| Do you really need another Steel Guitar? |
| No, I have too many and need to sell some. |
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7% |
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| I have just the right number of instruments. |
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32% |
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| I just need one or two more, then I'll be satisfied... |
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47% |
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| I need lots more instruments, I just got started buying. |
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3% |
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| I'll never have enough, I need way more, 6, 8 10, 12string etc! |
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Topic: Do You really need another Steel guitar? |
Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 8:48 pm |
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I have dozens of instruments, lots of guitars, acoustic and electric, 4 Lap steels, 2 resonators, a pedal steel, bass, banjo, 2 mandolins, 3 ukes, and lots more that I have loaned out or in some stage of repair. And yet I can’t resist checking out every music store, Ebay, Craigslist and other online sites like MusiciansFriend etc! I won’t even begin to list amps and effects…
So here is the question:
DO I REALLY NEED ANOTHER INSTRUMENT? Also: DO I EVEN NEED ALL THE ONES I OWN NOW?
I just started thinking, and honestly whenever I gig I usually play my old trusty Silvertone (Valco) six string lap steel, or my favorite Metal bodied resonator for acoustic stuff. I rarely play my Pedal steel for live performances, but use it often for studio work.
So the bottom line is: I could simplify my live and limit myself to one lap steel, one resonator and one pedal steel!
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Ron Wright
From:
Modesto,CA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 8:55 pm
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good question.. iwould like to have another psg and will one day ..but first i need to learn how to play what i have  |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 9:13 pm
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Have you ever heard the phrase "One's too many, and a hundred ain't enough."?  |
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Carl Vilar
From:
New Jersey USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 9:29 pm
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The more the better at least for me
4 pedal steels
25 six strings
2 basses
1 banjo
1 madolin
3 sax's
2 pianos
7 harmonicas
7 Amps
and I'm not done buying definately don't have enough steels.
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JCH 9/7
1971 Blond Twin Reverb 15" custom
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 9:35 pm
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| I recently sold 4 guitars but have since then bought two more. It's a most enjoyable hobby to collect and own something that brings so much pleasure. |
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John Steele
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 10:33 pm
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I had another one of the notorious outdoor gigs tonight, which I played with an instrument that I dearly love, but don't care much for the thought of playing outside during a hurricane, so....
Yeah, another one would be good. I bought one last year that I didn't care for, and now it's on semi-permanent loan to a student. So, at the risk of offending someone's girlfriend, I need another.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 11:33 pm
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I have 3. One for the living room for woodshedding, one in the music room/studio in the basement, and one in the garage at the bottom of the hill to take when I play out. (I live on an incline and have to deal with stairs to get from my house to the street.) I don't need a 4th.
I just want one 'cause I'm a steel-aholic.
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 11:51 pm
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I really do need one more. I only have one,,and it would be nice to have a different tone option.
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GFI D10, Fender Steel King, Hilton Vpedal,BoBro, National D dobro, Marrs RGS |
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Ray McCarthy
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 3:38 am
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Where do you guys get the dough to buy all these steel guitars--selling drugs?--robbing banks? It aint from local gigs, that's for sure!
I have one Derby SD-10, one rusty ol' Fender student model that's not even mine (I borrowed it 15 years ago from a guy--he moved away--never heard from him again, One Nashville 112 amp, one old Hohner 1040 amp, and almost a quarter of a tank of gas. Oh, but I have two good volume pedals and an extra set of picks! |
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Tor Arve Baroy
From:
Norway
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 3:53 am
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I have this great old SHobud professional set up at home for practicing and home studio recording.
And I have a new GFI Expo that I use for live work.
Aside from that, I am so fortunate that the drummer in the band I`m playing in also play a little pedal steel, so a Zumsteel stage one is always set up in the rehersal room.
So, I have what I need  .......for now.. |
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Alan Harrison
From:
Murfreesboro Tennessee, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 3:56 am "Just One More"
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I would like to have a nice SD-10 4 and 5 to use when I don't feel like carrying the D-10 around. My back would thank me but my wife would not be a happy camper.
I tried remind her that she had more than one pair of shoes. Now just tell me, "what is the difference?"
I also promised her that it would be the last one. All I got was "THAT" look.
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Mullen (Black) Pre G-2 9x7, B.L. 705 PUP's, Evans SE 200 Telonics NEO 15-4, BJS Bar, Peterson Strobo Flip, Steelers Choice Seat, Folgers Coffee and Hilton Pedals.
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Roland Buras
From:
Kiln, MS, 45 miles east of New Orleans off I-10 USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:17 am
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Since my auto Accident last week i have made up my mind to eliminate some of mine. Before the accident my Back was already getting weak. I have toted and carted and drug amps, guitars and everything else for years. Now it is time to down size. I have three Steels All Excel Superbs A 2002 blue keyless excel Sd12 5x7 I keep at the Church which i play sunday am & pm.
My second guitar is a 2005 Caramel and Ivory color Excel superb Keyless Single 12 with 1/2 pad 7x9 with joe wright setup which im going to sell on Ebay this week.
