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Charlie Powell


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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 6 Jul 2010 9:52 am    
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Check out my "new" 1975 Emmons. It sounds terrific. Now not only has it been touched by "The Man" Adams when he rebuilt it and set it up, it has his name on it too!!




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Wayne Morgan

 

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Rutledge, TN, USA
Post  Posted 7 Jul 2010 11:07 pm    
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Very nice Charles, bout' time you got a name brand steel, but I guess thet G2 served its purpose.
Wayne
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Charlie Powell


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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jul 2010 11:03 am    
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Hey there Wayne... Don't worry that G2 still has place in the stable....take care...see you soon
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Bill Mayville

 

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Las Vegas Nevada * R.I.P.
Post  Posted 8 Jul 2010 11:43 am     About Brian Adams
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I hope it sounds really good.
I am sure it does.
He is a very talented steel guitar player.
Very good I must say.
I have his recordings ,and they are a pleasure to listen too.I understand he sometimes has up to seven (all Emmons ) guitars at his home at one time.
He did work at Emmons for a long time,and I hear he is the man.
Beautiful guitar by the way.
Bill Mayville
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Alan Harrison


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Murfreesboro Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jul 2010 3:52 pm     I'd like to hear it.....
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Hi Charles, great looking Emmons, maybe I'll get to hear it if you all have another steel-in in Kingsport. I'd sure like to come down and pick some. ah
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Roger Kelly

 

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Bristol,Tennessee
Post  Posted 8 Jul 2010 5:43 pm    
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Charles, nice looking Emmons you got there. Bryan Adams has built several for me over the years. I don't even need to hear it to know it's a great sounding guitar....Bryan wouldn't have sold it to you unless it was!
Send me a sound clip when you get the time. Tell BA I said hello when you see him.
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Tony Dingus

 

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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jul 2010 7:21 pm    
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I've heard it and it sounds great. I "had" a push pull that Bryan built in 82 or 83 and it was a good guitar. I wish I still had it.

Tony
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Larry Jenkins

 

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Reidsville, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2010 6:21 am    
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Bryan has rebuilt 7 pushpulls for me and they all were great. I agree with the others, in my opinion he is the best builder in the world.
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Mike Archer


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church hill tn
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2010 10:52 am     Charles emmons
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yes I can tell you Charles emmons is the real deal
ive played it and it sounds and plays great
Bryan ahs also done 3 or 4 emmons for me
the latest is my 79 pp sd-10
which is a keeper steel for me
I miss you Charles hurry up and get done over the pond and get back home we got a bunch of pickin to do
yall stay cool now

Mike Very Happy
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Charlie Powell


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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 3 Aug 2010 3:18 am    
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I am back from "over the pond" and decided to record a tune with this guitar. Charles Tilley has graciously posted it on his site, here http://www.etsga.org/charlespowell_Another%20Bridge%20to%20Burn%20128.mp3
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Roger Kelly

 

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Bristol,Tennessee
Post  Posted 3 Aug 2010 4:23 am    
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Charles, thanks for sending me your clip...the Emmons looks and sounds very good! I'm amazed at how quick you have learned to play steel....you have come a long way in a short time. You're doing great my friend.
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Wayne Morgan

 

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Rutledge, TN, USA
Post  Posted 3 Aug 2010 9:31 am    
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Charles, great playing and tone, that ole Emmons sure sounds sweet.
Wayne
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Charlie Powell


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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 4 Aug 2010 6:51 am    
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Thanks for the comments guys. Yes the tone of this guitar really excites me. And you almost never have to tune it! Ole Bryan really fixed me up with a keeper...
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Bryan Adams

 

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Mountain City, Tennessee, USA * R.I.P.
Post  Posted 4 Aug 2010 2:22 pm    
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WoW!!!! charlie, the old emmons sounds real good...BA
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David Mullis

 

From:
Rock Hill, SC
Post  Posted 4 Aug 2010 4:27 pm    
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BA! You got stickers now? COOL! Gotta have one for mine! It's still going strong and still plays as good as it did when I got it back from you in August or September of 2003! If anyone out there is thinking of getting your Emmons redone or just tweaked out properly, give BA a call!
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David Martin


From:
Kingsport, TN 37660 USA
Post  Posted 4 Aug 2010 5:35 pm     Emmons PP
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I have to chime in here. Bryan really has a knack for recognizing a keeper Emmons PP regardless how it looks or it's condition before he works his magic on it. I was with Charlie and Mike at Bryans house when he showed us this killer PP he had just acquired. Our eyes about popped out at the tone. I think it's one of the best PP I ever heard - and it plays great. I would be proud too Charlie. (By the way, that PP and the Fender Twin need to be joined at the hip.)
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Charlie Powell


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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 4 Aug 2010 5:46 pm    
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David is right, the first time we saw this guitar, the tone was great, but it looked real rough, nothing close to what it looks like now. I'll tell you Bryan's restoration on this guitar was nothing short of phenomenal.
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Nick Reed


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Russellville, KY USA
Post  Posted 6 Aug 2010 9:09 am    
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Charlie,
Very nice. . . . .I really like your guitar!

Nick
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