"Rains are Us"

Bill Stroud · Post by **Bill Stroud** » 6 Nov 2008 4:36 pm

Keith the Rains Steel looks great, and glad you got your bar, now someday I guess I'll have to give the Rains a road test.
Bill

Bill Stroud · Post by **Bill Stroud** » 7 Nov 2008 8:12 am

Bump for a cause

Malcolm Moorcroft · Post by **Malcolm Moorcroft** » 28 Nov 2008 11:34 am

this is my new rains (hartly)black with pearl inlay

Hal Higgins · Post by **Hal Higgins** » 28 Nov 2008 12:08 pm

Bill Stroud.....Once you sit behind a "Rains" you'll want to call Gary immediately and get one ordered. I've had mine for almost 2.5 years, and it is, by far, the very best guitar I've ever had. ASAP I'm going to take it to Gary and get him to do all the updates on it for me.....from what I've heard from others, it'll play just like a new one. If that's the case, then I need to "git 'er done". So I say to you, too.....(BTW Best Bars in the world, can't use any other kind) Bill....."git 'er done" get that new Rains.

David Hartley · Post by **David Hartley** » 28 Nov 2008 3:14 pm

Wow... That looks nice. Where abouts do you live? Give me a call. I would like to see your steel with the improved mechanics underneath as I have not seen one yet. Gary tells me they play even better with the new modifications..

01359 268704
or
07976 976634

There's a free lesson if you come over to mine soon..

Lavelle Pierce · Post by **Lavelle Pierce** » 28 Nov 2008 3:41 pm

well i have a black rains far about 3 yrs but i dont know how to show it on the comp . i am a little dume on the comp hahah love my RAINS..............

Bill Stroud · Post by **Bill Stroud** » 28 Nov 2008 5:14 pm

Hey Hal, What's new for the Rains Steels? What I mean is what improvements are you talking about.

I know it has to be underneath, this time when I go to Dallas I'm going to take my personal picks and may get a new bar !!ha ha I don't know yet,,and try one of those rains out. I've heard good things about them.
Hal glad you like your bar, keep on picking..
Bill

Hal Higgins · Post by **Hal Higgins** » 30 Nov 2008 7:11 pm

Hey Bill....Gary didn't go into any details about it, he jut said that he's done some improvements....I guess I'll find out when I take my guitar to him probably in the spring or early summer. There's nothing that sounds any better than a Rains guitar being played with a BJS Bar with the birthstone........HAL

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 1 Dec 2008 2:36 am

Keith White · Post by **Keith White** » 1 Dec 2008 1:24 pm

Hi malcom Ilove your new rains, it would be nice to meet up with you at davids studio and have a rains uk meet .It will make it 4 hartly models in the country after march when i pick my daughters one up in dallas.Regards Keith White .

Roger Francis · Post by **Roger Francis** » 3 Dec 2008 9:55 am

I sent mine in for the new updates including the changer and it sure made a great guitar even better, it,s allmost a new guitar again, and plays fantastic.

Walter Haynes · Post by **Walter Haynes** » 3 Dec 2008 6:29 pm

Ray Walker wrote:

here's my new one

Des Hetherington · Post by **Des Hetherington** » 7 May 2009 8:04 pm

my new squeeze, and love it

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 10 May 2009 5:50 am

I've had this one for a few weeks now. All I can say is TONE MONSTER!

Ray Walker · Post by **Ray Walker** » 10 May 2009 7:22 am

Larry Hamilton · Post by **Larry Hamilton** » 10 May 2009 2:02 pm

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 12 May 2009 8:16 pm

Des the Rains looks great mate ...appropriate name for a guitar that lives on NZ's West Coast

Marlin Gengenbach · Post by **Marlin Gengenbach** » 13 May 2009 6:29 pm

Here's my pride and joy.

Marlin Gengenbach · Post by **Marlin Gengenbach** » 13 May 2009 6:38 pm

Here's my pride and joy!

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 14 May 2009 10:34 am

...didn't know there were that many of them.

When it Rains it pours.

Roger Francis · Post by **Roger Francis** » 14 May 2009 11:28 am

Marlin, mine looks identical to yours so i won't have to post a pic.
These are sweet guitars, love mine.

Steve Broatch · Post by **Steve Broatch** » 14 May 2009 10:16 pm

Des Hetherington · Post by **Des Hetherington** » 14 May 2009 11:36 pm

Paddy, Mate and we have had our share of it to, 900mm in 24 hours is not a bad shower aye, and looking to do the same tonight,mind you, at least its carving some new channels for the bait, lol The Rangers are doing o gig at Bedford row on Sat night, poke you nose in if your at a loose end, be good to see ya, cheers Des

Fred Nolen · Post by **Fred Nolen** » 23 May 2009 6:51 pm

Just got my upgraded "06" SD10 back from Gary Carpenter yesterday. The pedal stops are rock solid and pedal travel is noticeably shorter. The action is also smoother. Gary made a great guitar greater. I'm not sure what all was done, but the underside doesn't look like the same guitar. IMHO Well worth the time, effort, and money. Also, UPS came through -the trip from East Tennessee to Fort Worth, the upgrade, and the trip back took 9 days.

Ol' Fred

Fred Nolen · Post by **Fred Nolen** » 29 May 2009 6:08 pm

Being a proud Rains player, I'm trying to get a picture of mine of the web - Ol' Fred

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