My new Steelguitar!

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 3 Feb 2013 10:12 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuE3JLXZUFo

regards, Johan

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 3 Feb 2013 11:09 am

Wow, beautiful guitar, Johan. I'm not normally a red fan, but that's lucious. Do they have Ginkgo trees in Europe?

Dickie Whitley · Post by **Dickie Whitley** » 3 Feb 2013 11:13 am

...very nice, Johan (he says while drooling). I know you'll enjoy for many years.

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 3 Feb 2013 1:01 pm

Hi Mark,

yes, the Gingko is one of the olderst trees in Europe. I told the luthier from WBS who built this cabinet to use his logo in the necks from the steelguitar.
Johan

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 3 Feb 2013 4:39 pm

An attractive instrument. I enjoyed the video.

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 4 Feb 2013 7:30 am

Beautiful Johan. Will you take it to the Steeldays?

Bill L. Wilson · Post by **Bill L. Wilson** » 4 Feb 2013 8:03 am

Johan, you are a great player, and that steel is a knock out. Thanks to this forum, I've learned that steel guitar is world wide. I absolutely had no clue that there were steel guitars in Europe, let alone people who knew how to play them. I sat and adjusted and played my Emmons LeGrande II last night, instead of watching the Super Bowl. Enjoy that steel man!

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 4 Feb 2013 11:15 am

The Pretty Tune Being Played Is An Instrumental version of A song By Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why"

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 4 Feb 2013 3:47 pm

This is a beautiful looking steel, the gold tuning keys and cherry red/black finish is a great combination.

KEN

Joshua Gibson · Post by **Joshua Gibson** » 4 Feb 2013 5:52 pm

That guitar is a thing of beauty!

Rick Johnson · Post by **Rick Johnson** » 5 Feb 2013 8:10 am

Nice guitar. Why do the necks
appear to be at different angles
or is it an illusion?

Rick

www.rickjohnsoncabinets.com

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 5 Feb 2013 12:58 pm

Congrats Johan,
Great lookin Steel! I've always been facinated with the WBS Guitars. They look to be built with quality craftsmanship, and from the videos i've seen they seem to sound superb! I don't know of anyone here in the U.S. playing a WBS, but I'd sure like to try one out sometime.

Nick

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 6 Feb 2013 2:44 pm

I love this guitar Johan, more beautiful than the one you bought from me and also with the right name on the front!
I am looking foreward to seeing (and hearing) it up close

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 7 Feb 2013 12:14 pm

Hi Rick,
we decided making the distances from necks to aprons equal, it gives this nice Eye-twister. Yes,they go towards the roller from each other.It ain't notice while playing and has no influence on the tuning (not what I can hear

)

This guitar playes like a dream and the sound is very tight. I guess the brass changer makes the sound softer than the alu-material und most guitars..
I love it!

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 7 Feb 2013 1:16 pm

JJ, I don't know from WBS, "B" stands for bling?

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 8 Feb 2013 12:42 am

This guitar is built by WBS (Wolfgang Bednarz and his team)
WBS= Wolfgang Bednarz Steelguitars it is a full-time pro steelguitarcompany in Rechtenbach (near Frankfurt) Germany. If you are the type that's in the market for high german quality like Mercedes-Benz or Porsche, maybe this could be something for you

http://wbssteelguitars.com/homeus.html
regards, Johan

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 8 Feb 2013 1:05 am

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 8 Feb 2013 2:20 am

JJ, is that mother-0-peral inlay?

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 8 Feb 2013 3:03 am

Brass and MOP inlays

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 8 Feb 2013 3:50 am

I've been blinded by 'da bling....

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 8 Feb 2013 8:44 am

Wow ! What a beauty !

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 8 Feb 2013 2:12 pm

WOW! What a beauty Johnan

Clete Ritta · Post by **Clete Ritta** » 9 Feb 2013 5:31 am

You make it sound as beautiful as it looks!!

Clete

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 11 Feb 2013 7:44 pm

Beautiful!

Here is a hat that would go well with it. Our son works for a sandwich shop called Jimmy John's. He gave me this hat.

John Palumbo · Post by **John Palumbo** » 11 Feb 2013 8:09 pm

That is a piece of work. Beautiful

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