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Topic: The "Perfect" Steel Guitar would have???????? |
Ed Naylor
From:
portsmouth.ohio usa, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 8:30 am |
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| I have been building Steels for over 35 years and almost daily I get questions like"Does formica sound better than wood?' or "wide pedals are better than narrow" and on and on. With all the player knowledge on the forum-lets come to a conclusion of "WHAT FEATURES MAKE THE BEST STEEL"?? Let's hear it. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 8:51 am
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| MY NAME........enblazened across the front of it in an easily identifiable and readable type face. That works for me. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 10:25 am
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| I'm not sure how many members the Forum has now, but that's about how many different answers you are going to get. Viva la difference! |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 1:21 pm
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The "perfect" steel guitar would have....
a ZumSteel name on it! |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 3:34 pm
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[This message was edited by HowardR on 07 September 2003 at 04:37 PM.] |
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Pat Burns
From:
Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 4:23 pm
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...there's definately something wrong with you, Howard.. 
...the perfect steel would look like a Sho-Bud, sound like an Emmons Push-Pull, play like a Zum, and cost less than a Carter Starter... |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 5:01 pm
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| I still prefer my DD10 |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 6:01 pm
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Bob Cox
From:
Buckeye State
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 1:55 pm
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| The perfect steel guitar would have anti banjo missiles and a smoker for baby back ribs,and a cooler for whatever. |
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Grant Johnson
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 2:35 pm
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A robot to cart/set-up/tune/break-down my PSG and amp, while I kick-back with a cold PBR!
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 3:02 pm
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| Cup holders! |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 3:03 pm
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The perfect Steel would have a bulit-in...
"EMMONS-ULATOR"...
battery powered of course..
tp |
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Bob Kononiuk
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 4:17 pm
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I like to kid around too, but I think Ed is being serious here. From what I hear of him, he can really fix up a guitar. If we give him enough honest answers here, he just may be able to build on heckuva steel.
I am too new to the scene to really know what I like yet, bet I do like the idea of the quick-change pick-up slots the Sierras have. Seems easier to try new p/u's out.
Bob Kononiuk
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Bob Kononiuk
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Carter SD-10
Nashville 112
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 4:59 pm
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How bout a player roll with a built in lick/run selector!!!
BF
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Ed Naylor
From:
portsmouth.ohio usa, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 4:51 am
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| Thanks Bob K. I AM SERIOUS about this problem.Right now I have Hundreds of E-Mails wanting answers to Steel problems. If the whole industry would concentrate on "GETTING PEOPLE INTERESTED IN STEEL" we all would benefit.Right now everyone is as confused as the LITTLE BOY WHO DROPPED HIS CHEWING GUM IN THE HENHOUSE. Ask yourself"What can I do to help STEEL GUITAR awareness. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 6:20 am
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do like was done back in the 30s/40s/and 50s
get some salesmen goin door to door across the Nation (or the world for that matter)
and offering a Lap steel, an amp, a steel bar and instruction material for 20 $ a month
NO MONEY DOWN
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Steel what?
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 8:12 am
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| seriously, i think people would show interest if a steel could print $20 bills. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 8:44 am
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To me, the "perfect" steel guitar would have:
5+5 easily reassignable to whatever changes the song requires.
Quick change pickups to get whatever tone the song requires.
No guitar currently on the market has both of these features.
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 Bobby Lee - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs, Open Hearts
Sierra Session 12 (E9), Williams 400X (Emaj9, D6), Sierra Olympic 12 (C6add9),
Sierra Laptop 8 (D13), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6),
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Roy Ayres
From:
Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 11:30 am
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| A separate servo motor driving each tuning key and receiving feedback from a separate tuner on each string. Press a button and, presto. |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 11:46 am
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| I have noticed that a lot of todays steels have an unpleasant decay to the notes, after the string is picked. This is the 'whiney' sound that non-players associate with pedal steels. I get around this problem with some Heath Robinson mods, but it would be a good feature on a steel to have an attractive decay. (IMHO) |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 12:05 pm
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Easier string-changing, please - and no more of those awful little pins that you have to locate the ball-end on, while manipulating the other end of the string with your left hand...
RR |
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Buck Dilly
From:
Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 2:09 pm
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| I'm with Roger. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Sep 2003 2:49 pm
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| I'd like to see one that would be as easy to change the setup on as an old "cable" Fender! It does seem strange that no one has addressed this properly in a rod-operated guitar design. I really used to enjoy changing a pedal or two around...during the break! |
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