If all P/P's suddenly vanished...........

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 9 Aug 2003 10:24 am

Jay-if they wanna make my (3) push-pulls disappear from my house they better be wearing body armor-Check that-we got armor piercing loads for the B.A.R.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 9 Aug 2003 10:37 am

If all the P/P's vanished, I'd be royally p!ssed off.

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Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 9 Aug 2003 12:41 pm

I have owned a few guitars myself including MSA,Mullen, ShoBud, BMI and an Emmons P/P. I have always enjoyed the Emmons sound for my ears than any other steel. I sold the push pull a few years ago and sure wish I had it back. I should have my backside kicked for selling it. Everyone is different so I guess that is why we have such a broad market today. What sounds good to me may not sound as good to the next steeler. My personal favorite would have to be an Emmons guitar.

Jeff Evans · Post by **Jeff Evans** » 9 Aug 2003 1:52 pm

<SMALL>...Emmons' sound... Piercing highs and thin-tight bass...</SMALL>

(There are a lot cheaper and more readily-available brands if one wanted to sound like that.)

A characterization like this illustrates how the phrase, "THE Emmons sound" is so misleading. If an Emmons I know sounded like that, it would get transported to the lake and converted into crappie structure.

Ever hear Mike Johnson in his 1980s push-pull era? Big sound...very big. (Almost as big as the gaping mischaracterization/overgeneralization quoted above.)

Do some people EQ 'em thin? You bet. Fault of the guitar or operator error?

If someone drives a BMW into the ditch, does that mean it's a bad car?
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(None of the rhetoric addresses the poster's question, but some decent suggestions were made in the early responses.)

Bill Simmons · Post by **Bill Simmons** » 9 Aug 2003 2:44 pm

If no P/P's?? (heaven forbid!) I've tried about6 all pull steels this past year and for my approach and style, the Zum is just great. Bruce is a master builder. However, I so enjoyed the other major brands I owned.

As a guitar player also, I love the different feel and sounds of the a Gibson, Tele, PRS, Gretsch etc guitars...but love them all! Same with the all the great steel companies...they are all making super steels! (Side note: I do have a '79 Emmons coming from Jerry Roller in a couple of days and will keep my great playing '79 ZUM lacquer)

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 9 Aug 2003 7:24 pm

I own a few PPs, and last fall got a D-10 Carter, which I have played out ever since then for the most part until a couple of weeks ago. My current fav PP is an early 80s D-10 which I brought out and played it on an outdoor festival. It sounded great, but I had got used to the smooth feel of the Carter. On my next gig which was indoors I brought the PP again, it sounded great, but I found myself missing some things I like about the Carter. The Carter plays real nice, has the XR-16 pups which I think give this Carter a "grainy" quality similar to PPs, but it's still different, and it's a "good" different, so with the contemporary Praise band gig in the morning and the American Legion gig tomorrow night, I think I'll take the Carter. If I get another "real" traditional counrty gig again soon, I'll probably take the PP. All my PPs do sound different from each other, but it's a "good" different too!