GFI, Bobbe Seymour, & Stoney Stonecipher

Travis Solomon · Post by **Travis Solomon** » 16 Nov 2004 6:14 pm

Hello everyone! I have been reading this forum now for a while and decided to join today. But that is not why I am posting this message. I wanted to post this message to say thank you to a few people.

The first person I would like to say thank you to is Bobbe Seymour a year ago this Oct. I was looking for a steel guitar and really didn't know much about them and I bought one at a Guitar Center and because of my height I was unable to play it. I learned a few things just by hitting the pedals and the chord groups. I took it back because of this reason and went to a different music store. They told me about Bobbe Seymour. I called Bobbe one Saturday morning and told him my situation and he told me that if I would come to see him, I would leave happy. I was just about to give up not even trying the beast. Bobbe went on to tell me that if I wanted to come down that Sunday he would open the store so that I could look around. I decided to go the next Saturday to purchase a guitar. When I got to his store in Nashville he remembered talking to me and when I left the store I was very happy. He sold me a D-10 GFI ultra and ordered 1" longer legs and rods. I got the legs and sent the others back to GFI. Well this didn't help, so I called GFI and told them and they sent me 2" longer legs and rods with no charge. Every time I call and talk to those guys at GFI they have been very helpful. Every since that Saturday Bobbe just seems to get all my money. Ha Ha Ha

I just wanted to let everyone know who ever had a GFI or even thought about buying one they are a well made guitar and the after sell service is just wonderful. It is very hard to find service like they have provided me. They even sent me a tuning (pull) rod for free so that I could have the split tuning on the G lever and B pedal.

Last but not least I would also like to say a big thank you to a great steel guitar instructor Stoney Stonecipher. Stoney is great instructor and a good picker. I have learned a lot from Stoney and steel learning. If anyone would like a good teacher and located in the Knoxville, TN area I highly recommend him. Just watch that pointer though. Ha Ha Ha

I just wanted to let everyone in the steel guitar community know about my beginner experience. If there is any beginners out there or anyone who is wanting to learn this instrument or thinking about buying a GFI this might help in the decision because I was there once.

If it were not for these people I would have probably not even been playing today.

Stoney Stonecipher · Post by **Stoney Stonecipher** » 16 Nov 2004 7:06 pm

Thanks Travis for all the good things you said about my friend Bobbe Seymour and me and my "pointer". The pointer is a musical baton that I sometimes have to use to keep my students in line "ha, ha". One thing for sure is that it will never be used on Travis because that boy is moving as fast as lightening. He is catching on faster than anyone I have had as a student except Donna Hammitt. She became a whiz and so will Travis. But, of course, Travis is already a good electric guitar player.[This message was edited by Stoney Stonecipher on 16 November 2004 at 07:07 PM.]

Mike Sigler · Post by **Mike Sigler** » 16 Nov 2004 7:14 pm

Amen!
Im Proud to say i am part of the GFI Family, I have 2 of them, and with out a doubt they are the best guitar (In My Book) built today! Gene And Bob put alot of time and care into there guitars and customers. And Bobbie is The best Friend a new steel player ever had... Again I Am Very proud To Be A part of this GFI Family.
Mike
G- great
F- Family
I- investment

Ron Jones · Post by **Ron Jones** » 16 Nov 2004 7:30 pm

We that know Stoney have nicknamed this "baton" as he calls it...The Intimidater

Ron Jones · Post by **Ron Jones** » 16 Nov 2004 7:34 pm

That thing SCARES the heck outta Travis. And by the way Mike, I absolutely loved your show at Lexington. Great picking and the vocals blew me away.

