Fender Steel King / Six - String Guitar

Steve Howard · Post by **Steve Howard** » 7 Apr 2005 5:00 am

Anyone playing their six string through this amp? How is it?

Understand it is a great steel amp, but could you use it for double duty?

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 7 Apr 2005 5:54 am

I plugged my old Strat into it when I first
got the amp last October. Definitely sounds
like a Fender! There's other great steel amps
out there, but they just "ain't happnin'" for
regular guitar. Even tried a Les Paul with
a Fulldrive II pedal (for overdrive). Sounded
terrific.

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 7 Apr 2005 12:03 pm

I play my Strat through mine as well and like very much!

James Pennebaker · Post by **James Pennebaker** » 7 Apr 2005 10:13 pm

I have played electric guitar as well as fiddle on numerous occasions through my Steel King. Sounds absolutely great.

JP

Al Carmichael · Post by **Al Carmichael** » 8 Apr 2005 5:29 am

Well, if James says it sounds great, thats quite an endorsement. I guess now I have another item for my must have list!

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 8 Apr 2005 10:35 am

The first night I used my Steel King at a live performance I played my Steelmaster and old Stratocaster through it. They both sounded great.

Alan Rudd · Post by **Alan Rudd** » 9 Apr 2005 6:54 am

I was thinking about when I first heard Ray Flacke playing a tele through the L9 Lab Series, and thought I need to get an amp with a 15" speaker. I tried out the Steel King with a tele. Killer! I'm gonna get one for the PSG and tele.

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 21 Oct 2005 7:57 pm

Thought I'd resurrect this and see if anyone has some settings to post for their six string.

Right now, I am playing my steel with the following settings:

EQ Tilt: 12:00 - 1:00
Treble: 12:00 - 1:00
Mid: 12:00
Shift: N/A
Bass: 3:00

When I am switching to my Tele I am changing just two knobs to:

EQ Tilt: 5:00 (full right)
Treble: 3:00

Just curious what others might be doing.

Joe

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 29 Oct 2005 7:34 pm

My 40-year-old Gretsch 6120 sounds great through my Steel King.

Lee, from South Texas

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 30 Oct 2005 6:57 am

My Gibson Byrdland has the jazz vibe with the Steel king. I have not tried a guitar with single coil pickups with it.

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 4 Nov 2005 8:12 am

Fender has a "companion" amp to the Steel King called the Jazz King. I haven't looked at one close enough to discover the differences.

Alan Rudd · Post by **Alan Rudd** » 4 Nov 2005 2:41 pm

I tried a tele through one and loved it!

Donald Jeunette · Post by **Donald Jeunette** » 5 Nov 2005 6:35 pm

I play my Tele thru the BB and then the 1000 or the 112 truust me it's great.