# | .015 | D# | .016 |
| G# | .011 | G# | .011 |
| E | .014 | E | .013 |
| B | .017 | B | .018 |
| G# | .020 | G# | .022 |
| F# | .026W | F# | .026W |
| E | .030W | E | .028W |
| D | .034W | D | .034W |
| B | .036W | B | .038W |
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C6-Nashville |
C6-Tension Balanced |
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| G | .012 |
G |
.012 |
| E | .014 | E | .014 |
| C | .017 | C | .017 |
| A | .020 | A | .020 |
| G | .024W | G | .026W |
| E | .030W | E | .030W |
| C | .036W | C | .036W |
| A | .042W | A | .042W |
| F | .054W | F | .058W |
| C | .070W | C | .079W |
I believe that the Nashville gauges were originally set up for all-pull systems, like Sho-Buds, and the Tension Balanced were for push-pull systems, like the older Emmons guitars. I have always used a combination of the two gauges on my own steels, even though I have never owned a push-pull steel. On E9, I like a .017 (plain) 5th string, a .020 (plain) 6th string, and a .038W 10th string. I alternate between .011 and .0115 for the 3rd string. These are just my own preferences (as well as depending on what I have available in my seat!).
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E Tuning |
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G Tuning |
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| E | .015 | D | .016 | E | .015 |
| B | .018 | B | .018 | C | .018 |
| G# | .024 | G | .028W | A | .022 |
| E | .032W | D | .036W | E | .032W |
| B | .038W | B | .046W | C | .042W |
| G# | .044W | G | .056W | A | .056W |
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Currently, we stock electric guitar sets in the following two gauges:
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.010 |
.009 |
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.013 |
.012 |
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.017 |
.015 |
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.026W |
.024W |
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.036W |
.032W |
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.046W |
.042W |
PRICES
All 6-string electric guitar sets - £6.95 per set
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| Stainless ball end, lock twist, plain | |
| .010, .011, .0115, .012, .013, .014, .015, .016, .017, .018P, .020P, .022P, .024P | £1.00 each |
| Stainless, wound | |
| .018W, .020W, .022W, .024W, .026W, .028W, .030W, .032W, .034W |
£1.70 each |
| .036W, .038W, .040W, .042W, .044W |
£1.80 each |
| .046W, .048W, .050W, .052W |
£1.90 each |
| .054W, .056W, .058W |
£1.95 each |
| .060CW (discontinued), .062CW (discontinued), .064CW |
£3.00 each |
| .066CW, .068CW, .070CW, .072CW (discontinued), .074CW, .079CW |
£3.95 each |
| Some thoughts about
string breakage Any metallic object which is subjected to continuous friction and bending forces will break in time. 11-thou strings are no exception! In particular, think about the stress exerted on the strings attached to the A and B pedals - these strings sustain tremendous wear. Occasionally, the quality of a batch of strings may be below par, but this happens so rarely, that if you are experiencing a lot of string breakage, look at the following possible causes first, before you phone us up and blame the strings! (N.B. I usually manage to get about 25 hours use out of an 11-thou G# string before I change it). Firstly, have you got the correct gauge string for the job? Then, make sure you allow enough length of string 'slack', so that you can get many windings around the machine-head post - especially with the thinner, unwound strings. Ensure that the final turn of the machine-head does not make the string lie across the hole in the post. Check your bridge for wear - it should be as smooth as possible - personally, I help the thinner strings across the bridge with a fine layer of Teflon-based lubricant - I find this increases string life. Check your roller-nuts for ease of roll. If all these things check out
O.K., your guitar may need setting up - there may be some unnecessary
jerking of the bridge fingers when the pedals are depressed. If you still get problems with .011 strings, after checking all the above, you may wish to try .0115 instead. The extra half-thou really does make a difference. The price is the same! |
