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Topic: What is your bar of choice? |
Ransom Beers
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:15 am
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As related to playing steel.I have 2,a 7/8 Dunlop 3 1/2 in. I got from Tommy Bradshaw & a John Pearse 1 in. drilled out to lighten the load & stuffed with toilet tissue.Why toilet tissue you ask?Have you heard me play? |
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Roger Crawford
From: Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:32 am
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BJS 7/8 X 3 1/2 |
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Greg Wisecup
From: Troy, Ohio
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:46 am
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The Wheel! _________________ Derby SD-10 4&5 Black!(duh)/
Derby D-10/Steelers Choice/
Goodrich 120/ 2- Katana Boss 100's
/Nashville 400
RV-3/ Zoom MS-50G
As long as I'm down in the mix I'm Fantastic! |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:48 am
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I talked to Mr.Stroud quite sometime back when he was still alive ,he was very nice person.
Hee,hee,when I was a drinkin' man for me it was "The Bluebird" in Kingsbury Tx. |
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Jack Stoner
From: Kansas City, MO
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 7:23 am
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I have a BJS that I've had and used for a long time. I recently got a Bullet Bar and both are great bars. I use both but to be truthful I probably use the BJS more.
My wife uses a Bullet Bar with her GFI S-10. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 8:32 am
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It is a toss up between my BJS 15/16" John Hughey bar and my 15/16" zirconia bar. |
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Joe Hensley
From: Boise, Idaho, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 9:03 am
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Great post. I was just considering branching out with more bars. I've always used an Ernie Ball that came w/ my 1st steel. Now that I've upgraded my PSG, Volume Pedal, Amp, Effects, Tuner, and my playing...I guess it's time to branch out with another bar or two. I've been considering a Dunlop but am really curious about the BJS, your comments will help.
Thanks. |
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Billy Murdoch
From: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 9:17 am
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The John Hughey(BJS) is My number 1
A close second is the Tribotone.
Billy |
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Michael Schuppe
From: Kent, Washington, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 9:18 am
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John Pearse Cryogenic Tone thing, 7/8". |
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Larry Rafferty
From: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 9:42 am
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I have 13 tone bars, but my number 1 is the BJS 15/16" Hughey Bar. _________________ Mullen D-10 8x5; Sho-Bud Super Pro D10 8x6; PedalMaster 5 Star SD-10 3x5; Dekley D-10 8x4;
Sho-Bud S-10 3x1; Fender Lap/Floor Steel; Peavey Power Slide; Supro Lap Steel; Peavey Nashville 400;
pair of Peavey Vegas 400's; Peavey NV112; Webb 614E with matching extension cabinet; Fender Twin Reverb and 3 cats.
They laughed when I sat down to play, cause' somebody pulled my chair away... |
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Jack Ritter
From: Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 10:29 am
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BJS Hughey Bar _________________ Zum D10 8x5,rev pre-amp, TC M300, Split 12, n-112, IZZY, Hilton vp, Geo L, BJS Hughey, Live Steel |
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Jerry Roller
From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 10:43 am
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John Pearse Cryogenic 7/8".
Jerry |
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Tim Sergent
From: Hendersonville, TN, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 11:32 am
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Dang!!!.. Greg beat me to the punch...I was gonna say Robert's or Legend's Corner.
I've always used BJS bars. |
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Georg Sørtun
From: Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 11:47 am
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Tend to use a 7/8 Zirc bar the most. |
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chris ivey
From: california (deceased)
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 11:54 am
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neighborhood bar |
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David Mason
From: Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 12:19 pm
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MDF nylon, delrin, leaded crystal, hollow and not-so hollow. |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 12:23 pm
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I want to get a bullet bar but I can't find a link to the gun,drat I hate when that happens.
I was playing in a bar one night when the bullets started flying. |
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Brett Day
From: Pickens, SC
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 12:41 pm
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My tone bar of choice is a Sacred Steel model that I got from Billy Phelps at the ISGC in 2003. Before that, I used a Jim Dunlop bar, but the Sacred Steel bar works great for me because it don't slide around as much.
Brett |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 1:31 pm
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So Brett when are you going to get an avatar with you behind that new Jackson? |
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Roger Francis
From: kokomo,Indiana, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 1:44 pm
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BJS and Tribotone, i use them both every time i play |
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David Hartley
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 1:51 pm
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BJS JOHN HUGHEY 15/16 |
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Tracy Sheehan
From: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 2:54 pm Re:
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Use a beer bottle. Saves money and will do as well as any over priced bar. |
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Mike Kowalik
From: San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 3:12 pm Fave bar.....
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Emmons......... |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 3:25 pm Re:
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Tracy Sheehan wrote: |
Use a beer bottle. Saves money and will do as well as any over priced bar. |
Yes but how many before you fall off your seat? |
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Michael Maddex
From: Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:20 pm
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I use a Stevens Bar for six string and a Shubb-Pearse (#1) for eight or more strings.
I've got a lot of bars, including some home-made 'experiments', and I'm usually willing to try something new or different, but I always seem to rely on those two. _________________ "For every expert, there is an equal and opposite expert." -- Arthur C. Clarke |
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