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Topic: Mci/ Mci Intertech Pedal Steel's ?? |
Paul Wade
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mundelein,ill
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Brian Hollands
From:
Geneva, FL USA
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Brian Hollands
From:
Geneva, FL USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2019 7:05 am |
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Paul, did you get a chance to play the guitar? What did you think?
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'81 Sho-bud LDG, 2 EMCI's |
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Tommy Detamore
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Floresville, Texas
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Posted 3 Oct 2019 7:12 am
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| I think there is something special about the welded frame guitars, and they are undervalued in my opinion. |
I have two of them here and would agree Brian. A modern-era classic IMHO 
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Tommy Detamore
Quilter Labs, Goodrich Sound, Source Audio, Neunaber Audio, and Stringjoy Authorized Dealer
www.cherryridgestudio.com
www.steelguitartracksonline.com |
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 4 Oct 2019 4:13 pm
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| I owned one and it was a great sounding guitar |
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David Mitchell
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 5 Oct 2019 4:49 pm
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I like them so much I have 3 welded frame EMCI's.
D-10, SD-10, SD-12 |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 24 Apr 2020 5:11 pm
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| The look I give other guitars after I first played an EMCI 😒. 😂 |
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David Mitchell
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 24 Apr 2020 9:31 pm
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I only used the 2 "E" knee levers on this record to keep it old country sounding. Man I love old country music! This the sound of my EMCI steel on a recording did entirely by Rob Dixon Watkins he did at home during home distancing 3 days ago. We are gonna start collaborating on some tunes. 2 man sessions. Couple of Texas boys. Lol! We spent a million nights playing the Texas Tonks. It's always a compliment when the bartenders holler across the room for someone to turn the jukebox off the band needs to start and someone hollers back "Their already playing." He had heard me singing it to Karaoke and it inspired him to make his own track with vocals. He did it in a different key than Merle's version. I only added the steel for him via email and it's not mixed in yet. Direct to audio interface dry with no EQ. Only reverb was added. Cuts like a knife and sustain out the kazoo. Picking the strings out separately sounds like bells ringing. The strings sound like they are twice as thick as they really are. I built it from new old stock parts Fred Gretsch had. The frame is a welded EMCI frame, the neck and changer fingers are EMCI but I had to make my own cold rolled steel axles and one is still two long. I used new old stock EMCI butcher block maple soundboards but only put a black alligator lacquer finish on it and no Formica. I used the smaller modern keyheads from the Carters and a Carter pedal bar with the heavy polished ZB pedals. E-66 pickups. All used EMCI undercarriage parts built from solid steel I got from Jim Palenscar. I think the undercarriage of cold rolled steel parts is where the sound comes from. Fun project that turned out great for $750.00 Junior Knight gave me a nice flight case with wheels to put it in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKmjDWXJz60 |
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Bill C. Buntin
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Posted 25 Apr 2020 1:06 pm
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I’ve still got my d10 emci and Intend to keep it so I don’t be saying, “wish I had kept that one†etc.
I would like to add a s12 mci Univ.
Great guitars
Hey David Mitchell tell rob Dixon I said hey.
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David Mitchell
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 25 Apr 2020 4:23 pm
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Hey David Mitchell tell rob Dixon I said hey.
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Will do! |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 25 Apr 2020 7:17 pm
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| Yes David that emci you built sure does sound like an emci should. |
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David Mitchell
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 26 Apr 2020 9:54 am
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| Quentin Hickey wrote: |
| Yes David that emci you built sure does sound like an emci should. |
Thanks friend! It's mostly EMCI. All the tone parts anyhow. |
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