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Topic: What Is Your Favorite Steel Guitar For Tone? |
Kevin Fix
From: Michigan, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2020 6:01 pm
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My favorite Steel Guitar for tone is a "73" Sho Bud Lloyd Green. The overall color of the tone coming from a "73" LDG is unbeatable. |
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2020 9:13 pm
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Old Buds an push pull Emmons. |
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Michael Douchette
From: Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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Bruce Bjork
From: Southern Coast of Maine
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 6:14 am
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The one you’re sitting behind. _________________ Banjo, Dobro, Guild D-40, Telecaster, Justice Pro Lite 3x5, BOSS Katana 100, Peavey Nashville 112 in a Tommy Huff cabinet, Spark, FreeLoader, Baby Bloomer, Peterson StroboPlus HD, Stage One VP.
"Use the talents you possess; the woods would be very silent indeed if no birds sang but the best" |
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K Maul
From: Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 6:26 am
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Most of my steels sound similar because of the way I play, I guess, but my Sho-Bud Crossover has a great sound. It’s REALLY heavy so it doesn’t get around much anymore. It sounds great on recordings. I had a Carter D10 long ago that had a very Emmons-ish bell like quality and great sustain even though it was all-pull. One of my big regrets letting it go. _________________ Kevin Maul: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Decophonic, Evans, Excel, Fender, Fluger, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Webb, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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Paul Wade
From: mundelein,ill
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 6:51 am What Is Your Favorite Steel Guitar For Tone?
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well that's hard to say past 30 years
1 msa d-10 classic xl with B.L 705
2 1980 emmons legrand d-10 SKH
3 shobud pro 111 stock d-10
4 my shobud super pro 8+7 d-10 which i am playing now
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Larry Dering
From: Missouri, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 7:04 am
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Derby SD10 3X5 that I recently purchased and a BMI S10 3X4. I believe it takes a bit of time to find the sweet spot and right amp/gear combination to get your tone. Each of the steels I own have a great tone when paired with the right amp. It's different for every one. My Mullen D10 8x4 is wonderful, the Stage One took me a bit of time to match a great tone, but I found it. Old MSA Classic D10 8x2 was the same. A previous Sho Bud Crossover had the tone, but required to much tweaking. |
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john buffington
From: Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 7:07 am
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For my ear my 1970 P/P, with the original single coils in both necks pushing through a WEBB amp. |
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Al Evans
From: Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 8:48 am
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As you can see from my .signature, I have three. My favorite tends to be whichever one I'm playing now. They're all great!
--Al Evans _________________ 2018 MSA Legend, 2018 ZumSteel Encore, 2015 Mullen G2, G&L S-500, G&L ASAT, G&L LB-100, Godin A4 Fretless, Kinscherff High Noon |
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Ken Pippus
From: Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 9:57 am
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Whichever one the Big E was sitting behind at the time. |
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Ken Pippus
From: Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 9:59 am
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Brand didn’t seem especially relevant. |
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Jack Hanson
From: San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2020 10:05 am
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This butt-ugly old 3x1 bowlin' ball sounds as good -- if not better -- than anything else I've ever played:
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Dave Grafe
From: Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 4 Jul 2020 12:24 pm
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Pick your poison
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Bill Fisher
From: Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2020 1:03 pm
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Bigsby.
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David Ball
From: North Carolina High Country
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Posted 4 Jul 2020 2:57 pm
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My Madison Sho Buds for sure...
Dave |
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2020 7:34 pm
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I’ve had enough steels to say some are special in the tone department. An some are
TONELESS!!!
I guess this statement is true for us all.
Last edited by Johnie King on 6 Jul 2020 11:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Bob Watson
From: Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 12:39 am
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I have an old Sho Bud Professional that sounds incredible. I have an Emmons P/P that sounds good but I've played some other P/P's that sounded even better. I would have to say that I like the Sho Bud sound the best, and then the Emmons P/P is next in line. I have a Zum Encore and an older Zum D10 that are both great sounding steels, but they don't have the personality that the Sho Bud or the Emmons P/P do. My two cents! |
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Jim Goins
From: Michigan, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 3:45 am Tone
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It all depends who's picking the string, plus the amp. Emmons or Green could make any guitar sound great.
Jim. |
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Michael Douchette
From: Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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Marco Schouten
From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 7:13 am
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Old Buds, old Emmons and old ZB's. _________________ ----------------------------------
JCH SD-10 with BL XR-16 pickup, Sho-Bud Volume Pedal, Evidence Audio Lyric HG cables, Quilter Steelaire combo |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Brian Gattis
From: Georgia, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 8:51 am
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2 Hole Puller Sho Buds and Emmons PP |
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David Graves
From: Indiana, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 9:50 am
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I’m very very spoiled With my Zum D-10 Hybrid. Seems to be perfect everywhere, but my buddy Dave Jackson has got an old Push/Pull that reminds us why we do this in the first place. _________________ St. Blues 1984 "Holy Grail"
Take the time to introduce someone young to music... and play a few songs with someone old. |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 1:40 pm
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Nothing sounds as good as a ZB and a very close second to Fender 400/1000, ...R&B Buds get honorable mention.... _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Pat Moore
From: Virginia USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2020 2:37 pm These two
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I've got the best of both worlds here!
'78 Emmons PP, & '75 ShoBud LDG!
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