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Topic: How many of the older MSAs are in regular use? |
Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Scott Howard
From:
Georgetown, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 2:32 am |
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| I have 3 Classic's. 2 U-12's are played regularly , I just leave one at church because of my back . I have a D-12 I am thinking of selling. Scott |
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William Fraser
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 3:18 am MSA
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My backup ,which sounds beautiful, is a pre Micro 1970 D-10,very well made, easy to work on. I sometimes gig with it, when the tone gets to me. Bill 
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Billy Lee ,Pro-II,, Session 400,Session 500 , Supro , National, SpeedDemons,& too many Archtops & Stratotones.Lots of vintage parts for Kay ! etc. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 3:36 am
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| I have a couple of them. They are so well made they will be around for longer than I will! |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 5:59 am
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My old pal Mayne Smith is still playing his 1970 S-12, 38 years and still bringing tears... of joy to your eyes. 
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 8:22 am
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I have a '77 Classic SS (thanks again Herb), and a '74 Classic that I rotate with my others. I just finished restoring the Classic a couple of months ago, and it looks and plays like a new one. I haven't practiced much on anything else since I finished it. I am also restoring a '75 S12 Classic.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 8:42 am
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Darvin
I made a huge mistake basically giving you that SS for a song and a cheeseburger  and I WANT IT BACK!!!!!
Nah, upon reflection, you should keep it. You love it enough for both of us.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 9:13 am msa's
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i do play the older ones
p.w 
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 9:32 am Here are mine
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I use the Milly when I play out, but these 2 get played at home. They have Tom Bradshaw's triple raise inserts on strings 5 and 6, and tunable splits surgically installed by Jim Palenscar on strings 4,5, and 8. Tom Bradwhaw made the wrist levers.
I feel that I have 2 older wives and a hot young girfriend (the Milly) and I love all 3.
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Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
http://www.mikeperlowin.com http://soundcloud.com/mike-perlowin |
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Don Poland
From:
Hanover, PA.
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 10:16 am
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| I have a 74 D10 Classic, that I wouldn't trade for anything. |
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Keith Murrow
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 10:46 am
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| My only steel is a 74 Classic D10 converted to an SD10. No reason to get a new one or have a backup since this one plays good as new. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 11:40 am
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| My '73 MSA D-12, which I converted to SD-12U a couple years ago, is the only steel I have now. Hasn't been much going on around here for steel but I use it for my own recordings and just was contacted to do some sessions so it will be on them. |
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Billy Wilson
From:
El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 12:26 pm
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| MSA D12 1973 8 and 7 |
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Jonathan Shacklock
From:
London, UK
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 12:48 pm
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| '74 Classic S10 signed off by 'Wally'. |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 3:27 pm
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1982 The Universal..converted to ext E9,my practice guitar. BF
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Bill Ford S12 CLR, S12 Lamar keyless, Misc amps&toys Sharp Covers
Steeling for Jesus now!!! |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 3:32 pm
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Super Sustain. about 1980.
S10. 3 and 4
I also play a Milly M3 SU12. |
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Al Collinsworth
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 3:41 pm MSA 70s era SD-10
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Last edited by Al Collinsworth on 22 Apr 2008 2:12 am; edited 1 time in total |
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David LeBlanc
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 4:27 pm
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| 74 was a good year for MSA. I have a black s12 classic.New to me and I love it. I removed the first and last string and moved everything in the middle and just use 10 string EMONS set up.Some of you advised me not to and I apreciated the advice,but now that I did it,I love it. I also learned a good deal about the inside and the rodding of the guitar. I LOVE my MSA |
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Paul Norman
From:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 4:50 pm MSA CLASSIC
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This is my MSA Classic S10 Rosewood, 1974.
Plays and sounds good and does not break strings,
Stays in tune.
I refinished the pedalboard. Sanded paint off and
polished Auminum. Installed new emblem.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 5:11 pm
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| hey herb...was mayne's guitar white? he used to come through sacramento (in the 70's) with a band called 'frontier'(constabulary?) with mitch greenhill and early on, mark spoelstra. they we're great, and funky like 'the band'. mayne was a great singer. what's he doing? |
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 7:09 pm
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| By the way, what's the shoe's name? He looks quite at home and very happy. |
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Billy Wilson
From:
El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 7:24 pm
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| I did a double bill gig with Mayne just recently. He was playing cajun style with the Auxcajunals sounding great as always on his white S12 MSA. Mayne's dobro playing on Jim Kweskin's "America" is kinda what got me draging a bar in the first place. |
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Steve England
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 8:30 pm
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| Jimmy Grabowske has been using a Super Sustain for the last few years, and quite a lot of the older players I come across in Texas still play MSAs |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 9:14 pm
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My only guitar is a 74,D-10 Classic,It's in a lot better shape than I am,Heavy as hell,but SOLID as a rock.DYKBC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Ricky Newman
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2008 11:06 pm
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I have a '74 Classic D-10 8&3 that's the seeming twin to Darvin's:
I really love this damn guitar. |
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