| Which would you buy?... S10 or SD10 |
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| SD10 |
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Topic: S10 or SD10 |
Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 2:26 pm |
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It may be bad form but I'm more in control when I can very lightly rest my forearm on something.
I don't sit further back from the guitar to play C6 on my D-10 and I have no problem. I have to assume I've become used to playing the back neck without support.
My Zum Encore was ordered without a 'pad' but, after a couple of years, I had Doug send me one. I'm glad I did. I'm more at home on that guitar now.
PS: My JCH is an SD-10 - I wanted a JCH whatever form in came in but I couldn't be happier with it. No plans now for another SD (maybe another D-10, but that's another story) but that would be my choice.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 3:11 pm
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| The S-10 is a good choice for me based on weight and size considerations when transporting. I also keep a D-10 set up for practice and work on both necks. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 3:58 pm
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I actually just bought an SD-12. I like the double body, and find it more comfortable. Now to get used to the extra 2 strings.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Mark Robinson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 5:07 pm
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| S10 all the way, but my fat thumb voted SD10. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 5:35 pm
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S-10. Address your guitar properly, with good posture, and you don't need to reach across empty space to play it.
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 5:49 pm
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| S-10. Address your guitar properly, with good posture, and you don't need to reach across empty space to play it. |
exactly....
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 5:56 pm
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Single 10. I love the two that I have.
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Steve Schmidt
From:
Ramsey, MN, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2017 6:56 pm
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| An SD10 will bring the knee levers back a bit. I really like my SD10 PP. |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 4:18 am
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| I would like an S10 Emmons P/P or LeGrande. Size and weight would br the main consideration. I play in three bands and only use C6 rarely. |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 12:52 pm
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| I love my Jackson Blackjack Custom SD-10 with pad-three pedals, four knees! |
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Leo Grassl
From:
Madison TN
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 4:02 pm
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Whatever you play you will adjust to. I don't think it matters. I've had both and I liked both. You can have "proper posture" and approach on either.
I prefer an SD-10 because I like the extra mass. I find this makes the guitar more stable and less likely to move around while I'm playing it. |
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Karl Paulsen
From:
Chicago
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 4:54 pm
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I'm a newbie with an Encore so my opinion isn't backed up by much expereince but I said S10. I love the light weight when taking it around though. No extra weight please.
I do like the pad though!
I wonder what the poll results would be if you asked spcifically which choice for a guitar that was going to be taken to gigs and such? |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 7:17 pm
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I'm a pretty big guy and I just can't get comfortable behind a single neck guitar. I always played D10s until about a year ago when I got an SD10 Emmons P/P, and I really like it. It doesn't really feel any different than my D10s.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Jack Goodson
From:
new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 7:47 pm S/10?
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| The best s/10 guitars you can find that has plenty of room underneath is the Sierra crown. The legs are further apart and have the space of a d/10. Only my opinion....jack |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 1:16 am
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Desert Rose guitars by Chuck Back make a size that is in between anS-10 and an Sd-10 mine is 4 pedals and 5 knees ,I recently installed a fretboard by forumite Andy DePaule.
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Ray DeVoe
From:
Hudson, FL
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 2:44 am
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I have 2 Emmons SD 10 PP's. I prefer the SD 10's over a S 10 as they have more of the D 10 feel.
I can switch from one of my D 10's to a SD 10 and feel right at home.
I'm also a pretty big guy and a S 10 just feels "small" to me.
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Zum SD 10 Hybrid, Zum D 10 Hybrid, Emmons SD 10 P.P.
SMS: Revelation & Classic Preamps: Furlong 12" Splits.
Webb 15" Splits: Telonics 500 C: Head and 12" cabinet: |
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Wesley Medlen
From:
LaCygne,Ks
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 3:11 am
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I go for an SD10. Did have two one I kept in cowboy church sold it to buy a lighter one to haul around but had to use the money on medical. Wes
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Justice S10 Jr, Gibson Electra 6string, Boss Katana 100, Steelers Choice ,Gretsch 6 string lap, Hilton VP |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 3:19 am
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SD-10. I have a D-10 and my wife has an S-10. Should have got an SD-10 as it seems to allow better control of the right hand. She does much better on my D-10 than she does with her S-10.
However, you can't let the guitar "play you". Play whatever you have. |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 4:04 am
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I prefer an SD10 for comfort and lever placement, but I have played a lot of S10s that sound great. One of the best sounding steels that I have ever played (out of many hundreds) was a ZB student model. Also played an S10 Emmons push pull that sounded incredible. For those players who are happy with the ergonomics of an S10, I would say that they are well worth consideration.
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Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 6:13 am
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I play D-10 guitars primarily, but I do have 2 Emmons PP S-10s (one each in E9 and C6) for the weight and convenience factor on jobs that only require one neck.
I don't have any problem with supporting my arms because I play so much C6 I'm used to that feel. What problem I do have with S-10 guitars is the angle of the volume pedal vis a' vis my ankle.
My gigging D-10 volume pedals, Telonics and Goodrich, have brackets that attach to the pedal rack, and these brackets position the pedal in a fixed position from the rack. On an S-10, sitting closer to the volume pedal puts my ankle in a too extended "up" position when trying to keep the volume backed off, so I have to use a volume pedal without the attachment bracket to allow a different floor position for the pedal. I have two pedals like that just for the purpose of S-10 playing. I also have to sit slightly further back from the guitar on an S-10 than I would on a double neck.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 7:03 am
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I like S10's because they are a little bit smaller and lighter. I mostly play D10's but for airplanes I need to go as small and light as possible.
Overall there is not much difference between an SD10 and an S10 as far as I'm concerned. As long as I can get a decent sound and be comfortable enough to play in tune I'm fine with whatever.
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 7:26 am
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Well, some of what I’m reading here is really resonating with me...
You folks are REALLY having an impact on my, shortly to be made decision.
Some of what Herb has said has really struck a Chord 🎶 ... ever since I broke my right ankle I tend to want the pedal further to my right and at times clear outside of the legs, just to relieve some of that angle Herb spoke about.
What I’m picking up on from what I’m reading, is that if you’re playing out all the time or flying with your guitar and only need a single neck, then the lighter weight may become a bigger consideration.
If you don’t need to move a guitar a lot, then the SD-10 is probably the more comfortable of the two.
Not sure why this is playing with my head so much... Good thing I’ve never been accused of OVER thinking something.
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*2021 MSA Legend, "Jolly Rancher" D10 10x9
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*1977 Blue Sho-Bud Pro 3 Custom 8x6
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