Ernie Ball Steel Bar
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I've been using an Ernie Ball Bar, and a Dunlop Bar as well. Just recently bought a BJS bar, and there's no comparison between the others and the BJS. The BJS bar is much slicker, and I think has better sustain as well. When don't you get what you pay for...is so true.
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When I worked for EB in 1978-79 we got our tone bars directly from Jim Dunlop. They were the exact same bar that Dunlop sold, only the ceramic dot in the middle was different for EB.
I don't know if that has changed since, but I suspect they are still the same bars. For the money I think they are as good as any bar on the market.
Gary Jones
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I don't know if that has changed since, but I suspect they are still the same bars. For the money I think they are as good as any bar on the market.
Gary Jones
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Well Larry we need to figure out how to keep you around. We need all the Steel Players we can find nowadays. It's becoming a lost art. I understand the frustration. I've only been playing a little less than a year, and it seems like I have more bad days than good ones, but I'm not getting any better lookin either, so what the heck, might as well keep trying to learn something.
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Now I just want to remind you all, I'm talking about me. I can't tell 2 cents worth of difference in most of the bars. For instance, I have an Earnie Ball and I also have an old Emmons Bar and I also have a bar that has no name on it anywhere so don't know what it is. I can't tell any difference in the three at all. Yes, I can tell the difference in the BJS compared to the other three being the tone is brighter with the BJS. I still love my old Emmons bar, I've had it since I started playing and just hard to part with. To answer question, yes Earnie Ball bars are fine for any level player, again, my opnion only. And another thing, size does matter.
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D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes.
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Did any of you know that Ernie Ball was a fine Pedal Steel p;ayer going back to the late 40's and 50's ? He played in the C6th Jazz style and had a double row of foot petals. I saw him playing with Tommy Duncan and then Wade Ray. He was way ahead of most everybody.
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Thanks fellows i love BJS but i'm keeping that one here...Howard, i got to go visit Mummy in England and have a Tea and play her a few tunes at Dad's new wedding So i'll be back to annoy everyone, and i sure as hell int leaving my BJS bar over there as part of my 'Surlpus' rig...That $20.00 fix for the Ernie Ball bar should do just fine
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Like for some of you, my very first bar was an Ernie Ball. It was the only one I was able to buy in a guitar store in Italy.... Cheap, not that big deal. Even the common & cheap Dunlop 920 is much better!
Didn't use it that much but it shows marks of use as well.
It "lives" in a pouch in my car as a spare of the spare, of the spare, of the....
Didn't use it that much but it shows marks of use as well.
It "lives" in a pouch in my car as a spare of the spare, of the spare, of the....
Gianni
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One way to tell the difference in bars is to scrape them across the highest (first) string... most bars you'll feel/hear the noise, BJS won't.
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