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Bracket This bracket screws on to the front of the base of a volume pedal, using the pedal's own two screws. The angled (and padded inside the angle, to avoid marking the pedal board chrome) "Goodrich" section can then be clipped over the steel's pedal board. This is useful to stop the pedal slipping on polished floors and also, to enable the steel to be moved more easily to another position in the room or on stage. £29.95 |
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| Hilton ME262-B This pedal has no pot, and it is not a light-beam pedal. This is new technology, that works like the infra-red scanner on the cash register at the supermarket. 3/8" lower than the equivalent pedal from Hilton's competition! NEW DESIGN! Now comes fitted with USA to UK voltage converter with UK plug and removable cable. (European plugs also available). £209.95 |
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"It really is a great pedal. 'Bostin', as we say up
here!" - AW, Staffs "Very pleased with it, no tone loss whatsoever." - PB, Middlesex "Fantastic pedal! No more pots!" - PL, ManchesterIt’s so smooth and has a very clear and clean tone! "It’s so smooth and has a very clear and clean tone!" - EL, Spain "I tried it immediately and then tried my old pot pedal - what a woolly sound that had, I couldn't believe the difference!" - AM, London |
"Just to let you know that the Hilton pedal is great!" - MM,
Cheshire "I like the Hilton very much. Crisp, clear and well-defined sound. Makes the E-66 come alive. Smooth pedal travel, too!" - ES, Belgium "I'm very pleased with the Hilton! I can't believe how crisp and clear it makes my steel sound compared with my other pedal! There's no contest!" - WL, Ayrshire "The Hilton pedal you recommended is another world from the pot and cable, very clean sounding and light to use. I can’t imagine anything else could better this!" - DS, Glasgow |
I got your package today and I tested the pedal right away - and it works like a charm!
That pedal sounds brilliant all the way from total silence to full throttle. I'm really pleased with the Hilton ME262B - it even looks good, so thank
you! - JJ, Finland "The pedal is pure poetry in motion ... (it) must surely be the best pedal ever made! (It) is a real gem!" - AT, N Ireland "The sound is great and has a very nice tone ... it's a great pedal ..." - MP, Spain |
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ME262-B, from Dave Hayward, busy steeler in his own recording
studio and currently playing (everywhere!) with Henry Smith's Country
Dreams. Dave's credentials are well-known and include: The ISGC,
St Louis (several performances), The ISGF, Bettystown, TV and
Radio: "Used the new pedal on the Friday gig and am very impressed. "It is smoother in sound and mechanical action than my pot pedals. But the biggest difference is almost certainly the tone. By that I mean the evenness of tone throughout the pedal travel. The tone seems less coloured than through a pot and stays the same regardless of where the pedal volume is. That of course means that although the amplifier tonal balance will change depending on how loud you set it, the tone is not complicated by variations in the pedal response. In other words, one of the variables in the quest for that perfect 'tone' is removed. I found it much easier to get a satisfactory sound which worked well at differing volume/dynamics with no messing around. If I had to sum it up, I'd say it's another step towards steel sound nirvana. I expect similar results in a studio situation. Watch this space." - DH, Herts |
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500K-ohm Log
Pot We haven't found a volume pedal that this type of pot doesn't fit. As of the August 2010 shipment to me, Goodrich are supplying the NEW ONE MILLION CYCLE HIGH LIFE POT £24.95 |
| Replacement string - by
Goodrich (cut to length),
or George L's (more than enough
length!) £2.00 |
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STEEL GUITAR COVERS Smart, well-fitting
padded covers - they even have an opening for the input jack! All popular makes of steel available "off the shelf". Other sizes will be made for the same price! £39.95 |
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STEEL GUITAR LEG-BAGS Terrific, professionally-made, well-finished leg-bags from D2F in the U.S.A. Flap at the top to close bag. £19.95 |
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7A
Supersustain Matchbox . Adjustable gain of 0 dB to 15.5 dB . Ideally buffered input and output . Extra quiet circuit . Full range control . Excellent signal-to-noise ratio . Long sustain obtainable by using high end of gain and advancing vol pedal . Current users would never play without it! £174.95 |
