| What is your primary instrument? |
| D-10 |
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39% |
[ 69 ] |
| S or SD-10 |
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37% |
[ 66 ] |
| U-12 (E9/B6) |
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12% |
[ 22 ] |
| S-12 (extended E9) |
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1% |
[ 3 ] |
| D-11 |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| D-12 |
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2% |
[ 4 ] |
| D-8 |
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2% |
[ 4 ] |
| S-8 |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| other (please describe) |
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4% |
[ 8 ] |
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| Total Votes : 176 |
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Topic: What is your primary instrument? (D-10, S-10, U-12, etc...) |
scott murray
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 3:49 pm |
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just wondering what everyone here is playing primarily...?
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1965 Emmons S-10, 3x5 • Emmons LLIII D-10, 10x12 • JCH D-10, 10x12 • Beard MA-8 • Oahu Tonemaster |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 4:24 pm
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I clicked "other" because for the last few years, this particular setup of two S-6s probably gets more attention than the other four-five instruments in my regular rotation.
Steel guitars are like Lay's potato chips, in that you can't have just one.
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 6:08 pm Poll
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| S10 non pedal |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 6:29 pm
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10 string Eharp. 12 string superslide
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Michael Deering
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 10:32 pm Rickenbacher B6 Panda
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 15 Jun 2019 1:41 am
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Scott, thanks for this - I shall follow it with interest. I play a uni 12 for weight reasons but I find it can do both "necks" just fine at my elementary level.
There are those who reckon unis will never catch on, but every time I look at the forum it seems that someone else has bought one 
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 15 Jun 2019 2:42 am
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D10, It seems after owning several D10's and S10's over the many years and bringing one or the other to a show (gig) ,it's apparent that consistency suffers, at least for me. We can never play a tune or even dabble on the C6 if its at home.
I sold my last S10, I doubt I'll ever buy another. What has happened over the last few years is I now play several tunes down under on gigs. If I didn't bring a D10 I would be missing the lower neck even for just a few tunes.
Yep, they weigh more. I found a way to deal with it. TWO !
One lives setup in my music room, one lives in the case by the door . AND the proper cart.
The thing is, for me, I want to play C6th so I need to bring a D10 to accomplish this. No I don't want a UNI. My tenure is totally D10 and thats just the way it's gonna be till I hang it up !
Please don't suggest that I should grab a UNI , not going to do it. A Push Pull, a Legrande II , a bunch of Teles and my legacy is written, one way or the other !
What do we want to play and study musically ? my take is thats what should determine what Steel we own.
thats all I got !
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Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders , Eastman Mandolin ,
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Benjamin Davidson
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Posted 15 Jun 2019 7:58 am
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My Justice is currently getting her Universal conversion. I posted as "other" to to her remaining as S10 (Pro-Lite). I dont need the lower strings of a 12, at the moment.
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Justice Pro-Lite (9p9k) 10 String D13th Universal Tuning |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 15 Jun 2019 9:25 pm
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 16 Jun 2019 12:59 am
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12 is a good substitute for 20
Ok, I'll stop now
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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scott murray
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 18 Jun 2019 12:05 pm
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gotta say... it's nice to see the good ol' D-10 taking the lead here. I realize this is a very small number of total players but I'm not too surprised by the results thus far.
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1965 Emmons S-10, 3x5 • Emmons LLIII D-10, 10x12 • JCH D-10, 10x12 • Beard MA-8 • Oahu Tonemaster |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 18 Jun 2019 12:38 pm
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I was just thinking the same. Tiny fraction of the membership, but still what you'd expect.
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Karen Sarkisian
From:
Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2019 5:56 pm
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Another S-10 vote !
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Emmons, Franklin, Mullen |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 18 Jun 2019 8:20 pm
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| Depends on the situation. D-10, U-12, SD-10, an old Fender 800, and sometimes a lap or console with 6 or 8 strings. |
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Dennis Montgomery
From:
Western Washington
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Posted 18 Jun 2019 8:48 pm
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Most of the time, SD-12 extended D9 (I voted S-12 Ext E9...close enough).
I still bring out the Fender 400 8 string now and then when a song needs a distorted solo. I have my own copedent I call G15 that is very symmetrical and much more fun to solo on than extended D9 (G-B-D-F#-A-C#-E-G#...aka alternating major and minor 3rds) though I usually don't use the pedals for soloing...and it literally sustains forever through my Line6 processor
I also have a 10 string MCI that sits in it's case (which I'll likely sell soon) and a BMI S-12 I'm restoring that will probably be extended E9, though could take a spin with the Zane Beck uni tuning 
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Hear my latest album, "Celestial" featuring a combination of Mullen SD12 and Synthesizers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhh6b_xXTx4&list=PLfXm8aXRTFz0x-Sxso0NWw493qAouK
Hear my album, "Armistice" featuring Fender 400 on every song:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfXm8aXRTFz2Pz_GXhvmjne7lPEtsplyW
Hear my Pedal Steel Only playlist featuring Mullen G2 SD12 on covers like Candyman, Wild Horses, Across the Universe & more...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfXm8aXRTFz2f0JOyiXpZyzNrvnJObliA |
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2019 8:28 am Primary Steel Guitar
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I have been playing D12 steels since 1962. Went from custom 6 pedal Fender 400 to MSA D12 and never looked back.
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Carter D12, MSA S12, 12 String Custom Made Non-Pedal, Evans FET 500LV, Evans SE200, Peavey Nashville 400, Fender Steel King |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 19 Jun 2019 9:28 am
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I'd love to play a D12. I'd also like to be able to lift one
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Daniel Morris
From:
Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2019 2:49 pm
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Lap steel ('71) to Fender 400 to Sho-Bud S10 to Univeral 12 string ('79) to the present.
Never had a D10, don't care for SD bodies -
U12 steel for 40 years til I can't do it anymore.
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1979 MSA U12 Pedal Steel
1982 Kline U12 Pedal steel
2019 Sierra U12 Pedal Steel
2011 Bear Creek MK Weissenborn
Milkman 40W Mini amp w/Telonics 15" speaker.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel w/TT 15" speaker.
Frenzel MB-50 head.
Spaceman, Empress, Eventide, Pigtronix. |
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Paul Pearson
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2019 6:12 am Pole
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| Most of the time I play s10 when I feel like loading and unloading I will take the sd10 |
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2019 8:09 am Primary Instrument
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D12
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Carter D12, MSA S12, 12 String Custom Made Non-Pedal, Evans FET 500LV, Evans SE200, Peavey Nashville 400, Fender Steel King |
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 1 Jul 2019 6:20 pm
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MSA Legend D12 for now. I have a new MSA Legend SD12 ordered.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
"YANKIN' STRINGS & STOMPIN' PEDALS" since 1967. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 1 Jul 2019 11:59 pm
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Magnificent beasts! Much envy here
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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David Rattray
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 2 Jul 2019 6:01 am Gibby"s
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A 48 & a 38.....
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