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Topic: Sierra Keyless or GFI keyless? |
Curt Langston
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 9:57 am |
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| Which one of these two guitars do you like the best, and why. Lets be nice. We're just talking about the differences between the two. Thanks for your replies. [This message was edited by Curt Langston on 22 January 2006 at 09:57 AM.] |
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Webb Kline
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Orangeville, PA
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 12:07 pm
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I can't speak for the Sierra, but I have a D10 8+8 Ultra Keyless GFI and my next one will likely be the same. Pedal action is wonderful, you can change the strings practically blindfolded and in a fraction of the time you can with a keyed guitar, I seldom break a string between changes, it stays in tune very well--aside from drastic heat changes, I never have to tune it during a gig, it sustains for over a minute on a bad day, has fantastic tone and is a cinch to work on.
It's not as pretty or as warm as my ZB, but in every other way, it is a great instrument. [This message was edited by Webb Kline on 22 January 2006 at 12:08 PM.] |
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Sonny Priddy
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Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 12:32 pm
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GFI. SONNY.
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Tom Campbell
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Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 1:48 pm
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Hi Curt.
I like the modern looks of both the Sierra and GFI.
I'm a Sierra fan because:
1. The 25" scale neck
2. Mobile/movable knee levers
3. Inter-changeable pickups
4. Nylon barrel in the bellcranks
Wish Gene would offer the option of a 25" scale neck on the GFI keyless version. |
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Bobbe Seymour
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Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 1:53 pm
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| Curt, why do I have to be nice? |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 2:08 pm
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They are both great guitars.
I prefer the Sierra Session because it's heavier, has a colorful fret board, has hot swappable pickups, and has a longer scale length. Also I like the way it looks.
I do like the keyless head of the GFI a little better, because the bigger knobs are easier to turn.
They both have really nice pedal action.
Lately I play the Williams, though, mainly for the crossover feature that no one else has. 5 pedals +5 knees on both necks. The Williams is prettier looking, too. Bill Rudolph has a way of making a keyless guitar look traditional.
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 Bobby Lee (a.k.a. b0b) - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs, Open Hearts
Williams D-12 E9, C6add9, Sierra Olympic S-12 (F Diatonic)
Sierra Laptop S-8 (E6add9), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (E13, C6 or A6) My Blog [This message was edited by Bobby Lee on 22 January 2006 at 02:09 PM.] |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 2:48 pm
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quote:
Wish Gene would offer the option of a 25" scale neck on the GFI keyless version.
yeah me too Tom. That would be great!.
[This message was edited by Curt Langston on 15 April 2006 at 03:21 PM.] |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jan 2006 9:20 pm
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| Gene Fields is the World Authority on keyless steel guitars. Jody. |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 24 Jan 2006 9:11 am
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| I think the 25" scale is the feature that tips the scale for me. |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2006 9:18 am
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I like the 25" scale, but going back and forth between different scale lengths is really difficult for me. That's why I've had my Sierra Session in mothballs for the past year. I like to play C6th now and then, and my Williams is a D-12.
Also, my diatonic steel is an older Sierra with a 24.5" scale, and my Fender Stringmaster and Sierra lap steel are both 24.5". The Sierra Session is the odd one at 25".
If I only played one steel guitar tuning, I'd be playing the Sierra Session all the time.
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Bobby Lee (a.k.a. b0b) - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs, Open Hearts
Williams D-12 E9, C6add9, Sierra Olympic S-12 (F Diatonic)
Sierra Laptop S-8 (E6add9), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (E13, C6 or A6) My Blog |
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Richard Roach jr
From:
Titusville Fl USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2006 11:44 am
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have a GFI spical made for me my peddles are my knee levers and 3 wrist levers for my knee levers easy to tune and stays in tune its a trick to plat but love it
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