How many Pedal Steels do you own?

Gordon Hartin · Post by **Gordon Hartin** » 15 Jun 2009 1:26 pm

I currently have 4 pedal steels.

Sho-bud Pro III early to mid 70s - Traded A Bunch of Gear to get it
Sho-bud Super Pro...prob late 70s early 80s - Got from my Dads music Store
2006 SD Rains Spirit Model
2008 SD Rains 4/5

Last year I only had my Sho-buds. I had my Super Pro on the Road with me and every few days it seemed that some lever or pedal would shake loose or some other mechanical thing would act up. So I picked up a Rains from a forumite and then ordered another so I could have one on the road and one at home.

I was thinking about selling one of the Sho-buds, but then I pulled them all out of their cases and realized that I like all of these steels. I don't have much interest in picking up another steel, I was just wondering how many folks have bought steels, with the intention to sell an old one, but then wanted to keep them all.

Gordon Hartin

Ben Turner · Post by **Ben Turner** » 15 Jun 2009 1:33 pm

1 going on 100! but have owned 10 or so in the last few years.

Chris Erbacher · Post by **Chris Erbacher** » 15 Jun 2009 1:56 pm

have owned 4 total...now only two...71' ZB Custom D11/10 and a 72' ZB Custom S-10...

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 15 Jun 2009 2:08 pm

Don't get me started.

My friends are preparing to stage an intervention. I've owned 15 steels in 5 years:

2 Carters
1 MSA
1 MCI
1 Mullen
2 Jacksons
6 Sho~Buds
1 Thompson
1 Phillips

I now own three steels: two 'Buds and a Blackjack.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 15 Jun 2009 2:17 pm

I own 3 by the name of BenRom.
One prototype and two in the final stages of completion!

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 15 Jun 2009 2:20 pm

i own 4 pedal steels rght now msa d-10 classic xl8+8
m.s.a vintage xl d-10 8+6 dekley slimline 8+7
fessy sd-10 3+4 m.s.a d-10 classic xl 8+4 $:\$ i think thats enough for right now

have had in the past emmons. shobud's bmi's a bunch of m.s.a's

p.w

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 15 Jun 2009 2:27 pm

Right now I own 1 and 1/2 complete steels.

Mike Ester · Post by **Mike Ester** » 15 Jun 2009 2:33 pm

I have never owned more than one pedal steel guitar at a time.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 15 Jun 2009 2:38 pm

I actually have to own two steels, because I sometimes do early and late shows on the same night in different venues. But I don't need three.

Joel DeGarmo · Post by **Joel DeGarmo** » 15 Jun 2009 3:09 pm

I just started playing in April. I bought a Dekley S-10 because I wanted to give it a shot. We'll just say it took. In the last week bought a Derby D-10 and an MSA D-10 Classic. I wish there was a "Steel" shop near me but there isn't so the try before you buy isn't an option for me. I'm waiting for those two. So three for now but we'll see what happens when they all get here.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 15 Jun 2009 3:13 pm

Joel, you bring up a good point about "try before you buy". In my neck of the woods, you have to "buy before you try", due to the scarcity of steel shops. I guess that's true for most players, really, unless you live within driving distance of Bobbe Seymour, Al Brisco, Jim Palenscar, Scotty, etc.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 15 Jun 2009 3:23 pm

Mrs. Lee thinks that I've sneaked one or two in under the radar, but she's seen them all.

Rickenbacker S-8, 6 pedals
Fender 1000 D-8, 8 pedals
Sierra Olympic S-12, 5+5
Williams 400 D-12 crossover, 5+5

Soon to add a Desert Rose S-8, 5+5. She knows about that one, too.

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 15 Jun 2009 3:29 pm

Where's Erv?

Arch.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 15 Jun 2009 3:37 pm

He's still busy counting them all Arch. I'm sure he'll have a post for us in the next few days.

