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Topic: GFI for a newbie |
Al Capoldo
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Manitowoc, Wi. org. Fl & CT.,
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 6:49 pm |
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Hi guys: just joined the forum a few days ago, what a great group, very helpful and informative. I am totally new to PSG but am seriously considering a GFI S-10 ultra w/pad. Can anyone shed some light for me on how well this guitar would be or suggest something else. Thanks in advance.
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 7:49 pm
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I have an Ultra S-10 without pad and IMO you can't do much better in a new steel. It's extremely light, has no cabinet drop, superb tone (sweet, but with some "meat" when you dig in), is stable as a rock, easy to maintain (because you essentially need to keep it clean and lube it with tiny amounts of Teflon lube once or twice a year) and one of the simplest modern guitars to make copedent changes on should you choose to.
I did as I usually play a weirdly-convoluted B6, which required changing absolutely everything around. The GFI guys were a great help figuring out the right parts and offered flawless advice - and I am NOT a steel mechanic experienced in what would be considered a fairly normal bellcrank and rod system.
Whether you go with an Ultra or one of the other models you'll be getting a really nice instrument - their old student model (which I think has been redesigned a bit) was considered about as close as you could get to a pro-quality instrument with it being called one.
Call Bobbe at Steel Guitars Nashville - he'll take good care of you and not oversell you.
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional |
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Chris Buchanan
From:
Macomb, IL
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Posted 11 Jul 2009 5:46 am
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What Jim said. You'll have no regrets.
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Sonny Priddy
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Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jul 2009 9:32 am Gfi
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| Great Guitars One Of The Best I've Played One For About 4 Years With No Problems. I Have The SD10 Ultra. SONNY. |
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2009 12:23 pm
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+1 for Jim's post.
I have a GFI d-10 ultra keyless, 4 years about with none of the problems I hear about with other steels. The peavey nashville series and the fender steel kings pair up well with them. In addition to being low maintenance and nice sounding, they are one of the lightest steels.
I have the keyless model, and as far as I can tell being a few inches shorter is the biggest advantage to that.
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Richard Damron
From:
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Jul 2009 6:01 pm
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Like Steve Norman, I, too have a D-10 keyless Ultra. I'm a relative newbie both to the playing and the maintenance of the instrument but found the GFI super easy to work on. I also have it on good authority from a local PSG tech who works on virtually all brands of instruments that the GFI is the easiest, by far, to adjust and maintain.
Ya can't go wrong, son.
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John Coffman
From:
Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2009 6:49 am
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Like the others have stated. Great guitar and start out with the standard setup so learning material is easy to follow. Best of luck.
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