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Topic: What is the lightest weight for a steel guitar? GFI? |
Ron Sodos
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San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 1:32 pm |
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| I am going to have some shoulder surgery and I will probably be restricted regarding lifting heavy weight. I'm wondering how much different the weight is in other steel guitars. |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 1:42 pm
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| My GFI SD-10 and Williams SD-10 weigh pretty much the same. (I can't say exactly because I don't have a scale, but it's very close.) Both outstandingly light. |
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Malcolm McMaster
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Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 2:02 pm
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MSA Millenium, it is ultra light.Love mine, suffer from bad back pain, makes things so much easier.
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MSA Millenium SD10, GK MB200, Sica 12inch cab, Joyo American Sound Pedal/ Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp, Telonics 15inch in Peavey cab, Digitech RP150, Peterson tuner.Hilton volume pedal.Scott Dixon seat and guitar flight case. |
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Larry Allen
From:
Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 2:54 pm Weight
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My 2015 Excel S10 weighs 21 lbs, case is 12 lbs...  Larry
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Greg Lambert
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 5:21 pm Re: Weight
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| Larry Allen wrote: |
My 2015 Excel S10 weighs 21 lbs, case is 12 lbs... Larry
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Larry , what is that black tray and where did you get it? |
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Larry Allen
From:
Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 5:36 pm Weight
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Hi Greg.....The large one is a Peterson VS2..I painted the blue holder black, the smaller one is an Alesis MPX midi controller to change patches on my Alesis Midiverb4, on my left side is a Qwik Stix pick and bar holder...the button activates my Leslie's....Larry
 . Before the black paint
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Paul Redmond
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2017 8:02 pm
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An On-Trak S-10 with 3 and 4 weighs 29-1/2 pounds in the case.
PRR |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 15 Feb 2017 3:14 am Paul Redmond questions
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| Paul, are your On-Track guitars for sale? Could you show us several photos, please. I can vouch for the meticulous work you did on my Kline U 12 and ZB D 10. Thx Stevet |
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Greg Lambert
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2017 6:35 am Re: Weight
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| Larry Allen wrote: |
Hi Greg.....The large one is a Peterson VS2..I painted the blue holder black, the smaller one is an Alesis MPX midi controller to change patches on my Alesis Midiverb4, on my left side is a Qwik Stix pick and bar holder...the button activates my Leslie's....Larry
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Those are pretty neat. Im looking into those.. thanks |
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Joe Rouse
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 17 Feb 2017 6:17 am Light weight
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Ron, you might try looking at a Desert Rose made by Chuck Back. My back was going downhill in a jet and I had to rid myself of the heavy and go to the light. My Desert Rose weighs about 27 lb. alone. I left my Peavey 400 for a GK-MB-200 in a light weight cabinet...24 lbs.
I met you at the jam sessions in San Antonio. E-mail me and you can see what I have. I do not want to sell my rig but you can try it out here at the house or at the jam session in April.....Joe Rouse |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2017 6:53 am
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You really have to consider the weight of the case. My Williams and Excel S-12's both weigh about the same at 25 pounds. However the Excel case is 20 pounds lighter than the Williams case:
Excel guitar weight is 25.8 pounds (my 12 string Williams keyless weighs 26.9 pounds)
Case weight is 12.1 pounds! (the Williams case weighed 31.1 pounds)
The Excel guitar and the case combined total weight is a minimal 37.9 pounds |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2017 10:15 am
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By far the 2 lightest pro model guitars I have ever seen were a GFI Keyless, and an ETS keyed.. the ETS had a huge sound, played as well as any other steel I have ever owned, and came in a tiny little case that you could practically put in your pocket,, weighed less than my Sho Bud Maverick, yet had 4 and 5... bob
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 12 May 2017 4:34 am SGI S-10. Weight
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Jim Cohen or any previous SGI owner can you tell me what the weight of an. S -10
SGI, without the case that was made by Fuzzy in Japan and sold by Scotty. Thx. Stevet |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 12 May 2017 4:45 am
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My Carpsteel, much like an ETS, weighed in at 19 lb. And sounded great.
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Ford Cole
From:
Texas
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Posted 12 May 2017 10:21 am
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| Where would you go for a light weight case for a Mullen Discovery? |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 12 May 2017 10:43 am
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Get Steve Hinson to make you a Brand X case - perfect and really lightweight.
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 12 May 2017 9:59 pm
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Here is lightest steel and sound like a million bucks, around 20 lbs
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 12 May 2017 10:18 pm
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The late Al Marcus wrote that his Millennium weighed 19 pounds.
I saw an SGI once. my guess is that it was under 10 pounds.
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 5:43 am
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I just got the little Emmons GS-10 pictured above all set up, new strings and cleaned up. I don't believe there is a S-10 or D-10 or any other light guitar that will come close to how good this thing sounds. I don't understand, it's just a box with a changer and strings and flat end plates, where is it getting a tone like it has? This just totally blows a lot of theories out of the water about where guitars get their tone to me. I didn't weigh guitar but if it makes it to 20lbs, would be surprised.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 16 May 2017 6:53 am Re: SGI S-10. Weight
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Jim Cohen or any previous SGI owner can you tell me what the weight of an. S -10
SGI, without the case that was made by Fuzzy in Japan and sold by Scotty. Thx. Stevet |
Hi Steve -
I sold mine in 2011 - it was definitely under 20 lbs. outside the case - coulda been 10...
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 7:33 am
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How do they sound?
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 16 May 2017 8:55 am
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The sound is surprisingly good. As you might expect, the tone is a bit thin but you can more easily channel your inner Ralph Mooney, and cut thru the band's sludge.
Really a sweet little guitar with a tendency to walk around if you're giving your KLs a good workout. |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 16 May 2017 10:19 am
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| The Jackson Blackjack Custom is also a light guitar. I'm not really good at measurements, but I'm guessing it weighs 24 pounds |
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Dean Rimmer
From:
texas
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Posted 16 May 2017 10:35 am
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| i've gone to using a keyboard gig bag......have been using it for about 3 years |
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