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Topic: How to distinguish a Carter Pro from a Carter Starter |
Peter Haverkamp
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Posted 21 Feb 2021 8:26 am |
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Hi everyone. New to the forum and completely new to Pedal Steel here. I've played standard guitar and Piano and been a producer/engineer for over 25 years.
My question is this. I have a potential seller who is offering to sell me his Carter Pro Steel for 1800 (CAD). . Aside from checking the serial number,. How can a novice like me tell a Starter from a Pro apart to be sure. Are there any distinct physical differences that I can easily see visually?
Attaching a pic but it's the only one I have so far,. He is going to send more soon
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 21 Feb 2021 8:29 am
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| That picture is a pro guitar. |
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John Swain
From:
Winchester, Va
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Posted 21 Feb 2021 8:37 am
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| Only Starters have wooden pedal board ! |
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Tucker Jackson
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2021 10:43 am
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| Only Starters have wooden pedal board ! |
Yes, and also black wooden necks, and black end plates. The legs, changer, and keyhead are dull aluminum-colored rather than shiny chrome. The only thing that shines on the guitar are the actual tuning machines. The legs don't have the traditional adjustment feature, so you won't see big knurled nuts sitting on top of that black wooden pedal bar. Lots of other differences -- it's an utterly different animal from top to bottom -- but those are the most visible.
Also, the Starter was only offered in black (with a subtle MOP effect).
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Terry Winter
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Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 21 Feb 2021 11:37 am
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| Peter, Contact Al Brisco...Steel Guitars of Canada. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 22 Feb 2021 1:32 am
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there are photos and info all over the net and this forum as well, of which there are countless Carter owners and former Carter owners.
PIC 1 is the bridge assembly of a Starter, pic 2 is a Pro Carter. Very Obvious differences . There is only ONE model of the Starter.
The photo at the top is a PRO guitar, as already mentioned.
Good luck, ask away !
You can see that the PRO guitar has separate "rounded" bridges for each string riding on an axle.
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Peter Haverkamp
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 Apr 2021 4:04 pm
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| Thanks everyone. I ended up buying GFI Ultra E9. I'm so new but this forum is a great help! Thanks so much |
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