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Topic: eBay offering -- MSA or Carter? |
Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 30 Jul 2006 6:57 pm |
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| It weighs like an MSA. |
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John Drury
From:
Gallatin, Tn USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2006 7:16 pm
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Bill,
Just curious, what is there about this guitar that would make you think it is a Carter?
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John Drury
NTSGA #3
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 30 Jul 2006 7:20 pm
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| I've owned both Carter and MSA. That is definitely not a Carter. It's a typical 70's MSA classic, with some updated parts. [This message was edited by Chris LeDrew on 30 July 2006 at 08:22 PM.] |
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2006 7:52 pm
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| Except for the knee levers being different...and mounted in a usable place (mine were not) it looks dead-on like the 12-string version of my old MSA Classic D-10. and I agree - the weight is a giveaway as well. If nothing else, an excellent boat anchor. [This message was edited by Jim Sliff on 30 July 2006 at 08:54 PM.] |
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John Fabian
From:
Mesquite, Texas USA * R.I.P.
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2006 8:26 pm
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| MSA with a replacement pedal board it looks like. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2006 9:19 pm
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| If nothing else, an excellent boat anchor. |
Actually, it looks like a fine musical instrument. I can't imagine why you'd think otherwise, Jim. |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 31 Jul 2006 1:58 am
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| Round cross rods is a hallmark sign of a 70's MSA. [This message was edited by Curt Langston on 31 July 2006 at 02:59 AM.] |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 31 Jul 2006 3:11 am
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| MSA with a non stock pedal board and pedals. It looks like some new pullrods too. |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2006 10:18 am
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| Looks like it may have a humbucking type pickup also. It appears to be a very nice steel especially for around 30 years old. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 31 Jul 2006 10:41 am
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considering the headstock has an open end.....
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Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Posted 31 Jul 2006 7:19 pm
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| Just curious, what is there about this guitar that would make you think it is a Carter? |
Well, lack of knowledge, for one thing. 
Seriously, I own a '73 MSA, and I've seen several Carters to which I've compared my MSA. The eBay offering looks far more like a Carter than it does like my MSA (pedals, underbody, endplates, case), but (boy oh boy) I've been wrong before. Guess I'm wrong again. That eBay guitar does look really nice....
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Bill, steelin' since '99 | Steel page | MSA U12 | My music | Steelers' birthdays | Over 50?
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2006 7:40 pm
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"I can't imagine why you'd think otherwise, Jim."
My D-10 weighed as much as a car, had really thin tone, tuning problems, and a couple of badly-mounted add-on knee levers. the tuning poblem I think was really worn-out tuners, because mechanically it seemed pretty well put together. But the combination of the poor tone (only my opinion - some might like it, but it had that thin, nasal sound I find unsuitable for my playing) and weight made it unusable for me. |
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