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Topic: opinion of dekley steel guitars |
Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 5:18 pm |
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| i would like to know how good dekley steels are also do they sound good. |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 5:26 pm
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I had one before my Fessenden, liked it very much. Played in tune and had great tone. Easy to change copedant. Only drag was that it was heavy.
Dan
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 5:55 pm
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Great guitars. 
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 6:14 pm
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| You might find a better name but they'll play and sound as good as any. |
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John Gould
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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 6:57 pm
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Great Guitars but your right they are heavy but I think that's part of why they sound good and stay in tune.
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 8:50 pm
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Second to none in the sound and playability department.
Besides: I can't imagine any other steel being able to take that much beating and abuse and still be ready for stage-performance. |
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Scott Howard
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Georgetown, TN, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 2:17 am
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I have had a couple of them and still have one. I really like mine and they can be bought at very good price. One of the best for the money you can buy. Currently mine is the only one of my guitars I am playing. The only thing I have heard negative ( other than heavy ) is the string spacing is a little closer than the MSA Classic and most other guitars.
It was never a problem to me but does take a few minutes to adjust to . Like a MSA Classic They are built like tanks and seem to last forever . |
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 3:50 am dekley p.s.g
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have been playing one for about 6 years now. great sounding guitars  they are heavey but, sound great
if, i where you i would stick with the dekley slimline guitars that where built in the 80's
just my 2 cents
p.w
www.countyoutlaws.com |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 5:16 am
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| Because of it's ultra heavy construction and "Pakawood" necks, my Dekley seems to have less cabinet drop than most other steels I've played. |
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Bob Knight
From:
Bowling Green KY
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 5:31 am
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| Rick Schmidt wrote: |
| Because of it's ultra heavy construction and "Pakawood" necks, my Dekley seems to have less cabinet drop than most other steels I've played. |
Agreed!
The Dekley "Slimline" is probably the most underrated guitar out there.
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Bill Stroud
From:
Dresden, Tennessee, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 8:11 am Double 12 Dekley 8 & 9
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I've got one Double 12 9 floors and 8 knees sounds as good as they get.
I would sell it ......
Bill
Interested parties email me for price & Pictures.
bjsbars@frontiernet.net
If sells from here forum gets their %. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 8:53 am
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| I helped a guy set-up a red Deckley S10 3x5, and it was/is one great sounding Pedal Steel (that he got at an incedible price). |
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John McGlothlin
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 10:44 am
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| I remember back when the show called Nashville Alive was on and Buddy Emmons and Phil Baugh were part of the staff band there was one episode where Buddy Emmons was using a Deckley single neck,it might have been a universal or an extended E9th and if I was dreaming this then pardon my insanity but I don't think I was. |
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Dennis Brown
From:
Gowen, Mi. USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 12:25 pm slim line here!
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I have a 1983 slimline D10. Black. Looks great, sounds greater. I've had many other great brand name steels and the Dekley is not a under dog to any of them. Heavy? yes. Heavy with tone? "Oh yea"
I've been playing sense 1972 (off and on). My first new steel was a Dekley. After 15 or 20 other steels in my time I'm again on a Dekley.
Dennis. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 8:18 pm
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I have 3 of 'em. A Student S-10, a Slimline S-10, and weighty but beauty D-10.
I play out mostly with the Slimline but sometimes my Emmons SD-10. There is a definite difference between the two but they both sound beautiful (when somebody that knows how to play them sits down to 'em...  ).
The D-10 stays in the 3rd floor studio. Hasn't moved in 3 years but gets played daily.; |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 7:51 pm
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I like heavy guitars, just my opinion, but they seem to hold to temp changes a bit better and dont scoot around on wooden bandstands. I have tried a few modern light one's which are nice on the load out and in, but they seem to move about a bit on a wooden stage.
Dekley had a great reputation.
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 26 Jul 2009 2:08 am
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I have two Dekleys,one of which I´ve played for well
over 25 years...greatest working tools around.McUtsi |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 26 Jul 2009 11:37 am
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| Split the cases and it will solve the weight problem on the Dekleys. Takes 20 pounds off. They are great sounding guitars. www.hattoncases.com |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 28 Jul 2009 4:03 am psg
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| D-10's are heavy. Changing out the pickups sometimes are a problem also due to the narrow originals. The models that used pakkawood were built like a tank and last forever it seems. |
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Lana Carroll
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 6 Sep 2009 9:52 pm
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My main steel currently is a Dekley D-10 I got off the forum last year. It has great sustain and stays in tune. You can get a fabulous tone out of it - tho I do have to balance out the treble by rolling it way down & boosting the mid-range and bass. My guess is that this has to do with the pickups that are on it, which I think are original, but I am not entirely sure it's not my amplifier set-up.
I ditto the weight issue, though. Its unbelievably heavy - like the grand piano of pedal steels, or something. I usually request help from my band-mates when setting it up and breaking it down. |
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Scott Howard
From:
Georgetown, TN, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2009 4:08 am
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I have a 2nd Dekley set up and playing it here at home as well. I chose it to set up because it was drilled for 11 pedals . It was the easiest to reverse the pedals on because of this . I think they are great and would buy another one in a heartbeat. They are heavy but they are normaly very reasonable on the price .
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Bill Dobkins
From:
Rolla Missouri, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2009 2:32 pm
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Wish I had one.
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 7 Sep 2009 4:51 pm
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I wish I had two 
The only problem related to my nearly 30 year old Dekley, is that I have so far been unable to find another PSG that is built strong enough, and flexible enough, to copy my existing ones copedent to. Only solution is to get another Dekley, it seems. |
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Dallas Cheked
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2011 8:10 pm
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| Rick Schmidt wrote: |
| Because of it's ultra heavy construction and "Pakawood" necks, my Dekley seems to have less cabinet drop than most other steels I've played. |
I would like to see this Pakkawood material used in steel guitar construction once again. This stuff is super strong and makes a great sounding instrument. You don't need metal necks to get clarity out of a Dekley. I certainly wouldn't mind owning one.
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 2 Feb 2011 9:17 pm
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| You don't need metal necks to get clarity out of a Dekley. I certainly wouldn't mind owning one. |
Now - as of two days ago - I got two, and this one will not get aluminum necks since it - quite correctly - doesn't need 'em.
This D10 seem to have just slightly less sustain and a hair more detuning than the modded S10 I have back in Norway, so I will leave it as is on top.
Will add one pedal and a vertical lever though - got original Dekley parts, just to get the upper neck closer to the copedant I'm used to.
Strange that people want these Dekley PSGs but don't buy one when they're available. I have bought two Dekleys in the last year and a half here on the forum, and let a few pass me by. I have also sold one through the forum.
I'm sure glad I got this D10. It's a great-sounding good-looking show-piece, and I don't think it is the least heavy - just steady. And ... it's black  |
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