new guitar

Dave Baldwin · Post by **Dave Baldwin** » 27 Jul 2005 5:49 am

a new member and i was wondering if a carter starter was good for a new player thanks guys

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 27 Jul 2005 6:59 am

Dave a Carter Starter would be a very good choice for a beginner....what you get,(S-10 3x4) for the money, would be hard to beat IMO.

Dave Baldwin · Post by **Dave Baldwin** » 27 Jul 2005 8:10 am

thanks roger could you let me know what the best int materal would be dave

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 27 Jul 2005 8:27 am

You might also look at the Desert Rose guitar.

From what I understand they will give you credit on a trade in to one of thier pro guitars.

Seems like a great idea.

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 27 Jul 2005 8:54 am

dave i agree with roger
a carter starter is a good bet
also bobbie seymore has a emmons
student model at about the same price
and you can add knee levers as needed
and it has a good tone!!

MUSICO · Post by **MUSICO** » 27 Jul 2005 8:57 am

Jeff newman up from the top series is great. Explained VERY step by step.

You won´t´regret the money spent

Jeremy Williams
Barcelona Spain

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 27 Jul 2005 9:07 am

Jack-does Desert Rose make an entry level/student model?

I checked out their website-the least expensive guitar shown is an S-10 for $1,800.

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Mark

Dave Baldwin · Post by **Dave Baldwin** » 27 Jul 2005 9:07 am

boy you get good info on here the rose sounds good but the canadaian money would kill me i now have a mavrick and made a deal with al brisco for the carter im on a dis pen so money is tite thanks a mil guys the feed back is much app dave

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 27 Jul 2005 11:55 am

Mark

I just talked with Chuck Back, the owner of Desert Rose steels, here is the info...

Black formica body..double raise, double lower changer..George L, E-66 pickup..
Gotoh tuners, 16-1 ratio...neck like a pro model...$770.00 W/pro quality case...if you trade it in on a pro-model within a year you get "ALL" that you paid applied to your new steel. What a deal!

I played one and they are very well built.

It is going to be around 110 here today..wish I was in Windsor!!

Alan Shank · Post by **Alan Shank** » 27 Jul 2005 11:56 am

For a real beginner, I would recommend Jeff Newman's "Pedal Steel Guitar Techniques" and "Right Hand Alpha" before the "Up From the Top" series. You need to learn HOW to play before WHAT to play.
Cheers,
Alan Shank

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 28 Jul 2005 5:51 am

Thanks for the info, Jack. That does sound like a very fair deal! It would behoove Chuck to get that info and some photos up on his website.

Not too bad in Windsor today. It will be a high of 86. But it gets better than that...heading down to Monterey for a couple days to combine buisiness with pleasure-it'll be a high of 69 there-AM clouds/PM sun.

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Mark

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 28 Jul 2005 7:46 am

Yes he should...I'll pass that on.

69 in Monterey....BBBBBRRRR!

Adrienne Clasky · Post by **Adrienne Clasky** » 28 Jul 2005 8:30 am

I play a Carter Starter and I LOVE it! It has this clear, beautiful sound, comes with four levers and three pedals, stays in tune forever and rarely breaks a string.

James Sission · Post by **James Sission** » 28 Jul 2005 11:40 am

Dave, if you would like to email me, I will tell you my experience with the Carter Starter,I really dont want to post my opinion and start a war over it. Also, I have been working on steel for about 2 1/2 months with a 3 week lay off while I ditched the carter and got a pro steel. Coming from guitar, I relaized I need to know scales as well as chord to play most any stringed insturment. With that in mind, I bought Winnie Winstons book W/CD for 15 bucks at Walmart.com. On page 28 or so there are 4 or 5 Harmonic scales that seem to be the thrust of a large number of steel solos and "licks". Once you master the scales, you can move on to the next couple of pages where you will learn to apply those positions to songs. Because it teaches in a logical order and because each lesson is applied to a "real song type situation", I feel like this book is an outstanding way to at least get going with the basics. It gets progressively more involved as you go. I think it would be well worth your 15 bucks to get it.....James

OOps...I meant to add, the deal Jack posted is something I would jump all over if I was going to get a starter guitar for my son or a friend. Thats a killer deal...James<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by James Sission on 28 July 2005 at 12:43 PM.]</p></FONT>

Stan Knowles · Post by **Stan Knowles** » 28 Jul 2005 6:00 pm

Hi Dave,
Welcome to the forum. I too have a Carter Starter, they are a good place to start. But if I was to do it over again, I would opt for a "pro" guitar to start with. I love the little starter, but you will find that you'll want to upgrade soon.