Carter Steel Guitar

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 11 Oct 2002 11:47 am

My new Carter is here check it out:
http://groups.msn.com/TimHarrWebPage/musicgearpage.msnw

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Tim Harr - Carter D-10 8 & 9 - Troy Cook & the Long Haul Band
[This message was edited by Tim Harr on 11 October 2002 at 12:49 PM.]

Dan Farrell · Post by **Dan Farrell** » 11 Oct 2002 11:53 am

Tim-- it looks good. I know it will play and sound great too! Enjoy!

Dan Farrell
Anaheim CA
'97 Carter D-10
Nashville 1000

Bill Simmons · Post by **Bill Simmons** » 11 Oct 2002 12:12 pm

Hey Tim...the Carter folks built you one beautiful steel!

Glenn Austin · Post by **Glenn Austin** » 11 Oct 2002 12:15 pm

That's a great looking guitar. What are you going to do with all those knee levers?

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 11 Oct 2002 2:04 pm

That's a fine looking guitar, Tim.
Thanks for the pix.

I've always liked the "Birdseye Green" Carters. I have an S10DB in that flavor.

Betcha it sounds great.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 11 Oct 2002 2:07 pm

Carter selling Lawrence 705's now?

bob

Al Burk · Post by **Al Burk** » 11 Oct 2002 3:41 pm

Tim,

That's some good lookin' guitar. I love my Black D-10 Carter but if I ever get a second Carter, it's gona be the birdseye green. I know you will enjoy it.

Al

Forrest Culpepper · Post by **Forrest Culpepper** » 11 Oct 2002 6:06 pm

Tim.....that is a great looking steel....first quality......Bud just doesn't turn out anything less! I've had my black D10 9x7 with BCT technology for almost a year now & everytime I sit down to play it, the more I appreciate what's gone in to making this such a fine steel! Recently I've installed Jerry Wallace's single coil 17.5K pickups & am getting "That Sound" I used to have when I played Emmons P/P....the combination of BCT & single coil pickups is working great for me! Also using a DD3 & MPX500 running thru a N1000.

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Forrest M. "Skeeter" Culpepper

Mike Weirauch · Post by **Mike Weirauch** » 11 Oct 2002 8:40 pm

Beautiful guitar! 705's, my kind of pickups.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 12 Oct 2002 2:29 am

Great looking Steel Tim, play it in good long health !

TP
Carter D10 9+8 ( but it's Black )

Steve Stallings · Post by **Steve Stallings** » 12 Oct 2002 6:10 am

Wow.... Gotta love the way that looks.

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Steve Stallings
Bremond, Texas

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 12 Oct 2002 9:36 am

Congratulations Tim.
Beautiful guitar indeed.I have a rosewood Carter S12 Universal and sometimes I just look at it as if it were an antique!!!

JS[This message was edited by John Sluszny on 14 October 2002 at 07:31 AM.]

Bob Hayes · Post by **Bob Hayes** » 12 Oct 2002 11:20 am

Looks Almost Like My "BABY BLUE"..but you have a Few more Knee's.
I hope that you like it as much as I like Mine
Grouchyvet!

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 12 Oct 2002 12:53 pm

Topic moved to 'Pedal Steel' section of the Forum. Nice looking guitar, Tim!

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 17 Oct 2002 5:07 am

After playing this guitar on stage for a while.....I will say it again ...This Carter is out of this world.....

Thanks Bud, John, Ann

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Tim Harr - Carter D-10 8 & 9 - Troy Cook & the Long Haul Band

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 18 Oct 2002 4:54 am

Nice looking guitar Tim. I seen where you had a Legrande II for sale. How does the Carter stack up against the Emmons?

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 19 Oct 2002 5:21 am

BCT is not an option on new Carters, it's standard. (except the Carter Starter).

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 19 Oct 2002 8:29 am

Tim

I'd like to hear how the Carter and LG compare, too.

bob

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 19 Oct 2002 2:13 pm

This is compairison between an EMMONS LL II and a CARTER D-10 (BCT)

WEIGHT: Emmons was heavy ; Carter is a lot lighter to carry....wasn't a major factor in switching though..

TUNERS: Carter has Sperzel tuners. Much more acurate and smooth than the Emmons

FRETBOARD: Carter fretboard is made of a non-reflective material that makes it easy to see against stage lighting or a lack of..

The Emmons fretboard was "shiny" against stage lighting ...sometimes difficult to see on stage.

ROLLER NUT: Carter has smoother rolling nuts. It is more 'flush' with the string. The Emmons rollers are large and sometimes catch the bar at the 1st fret.

PEDALS: Pedal action on the Carter is SMOOTH with short travel. Emmons had long travel and was not as smooth. The Emmons was smooth but the Carter is sooo much smoother feeling.

KNEES: see pedals...same applies. Also the Emmons had 'play' in the levers -not from side to side but from front to rear.

PICKUPS: Comparing the stock Emmons PU to the carter's BL 705s. No com-pairison. Not really a 'guitar' compairison ...so I will not address the PU here on this post.

OVERALL TONE: The Emmons has a distinct tone. Pretty good.. I always liked it.
With the Carter, it seems as the Tone factor was increased by about 50%. It is very rich , distinct and resonant. Sounds more like a push pull than some PPs I have heard/played.

SUSTAIN: No compairison. The Carter is hands down leading the pack between the two instruments here. I was in - disbelief - that there was sooo much sustain with the Carter. The first set of the first gig with it ...just left me giggling to myself over the sustain and tone.

The mica finish on the Carter is nice and durable. The polished knees and pedals are an added attraction.

CASE: The case is a basic 'ozite' (grey carpeted) case. The Carter fits VERY snug inside of the case. A nice change from the Emmons in it's Thomas case.

Don't get me wrong I am not knocking the Emmons Steel Guitar. I am just offering my compairison as asked.

I enjoyed my Emmons and may own another in the future. Right now, I am just taken with the contrast between the two instruments.

Thanks for asking.

TH

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Tim Harr - Carter D-10 8 & 9 - Troy Cook & the Long Haul Band
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Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 20 Oct 2002 2:17 pm

Thanks for the comments, Tim.

I also notice Carters are quieter, mechanically.

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 20 Oct 2002 4:14 pm

Now that's what I call a great comparison. Thanks Tim. I've been looking at the Carters and played one at the ISGC but couldn't make up my mind. This helps a lot.

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 30 Oct 2002 4:14 pm

Boy, I'd love to have a new Carter!
Nick

Corky Owens · Post by **Corky Owens** » 4 Nov 2002 6:20 pm

Hey guy's. Thought I'd throw my two cents in the pot. When i was thinking about a new guitar, TW had just got his new Carter and wanted me to play it. He said it had been 20 years since he had played a guitar that excited him so much. I've had mine for about 5 months now. In short, my Carter feels like a part of me. I've found a new enjoyment and we all need that as much as possible. Plus everyone at Carter was great. Would i buy another Carter? I will buy another Carter. Corky.

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Carlton Harmon · Post by **Carlton Harmon** » 5 Nov 2002 7:35 pm

Great looking machine Tim. If you ever feel the need to loan it for a few years I'll be more than happy to oblige. enjoy, carlton.