Who builds the best pedal steel?

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 20 Aug 2012 7:22 am

It sure would be interesting to see what guitars being built today would look like had Buddy Emmons and Ron Lashley never met.

Without a doubt the Emmons guitar is the benchmark guitar. I also very much like my Carter Magnum, my EMCI and I sure hope I like my Rains that Buck Grantham is bringing to St Louis to me. Now check out the photos of the guitar that I built at the first Pedalmaster shop in 1960 and played until 1979 when I got my first BMI. It was first a D8, then a couple years later a D9 then finally a D10. Take a good look and think about how lucky you (we) all are to have the great guitars we have to choose from today. However, I do have some fond memories made with this old "Pedalmaster". It sure could cry.
Jerry

Bryan Staddon · Post by **Bryan Staddon** » 21 Aug 2012 5:47 am

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