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Steel Driver
III This unit, when in the 'Steel Mode', is like our Supersustain Matchbox, including an impedance-matching tone control. In the 'Fuzz' mode, it provides a distortion-fuzz circuit which can be adjusted from mild distortion to full fuzz by turning the Depth knob. The output level of each mode can be independently adjusted. Battery life: one year, or more! £244.95 |
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Make your own leads
easily! |
| Make a cable
in seconds; clean up that tangled pedalboard; redo your rack in
minutes. It's easy and fast if you use George L's Solderless Plugs and
Cable. Remember: your cable makes the difference in how your performance is rated for sound. Enjoy the sound of your instrument without the noise and buzz that outside interference can cause. George L's special anti-stat in the cable reduces the microphonics and allows your music to flow while you play, without the problems of hum, buzz, or microphonics. Have you ever stepped on your cable while playing and broken the connection to your plug? This problem is easily remedied with George L's solderless connection cables. Just reapply your plug, tighten down the set screw and you're done in seconds! |
You will always sound your best with George L's Solderless Plugs and Cable. So
if you want to rewire your studio or play like the pros, we have the cable and
plugs to fit your needs. Remember, your instrument is only as good as the cables
that carry your music to the ears of your fans. High quality is what made George
L's famous and now you too can master the art of superb audio recognition. "It's my favorite cable ever made for guitar! " -Eric Johnson Voted #1 for sound clarity by Guitar Player Magazine, Sept. 1997 |
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L's cables have been honoured by every major publication in the musical
industry (Gerry Hogan can vouch for a write-up they received in "Guitarist
Magazine" - Europe's leading guitar players' mag - in 1987, "when
Neville Martyn, the then editor, wrote a glowing review, after trying
one of my leads at a BBC radio recording session!"); they have
received numerous awards, and continue to do so. Their products
and cables are used by the world’s top musicians and recording
studios. Now YOU can have that CLEAN, CLEAR SOUND that you have heard on countless recordings. Regardless of style, genre, instrument or equipment GEORGE L’s cable delivers the clarity you have been craving. " ... tried those leads - unbelievable - chuck the Klotz - I'm going to try the Tele with them as well!" - SN, Scotland "I've
been using this cable and George L's solderless plugs for well over 20
years. Some of my leads are originals from my first batch, and
some of these have never needed fixing in all that time!" - Gerry Hogan |
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Instructions for Assembling George L's
Cable & Plugs
Straight Plugs Assembly:
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clockwise from top left: 7/8" x 10-string plain 15/16" x 10-string plain 1" x 10-string plain Jerry Byrd 6- or 8-string |
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Probably the best bars in the world! |
BJS bars are the ultimate in chrome-plated steel guitar bars. The late Bill Stroud, who was a fine steel guitarist and a machinist with over 30 years machine shop experience, realized there was a great need for a superior steel guitar bar. Being a good musician himself, Bill knew what this bar should be to satisfy the needs of the top professionals. As a machinist, Bill had the ability and experience needed to create such a bar. So after many years of research, Bill perfected what we believe to be the finest steel guitar bar available on the market today, and this is substantiated by its use and endorsement by so many of the top steel guitarists. Bill's philosophy is being continued today, by Butch Gardner, the new owner of BJS Bars. |
Advantages and Features of ALL BJS bars.
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BJS Bars Available in All Popular Sizes
7/8" & 1" bars
- £51.95
(10- & 12-str) |
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| Endorsees include: Buddy Emmons, Doug Jernigan, Russ Hicks, Herby Wallace, Sarah Jory |
TRY ONE, THEN YOU'LL BELIEVE!
