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Topic: Dekley pedal steel guitar test |
André Sommer
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Posted 28 Apr 2023 4:31 am |
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Hi all, here's a YouTube clip of my Dekley steel after the restoration. Recorded through a Boss Katana 100 MK2 amp into a RØDE NTK mic. It's still a work in progress:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlWd7kv7U0 |
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Joe Krumel
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Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 28 Apr 2023 5:48 am
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| Very nice! I wish my guitar sounded that nice ! |
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2023 6:37 am
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| Sounds and looks great, Andre! You sound like a top shelf player. |
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dlayne
From:
OH
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Posted 28 Apr 2023 2:48 pm
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| Larry Jamieson wrote: |
| Sounds and looks great, Andre! You sound like a top shelf player. |
Absolutely!!
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2023 7:37 pm
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That's is some good tone and sustain!
RC |
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André Sommer
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 7:36 am
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| Thank you very much Joe Krumel, Larry Jamieson, dlayne and Rick Campbell! |
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 11:23 am
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Sounds great. Sweet tone.
Tony |
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André Sommer
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 12:18 pm
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| Tony Dingus wrote: |
Sounds great. Sweet tone.
Tony |
Thanks, Tony! |
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 2:50 pm
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 7 May 2023 6:58 am Dekley
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Herregud!
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 8 May 2023 3:32 am
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I have owned 2 Dekleys, and believe me, they sound fantastic.. Its a very "woody" and organic tone, yet the guitars are not made of "real" wood.. They remain one of the few great values in a used pedal guitar, as they still sell at a reasonably 'sane" price point, probably due to lack of brand hype.
Undercarriage design and build quality as good as anything of the era, and better than most. Similar to MSA , but if I remember right, there may have been a keyway machined into the round shafts so they could not slip like was possible on MSA -[rare].. I might be wrong on that, but I do remember something a bit different from the MSA, yet very similar..
In any case, the one featured in this thread sounded sweet and also sounded very well played.... bob
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 12 May 2023 12:21 pm
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| Fine sounding steel and played well. Good job on the rebuild. |
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André Sommer
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Posted 16 May 2023 11:38 am
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Thanks, John Sluszny, John Widgren, Bob Carlucci and Larry Dering!
And Bob, you are right. These steels do sound amazingly good. The build quality is also top notch, imo. In my steel there aren't any machined things in the cross shafts to avoid slip. They are perfectly round but there's no problem with keeping the bellcranks in place. Thanks again! |
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Dale Foreman
From:
Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 16 May 2023 1:21 pm Dekley
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Is that a Georgie L E66 pickup? I learned on one of the first D 10’s that came out and I had E66’s which sounded great thru my LTD! Nice job on the restoration!
Dale
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André Sommer
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Posted 16 May 2023 1:56 pm Re: Dekley
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| Dale Foreman wrote: |
Is that a Georgie L E66 pickup? I learned on one of the first D 10’s that came out and I had E66’s which sounded great thru my LTD! Nice job on the restoration!
Dale |
Thanks, Dale. The pickup on this Dekley is a George L 10-5 with a 5 way selector switch. |
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