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Topic: To p/p or not to p/p? |
Marc Stone
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 6:51 am |
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I'm a relative novice at PSG, having owned and played them for about 4 years now. I gig and record full time on 6 string and occasionally lap, but PSG is something I get a studio call for maybe once or twice a year, and maybe one or two gig calls as well.
I recently sold my Pedalmaster S10 that was my first pro quality steel to free up funds for a LeGrande that I didn't keep for long. Now I'm back in the market for a PSG and was wondering about the pros and cons of a p/p for someone like me. I'm not a master of the mechanics of PSG and want my PSG time to be spent playing a stable instrument that I don't have to fight with to keep in tune and functioning smoothly. I do know from experience that I love the sound of the old p/ps that some of my friends have, and they all seem to find them very reliable as full time gigging guitars.
I know the push-pull vs all-pull thing has been widely discussed here, but please chime in and help me decide what to do for my next steel purchase.
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 7:13 am
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If you don't need to tinker with changes - get a PP. Get it set up the way you want and you'll be good to go.
I got mine set up in 2008 and it plays and sounds great.
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Bill Terry
From:
Bastrop, TX
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 7:25 am
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I don't own one now, but I did a few years back. If you're not comfortable with p/p mechanics (like me) I think the key is getting one that doesn't need any setup or maintenance.
I bought mine from Mike Cass, it came to me in 'ready to play' shape, and I never messed with it. It stayed in tune, sounded good, no hassles. Probably should have kept it.
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 7:27 am
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| Ditto what Russ says. If you have a good p/p tech set it up it will play well and be very stable. There are negative myths out there about p/p's playing stiff, being hard to tune, and being high maintenance, but if a p/p is set up correctly just the opposite is true. They hold their tuning better and tune up faster than an all-pull guitar. However, they do have mechanical limitations and are more complex to work on than an all-pull. For example, you can't get split tuning notes on a p/p. |
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Patrick Laffrat
From:
Gemenos, France
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 9:00 am
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Marc, if you are not sure, get a pull release, no trouble !  |
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Paul Crawford
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 2:51 pm
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| A properly set up P/P is a tank. It will take moving around, bouncing from show to show, and still be in tune. I also have Mike Cass set mine up for me. It played like a dream when I got it and still does 10 years later with minimum maintenance. The only down side is they also weigh as much as a tank. |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 4:24 pm
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If you live close to a pp mechanic it is a big plus.
Learn some thing about working on them is another plus.
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Matthew Carlin
From:
Lake County, IL.
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 5:30 pm
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Ditto to what Ken said.....
I'm Lucky to have Dave P. right down the street from me, so mine plays like a Dream... Once set up my P/p has been rock solid... Go for it, if you don't like you can always sell it...
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 17 Dec 2010 8:32 pm
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| I also had Dave Peterson set up mine. Great guy and great work. |
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