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Andy Alford

 

Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 4:29 am    
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If you had only one choice for a steel what would it be?
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Mike D

 

From:
Phx, Az
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 7:09 am    
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A free one.
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Michael Johnstone


From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 10:11 am    
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A mid 60s Stringmaster-mint condition,of course.2nd choice-8 string Rickenbacker Silver Hawiian G Deluxe. -MJ-
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Ricky Davis


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Bertram, Texas USA
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 12:14 pm    
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The "SSHAWAIIAN".

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Ricky Davis
http://hometown.aol.com/sshawaiian/RickyHomepage.html
http://users.interlinks.net/rebel/steel/steel.html
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mikey


From:
New Jersey
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 12:19 pm    
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7 string pre-war bakelite Rick,
Aloha,
Mike
PS Mike D, watch what you wish for, you get what you pay for!!! I got a free one once, and I couldn't give it away!!!

[This message was edited by mikey on 20 March 2000 at 12:22 PM.]

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C Dixon

 

From:
Duluth, GA USA
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 3:33 pm    
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7 string Pre war bakelite Rick

Walk with Jesus and all things will be good,

carl
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Mike D

 

From:
Phx, Az
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 4:40 pm    
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Mikey, that's not true, you could've given it to me

Actually I'd choose a tricone powered Weissenborn, Oh yeah, I've got one

I do like those old stamped steel Ric'c too.
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mikey


From:
New Jersey
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2000 8:36 pm    
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Sorry Mike,
It's already been raped for parts...That's all it was good for,
Mike
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wayne yakes md

 

From:
denver, colorado
Post  Posted 21 Mar 2000 8:19 am    
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A mid-1930's Richy fry-pan is tough to beat!
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Brandin


From:
Newport Beach CA. USA
Post  Posted 21 Mar 2000 9:00 am    
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For me it would be my wood body D-8 Rickenbacker with 3 legs.

[This message was edited by Brandin on 21 March 2000 at 09:02 AM.]

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Jason Lollar

 

From:
Seattle area
Post  Posted 24 Mar 2000 9:08 am    
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Rickys with the horse shoe magnet have a nice nasty dirty tone but the Stringmaster is hard to beat for being versitile and three necks is very usefull but takes a while to tune.
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Ray Montee


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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
Post  Posted 28 Mar 2000 9:38 am    
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I'll put my pre-war Rick 7 and 6 string Bakelites up against anything out there if we're talking tone, accuracy and ease of playing. I forgot, the estranged wife stole my six stringer and 1941 Rick amp.
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Bobby Lee


From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 28 Mar 2000 8:42 pm    
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I'm in love with my 8 string Sierra. I can't even imagine a better lap steel.

A pre-war bakelite 7 string Rick would be my second choice. (Sorry, Carl.)

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Sierra Session S-12 (E9), Speedy West D-10 (E9, D6),
Sierra S-8 Laptop (D13), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (D13, A6)
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Earnest Bovine


From:
Los Angeles CA USA
Post  Posted 29 Mar 2000 8:38 pm    
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Does the Excel (that looks like a Rick) compare well to the Sierra?
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Al Nixon

 

From:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 30 Mar 2000 8:01 am    
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Since pre-war bakelite Rickenbachers have been mentioned several times, would anyone care to suggest what a fair price for late-30's 6-string Rickenbacher in good condition would be?

Al Nixon
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Mark Durante


From:
St. Pete Beach FL
Post  Posted 3 Apr 2000 5:27 pm    
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I'm with Brandin, how's it going man?
Rick DW16. Of course if I could afford a Bigsby...
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Billy Jones

 

From:
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Post  Posted 4 Apr 2000 1:25 pm    
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My 10 string Inovator is the ticket for me but if I was to go for a vintage single neck, I think I would like to have another National New Yorker or a Stringmaster.
..... Billy
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Mischa Sobel

 

From:
Cresskill, NJ 07626
Post  Posted 5 Apr 2000 1:23 am    
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Got 'em both. Double neck Stringmaster 8, and a 1947 National New Yorker. Wouldn't mind a triple or quad Stringmaster

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Mischa
'steelin' in cresskill'
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Mark van Allen


From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
Post  Posted 5 Apr 2000 9:19 am    
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I have to go with bOb on this one... I've had or currently own Fender Stringmaster, Fender Deluxe 8, Gibson consolette, Console Grande,Melobars, Morrrels, etc. and none of them come close to the Sierra 8. I keep hauling out one of those vintage beauties to play on stage, and keep going back to the Sierra. For tone, string spacing, clearance over the pickups and fingerboard (one beef with the Fenders and consolettes) and just plain playing vibe, Don really got it right. I never did care much for the Sierra D-10 I used to have, but this is a different animal!

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Mark van Allen-"Blueground Undergrass" Pedal, Non-Pedal, Lap, and Dobro
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