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 15 Jun 2009 3:52 pm

Sixteen in the herd now.
1964 Emmons Wraparound D-10 #2
1964 Emmons Wraparound D-10 #5
1964 Emmons Wraparound/Bolt-on D-10 #8
1965 Emmons Wraparound D-10
1965 Emmons Wraparound D-10
1965 Emmons Wraparound S-10
1965 Emmons Wraparound S-10
1965 Emmons Red-Belly Bolt-on transitional model D-10
1966 Emmons Bolt-on D-10
1957 Sho-Bud Cabinet End (Al Udeen's old guitar) was D-8 now D-9
1959? Sho-Bud Cabinet End was D-8 now D-10
JCH loaded
Fender 400 silver frame VERY loaded
Fender 1000 project
Bigsby T-8, 4 pedals with matching Standel 25L15 -- same original owner for both.
Bigsby D-10 with six pedals -- original.

Recently sold a D-10 Kline and an Emmons

Benton Allen · Post by **Benton Allen** » 15 Jun 2009 4:17 pm

Thank God for Chris Lucker!!!!!!
I was beginning to feel ashamed that I currently own 7 steels!

Cheers!
Benton

Scott Howard · Post by **Scott Howard** » 15 Jun 2009 4:33 pm

I have 5 at the moment. Only 2 are playable and the others are apart . I leave one at church and one at home .I hope to have them all back together in the next few months. 3 MSA Classic's ( 1 D-12 that is playable ,1 SD-12 that is apart and 1 S - 10 that is almost back together . 1 Dekley SD-12 that is playable and a Thompson SD - 10 that I have finally got most of the stuff machined to go back together with it.
I also have most of the parts to build one of my own. I have the changer ,endplates , pedal bar , and all the curly maple lumber .

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 15 Jun 2009 5:04 pm

Chris Lucker wrote:Sixteen in the herd now.
...

Wow, and you managed to get all these past your wife. Someday we're going to have to exchange methods.

For the record, counting only PSGs, I have...
2 ShoBud Crossovers D10
1 Miller D10
1 Carter S10
2 MultiKord S8
1 MultiKord S6
1 Fender S10
1 Fender D10

Pete Macomber · Post by **Pete Macomber** » 15 Jun 2009 7:04 pm

3 steels:

Mullen pre-RP sd-10
Emmons s-10 pp
Emmons d-10 pp

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 15 Jun 2009 8:03 pm

Sho-Bud Professional D-10/11
Sho-Bud (2) Fingertip D-10 (1 basket case)
Sho-Bud Super Pro D-10
Sho-Bud Permanent T-11-11-16
'68? Emmons D-11 cut-tail
'65 Emmons D-11 wraparound
'54 Bigsby T-8
'59 Bigsby S-10
'59 Wright Q-8
?? Wright T-10
Dekley D-12
'68 Marlin T-10 fingertip

And I have a few non-pedal consoles

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 15 Jun 2009 8:16 pm

Hmmmmm. I'm just a Po-boy, only got 2.

2000 VLC S-10
1974 MSA classic S-10

NOW IF I COULD ONLY PLAY ONE OF THEM !

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 15 Jun 2009 11:14 pm

one at a time , but this one is number 5

Jerry Eilander · Post by **Jerry Eilander** » 16 Jun 2009 1:04 am

One "Linkon 8x4"
and gonna buy very soon a sd-10 Mullen.
nearly got all the cash, think I'm gonna be happy then.
but "SHE" sad ,that I sad that before,
have owned a "Sho-bud 3x1".
and a "Carter 3x5".
cheers

Eric Philippsen · Post by **Eric Philippsen** » 16 Jun 2009 2:53 am

1966 Emmons D10 p/p, bolt-on, 8&4, black, tone monster
1974 Emmons D10 p/p, 8&4, white
1974 Emmons S10 p/p, 6&4 (!), rosewood
1979 Emmons D10 p/p, 8&6, black
1980 Zum D10, 8&7, black
1975 Sho-Bud LDG, 3&4, green, Cooperized
1980 Sho-Bud Super-Pro, 8&6, black, Lawrence 705's
1956 Fender Stringmaster, D8, walnut

The Zum and Super-Pro are my workhorses for bar gigs. Emmons' for home and all other jobs. Stringmaster for fun gigs.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 16 Jun 2009 4:21 am

I only have one, now. I have never owned more than one steel at a time.

My first Pedal Steel, in 1969 was a Fender 2000.
My second was a 71 D-10 PP Emmons
My third and current is an 81 D-10 Franklin that I had built and was delivered in December 1981.

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