My new Mullen G2 S-10

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Mar 2021 9:32 am

It's the single body S-10.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 10 Mar 2021 9:43 am

Pretty steel, Doug - congratulations!

(I'm so used to your normal "abnormal" photo posts, at first I was looking in the background for something bizarre to be going on that needed a caption!)

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Mar 2021 9:48 am

Ha! No captions needed here, Jeff. I think I'm gonna like this guitar. I unpacked it yesterday and played it for three hours! That hasn't happened in a while.

David Rattray · Post by **David Rattray** » 10 Mar 2021 9:53 am

Congratulations Doug it sure is pretty...waiting now to hear it ...David...

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 10 Mar 2021 11:28 am

I had a friend's G2 at my house for a few days and simply put, it had the best pedal feel I have ever played. Light, positive, smooth. It played like a dream.
Congrats, Doug!

Dennis Montgomery · Post by **Dennis Montgomery** » 10 Mar 2021 12:20 pm

Beautiful! Which mica pattern is that?

Brandon Schafer · Post by **Brandon Schafer** » 10 Mar 2021 1:58 pm

That’s a great looking guitar! I was similarly excited when I got my G2 and it exceeded my expectations. Congrats!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Mar 2021 3:29 pm

Thanks, all. The mica is Northern Birdseye. Mullen has a lot of mica samples on their website. I tend to go for a plain and simple look on a guitar, so I ordered this without inlays or multi-color mica patterns.

The guitar plays incredibly smooth and accurate. After many years of playing Emmons push/pulls I have to change my approach a bit though. The pedals on push/pulls are much stiffer than modern pedal steels. So I would often rest my left foot lightly on pedals A & B, and press as needed. With this guitar I can't do that because the pedals activate with the lightest touch of the foot. I guess most modern PSGs do that.

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 10 Mar 2021 4:29 pm

Woohoo! Nothing like getting a beautiful new Mullen! Have fun , Doug, and don't forget to post some of your great playing on it.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 10 Mar 2021 5:37 pm

Love that single body...something fairly new for Mullen pro guitars.

Would like to have a U12 on the single body.

Congrats on the new horn. Pretty.

Dennis Montgomery · Post by **Dennis Montgomery** » 10 Mar 2021 6:01 pm

Doug Beaumier wrote:Thanks, all. The mica is Northern Birdseye. Mullen has a lot of mica samples on their website. I tend to go for a plain and simple look on a guitar, so I ordered this without inlays or multi-color mica patterns.

Good mica choice...looks very clean. My SD12 G2 is my forever pedal steel, plays like a dream and is super easy to work on. Enjoy

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 10 Mar 2021 6:37 pm

Wow, one fine pedal steel. I still play my pre RP from 94. Mullen is a wonderful precision steel. Enjoy your new steel.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 11 Mar 2021 12:55 am

Doug,Congratulations!!

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 11 Mar 2021 2:47 am

The big question Doug. How does the Mullen compare with your Emmons tonally?

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 11 Mar 2021 6:02 am

Looks beautiful, Doug. Blondish mica is lovely.

But will you still be able to stand up and play it--as I have seen you do before?

Chris

Chris Schlotzhauer · Post by **Chris Schlotzhauer** » 11 Mar 2021 6:29 am

Wow....beautiful....I have been playing a Discovery for the past six years. I love the ease of playing, tone and accuracy of this guitar. I may have to check these out.

Is this the only major mfr that is now making a true S10?
D10's and SD10's are flying off the shelf these days. If someone hasn't noticed this trend, they are missing out

Bruce Bjork · Post by **Bruce Bjork** » 11 Mar 2021 7:53 am

Chris Schlotzhauer wrote:Wow....beautiful....I have been playing a Discovery for the past six years. I love the ease of playing, tone and accuracy of this guitar. I may have to check these out.

Is this the only major mfr that is now making a true S10?
D10's and SD10's are flying off the shelf these days. If someone hasn't noticed this trend, they are missing out

Justice makes a true S10.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 11 Mar 2021 8:11 am

Thanks for all the positive responses. Chris B, I don't think I'll be playing "stand up" with this one. That trick looked pretty good when I was a younger player, but at age 70... not so much.

Ken, I'll have to play this guitar on a gig before I can accurately compare it to the Emmons. I have some outdoor things starting in April. I will say though, in my music room it sounds very clean, and maybe just a little stronger output than my Emmons. When I get out with the band, bass & drums and my amp cranked, I'll know more.

The body is a bit wider than most S-10s and it's handy for setting accessories on. It will also make an excellent beer holder on those summer gigs!

Dennis Montgomery · Post by **Dennis Montgomery** » 11 Mar 2021 8:31 am

Doug Beaumier wrote:The body is a bit wider than most S-10s and it's handy for setting accessories on.

I noticed that...looks much wider than the Discovery S10. I'd imagine Mike and the team at Mullen could likely add an arm rest on these as a custom option

Jerry Berger · Post by **Jerry Berger** » 11 Mar 2021 8:35 am

Doug,
You made an excellent choice of color on your new Mullen. Enjoy!

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 11 Mar 2021 8:50 am

Looks good, Jerry!

John Palumbo · Post by **John Palumbo** » 11 Mar 2021 2:04 pm

Chris Schlotzhauer wrote:Wow....beautiful....I have been playing a Discovery for the past six years. I love the ease of playing, tone and accuracy of this guitar. I may have to check these out.

Is this the only major mfr that is now making a true S10?
D10's and SD10's are flying off the shelf these days. If someone hasn't noticed this trend, they are missing out

Williams also makes a true S-10.
Really nice Mullen, Doug!

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 11 Mar 2021 2:06 pm

Very nice!!