My third Steel is an 2006 Excel Superb in Patriotic colors Red White and Blue, a Beautiful guitar. It is a SD12 7x9 Keyless with the Joe wright set up.
I have a 1964 Chet Atkins tennesean gretsch 6 string guitar my favorite which i have owned for 38 years. A 1978 Ibenez St300 my studio guitar with a nine way tone selector jumbo frets an awesome sounding & playing guitar. A 2007 SRV {Stevie Ray Vaughn} Gold Trim, Sunburst with Rosewood fretboard Stratocaster which is going to ebay this week. And Several more guitars, dobros, amps etc.
Lord willing i will still be playing my Church, Nursing homes and Regular weekend shows.
The Show or Venue i play usually decides the instrument and amp i will use. That is my reason for mulitiple and different Instruments.
Oh! By the way Brother Allen I get that "LOOK" too
RJ Buras
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Tonu Timm
From:
Estonia
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 10:15 am
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| I feel myself as a player, not a collector. As I can't play many guitars at same time, one is enough for me, but it should be good one. Of course, I have one of each - Alhambra W3 Dreadnought (from Spain), Vantage VSH-445 Hollowbody electric (Japanese made, from 1982), Fender Champ lap steel (1962) and finally GFI SD-10 Ultra, I just beginning to learn. As slide player for last 3 decades, I should find a really good sounding resophonic, probably roundneck, and then I'll be happy as a man can be! |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 12:16 pm
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You don't like the Pedabro?
I currently have one guitar. It's a tricone. I get tempted to buy and electric now and then just for the difference in tone possibilities. But I don't really need it. So far, I am resisting the urge.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 12:31 pm Re: "Just One More"
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| Alan Harrison wrote: |
| I also promised her that it would be the last one. All I got was "THAT" look. |
I have a feeling that if you purchase another steel guitar, it most likely will be your last one!
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 2:50 pm
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Roland Buras
From:
Kiln, MS, 45 miles east of New Orleans off I-10 USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 3:31 pm
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Hi Roual, I noticed you or from Atlanta TX. I had a good friend of mine there pastored a pentecostal church on the bypass. Brother Wayne Stone now deceased. he was a great man His son played guitar really well. have not been to atlanta in many years real nice town.
And you or right all you need is just one..
R J Buras |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 4:14 pm
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You don't like the Pedabro?
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Well, aside from the fact that they are unavailable and I couldn't get one even if I wanted one, the answer is no, I don't. They have no volume whatsoever, and despite sounding sort of like an acoustic dobro, they cannot function without amplification.
Moreover, they only came with 10 strings, and I play a U-12.
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Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 5:28 pm
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Alan Harrison
From:
Murfreesboro Tennessee, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 5:46 pm For Lee Baucum
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Hi Lee: Sounds to me like you recognize "THAT LOOK". Bet you've seen it before too...alan
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Mullen (Black) Pre G-2 9x7, B.L. 705 PUP's, Evans SE 200 Telonics NEO 15-4, BJS Bar, Peterson Strobo Flip, Steelers Choice Seat, Folgers Coffee and Hilton Pedals.
"I Steel Without Remorse" |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:05 pm Re: "Just One More"
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| Alan Harrison wrote: |
I would like to have a nice SD-10 4 and 5 to use when I don't feel like carrying the D-10 around. My back would thank me but my wife would not be a happy camper.
I tried remind her that she had more than one pair of shoes. Now just tell me, "what is the difference?"
I also promised her that it would be the last one. All I got was "THAT" look. |
Boy, Alan, you got that right. Have you priced good women's shoes lately. And how about the thirty + purses? I have one wallet!! When it wears out, I buy a new one. (Sorry to go off topic, but I couldn't resist.) |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 8:06 pm
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According to my wife the house is full of instruments and I should start selling them. 
The answer to the question is therefore obvious. 
Of course I needs lots more instruments.   |
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Brick Spieth
From:
San Jose, California, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 9:10 pm THE LOOK antidote
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Two two word phrases:
Harley Davidson
Ski Boat
This works very well for me. |
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Alan Harrison
From:
Murfreesboro Tennessee, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2008 3:49 am "THAT LOOK"
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I have found over the last 54 years of being married to the same Great Lady, there are several words that cause me to get "THAT LOOK". Here are a few:
Harley Davidson (New Or Used)
New Trap Gun
New Skeet Gun
New 6 string (Taylor or Martin)
New Glock 40
New or Used Pedal Steel (Any) I just need one
New or Used Amplifier (Any)
There are others but they are not as important at 72 as they once were.
Bet Lee Baucum's Wife never gives him "THAT LOOK"
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Mullen (Black) Pre G-2 9x7, B.L. 705 PUP's, Evans SE 200 Telonics NEO 15-4, BJS Bar, Peterson Strobo Flip, Steelers Choice Seat, Folgers Coffee and Hilton Pedals.
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