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Topic: Dekley D-10 |
Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 6:40 am |
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I have a shot at one of these for remarkably cheap, but I won't have much of a chance to try it out before committing.
What is the general impression of these guitars, and if it needs parts, how big a headache am I getting into?
Thanks for the help.
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Dick Wood
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Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 7:44 am
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I played one for about 16 years and for their day,were very well made guitars.They stay in tune,have smooth pedal action if someone hasn't screwed it up and very good tone.The chrome plated fingers don't groove up like aluminum fingers do.
On the down side,parts are pretty hard to come by but not impossible to find. Changing copedents can be time consuming and mildly irritating if you like to change your tuning now and then and it's a very heavy guitar at somehwere around 80 lbs in the case.
If the price is low and you are wanting a D10 to use as a second pracrtice guitar then it may be just what you need but keep in mind the newer guitars on the market are generally lighter, easier to work on, change tunings,get parts/support etc. |
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 9:38 am
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Ken,I bought a S-10 a few months ago and it is great,I got some extra parts from Tom Bradshaw,like Dick said the Double neck will be a heavy guitar...my single neck weighs 40 LBS,they are built like a tank,very precise tuning etc.As long as someone didn't monkey with the underside too much,and the price is right,and make sure the pickups work..but once again it will be heavy
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Gabriel Stutz
From:
Chicago, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 4:22 pm
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I would like to add one more recommendation for the Dekley. I have a D-10, and it has been a great guitar. I've had it out on 50 or so gigs, and a short tour, and it has been extremely reliable. I'm working on getting some parts from Tom Bradshaw myself, and it seems that he has just what I need, at a fair price, so I'd say go for it. I'd by another on if the timing was right. The only drawback is the weight, but I'd say it's worth dealing with unless you can afford a brand new steel made out of space-age stuff...
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 27 Mar 2007 5:03 pm
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Ken, I can solve the weight issue for you. I build light weight split cases for the older guitars. One for the body with wheels and a spring handle, and one for the pedal rack and the legs. It takes 20 pounds off the total carry weight.
Hatton Split Cases. (716) 691-6527 |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 28 Mar 2007 8:54 am
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I have a Dekley D-10 that I flail & flog away at every day.
Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'...
I move it with a small engine crane...  |
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