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Topic: Since most of us want............................ |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 27 Aug 2008 4:50 pm |
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Top O'the Line pedal steel guitars are seemingly available everywhere and some really top rated second hand or pre-owned g'tars are also available.
JUST CURIOUS. WHY do so many of you seek out for purchase, a make or model that most of us have NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF?
Is it the challenge of being first on the block?
Are you trying to avoid the higher price of a proven instrument that has been popularized by a well-known artist?
Whatever your reason, I'm confident it is more than justified. In my own selfish way, I of course selected the Gibson, Fender triple-8, Bigsby and Emmons........ Still have them and have never regretted the purchase.
Some folks seem to go thro g'tars like others go thro' cowboy hats. |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2008 5:36 pm
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Ray, They're trying to find one that will play itself, stay in tune, and not break strings, and sound like Buddy, Paul, Hal, Curley, etc.   Oh yeah, I forgot, Cheap too |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2008 6:08 pm
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I had a cowboy hat once, but prefer baseball caps, even tho you can't hold much water in 'em for your horse. Then went to flat caps, but only for special occassions.
Hope this helps. |
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Robert Harper
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2008 8:50 pm Greatness
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If anyone knows of a cheap guitar that stays in tune and will play itself and make me sound like Emmons, Franklin, Scotty, Jody, please send me a personal e-mail. I want be holding my breath however
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Jim Walker
From:
Headland, AL
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 2:00 am
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What would be the fun in a cheap guitar that played it self and sounded so good? LOL
Lucky for me I found the rig that had the tone and action that I wanted within my first few years of playing. The "Tone Hunt" is over and I no longer have G.A.S.
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 2:16 am
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Multi-Chord Bigsby
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Joe Drivdahl
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 10:37 am
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Well Ray,
I have one cowboy hat - a Stetson 5x Beaver that I have had for probably 25 years. Its the only cowboy hat I've ever had and probably ever will have.
Steels on the other hand, I've been through four in the past five or six years and I have a new Mullen on order now. I get the new licks out of them and then send them on their way. 
Actually I intend to be satisfied with the Mullen RP.
Joe |
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Brian Kurlychek
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 10:43 am
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what does your post mean raul
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 11:20 am Re: Since most of us want............................
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| Ray Montee wrote: |
Top O'the Line pedal steel guitars are seemingly available everywhere and some really top rated second hand or pre-owned g'tars are also available.
JUST CURIOUS. WHY do so many of you seek out for purchase, a make or model that most of us have NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF?
Is it the challenge of being first on the block?
Are you trying to avoid the higher price of a proven instrument that has been popularized by a well-known artist?
Whatever your reason, I'm confident it is more than justified. In my own selfish way, I of course selected the Gibson, Fender triple-8, Bigsby and Emmons........ Still have them and have never regretted the purchase.
Some folks seem to go thro g'tars like others go thro' cowboy hats. |
Ray, Im curious as to what would be a make and model that we have never heard of before? |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 11:48 am Re: Since most of us want............................
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| Ray Montee wrote: |
JUST CURIOUS. WHY do so many of you seek out for purchase, a make or model that most of us have NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF?
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Nowadays "most of us" have internet access, so the answer must be that "most of us" aren't interested. |
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Matthew Walton
From:
Fort Worth, Texas
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 12:01 pm
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| Ron Whitfield wrote: |
I had a cowboy hat once, but prefer baseball caps, even tho you can't hold much water in 'em for your horse. Then went to flat caps, but only for special occassions.
Hope this helps. |
Well, not really...
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 12:03 pm
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I am disheartened that nobody is interested in my steels 
Last edited by richard burton on 22 Sep 2008 9:39 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 1:46 pm Re: Since most of us want............................
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| Ray Montee wrote: |
Top O'the Line pedal steel guitars are seemingly available everywhere and some really top rated second hand or pre-owned g'tars are also available.
JUST CURIOUS. WHY do so many of you seek out for purchase, a make or model that most of us have NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF?
Is it the challenge of being first on the block?
Some folks seem to go thro g'tars like others go thro' cowboy hats. |
Some people just like to be "different". Some are looking to find the "latest and greatest", and some are just close to a deal that could be good...or bad.
Lotsa good guitars out there now, and a few "average" ones. IMHO, most all of 'em (probably 98%) are capable of playing more than their owners, or prospective owners, ever will.
The weakest link is usually between the steel and the seat! |
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Scott Shipley
From:
The Ozark Mountains
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 2:28 pm Re: Since most of us want............................
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| Ray Montee wrote: |
JUST CURIOUS. WHY do so many of you seek out for purchase, a make or model that most of us have NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF?
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I couldn´t agree more Ray. I think you should stop this frightening trend, and sell me that Bigsby CHEAP.
Till then, I´ll just hafta keep frankensteinin´those Mavericks!
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I am disheartened that nobody is interested in my steels
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You had me till you showed us her belly......
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 2:33 pm
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Brian,
At one time nobody had heard of any of them......ever so often a NEW name would show up....names that are now rated as the benchmarks.
It would be nice to have a brand X........then we could say mine works better and sounds better than brand X........and it is'nt even BLACK. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2008 2:57 pm Re: Since most of us want............................
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Actually, most of us want descriptive subject lines on Forum topics. 
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Scott Shipley
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