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Topic: Fessenden Double 10 players |
Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 14 Sep 2014 7:08 am |
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what do all of you fesseden players think of there
guitars do they have that tone. what do you like about
them.... just want to know
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 14 Sep 2014 8:18 am
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| They tend to sound great, they are reasonably priced, they look great and Jerry is a good guy and always available to answer questions. Not the only guitar I play, but I like them a lot. |
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baxter vaughan
From:
Lubbock, Texas 79424
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Posted 14 Sep 2014 6:15 pm
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| I've had a couple of them. Very good guitars. I like the tone with a 710 on them. Only thing that bothered me was, they set up a little higher than other guitars. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 14 Sep 2014 7:42 pm
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I own a gorgeous lacquer D10 built in about 2002, which i've owned for 6 months or so.
The great tone Doug Jernigan and Peewee Charles got with the fessy is what drew me to the brand.
My sense was, and remains that Fessy's have a midrange honk to their 'natural' tone, and whether that materializes depends a lot on the pickup, amp and speaker.
This guitar came with George L EONS, which I believe are mid scoopy pickups, so the combination is very 'neutral' and clear as a bell. This is probably as good as match as any for most musician's tastes, but I will probably go with more mid present pickups if I ever dare gig with this far too pretty to gig with guitar.
I also own an MSA U12 and a 1974 Shobud D10 Pro 2, love them all, for different reasons.
I think Bob Blair hit the positives dead on. As Baxter notes, my fessy sits high too, which I like for better ergonomics on the top side, but it's everything I can do to reach the vertical levers - i'll have to make something to address that. |
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Shorty Rogers
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Posted 15 Sep 2014 8:46 am
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| Jerry will make your guitar any height you want. Mine is 1.5 inches under. Easy enough to shorten the legs and rods of a used one. Good mechanics and GREAT tone. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 15 Sep 2014 9:31 am
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if I ever dare gig with this far too pretty to gig with guitar.
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there is something terribly wrong with that train of thought!
....unless you never intended on performing in front of people... |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 15 Sep 2014 2:40 pm
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Chris: I gig with my MSA...stage shot in the 12 string thread.
The Fessy has a flamed maple 'gold burst' top and what I think are rosewood aprons with gold foil border s...so you understand where i'm coming from. |
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Brett Lanier
From:
Madison, TN
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Posted 16 Sep 2014 5:51 am
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I've owned two, and have played probably a dozen or so. My favorite thing about them was that they always sounded better on a record than what I thought I was hearing while recording.
This one was done on my first fessy (a rosewood S10 with half pad) before I learned how to play. I have to credit the guitar for any good sounds that may have occurred. http://youtu.be/uAHR7_VZdRw |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Sep 2014 8:05 am
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| Tom Gorr wrote: |
Chris: I gig with my MSA...stage shot in the 12 string thread.
The Fessy has a flamed maple 'gold burst' top and what I think are rosewood aprons with gold foil border s...so you understand where i'm coming from. |
Nope. That's as silly a notion as a car too pretty to drive on the road.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 16 Sep 2014 8:13 am
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| Tom Gorr wrote: |
Chris: I gig with my MSA...stage shot in the 12 string thread.
The Fessy has a flamed maple 'gold burst' top and what I think are rosewood aprons with gold foil border s...so you understand where i'm coming from. |
Nope. That's as silly a notion as a car too pretty to drive on the road. |
Lol...someday, when you guys start underwriting 'steel guitar collision insurance', I may consider it...(or when a suitably formal venue arises). |
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