Anyone use a Guyatone HG-108?

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Anyone use a Guyatone HG-108?

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I saw one on Reverb, and didnt know if anyone knew anything about them... I cant seem to find a whole lot using my google-fu.
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I was just going to ask the same thing.
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Looks like an Asianized Harmony Roy Smeck model.
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Can’t go to far wrong at the price being asked.
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I just learned from Noah Miller that two of Joel Katz's lap steels are Guyatone HG-108s.

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Has anyone ever seen that picture of Gabby Pahinui sitting behind a Guyatone?if it's good enough for Gabby!
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Tom Snook wrote:Has anyone ever seen that picture of Gabby Pahinui sitting behind a Guyatone?if it's good enough for Gabby!
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Do you mean this one:


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Also, if a Guyatone D8 is good enough for Doug Beaumier then....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7KyzcT_nYs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8JivjKVBIg

we should buy them!
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Tony Oresteen wrote:
Do you mean this one:


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Most likely not that photo, since that's Gabby's famous white Fender Deluxe.
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Thanks! I couldn't tell.
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Well kick my butt and call me a mule.Thats the picture I was thinking of, upon closer inspection those are the little nails holding the Fender tag.it looked like one of those Guyatone tags. :cry: My bad
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