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Damir Besic


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Post  Posted 22 Jul 2015 5:27 pm    
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push pull cuts in at 3:01 like a hot knife thru the butter... I can almost bet my life on it.... at 3:07 you can clearly hear the thing growling ... if this is an MSA I will eat my hat tomorrow.... Shocked
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Damir Besic


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Post  Posted 22 Jul 2015 5:53 pm    
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ha, I just checked the olds thread, I guess I will be eating my hat tomorrow lol ... great tone on that MSA Classic, my favorite on the recording... didn't really like the push pull tone, I guess I am more of an "clear sound" man ... great test, I would never guess MSA Classic would sound that clean and clear, another proof that MSA are well under appreciated guitars...
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Darvin Willhoite


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Post  Posted 22 Jul 2015 6:02 pm    
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Damir, I think the pickup has a lot to do with the sound on the old MSA's. This one had the narrow, single coils that MSA used in the early '70s. Maybe it was just this one, but it had a great sound. Fred King owns it now.


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Mitch Ellis

 

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Post  Posted 22 Jul 2015 6:04 pm    
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Tom Quinn wrote:
Nanner Nanner Nanner!!!


Being from the south, I'm familiar with the phrase, but this is the very first time that I've ever actually seen it in print. Laughing

Mitch
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Damir Besic


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Post  Posted 22 Jul 2015 6:07 pm    
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that MSA is a keeper definitely, has a great tone... I am very surprised by this experiment, pleasantly I should say ...
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Tom Gorr

 

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Three Hills, Alberta
Post  Posted 22 Jul 2015 6:34 pm    
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Just as tube amps give guitars a little more character to the tone. .. anyone who thinks the older MSAs lack a little in character should give a tube amp a try. ..I gig with an MSA and a Peavey Bandit Transtube and it always floors me how much happier I am with my tone compared to running through my Vegas... which. .. incidentally sounds great with my push pull.

As for Darvins experiment. ..I believe he indicated that the eq controls never changed for each steel...On my push pull there is a spot on the amp eq controls where something very unique happens that I haven't heard on another guitar.
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Ron Brennan

 

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Post  Posted 23 Jul 2015 9:45 am     Orlando, Fl
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Paul Crawford, Tom Cooper, would love to hang one day with you folks too! Got a mechanical question about my SKH? Very Happy Been in Orlando a few years now. TX

Rgds,

Ron
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Donny Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 23 Jul 2015 2:37 pm    
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Tom Quinn wrote:
So Donny, why the heck are you on this thread if it "gets old quickly?" Go hang out somewhere else then...

Besides we know that we play the best and you can have the rest! Nanner Nanner Nanner!!!


Well, since I've owned a p/p for about 15 years, I figure I have the right to an opinion. And if you don't think that's the case, well...then you're just reinforcing what I said about there being more than a few snobby Emmons players! Razz

How you play is what impresses me. What you play or own, doesn't.
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Tom Quinn


Post  Posted 23 Jul 2015 3:54 pm    
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Sense of humor Donny, ats all. Thought you saw the nanner stuff...
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Tom Cooper

 

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Post  Posted 24 Jul 2015 1:02 pm    
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Nice to hear props for MSA. I have a U12 that I was gonna sell but changed my mind. It has killer tone. I will use it for jazz gig, D10 Legrande for backup/classic country type situation and last but not least my little secret weapon GS 10 push pull for everything else. I do love this little thing! I don't even break it down. It is super light, just pick up and go. About to paint it soon, then maybe send it off for lever upgrade. I have to say the festival gig I played with it for first time it just rang like a huge brass bell! It was so alive! Like holding an electric eel in your hands that makes music! All 3 have super vibe. Hard to say which one sounds best. Hard to beat that MSA for that wonderful maple tone. Legrande is just super classy and GS 10 is the loose cannon ass kicker. Push pull is cool. I just need to learn more about maintenance and setup. I can see what guys go crazy for them. But at same time I will keep both my all pulls handy.
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chris ivey


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Post  Posted 24 Jul 2015 1:23 pm    
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that gs10 should be very simple to work on. it would be a good place for you to begin learning about your equipment.
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Larry Behm


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Post  Posted 1 Aug 2015 11:38 am    
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Lately I have been getting tone to the bone on my PP, love it, love it, love it. The more country we are the more great tone I am getting. Every Sunday at Jubitz truck stop in Portland.

Listen to Buddy"s break at 2:25, tell me you do not just love the sound of this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=23XD7zNvQSA
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Bill Lowe


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Post  Posted 1 Aug 2015 2:22 pm     The Best : )
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Here is Buddy on a few other guitars, Same result



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkNMrHkt8r8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIC7hzfUg8



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfYfQ24sdBQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-m9OpmP3w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrhvLmiN-cw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PefU-xNZ1zo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIF1g5bRXiQ

and of course.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TI7vlOdh4
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Tom Quinn


Post  Posted 1 Aug 2015 5:35 pm    
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Same result might be killer picking but same tone, not so much...
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Tom Gorr

 

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Three Hills, Alberta
Post  Posted 1 Aug 2015 6:38 pm    
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Lots of great picking and tone. ...I definately had my favorites.
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Bill Lowe


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Post  Posted 1 Aug 2015 7:14 pm    
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I agree, killer picking. Buddy always shines for me no matter what guitar he was playing. I think there were some tests done on the forum that showed you can't consistently pick out the push pull. I think I read somewhere that Buddy himself couldnt tell the difference between a recording he did with a push pull and I think an EMCI or Sierra (not sure which one). Very Happy I am a push pull fan.
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Ron Sodos


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San Antonio, Texas USA
Post  Posted 7 Aug 2015 11:14 am     Tone
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I just bought my first push - pull. A 1968 Emmons. I have owned 2 ShoBuds a Zum and a Fessy. Been playing since 1978. I just received the Emmons yesterday and pulled it out of the case. Tuned it up and plugged it into the Peavey amp with the exact same settings as I was using on the Zum. The minute I hit the first chord I knew why guys like push pulls. It's heavier, more complicated mechanism and way more difficult to change copendants. In fact I am going to drive it out to Jim Palenscar in California labor day weekend to set me up. The tone completely blew me away. So bright and crisp with a sweetness that has never come from my hands before. I should have bought one years ago.
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Jim Eaton


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Santa Susana, Ca
Post  Posted 7 Aug 2015 1:27 pm    
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Jim has set up all 3 of my PP's...Smile
You will have a great time at the shop too.


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Tony Prior


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Charlotte NC
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2015 1:42 am    
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I am guessing this is the "I love my Push Pull " thread ! Laughing I own two Sho Buds, one is the latest Super Pro cast pullers design system and the other is the two hole puller system. The two hole puller system, well, in contrast has a growl that makes me stand to attention, it forces me to play differently , it forces me to play "to the axe". I love it.

But I have a dilemma. I have a D10 Push Pull coming . So at the end of next week I suppose I'll have to sit and ponder...
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Tommy Auldridge


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Maryland, USA
Post  Posted 9 Aug 2015 3:37 am     Emmons push/pull
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Tony: Be sure to get all the mechanical linkage set right, and you'll see why all the push/pull owners just love them. If you have any questions, just let me know. Tommy.......
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 9 Aug 2015 6:48 am    
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Quality dilemma, Tony...
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