This is a blue Carter U-12 universal, single neck. It has 12 strings, 7 pedals, and 5 knee levers. It is in average mechanical and cosmetic condition.... normal signs of wear on the finish, a few minor surface scratches but nothing bad.
I just bought this guitar a few weeks ago, but then I found a carter with a pad that I couldn't pass up, so I'm letting this one go. I'd rather have some variety than having two very similar guitars.
I was told it is a 94 model. Copedent is as follows:
The pedals are the normal uni tuning, as described on Carter's most requested here:
https://steelguitar.com/resource/tunings/tununive.htm
The knee levers are a little bit different than what is on that web page:
LKL - lower 2 D#->D, and raise 9 (B->D)
LKV - 5th string B->Bb
LKR - lower 6 whole step (G#->F#), also raise 1 whole step (F#->G#)
RKL - raise E's to F on strings 4 and 8
RKR - lower E's to Eb on strings 4 and 8
[/img]I tried to show the cosmetic issues in the pictures:
1. Mica shows some signs of aging. From a distance it looks great, but up really close you can see. It isn't bad, but I just want to be as clear as possible.
2. Light scratches on the neck between the pickup and fretboard. Again, not bad until held up in front of a camera.
3. Couple of small dings in the pedal bar... still looks fine.
The pedal and knee lever action are pretty good. The underneath is fairly clean for an older guitar. This is only the 3rd steel I have owned so I don't have alot to compare it to.
fyi, I changed some of the knee lever pulls since the pictures were taken
