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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 8:45 am |
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| The new Powerslide has just begun to ship to dealers. Check it out in the latest Guitar Player mag(May 2009). Check it out! |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 9:07 am Peavey Powerslide
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How much are they going to be? What gauges will they be strung with? What scale length will this be? Geez, we waited long enough for this!  |
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Ted Lowe Jr
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 6:16 pm
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one word
YUCK
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Joshua Grange
From:
Los Angeles, California
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 7:05 pm
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I think it's
RADICAL |
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Bryan Knox
From:
Gardendale, Alabama...Ya'll come
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 7:22 pm
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I, personally, do not care for the look of it.
But... I will not throw stones at it because I think its looks may actually be a catalyst that will create interest with younger players. And if there's one thing we need in the world of steel, it's younger players to carry the torch.
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 9:35 pm
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Good to hear, Mike.
We have had about three or four threads about this guitar since it was first debuted at NAMM I believe in January of '08. And I think the body shape is great. People have rigged up lap steels for stand-up playing for years, and there have been instruments before this designed to do the job, like the Melobar. This Power Slide is ergonomically designed for being comfortable to play standing.
I've been waiting for this. I play a lot of dobro standing, with a strap, and do a lot of vocals.
I need a stand-up 6 string lap steel for certain things, but the budget is pretty tight around here these days, and I can't afford to lay out the dough right now for an instrument like Jason Dumont's Lap King like Jerry Douglas occasionally plays standing up, or an MSA Super Slide that can be set up for standing.
So if the pickup on the Power Slide is pretty good, and the rest of the parts are respectable, and will hold up, then this thing looks like a pretty good deal.
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 11:24 pm
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I'd love to try one of these. The shape apparently makes it easy to play standing up with a special y-shaped strap. And with an MSRP of only $249, maybe it'll street for $200, that's a heck of a deal on a glitzy looking lap steel!
Mike Brown, will Peavey make an 8-string model perhaps?
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 6:52 am
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Abe's of Maine is showing them for 200 bucks:
http://tinyurl.com/azu8ks
However, it is showing the item as being "back ordered."
In one of the earlier threads, Bobbe Seymour posted that he was speaking with Peavey about making an 8-string model. Maybe he and/or Mike can elaborate on the progress regarding that idea.
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 7:50 am Peavey Powerslide
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There is a reason for the radical shape. We call the body contact portion of the Powerslide the "bellyhook", which conforms to the human "belly" area without slipping or pulling to the left when in the standing position. This IS a guitar that you would play standing up. There is a three-point strap that is included with the guitar for the standing position as well.
Yes, the body shape is radical and the idea was to appeal to the younger player. However, there are other reasons for the various contours of the body shape. Check the Powerslide out this weekend at the Texas Steel Guitar Jamboree in the Carter Booth and see for yourself.
Here are the pertinant specs that we frequently receive on our instruments;
Scale-24 3/4"
Nut Width-2 1/8"
Bridge width-2 1/2"
String Spacing- 12/32"
We string these instruments with "12's"(12-56)
If you have questions about this product, feel free to contact me here at Peavey by calling our toll free number at 1-877-732-8391, ext. 1180.
Mike Brown
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James Brown
From:
Mt Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 8:25 am Peavey
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Where are these guitars made?  |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 3:47 pm
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| these look like a great product to me! and good old peavey continues their 'affordable for pickers' policy! |
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Michael Strauss
From:
Delray Beach,Florida
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 4:46 pm
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I think this is a great idea. A way for us to get up and move around. Remember Rusty?
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Tom Morse
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2009 6:28 am Just What I am Looking For
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I have been looking for a stand up lap steel or ways to adapt one that is economical. I am mainly a guitar player but want to get back into some steel playing (gave up the pedal steel).
I can handle the radical styling, even though I am not a young targeted buyer. If the quality is there for that price it is a no brainer for me.
I also like the way the second control knob pans from dual to single coil too. That sounds like a great feature to go between a country sound or a blues or rock tone.
At that price I am guessing it comes from China so I would not buy one unless I check it out first. Could be some instrument to instrument differences. |
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Gary Gould
From:
North Dakota, USA
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Dave Sky
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2009 10:01 am
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Has anyone actually played or bought one?
Are they actually available somewhere?
Will whoever buys one please review it?
Thanks! |
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Daniel J. Cormier
From:
Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2009 12:14 pm Power Slide
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Played on in the Carter Room in Dallas. With a little hotter pickup she'd be a dam nice lap. Played great was just a little thin in the tone department.It's lightweight and will fit in the over head compartment.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2009 1:31 pm
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This guitar has to be one of Peavey's best kept secrets.
I have asked several Peavey dealers about this guitar and all I get is a "deer in the headlights" look.  |
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Duane Dunard
From:
Troy, MO. U.S.A.
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 3:38 am
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| I currently have two in stock, and if interested, will do my best to match other dealer's price. Duane's Music, 636) 528-4307 www.duanesmusic.com |
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 4:23 am
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| We have two in stock at Corson Music, one red and one black IIRC. 217-352-1477 |
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Bob Cox
From:
Buckeye State
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 5:02 am
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| Do they make this in an eight stringer too? |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 6:11 am
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Bob,
From what I gather, Peavey has no intentions to make an 8 stringer.
Their market target are the slide players in rock bands. |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 6:42 am
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As I posted earlier, there was talk last year that Bobbe Seymour was working with Peavey on a possible 8 string version.
Maybe they need to see how the 6 string version "flies" before plunging into an 8 string model.
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Chance Wilson
From:
California, USA
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 11:12 am
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Whit,bet he would love it. DYKBC.
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