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IMPORTANT NOTICE! |
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These tone bars may be more costly than some you will see
around. However, these high-quality bars are excellent value for money - I have been using mine continuously since
1987 and it feels as smooth as it was when it was new! |
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JF fingerpicks
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National NP2 fingerpicks
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JF thumbpicks
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Herco bugga-blues
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The
StroboFlip™ is the latest in the Peterson line of Virtual Strobe
Tuners. Its unique design coupled with unexcelled accuracy and
Sweetened" Tunings makes the StroboFlip an indispensable tool for
any musician. Steel Guitar No more tuning charts, no more guessing! Two E9th tuning presets, one with sharp E's and one with "straight up" E's plus a C6th tuning for steel guitar players. Enough programmability to add other pre-tempered tunings - E7, A6, B6, custom raises & lowers etc. StroboFlip's got it all!! Clamp & Tuning Pickup Included A Peterson TP™ tuning clip is included for quick tuning of acoustic instruments in loud environments. A built-in microphone is also included. The Pitch Holder™ clamps the StroboFlip in a convenient place for a performing musician or student. |
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Temperaments 11 classic and historic temperaments are included with adjustable root notes. Concert A or Concert C is selectable. Use any temperament in any key. Just Major & Minor, 1/4 & 1/6th Comma Meantone, Pythagorean, Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III, Kellner, Young, Vallotti and Rameau included. Violin, Viola, Cello tunings First ever presets for these instruments! Tune to the correct perfect fifth intervals with 1/10 cent accuracy. The StroboFlip is the first tuner capable of properly tuning violin, viola and cello! |
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| Other advancements of the StroboFlip are programmable auto-off, backlit control panel (when in AC mode), 8 user programmable Sweeteners/temperaments and a wider A390 to A490Hz range. Peterson Tuners are accurate to 0.1 cent, that's at least 30 times the accuracy of any digital tuner out there. Get your instrument in tune faster and more precisely than ever before with a Peterson StroboFlip! | |
| "I’ve just tried the Peterson tuner, I had no idea there was something as accurate as this available. The sweeteners take the thinking out and make end stops simple and quick to adjust. I wish I’d binned the old meter long ago!" - DG, Glasgow | |
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OUR PRICE: £179.95 |
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The StroboStomp2™ replaces the
original Peterson StroboStomp-the world's first Virtual Strobe™
tuner in a stompbox! It features improved battery life; additional
Sweetened Tunings™ for electric & acoustic guitar, bass, Dobro®,
pedal steel guitar,and electric violin; and offers four
user-programmable Sweeteners™. The StroboStomp2's die-cast aluminum
chassis features industry standard Neutrik® 1/4" and XLR jacks ,
blue accent lighting, and is finished in a Titanium Pearl coat that
will keep it looking great even after years of getting stomped on!
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Small Tuner...LARGE Feature Set
100% True Bypass is accomplished
via a rugged 3PDT stomp switch, which allows the player to mute both
regular and DI outputs to allow silent tuning with an incredible 0.1
cent accuracy! Open-string Buzz Feiten settings for guitar, bass, and
12-string are included with drop-and capo-tuning transposition and, if
all that is not enough, a built-in active DI (with a power saving mode
for longer battery life) for acoustic and bass guitarists. The
StroboStomp2 is constructed from heavy-duty die-cast aluminum and even
has a 9VDC output to power other pedals!
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George L's
(or SHOW PRO, as of 2011) tuning wrench
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George L's (or
SHOW PRO, as of 2011) nylon tuning nuts If your tuning nuts are looking worn and shabby, replace them with these self-tapping nylon ones. They come in packs of 10 and can be cut down in length to suit your requirements. Available for 1/8" or 3/32" rod. Pack of 10: £6.00 |
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ABOUT
GEORGE L's PICKUPS... |
E-66
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PF-I or PF-II
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10-1
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Other George L's pick-ups, with slightly different tonal characteristics, are available to order: e.g. EON / SS-10. Again, they are £94.95 each. |
| Customer
comments, about the E-66 pick-up: " ... without changing a thing on the amp, suddenly all became clear - muddiness replaced by warmth, harshness by clarity and poise, shrillness by space and sparkle ... " SN from Scotland "... got the pick up today and have fitted it to my Sho-Bud LDG. What a difference! Just got to thank you for the chat on the phone and much appreciate the fast delivery, cheers. Will be calling again in the future, I'm sure. Thanks again." MC from Scotland. |
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Renew
the old couplings between your pedal rods and floor pedals with these from George
L's (or SHOW PRO, as of 2011). Side-mount: £6.50 each In-line: £6.50 each |
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Do your
legs fit under your steel comfortably? No? Lengthen the steel's adjustable legs as usual and then the pedal rods with these George L's rod extenders (from SHOW PRO, as of 2011). You can raise your steel by 1-inch or 2-inches, to allow you to be more comfortable when you play. 1-inch, or 2-inch: £6.00 each (either 8/32 or 10/32) |
| Do you realise how
important it is to sit at the correct height when playing pedal steel
guitar? If you're too low or too high, you'll never get the correct angle of attack with your picking hand or your bar hand. You'll also suffer much worse problems with your back than correctly seated pedal steel players do! Here is a very cost-effective seat to help you: |
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Quik-lok's Unique
Height Adjustment System |
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