| Author |
Topic: NEWBIE `S FIRST AXE!!! |
Don Campbell
From:
Sutter California, USA
|
Posted 16 May 2008 6:51 am |
|
Hi all ,I`ve been hiding here for a couple years now as a guest, finally became a member a month ago.Posted here about nor cal players/instructors,great response.Jim Gray and Don Fong hooked me up with this beauty,a Thomas D10 with 8 pedals and 7 knees,kind of an ultimate starter rig don`t ya think  .I`m not a musician but hope to become a decent PSG player.hope the pics upload ok they were taken with a cell phone.
thanks Don
PS: I haven`t cleaned this thing up yet ,this is "as purchased" condition.
_________________
Thomas D10 8/7,Mackie 1402 VLZ PRO mixer,Peavey session 400 amp,Walker seat,generic v-pedal,Vega D-8 lap steel,Gretsch square neck resonator |
|
|
 |
Joe Smith
From:
Charlotte, NC, USA
|
Posted 16 May 2008 6:58 am
|
|
WOW!! Don that is one beautiful guitar. Congratulations.
I hope you are aware that once you start messing around with these pedal steel guitars, you will be addicted for life. 
Welcome to the forum. |
|
|
|
Don Campbell
From:
Sutter California, USA
|
Posted 16 May 2008 7:09 am
|
|
Hey Joe .I`ve been addicted since I was little ,listening to my dads records of Ernest Tubb,Hank sr.,Ray Price etc.Love the range and crying ability of a steel,nothing better.
Thanks for the compliment ,she`s a pretty machine for sure. Don (GONWHLN@AOL.COM) (530)870-7607
_________________
Thomas D10 8/7,Mackie 1402 VLZ PRO mixer,Peavey session 400 amp,Walker seat,generic v-pedal,Vega D-8 lap steel,Gretsch square neck resonator |
|
|
|
Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
|
Posted 16 May 2008 7:11 am
|
|
| Look at all them movin' parts. What a way to start the day |
|
|
|
Greg Wisecup
From:
Troy, Ohio
|
Posted 16 May 2008 7:41 am
|
|
That should keep you busy for a couple of weeks....
_________________
Derby SD-10 4&5 Black!(duh)/
Derby D-10/Steelers Choice/
Goodrich 120/ 2- Katana Boss 100's
/Nashville 400
RV-3/ Zoom MS-50G
As long as I'm down in the mix I'm Fantastic! |
|
|
|
Don Campbell
From:
Sutter California, USA
|
Posted 16 May 2008 7:46 am
|
|
Hi Greg ,wife says I may have trouble because the only experience I have is playing with her G string  lol (I didn`t think that was funny)
_________________
Thomas D10 8/7,Mackie 1402 VLZ PRO mixer,Peavey session 400 amp,Walker seat,generic v-pedal,Vega D-8 lap steel,Gretsch square neck resonator |
|
|
|
Marty Kerluk
From:
Toronto, Ontario Canada
|
Posted 16 May 2008 8:38 am
|
|
Don,
That was funny...Nice one...
| Don Campbell wrote: |
| Hi Greg ,wife says I may have trouble because the only experience I have is playing with her G string lol (I didn`t think that was funny) |
|
|
|
|
chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
|
Posted 16 May 2008 2:39 pm
|
|
| don, that's a great steel! you're lucky...don and jim are very nice people, and jim can show you pretty much any lick anyone has done...i need to pick his brain myself! |
|
|
|
Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
|
Posted 16 May 2008 3:42 pm
|
|
Starter Rig???  That's a beauty!
_________________
The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
RC Antolina |
|
|
|
Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
|
Posted 16 May 2008 4:10 pm
|
|
Don, welcome to our addiction! The Thomas is an interesting pedal steel..wow what a starter model!
Bent |
|
|
|
Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
|
Posted 16 May 2008 4:23 pm
|
|
| Congratulation's Don! That's a fine steel guitar... |
|
|
|
Chris Bauer
From:
Nashville, TN USA
|
Posted 16 May 2008 6:22 pm
|
|
Wow! Nice to have a "starter rig" that'll actually last you a lifetime! That's a great guitar.
Say hi to Jim and Don Fong for me. I've no clue if either will remember me. I got my first why-did-I-ever-get-rid-of-it???? JCH from Don. (And doesn't/didn't Jim have an orange JCH?)
Anyhow, looks like you got an amazing guitar right off the bat. Don't be like the rest of us idiots - hang onto it!
And Chris is right, Jim can show you pretty much everything that anyone else has played. He just forgot to mention that he (Chris) can show you cool things you'll also want to play that are completely unique to his playing. |
|
|
|
Pete Cormier
From:
Eunice, Louisiana, USA
|
Posted 17 May 2008 10:58 am
|
|
DON WELCOME AND BEST OF LUCK.--WHAT A GREAT GUITAR
_________________
SUPRO---MAN
49&51 SUPRO SINGLE NECKS
54 DOUBLE NECK SUPRO
2006 D-8 PEDALMASTER
1994 D-8 PEDALMASTER |
|
|
|
chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
|
Posted 17 May 2008 11:42 am
|
|
chris b....still miss you! i regularly think about jim's jch...an early model, orange mica with white fretboards...i always lusted after it..and your jch's, and legrande..and jim's thomas...and mullen...and carter...and...my early favorite of his was a beautiful 10 pedal emmons pp aqua blue he was playing back in the cowtown of orangevale days.
...not to mention jimmy fox's old pp emmons..what ever happened to him? |
|
|
|
Roy Ayres
From:
Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
|
Posted 17 May 2008 11:54 am
|
|
Don,
Fine looking rig -- but when I click on the picture, why do I keep hearing a phone conversation?
_________________
Pioneers of Western Swing HOF, Seattle 2005
Western Swing Music HOF, Sacramento 2006
International Steel Guitar HOF, St.Louis 2007
Visit my Web Site at RoysFootprints.com
Browse my Photo Album and be sure to sign my Guest Book. |
|
|
|
Curt Shoemaker
From:
Ionia, Kansas, USA
|
Posted 17 May 2008 7:13 pm
|
|
| Congratulations Don, the fun is just starting. |
|
|
|
John Coffman
From:
Wharton,Texas USA
|
Posted 18 May 2008 6:22 am
|
|
Hey Don you said she was a beauty. That was a under statment. You have got a great guitar and you will not have to upgrade in the next 10 years. LOL If you ever do find a need to let her go. I am sure I can make some room. I need a blonde for the two red heads. LOL Don if I can help you please shoot me a line. It's tuff enough learning from scratch. Lot's of great people on the forum to guide you and assist. They have all help me learn quickly and without to many bad habits. Come see us at the SETSGA jam's in Katy.
_________________
ShowPro SD10, Mullens RP, Bose S1 Pro, GK MB200, MB500, Bugera T50 Tube amp with SlidgeRig, TC HOF reverb effect. |
|
|
|
Don Campbell
From:
Sutter California, USA
|
Posted 19 May 2008 8:42 am
|
|
| Roy Ayres wrote: |
Don,
Fine looking rig -- but when I click on the picture, why do I keep hearing a phone conversation? |
Hi Roy ,didn`t I mention that with all those strings it makes a great cell phone antenna,also helps with hands free calls -foot dial /knee hang up
_________________
Thomas D10 8/7,Mackie 1402 VLZ PRO mixer,Peavey session 400 amp,Walker seat,generic v-pedal,Vega D-8 lap steel,Gretsch square neck resonator |
|
|
|
