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Topic: Bang for the buck |
Gary Dunn
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near Camel City, NC
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Posted 29 May 2008 4:07 pm |
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| If you only have $1000 to spend on a pedal steel, which steel would you buy? Your goal is maximize your bang for the buck. The guitar can new, used, D10, SD10, U12, etc., and any brand--as long as it is priced at or below $1000. |
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James Collett
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San Dimas, CA
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Posted 29 May 2008 4:45 pm
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Fnd a good deal on a 70's S-10 MSA!
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 29 May 2008 5:25 pm Price vs. quality and all else that counts.................
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I'm not an expert at anything but I have always been amazed by individuals that make the choice of wanting to pay a fixed price for something and will settle for just about anything as long as the price is within a certain limit.
I paid $1,050 for my quad Bigsby and have never regreted it. My Emmons was $1,250 and again, I've never regreted it.
Not a single Rickenbacher gave me anything short of excellence.
I found airplanes, a Stinson Voyager, a Cessna 140-A, A Cessna 180 and a Cessna 310. All were absolute jewels. NEVER any problems.
I would strongly recommend you pick out what you'd like to get, scrape up the necessary funds and invest in it, wisely. If you do this and decide later to get out from under it, you'll likely be able to sell it and get your money back.
The other way usually sees a lot of unhappiness and disappointments, not to mention, lost funds. |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 29 May 2008 6:43 pm
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BMI - an older S-10 seems to be hovering around that vicinity these days. I have owned two BMIs - an S-10 E9 3+4 and single and a half S-12 Zane Beck universal 4+5, still have one. Sounds good, solid as a rock, easy to work on, reasonably priced. That's my experience, of course.
I think the right MSA around $1000-1200 is also a good deal. There was a Pedalmaster S-10 3+5 today for a grand. Dekleys sometimes show up reasonable also. All good guitars.
IMHO - don't argue about a couple of hundred bucks. If you see a killer guitar for $1200 and a mezzo-mezzo guitar for $1000, suck it up and pay the extra $200.
The biggest thing - the thing that you can't buy - is patience, grasshopper. The right guitar will always come along if you prepare your mind, figure out what you need, and then wait for it.  |
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Bill Fall
From:
Richmond, NH, USA
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Posted 30 May 2008 5:14 am
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| I paid $1,050 for my quad Bigsby and have never regreted it. |
Ray, I'll give ya 1,051 for it  |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 30 May 2008 5:47 am
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I agree with Ray Montee and Dave Mudgett. If at all doable, try to expand your possible cash output by a few hundred... at $1200-1300 you can find a nice S-10 Sho~Bud, with better resale value than a BMI or Dekley (though both are good guitars if in good condition). And at $1500 you get into a much higher quality/condition level of used guitar, like an MSA Classic D-10.
IMHO the mid-late 70's MSA guitars are the among the best bangs for the buck in the used market currently. Their all-pull mechanics were second to none at the time and are basically the same as what we use today. And with the plethora of after-market pickups available today, a wide variety of non-indigenous MSA sounds are also available.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Don Poland
From:
Hanover, PA.
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Posted 30 May 2008 1:29 pm
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280230983771&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018
(add several thousand dollars for fork-lift and back surgery)
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For those interested in this guitar, I wanted to let you know that I have purchased my MSA from these guys. They are great to do business with, however they know very little about pedal steel guitars. The one I purchased need work when I received it, but I was aware of most of it prior to purchase. Just keep that in mind while planning your bidding. |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 30 May 2008 1:36 pm
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Ray, those were some very wise words.
I have found my $900 Rittenbery built nashville LTD to be an exceptional bargain...but then i dont know stink from stank (others tell me its a nice guitar tho).
I didnt realize used MSA's and BMI's were in the $1000 range....why would anyone choose to buy a new student model for $1000 when they could possibly score a nice msa or bmi used pro-model for the same dough? |
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Brian Pelky
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 31 May 2008 11:47 am BMI
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| Guys..I'm in the same boat. So is an older, say early 80's to late 80's S-10 BMI for around $1,000 going to hold it's value if I wanted to sell it later and get the next guitar? |
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