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Topic: msa pedal steel rig for 6 string guitar |
Joe Krumel
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Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 23 Oct 2013 9:10 am |
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| saw phil baugh lp cover with msa floor pedal unit that looked like it connected to another gadget mounted to 6 string bridge . any info on this old product? |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Oct 2013 1:21 pm
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There were only a few made, and the first one was on a Peavey T-50, used by Phil Baugh, as I recall. It worked with Bowden cables and a special bridge/changer unit, and could raise or lower any string 2 1/2 tones.
Here's Phil playing "Shadow of Your Smile", his signature piece with the unit -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX6J0mgX4bc |
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2013 6:35 pm
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I had one that I sold a year or so ago here on the Forum. It was fun to play around with, but I never really took to it. I downsized my collection and this one went away.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 25 Oct 2013 8:57 am
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Oct 2013 11:06 am
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Sorry 'bout that Chris, I stand resurrected.  |
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Bobby D. Jones
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2013 7:45 pm MSA pedal rig for 6 string guitar
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| In the late 1960's I saw a rig hooked up to a six string to get steel effects before I got into steel guitars. The guitar had a Harp tail piece with a rope like addition that ran from the tail piece to a stirrup on the floor. He would pick strings and then straighten his back raising 1 or more strings on the guitar. Neat sound. Wonder if this was an early trial at this concept. |
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2013 5:25 am
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Here's a couple of pictures of the one I had.
Also, here's a link to a demo video that MSA did. They never put the unit into actual production. It was a neat toy, but the market would have been really narrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbUR6wI5w8s&feature=related
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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