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Topic: Check these steels out...... |
Jim Davies
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Charlottesville VA
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 11:04 am |
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You can play them sitting , standing or bolt on a guitar. What do ya think?
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 11:25 am
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Do you want to know what I really think?  |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 11:52 am
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I think you did a very nice job. They look great.
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Brad Davis
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 11:57 am
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| Nicely done. These remind me of some of the adventurous guitar designs you see in "The Strat in the Attic". |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 12:20 pm
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| If I were in the market for a guit-steel type instrument, I'd definitely want to try one. The double neck steel looks like a bit more than I could handle but I especially like the spalted wood single neck example on your web site. You might want to add a standing-while-playing clip in the video section. |
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Paul Seager
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 12:31 am
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I think they look great. Kind of a retro Bigsby guitar in a lap-steel form. A refreshing new take on the usual "plank" designs. I wish you much success Jim and if I am ever in the market for a new steel ...
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 3:56 am
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| Very cool 😎 |
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 7:36 am
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If Prince had played steel guitar...
Very cool designs. I always like seeing something different. |
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Lee Holliday
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 11:45 am
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My immediate thought was Prince, keep innovating I like the drilled steel holder.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 11:51 am
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Definitely COOL-looking.
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 12:13 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| Do you want to know what I really think? |
I'm thinking what you're thinking, Erv.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 1:42 pm
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David,
I think they're a little over the top. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 2:19 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| ...I think they're a little over the top. |
Respectfully disagree. Lots of people thought the same thing about Teles & Strats, not to mention the original Flying V's and Explorers. History has proved them wrong.
To me, Jim Davies' instruments are somewhat reminiscent of those of the early California innovators such as PA Bigsby, Roger Rossmeisl, and Semie Moseley.
Can't help but agree with the Prince reference. If the little guy had played guit-steel, betcha he'd a'loved 'em. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 2:25 pm
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I'd sure hate to show up at a Texas honky-tonk with one of these. You'd need more than chicken wire to keep from getting hit with a Lone Star bottle!  |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 2:40 pm
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| I am entitled to my opinion, it may differ from yours but that's YOUR problem. |
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 8:38 am
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| Mama always said, if you got nothing nice to say... |
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Jim Davies
From:
Charlottesville VA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 12:55 pm
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Hey, Thanks fellas I appreciate it! I took this one out to the gig last night.
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 2:13 pm
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These look amazing! and as an amateur steel builder myself, I can tell many many hours went into these works of ART.
My only concern is that the weight of the guit/steel bolt ons would kill the players back in a short time. And I wonder if it's worth it... instead of just switching instruments.
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Ken Campbell
From:
Ferndale, Montana
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 6:35 pm
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| Extremely cool. |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 9:23 pm
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| Dom Franco wrote: |
These look amazing! and as an amateur steel builder myself, I can tell many many hours went into these works of ART.
My only concern is that the weight of the guit/steel bolt ons would kill the players back in a short time. And I wonder if it's worth it... instead of just switching instruments. |
I would definitely need a stand.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 4:12 am
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Kind of what Millennials call a "mashup" but in a cool. Congrats on trying something different.
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 5:29 am
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The natural one at the end is where they turn the tide for me. The styling and dual tone woods has a great Paul Bigsby vibe, reminds me of those initial guitars like the one made for Merle Travis:
The "upper" fretted half of the guit-steel actually looks pretty handsome by itself, I like that body shape. Distinct enough from Fender to have its own character, upper horn has a hint of Rickenbacker 4000/600 to it (which I've always been a sucker for).
It would be a nice feature if they could be wired in a semi-modular fashion...ie., detachable, and one neck having a master output and a discreet or hidden aux input to get the signal from the other neck when attached. Anyway, the previous ones not as much to my taste, but that last one is a looker.... |
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James Hartman
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 6:45 am
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| Jim Davies wrote: |
Hey, Thanks fellas I appreciate it! I took this one out to the gig last night.
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Curious - how much does this one weigh?
I like what you're doing with these. As someone who frequently switches back and forth between instruments on a gig, I've certainly thought about trying to go the jr. Brown route. He uses a stand. |
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