Danny Hullihen · Post by **Danny Hullihen** » 16 Nov 2004 7:38 pm

I just now started stocking new GFI guitars here at Harrison Music, and they indeed are great guitars as is the guy that builds them.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 17 Nov 2004 6:54 am

What can I say about GFI and the fine family of players that this great marque has aquired? Stoney, Mike, Travis, Danny and everyone are deeply appreciated by me but I feel that it is my duty to help any new player to become the quality "pickecest" that he/she desires to be.
Yes Travis, Stoney is a real hero of steel guitar that doesen't even start to get the recognition he deserves. He has done much for the steel as Danny Hulihan is doing now in the north. A great guy.
Mike Sigler will soon be known as one of the greatest steel players ever, no doubt.
Travis, you'll be whatever you want to be in the world of steel guitar, very soon.
Ron Jones, thank you also, your friendship is priceless.
bobbe [This message was edited by BobbeSeymour on 17 November 2004 at 06:57 AM.]

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 17 Nov 2004 10:18 am

STONEY STONECIPER GREAT PLAYER TEACHER
AND FRIEND HE MADE A STEEL PLAYER OUT OF
ME HES THE BEST
BOBBE SEYMORE GREAT PLAYER TEACHER AND
FRIEND TELLS ME THE TRUTH ABOUT ANYTHING
I BUY FROM HIM HES THE BEST
BRYAN ADDAMS GREAT PLAYER AND FRIEND
TONY DINGUS EDDIE TRENT ROGER KELLY
HERBY WALLACE STEVE LEONARD DAVID MARTIN
SO MANY AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON ANDON
AND ON............

Robert Rogers · Post by **Robert Rogers** » 17 Nov 2004 7:18 pm

I love my GFI ultra D-10.From the great action to the great tone I get when im setting at home or playing live or picking with Russ and Laney Hicks.Thanks again Gene for building a great guitar.
Robert Rogers

Travis Solomon · Post by **Travis Solomon** » 17 Nov 2004 9:44 pm

Mike Sigler I really enjoyed your show in Lexington...Wow great singer and player.

Stoney had to get the intimidator out tonight. Man my knuckles hurt. Ha Ha Ha
Enjoyed it stoney learned a lot.

Appreciate the kind words from everyone. Thanks[This message was edited by Travis Solomon on 17 November 2004 at 09:44 PM.]

Mike Sigler · Post by **Mike Sigler** » 18 Nov 2004 4:40 am

Travis
Thanks for the kind words, it was all made easy behind my GFI..

Mike

Ron Jones · Post by **Ron Jones** » 18 Nov 2004 5:17 am

Travis, Stoney got the intimidater out last night on me too. I think he is going to have to get a baseball bat, We'll call it the EXTERMINATOR.[This message was edited by Ron Jones on 18 November 2004 at 10:57 AM.]

Joe Babb · Post by **Joe Babb** » 18 Nov 2004 7:59 am

Sharon and I just wanted to add our 2 cents worth. 2 years ago we were ready to give up trying to learn steel from books. Then we found Stoney and we left the first class playing a real song! Little did we know just how much there is still to learn! We just recently bought a Fessenden D10 at Bobbe's and are very happy with it. I'm going to add that extra lever, Stoney. Looks like Fessenden has a kit for it.
Many, many thanks to Stoney, Bobbe, and all the really, really fine people we have met in this wonderful steel family.
Sharon and Joe

George Kimery · Post by **George Kimery** » 19 Nov 2004 3:50 am

Travis, welcome to the forum. In case you might be interested, we are very close to getting a steel guitar club started in Bristol. If you are interested, please email me your mailing address and I will send you some information. I am in Limestone, between Greeneville and Johnson City, so in the steel guitar world, we are neighbors.

Travis Solomon · Post by **Travis Solomon** » 19 Nov 2004 8:08 am

George I would be interested, I will email you tonight. I have been talking to Ron Jones about doing the same thing down this way. We have been talking about a steel convention in Knoxville but that is as far as it has got.

I will have to say that the people in the steel guitar community is very helpful. Appreciate all of you. Thanks to all of the pioneers.

See you Saturday night Stoney. You better bring the "eliminator" for me and Ron. Ha Ha Ha